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Soundbites from the Future – 2013

Start Up Blog

We now live in an anarconomy where entrepreneurs are making counter moves to disrupt the status quo so they can redefine commercial landscapes. The entire country of Uruguay is connected to the web. They (Uruguay) want to ensure they are not a victim of technology poverty. The mind is empty when the belly is full.

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Out of the Crisis #26: Brian Armstrong of Coinbase on cryptocurrency, being mission-oriented, and institution building

Startup Lessons Learned

As you'll hear, BA became an entrepreneur without expecting to have to address such questions, but that's not how it's turned out. It kind of aggregates technology content, I suppose. It was so amazing, like we were trying to send payments into Uruguay to pay people who are listening to their homes on Airbnb.

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