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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

I was fortunate enough recently to be invited to a private sitting with the president of South Korea, Park Geun-hye, along with 18 other entrepreneurs. She is trying to build a “creative economy” in South Korea and wanted to learn from some Americans what made us so innovative and what they could learn from us.

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Why Acceptance of Failure is Critical to Startup Success

Both Sides of the Table

This came to mind a couple of years ago when I had the chance to sit down with the president of South Korea and she asked a small gathering of 19 tech & business leaders for opinions about how to make the Korean economy more “creative.” 2) Appendix (1) — A list of Abraham Lincoln’s failures. (2) — My

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Twitter Link Roundup #93 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

South Korea continues to impress with their innovative use of technology – grocery shopping on subway – [link]. Increase Your Productivity through Crowdsourcing – [link]. Has Dropbox set the stage for a privacy revolution? – [link]. I thought the minidisc walkman died long ago – [link].

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What Every Bitcoin Investor Should Learn From a Dictator Named “Awesome”

Austin Startup

Because Iran, North Korea, drug cartels, tax evaders, and money launderers are using Bitcoin to evade sanctions, bank laws, taxes, and pretty much violate every lawful economic law on the books. They are already starting to do so, in China and South Korea, and the impact of this on Bitcoin value is just beginning.

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Service Exports - Driving U.S. Startups and Small Businesses

Growthink Blog

In the last 6 months, we have advised clients and investors, in no particular order, from Kenya, India, Italy, South Africa, Germany, China, Brazil, Mexico, Switzerland, the U.A.E., Canada, England, South Korea, Japan, and Uruguay. So from 95%+ U.S. And growing.

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New Web Order - Finding a Technical Co-Founder

nikcub.appspot.com

Rather than reply to people who ask me via emails, I figure I plug any advice that I have gathered together into a blog post. Engage in the community by asking and answering questions, and become known by filling in your profile information with a link to your own blog or website that outlines who you are and what you are working on.

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Collective vs. Individual Action

Growthink Blog

Well how about Mexico, Brazil and South Korea all growing faster than 4%? The developing world continues to maintain rates of growth and virgin and nascent market opportunities probably never again to be seen again nearer to home. How about China, even with its recent slow-down, still averaging well over 8% growth? Or India, at 6%?