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The New Startup: Legal Financing & Lawsuit Loans

YoungUpstarts

If you haven’t heard about legal financing or lawsuit loans before, that may change. The practice of legal financing dates back to the early 1990s, but it didn’t take off in the United States until Credit Suisse Securities launched a litigation lending program in 2006 that later became its own company in 2012. How Lawsuit Loans Work.

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boldstart in 2017, enterprise tech in 2018

BeyondVC

Before diving into yet another year and list of predictions for enterprise in 2018, we’d like to recap a few thoughts and moments from 2017. 6 portfolio companies raised Series A financings including Manifold , Hypr , and 4 unannounced, 1 raised a Series B (unannounced), and Security Scorecard raised a $28mm Series C.

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How The Covid-19 Pandemic Boosted Adoption Of Emerging Technologies In Southeast Asia

YoungUpstarts

Amidst the outbreak, governments across the region, such as Singapore have been promoting the use of digital finance as a means to minimise physical contact and stamp the spread of the virus, channelling more monetary support for the growth of e-payments and digital financial solutions.

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A closer look at Lean Startup Conference 2018

Startup Lessons Learned

As we put the final touches on Lean Startup Conference 2018 , I wanted to take a moment to share more about some of the panels, workshops, and events. Kabam, the mobile gaming company, hit a major stumbling block in its early days when its financing was lost due to the 2008 financial collapse.

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Wilkins Finance Cryptocurrency Predictions For Summer 2018

YoungUpstarts

So, what does summer 2018 hold in store for the newcomer of assets? After reaching over $13,000 at the start of 2018, it was down to just $6,900 by the end of March – meaning it had lost almost 50% of its value. In the last year, Bitcoin has seen some astonishing peaks and troughs in value. Reviewing the market.

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Has Blockchain Fever Died Down In 2018?

YoungUpstarts

Finance is perhaps one of the sectors that will eventually go all in on the blockchain. This will be in the form of the introduction of blockchain technology in auctions and financial transactions so as to store data about the participants.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 7 – Space

Steve Blank

This power is wielded through a combination of a country’s diplomacy, information, its military capabilities, economic strength, finance, intelligence, and law enforcement. Thompson, “ Space as a War-Fighting Domain ” Air & Space Power Journal, Summer 2018. Class 2 focused on China, the U.S.’s s primary great power competitor.