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Scaling Techstars Horizontally

Feld Thoughts

There are two common ways to scale a system – horizontally or vertically. Scale Vertically (or “scale up”): Add resources to a single node in a system, typically involving the addition of CPUs or memory to a single computer. You can scale vertically and horizontally at the same time. Techstars Berlin (Berlin).

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Impact Investing: a time for problems to become opportunities

VC Cafe

The term “impact investment” was coined in 2007 — an approach that deliberately builds intangible assets alongside tangible, financial ones. During one of GITA’s latest webinars , researcher Montanes showed how FinTech, Healthcare and ClimateTech are currently the main impact tech sectors.