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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

This enabled Torch to evolve with China’s rapidly global economy. Torch has four major parts: Innovation Clusters , Technology Business Incubators (TBIs), Seed Funding (Innofund) and Venture Guiding Fund. They provide consulting, promotion, product testing, hiring, training and incubation services to startups.

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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

This enabled Torch to evolve with China’s rapidly global economy. Torch has four major parts: Innovation Clusters , Technology Business Incubators (TBIs), Seed Funding (Innofund) and Venture Guiding Fund. They provide consulting, promotion, product testing, hiring, training and incubation services to startups.

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Why Corporate Dysfunction Is Deadly

YoungUpstarts

The crash took a year to incubate. The best employees want to be successful in something larger than themselves. Are your most talented new employees helping your company recruit new teammates? Keith Martino is head of CMI, a global consultancy founded in 1999 that customizes leadership and sales development initiatives.

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10 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

First they pivoted from video rentals by mail to smart suggestions by algorithm then they followed by leading the streaming revolution to now global domination. He had the good fortune to be an early employee at Facebook. That’s quite a turnaround from gaining $30,000 in funding and joining a startup incubator. Well done Reed!

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Nicolas Brusson discusses BlaBlaCar’s journey from French success story to global winner

Cracking the Code

After rapid international expansion across several continents, as the founding team brought Silicon Valley’s global ambition into Europe, and the extension of its offering to buses and multimodal transportation, BlaBlaCar is preparing for the travel rebound expected as the world reopens. In Silicon Valley, the ambition is always global.

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Starting A New Business Venture Is Not As Daunting As You Might Think

YoungUpstarts

Check to see if your area has a local “incubator” complex or development center. Can you “mentor” employees about you to perform above their expectations? Tom served as CFO for various Visa International entities from 1980 until his retirement in 1999 and was instrumental in expanding the global reach of the Visa system.

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Feb. 28, Stamford, CT: HBS Event on Angel Investing 101 – Best Practices

David Teten

Speakers: - Bob Dahl, HBS Alumni Angel, formerly head of Global Healthcare for the Carlyle Group. From April 1999 until June 2006, Mr. Dahl served as the head of Global Healthcare for the Carlyle Group, a leading private equity firm, where he was responsible for the firm’s investments in the healthcare field.