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McLaren Strategic Ventures Sajan Pillai Discusses the Top Five Trends for Advancing Global Technology in 2022 

The Startup Magazine

Today’s advanced technologies go far beyond short-term growth and commercial gain and reach long-sighted and responsible goals to leverage technology to tackle society’s most critical problems. Advances in technology used to begin at the enterprise level and slowly trickled down to the consumer technology market. More than 5.22

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Bitcoin Developments in Denmark

The Startup Magazine

Bitcoin is often thought of as an American invention, but it’s actually a global phenomenon. One of the first real-world uses of bitcoin was for buying and selling illegal drugs on Silk Road, an online black market that was popular in Europe. In fact, some of the earliest and most active users of bitcoin are in Europe.

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Protecting Yourself from Counterfeit Products

The Startup Magazine

As it stands, counterfeit products, mainly in fashion and accessories, bring an annual amount of$500 billion globally. News of Amazon cracking down on counterfeit product showed us that this global giant is not exempted from fraud. Since counterfeit products are a global problem, it is unlikely to end. Current Trend.

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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

The key reason for the explosion in capital flowing into the industry, and therefore the large increase in practitioners, had nothing to do with 1970’s performance, early stage investing, or technology. Instead, the driver was the 1983 bull market. Was this a function of “too much money chasing too few deals” as many pundits claimed?

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Perfecting a More Digital Union: Ro Khanna’s Dignity In A Digital Age

Reid Hoffman

But while some of America’s most powerful lawmakers focus on cutting Big Tech down to size, how many of the major challenges we face, as a country and as part of the greater global community, can we solve without major technological activity and innovation? That’s why Ro Khanna’s perspective is valuable in this moment.

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Different Kinds of People Who Would Benefit From Investing In Gold

YoungUpstarts

For those with higher means, it might make more sense to invest in money market funds or stocks; for others, gold bullion might be the best investment. Where other commodities’ value fluctuates significantly from week to week in accordance with the global market, gold tends to be a lot steadier.

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Exit Activity Up 25% in 2010, as Signs Point to 2011 as "The Year of the IPO"

ReadWriteStart

While the number of exits and the capital gained through them were up, these figures still don't match 2007 levels. Exit activity is staging a comeback but capital netted lagged as large M&As and IPOs were still uncommon in 2010," said Jessica Canning, director of global research for Dow Jones VentureSource.

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