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The four waves of crypto disruption: where are they today? 

Version One Ventures

But you only have to talk to people from high inflation countries like Argentina or Venezuela to understand the appeal of a globally-accessible and permissionless digital currency. Given the stability of the US dollar, Bitcoin’s value proposition as a store of value may not be easy to grasp for the mainstream user in the U.S.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Where Should You Raise Money?

ReadWriteStart

In fact, I just did a case study on Coastal Contacts , a $150 million e-commerce company that sells contact lenses online and has built itself up largely by using inventory financing as opposed to venture capital and equity financing. Malaysia, India, China, Italy, Argentina, wherever), you are better off raising money locally.

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Bitcoin: Resilience in Crisis

thebarefootvc

Those in countries that have previously experienced massive inflation (Zimbabwe, Venezuela, Argentina) or capital controls (China, India) have long seen relative value in an asset that is independent of government financial manipulation. For example, crude oil prices are down nearly 19% since 2015. That day the S&P 500 was down 9.5%

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How to bootstrap a Startup with less than $10k

www.thestartup.eu

Developers are in Argentina, Ukraine and Russia. Sweat Equity: Juliette and Marco put in a bit of work during weekends as project managers, designers, developers, sysadmins, etc. Let’s break down their costs: Logo design: a simple contest on 99designs with a $300 prize. Total cost: $5000. Two months of work and $2500.

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Strategy Roundtable: Fall Call To Action

ReadWriteStart

In How Not To Sell Equity Too Cheap, Too Soon , entrepreneurs would find a discussion of what we recommend when it comes to selling incubation-stage equity. There were people from Argentina, Israel, India, France, New York, Washington, Nigeria, etc. Summer is over. Let's make things move!

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

The Tel Aviv center will support Barclay’s international finance operations and expand the British bank’s equities and prime services among others. Barclays Capital is opening a financial technology research and development center in Israel and plans to hire up to 200 people.

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6/16: What's Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption

David Teten

Mr. Berk graduated from Emory University and began his career trading equities (not tools or electronics). After studying Biotechnolo gy at London University, he worked in over 18 countries on the production side of the film business, setting up desert camps in Jordan, managing huge projects and teams from India to Argentina.

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