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Is North America Still a Startup Heaven?

The Startup Magazine

According to the 2018 Global Startup Ecosystem Report , in 2017, global venture capital investments reached the record of $140 billion, while the total value creation of the world’s startup economy hit astonishing $2.3 Some other relevant startup centres are Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston, Phoenix, and Austin. billion in 2017.

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How Israel and the Arab World Connect Through Technology

David Teten

Phoenix Capital , a tie-up between OurCrowd and Abdullah Al Naboodah’s business development unit. Phoenix will act as a platform to channel Gulf investment into OurCrowd’s 220 portfolio companies, building on the pent-up demand in the UAE for opportunities in the thriving Israeli start-up scene. Takwin Labs.

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Trophy Entrepreneurs Can Land Trophy Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Prized angel investors not only contribute money to an opportunity, but also important wisdom acquired from prior experience in areas such as stakeholder relations, employee hiring, and strategic planning. Bockerstette, now living in Phoenix, Arizona, an active investor, business advisor, and a founding member of the Main Street Venture Fund.

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Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You

infochachkie.com

As noted in Beware The Consultant , such pay-for-hire charlatans barter their time for your money – the more time they trade with you, the more of your money they take. John Greathouse is a partner at Rincon Venture Partners , a venture capital firm investing in early stage web-based businesses. Launching Venture (34).

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Out of the Crisis #16: Robert Schooley on why we weren't prepared, long-term thinking, and how to make decisions for the greater good.

Startup Lessons Learned

Instead of having US universities hire people to do the studies, the ACTG gave the grants to African investigators and South Latin American investigators, who ran the studies, ran their units and became part of the scientific community that began to solve this disease in those parts of the world as well. Robert Schooley : Exactly.