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12 Questions: Meet Rommel Rojas (Venezuela)

crowdSPRING Blog

Rommel lives and works in Valencia, Venezuela. My name is Rommel Rojas, I live in Valencia, Venezuela. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build something very special, and we’ll take notice. We’re very proud to feature Rommel Rojas (crowdSPRING username: rommelrojas ) today. Please tell us about yourself.

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Entrepreneur Runs Coding Academy To Help Students Gain Real-world Software Development Skills

Hearpreneur

Marcelo Ricigliano is the co-founder of 4Geeks Academy , a Miami based coding academy with campuses in USA, Chile and Venezuela. We now have campuses in the US, Chile, and Venezuela, with more than 400 graduates and a job placement ratio of 90%. How did you come up with your business name? 4Geeks Academy is a combination of two things.

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BTC + DeFi = FTW

Version One Ventures

which are the primary means of trading in countries like Venezuela (see this excellent study of bitcoin as a censorship resistant bridge currency). And daily BTC volume has been at least 2-5x that of ETH over the last month (source: Messari ). Bitcoin also dominates in p2p markets (localbitcoins, Bisq, etc.)

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An entrepreneur’s guide to Aruba’s startup scene

The Next Web

Located just 18 miles off the coast of Venezuela, the tiny Caribbean island has been making serious waves over the past few years. Many people dream of building a business. Many others dream of living on a sunny island. But those who dream of doing both need look no further than Aruba.

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The four waves of crypto disruption: where are they today? 

Version One Ventures

But you only have to talk to people from high inflation countries like Argentina or Venezuela to understand the appeal of a globally-accessible and permissionless digital currency. Given the stability of the US dollar, Bitcoin’s value proposition as a store of value may not be easy to grasp for the mainstream user in the U.S.

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How to Translate Your Passion Into Your Purpose

Duct Tape Marketing

I had the opportunity to live in a number of foreign countries, Portugal when I was little, then Canada when I was 10 until college, and then I did my junior year in Spain and I worked in Venezuela, and I was able to study four languages, so Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Latin loved languages.

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How Betancourt Lopez Used Viral, Influencer Marketing to Grow Hawkers Brand

The Startup Magazine

He was responsible for the construction of 11 thermonuclear power plants throughout Venezuela that created 12,000 jobs. He served as a director for BGB Energy and then worked for Pacific Exploration & Production Corp.

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