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Are India’s IT managers holding back the country’s startup growth?

The Next Web

Narayana Murthy pulled a Michael Dell when he called time on his two-year-long retired life and retook charge at Infosys, the Indian information technology (IT) giant he had founded three decades ago in a small apartment with six others. Infosys would now be a technology solutions provider. In June this year, N.R. The reason?

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How The New General Data Protection Regulation Will Affect Online Businesses

YoungUpstarts

The new regulations replace the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive and the 1998 UK Data Protection Act. This is due to businesses adhering to the General Data Protection Regulation standards. Although the GDPR applies to European countries, it doesn’t just apply to Europe-based companies. Conclusion.

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Israeli high tech at a crossroads: new 2024 report by the IIA

VC Cafe

The high-tech industry, which has been a cornerstone of Israel’s economy, contributing over 40% of GDP growth from 2018-2023 and representing 53% of its exports, is now navigating through a period of adjustment and uncertainty. A new report from the Israel Innovation Authority paints the current state of Israeli high tech in 2024.

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Why Uber is The Revenge of the Founders

Steve Blank

A version of this article is in the Harvard Business Review. — Unremarked and unheralded, the balance of power between startup CEOs and their investors has radically changed: IPOs/M&A without a profit (or at times revenue) have become the norm. The startup process has become demystified – information is everywhere.

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Soundbites from the future

Start Up Blog

BRIC nations especially are innovating and creating new technology platforms, while the west holds onto fossil fuel era. GEO-locating is the juncture that makes technology connections “real”. So the alternative of a global currency will emerge. Often known as Startup Camps. The internet is trying to mimic the real world.

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Driven to Distraction – the future of car safety

Steve Blank

In the beginning of any technology revolution the technology gets ahead of the institutions designed to measure and regulate safety and standards. If these technical challenges weren’t enough for drivers to manage, these autonomous driving features are appearing at the same time that car dashboards are becoming computer displays.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Companies They Admire Most For Innovation

Hearpreneur

They are free-thinkers and I admire how they viewed the potential in technology and made it happen. I admire Microsoft for its exceptional contribution to technology and innovation. Beginning in 1995 as BackRub, Google slowly and steadily began to conquer the world. Thanks to Jean Chen, Cicinia ! #10- 10- Microsoft. 18- Twelve.