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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 17 – Organizational Design – Safi Bahcall

Steve Blank

communication networks, then identify how China might exploit these weaknesses differently during the political coercion of Taiwan in the near-term vs open conflict in the long-term. Background: China advocates for peaceful reunification with Taiwan but has yet to officially renounce the use of military force as a means to resolve the issue.

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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

Almost 30 years ago, my father decided to uproot the entire family from Taiwan to the United States so that his academically “inconsistent” son could have an education tolerant and perhaps even encouraging of his idiosyncrasies. Los Angeles, at least metaphorically, became more of a media/entertainment town.

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How to get creative with your domain name registration

The Next Web

He woke up in the night and it just came to him… also, pistachios in Taiwan are called happy nuts, and in other cultures they’re reserved for royalty!”. Hoping to become the “Kickstarter for Independent Media”, IndieVoic.es “[My co-founder] Gavin thought of it, but really knew we wanted a.io A good luck charm, perhaps? Believe.in.

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[Asia][Event] Echelon 2013 Agenda, Speaker Lineup And Pitching Startups Revealed

YoungUpstarts

Last week its organizers, tech media and events platform e27 , finally announced its full speaker lineup, agenda and the participating startups pitching for the title of Echelon 2013′s Most Promising Startup. POP (Taiwan). TopAdmit (Taiwan). WayGo (Taiwan). Young Upstarts is a media partner of Echelon 2013.

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When Small Businesses Meet Big Opportunities

YoungUpstarts

In China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan, exporting SMEs are roughly twice as likely to report such rapid growth compared to their non-exporting counterparts, while exporting SMEs in Brazil, Colombia and India are between 1.1-1.3 times more likely to achieve rapid growth. A shared imperative.

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500 Startups unveils its Fall 2012 accelerator lineup: More international and more sh*t founders say

The Next Web

Startups in this class come from far and away, including Argentina, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, India, Japan, Italy, Latvia & Estonia, Spain, and Taiwan. Qual Canal: service that allows you to track conversations about TV shows in social media. Pick1: retargeting service through automated market research.

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Secrets of The World’s Best Brands

crowdSPRING Blog

In 2010, Mexian brand Corona made the list; this year, HTC from Taiwan made the top 100. Social Media platforms have substantially increased the level of noise – trivial and average ideas quickly get lost in that noise. But there are always interesting outliers. Differentiate.