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Paul Herdsman Of NICE Global: The Benefits Of Utilizing Nearshore Outsourcing For Your Business

YoungUpstarts

While traditional offshoring to Asia or Eastern Europe has always been lauded for its cheap labor, for companies that practice agile, or require better collaboration, communication, and a higher level of engagement, the advantages of nearshore software development are clear. What is the difference between offshoring and nearshoring?

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Learn your Austin ABC’s and become a local super-connector

Austin Startup

Andy is a global thought leader in remote work, telecommuting, and distributed workforces having served as CEO of Crossover and Sococo and on the board of Texas Central, our new bullet train. He launched his first startup to bring the first cell phone technology onto the battlefield in Afghanistan.

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Out of the Crisis #2: Mark Cuban on putting people first, the Dallas Mavericks, and what we'll want on the other side

Startup Lessons Learned

I got fired from a software sales job, started a systems integrator called MicroSolutions. Buy these sandals and we'll contribute money to building schools in Afghanistan for girls who otherwise couldn't go to school. There's a product manager at 3M that knows the N95 mask business inside and out, domestically and globally.

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Out of the Crisis #18: Sal Khan on institution building, solving the digital divide, and education as the lever for all decisions

Startup Lessons Learned

have these stories of kids who are in Taliban-controlled, Afghanistan, and young girls were forbidden from going to school who are using Khan Academy in that way. The background in software, I just saw that a lot of my cousins. It was practice software for my cousins to learn at their own time and pace.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 2

Steve Blank

Rob Atkinson, “ Innovation Drag: The Impact of Chinese Economic and Trade Policies on Global Innovation ,” ITIF, January 2020. As a former Marine, Matt had 3 combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), “ The China challenge and critical next steps for the United States ” Brookings , May 15, 2019.

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The Coming Chip Wars

Steve Blank

The goal is to reduce China’s dependence on foreign technology and promote Chinese high-tech companies globally. Going forward, China plans to start investing in chip design software, advanced materials, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. How Do the Chinese View Our Actions? In the 21 st century the U.S.

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