The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Sometimes a privately owned company will merge with a public company so it can be publicly traded without the expense or hassle of going through the traditional methods to begin trading on the stock market. Mr. Walsh falsely claimed that Bre-X found a gold mine in Burma. Although some reverse mergers are legitimate, many are not.

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Stock Securities and Exchange Commission Offshore Burma 84

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Burma Shave highway signs (1925). Shoot the brute some… Burma-Shave! Through the power of this advertising tactic, Burma Shave would become the second highest selling brand of shaving cream on the market. Does your husband Misbehave? Grunt and grumble? Rant and rave? One last one, shall we?

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Burma Campaign West Virginia Advertising 79

thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

At the Clinton Global Initiative last September, Pierre Omidyar, co-founder of eBay, announced a commitment from his philanthrocapitalist firm to invest millions of dollars in mobile applications and services, with a focus on developing markets globally. eBay is likely the most efficient “accelerator” to have existed to date.

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Silicon Valley India Africa Burma 45

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

One such conversation was with a doctor from Burma. He was intrigued by what this distributed infrastructure could mean for his work in Burma. We discussed how Burma is now the first “smartphone only” country in the world. I last went to Burma in 2007. In a year of fascinating conversations, a few stood out.

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Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

One such conversation was with a doctor from Burma. He was intrigued by what this distributed infrastructure could mean for his work in Burma. We discussed how Burma is now the first “smartphone only” country in the world. I last went to Burma in 2007. In a year of fascinating conversations, a few stood out.

Burma 40

Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40

thebarefootvc

JULY 30, 2015

One such conversation was with a doctor from Burma. He was intrigued by what this distributed infrastructure could mean for his work in Burma. We discussed how Burma is now the first “smartphone only” country in the world. I last went to Burma in 2007. In a year of fascinating conversations, a few stood out.

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Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40