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5 Meetings That Changed The World

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Influential meetings between iconic figures in politics, music, science and technology have contributed to the landscape of current society. 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.’. Let’s a take a look at a few of them: 1.

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

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There is much discussion online and also in small, private groups, about why the price of technology companies – public and private – are falling. 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. This corrected only to go back up to 13.4x

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