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5 Meetings That Changed The World

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In an interview from 2007, Wozniak is quoted saying, ‘a friend said, you should meet Steve Jobs, because he likes electronics and he also plays pranks.’. During WWII, ‘the Big Three’ met in Iran in 1943 at the famous Tehran Conference. I can’t tell if that’s beautifully symbolic or slightly creepy… perhaps a bit of both?

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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

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I’m sure the head of the Federal Reserve Bank could spook the market or the heads of state of the US, China or Iran could. You’ll see here that in 2007 people were willing to pay 7.7x Individuals simply can’t spook a market into behaving how it wants because it is, well, a market!

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Twitter, Jobs, Democracy & The US Elections

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As in Tunisia , Egypt , Syria & Iran. In 2011 it is too early to say what the story of the 2012 election will be, but I’m certain that social media will play a large role in it and that it won’t look like the social media campaigns of 2007-08. Social Media helps change that. Using the Twitter stream. See you then.

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Why many entrepreneurs come across as jerks

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Apple ( AAPL ), of course, is a poster-child for this (dropping the word "computer" from its company name in 2007 to reflect the shift), and Yahoo ( YHOO ) and Research in Motion ( RIMM ) have found themselves at their own moment of truth. Standard Chartereds stock drops on Iran allegations. Join the Conversation. Most Popular.

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The stoic resilience of Israel’s Tech Ecosystem – Welcome to the Middle East

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Hamas is a radical islamic terror movement, which took charge of Gaza in 2007, a year after Israel unilaterally withdrew its settlers. Our new, “new normal “ The ceasefire with Hamas will only buy us temporary calm until Iran has re-loaded Hamas for another round. Photo Credit: AFP.

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