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Why the Former President of Nickelodeon Joined mitú as CEO.

Both Sides of the Table

We* are now the mainstream market and we’re bringing more to your mobile phones and living rooms. (We We = my father is from Colombia, South America, immigrated to the U.S. There is no more Latino-only market. This isn’t your grandmother’s Univision or telenovelas.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain The Future Trends They See in Their Industry

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This concept has been taking off in such consumer-facing technology sectors as mobile app development and gaming. Sempli from Colombia is a prime example that offers loans as low as $10,000 for SMBs payable up to 3 years. Photo Credit: Harel Tayeb.

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Top 4 Networking Tips From Startup Founders

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In 2016 entrepreneurs can look forward to whole range of events , from trialling the latest Oculus VR headset at CES in January, to attending the largest event in the mobile calendar next month, on the coastline of Barcelona. Here are the top high profile events in tech , that CIO have highlighted for 2016.

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Lessons I Learned from My Dad

Both Sides of the Table

He grew up in Colombia. I was still a “schemer” – like throwing mobile keg parties at the golf course. No exaggeration. He was 6 foot 3 (less tall now!) so you already know that I didn’t get my height from Dad. I’m 5 foot 10 when there’s a strong wind. ” He grew up in South America.

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Green Franchise Taking The Industry A Notch Higher

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With my years of experience from the textile and plastics industry in Venezuela and Colombia; I knew that my team and I were resourceful and could to transform the traditional dry-cleaning system and generate a distinctive and better offering.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

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He grew up in Colombia, South America. And we had these vans and mobile kegs in the back, and we would go to golf courses. Well, for starters, I was born in Philadelphia, so I’m a lifelong Eagles fan. I grew up in Northern California. My father was a doctor, a pediatrician with zero interest or knowledge in business at all.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter June 2010 Edition

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Comsys was founded in 1994 when it initially produced a PC modem and then gradually changed its focus to develop processors for 3G mobile devices, which it sold to its strategic partner, Texas Instruments Inc. Comsys’ 80 employees will join Intel Israel’s R&D centers for wireless communications in Haifa and Petah Tikva.