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Revolution at the Edge

Ben's Blog

Today, the end of Communism in Eastern Europe seems so obvious, but in my home country of Romania, until the day Nicolae Ceausescu was shot dead, I thought he would rule forever. You say what is this? Public Enemy, Fight The Power. In retrospect revolutions appear self-evident, yet at the time they seem unlikely. Final thought.

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How To Disrupt The Investing Business, With Katina Stefanova (Ex-Bridgewater Management Committee)

David Teten

An aging population entering retirement in the US and Europe desires predictable income from their nest egg. Asset managers are looking for partners who can help them navigate the increasingly complex space of regulatory requirements more efficiently than they can do themselves.

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Revolution at the Edge

Ben's Blog

Today, the end of Communism in Eastern Europe seems so obvious, but in my home country of Romania, until the day Nicolae Ceausescu was shot dead, I thought he would rule forever. Public Enemy, Fight The Power. In retrospect revolutions appear self-evident, yet at the time they seem unlikely. Final thought.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

online.wsj.com

We are encouraging all of our companies to put in place a dual-class share structure if and when they go public, said Marc Andreessen, a general partner at the firm, which has taken stakes in 156 tech enterprises over the past three years. billion in an effort to meet new deficit targets agreed with euro-zone partners. Customer Center.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

But just to clarify a couple points, 24-hours into the storm: Yes,NET developers are great at what they do. It’s the most modern platform for application development on the planet. Microsoft has always produced the best tools for building internal business applications, and.NET is their masterpiece. The Foolish.

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