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Observations from my trip to India

Version One Ventures

Many of the most talented entrepreneurs and engineers left India to study and then work in the US and Canada. E-commerce (DTC and infrastructure), fin tech (lending, payments), healthcare and B2B marketplaces are some of the verticals that have seen tremendous growth. Reverse brain drain” “Reverse brain drain” is a real thing in India.

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Twitter Link Roundup #35 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Good question: Where are the ‘vertical’ social media specialists? Interview with a crowdSPRING Designer – 12 Questions: Meet Jeff Quigley (Canada) – [link]. Government Continues To Embrace Crowdsourcing – [link]. There are no firm answers in social media – [link]. – [link].

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Twitter Link Roundup #35 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Good question: Where are the ‘vertical’ social media specialists? Interview with a crowdSPRING Designer – 12 Questions: Meet Jeff Quigley (Canada) – [link]. Government Continues To Embrace Crowdsourcing – [link]. There are no firm answers in social media – [link]. – [link].

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Quantstamp

Austin Startup

We’re seeing more governments, organizations, and corporate enterprises start to realize the impact this technology could have on how they operate. It’s estimated that 20 to 25 percent of funds are lost to corruption globally at the government level, so this is a really important issue. ETHDenver , which took place Feb.

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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

Austin Startup

Advisor, Austin Mayor Steve Adler Eugene has long operated at the intersection of business, government & nonprofits, locally and nationally. Previously, Shamina was Mastercard’s Global Director of Government Services and Solutions where she worked to digitize social subsidy programs in over 40 countries. As the third U.S.

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Go Anywhere, Get Anything

Reid Hoffman

This is a company that when they were founded, it wasn’t just that they were competing against other companies, but they were competing against industries and regulations and governments that wanted to essentially regulate them out of existence. Europe, Canada, and in 2040, all over the world. So this was one unusual step here.

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Google’s recent troubles give an insight into how much and why privacy matters

The Equity Kicker

I agree with that, they are becoming no different to other large vertically integrated service providers like Facebook and Apple. Danny’s main point is interesting, but it is his description of Google’s recent problems and the government and public response to them which I am going to focus on today.

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