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Will Bitcoin adoption be driven outside the US?

Lightspeed Venture Partners

There is a good documentary about Bitcoin in Argentina that highlights similar concerns, in that case driven by the economy and inflation. M-PESA, a payments system enabled on mobile phones, now constitutes 31% of Kenya’s GDP. Inflation, and hyperinflation, is one possible driver of Bitcoin adoption in a country.

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3 Things to Consider When Staffing a Software Development Project

mashable.com

I´ve been hiring free lancers in mexico and argentina and after one month or so they all vanish. View More » Mobile Winamp Is Back With Powerful Android. We have utilized most of these aspects at www.chicanedesign.com I would love to hear your feedback on anything else suggested Isaak bonaparte Good article.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

In Argentina, putting a “la” or “the” before someone’s name is a sense of endearment. My startup, ijura, offers businesses and mobile network operators a holistic solution to cybersecurity vulnerabilities leading to corporate data leakage. Photo Credit: Josephine Caminos Oria. To everyone who knew and loved her, she was “Dorita.”

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500 Startups unveils its Fall 2012 accelerator lineup: More international and more sh*t founders say

The Next Web

Startups in this class come from far and away, including Argentina, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, India, Japan, Italy, Latvia & Estonia, Spain, and Taiwan. Curious Hat: mobile exploration tools for curious children. UniPay: mobile payment platform in Brazil. Everbill: invoice and estimate service.

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Latinitas Volunteer Spotlight: T.C. Waugh

Austin Startup

Before returning to his hometown of Austin, he spent much of his life in Mexico and Argentina; his wife Giselle is from Uruguay. The option of having an education, a career, professional mobility and taking a thoughtful approach to the timing of motherhood was not something that was considered.

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Thoughts on Spanish Startups from La Red Innova 2011

VC Cafe

Last week I had the pleasure of giving a keynote in La Red Innova conference, speaking about mobile search and its impact on ecommerce. Spain is growing also in terms of online and mobile penetration, albeit slowly: Following a surge in 2009, growth is continuing at less than 5% per year. There are 2.43 Conclusions.

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For tech to develop in emerging economies, the first obstacle is trust

The Next Web

Just as the first California wine to win a blind-tasting in France in 1976 created legitimacy for all wine producers in Northern California and created hope for producers in places such as Chile, Argentina and Australia, the success of one tech entrepreneur in an emerging market can lead to a new valuation for all who follow.

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