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Argentina Entrepreneurship, Endeavor, and Global Lessons

Reid Hoffman

I’ve come down to Argentina with my friend and portfolio company CEO, Wences Casares , the founder of Xapo. But, just as every strength has a weakness, diverse entrepreneurial ecosystems like Argentina can teach Silicon Valley (and others) important lessons about global entrepreneurship. My quintessential teacher here is Wences.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Where Should You Raise Money?

ReadWriteStart

Jacqueline and her partner Cortney are designing and manufacturing the line out of China and selling in the U.S. One thing Vin said that I liked a lot is that the Malaysian government is spending heavily on tourism development campaigns, and Qyzzy may be able to become a part of that campaign. That sounds great.

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The United Nations and crowdSPRING

crowdSPRING Blog

The Campaign was developed to raise awareness around the opportunities and challenges associated with a world of seven billion people (we are expected to hit that mark around October 31, 2011), and to inspire governments, NGO’s private industry, media, academia and individuals to act in ways that would have positive social impact.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Dr. Victor Allis, CEO and founding partner, Quintiq ! #4) I have faced, and continue to face, many challenges along the way—evolving from an editor to a business owner, developing a memorable brand, finding great talent, to name a few. 4) Used to Reconnect. It was the best decision of my life. 12) We Wanted to Help.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

real GDP growth for Israel in 2010 in the absence of extraordinary developments, and Fischer has said the economy may grow more than that if the global recovery accelerates. The 2-year model, which was also backed by the Bank of Israel, will allow the government to present a long term plan and maintain market stability.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter June 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

The Swiss Institute for Management Development (IMD) ranked Israel 17th out of 58 of the world’s most economically developed nations in its 2010 World Competitiveness Yearbook, raising it by seven spots from its 2009 ranking. 1 for its expenditure in research and development as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).

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

Startup Lessons Learned

What is the role of public and private organizations in governing our shared civic fabric? So I've been able to move to another location with my partner and another city, I should say. I'd also spent a year living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This is Out Of the Crisis. What are institutions for? Can we build better ones?

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