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In the heart of the Panamanian jungle, a startup village grows

The Next Web

At the end of 2013, more than 100 entrepreneurs, artists, environmentalists, and yogis flew into Panama City’s chaotic metropolis, seeking an adventure, and a fun way to celebrate the New Year. We are a community that is always in beta, that’s how you get things done,” says Kalu Yala’s founder Jimmy Stice.

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Hey White Guys, You’re Invited!

Austin Startup

Even Rubén Blades was there, an expert in the bias-laden trifecta industries of music, cinema and politics (Blades ran for President of Panama in 1994). was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Where were all the forecasters?

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Startups: It’s not Thelma & Louise

Austin Startup

Last Friday, June 21st I sent the following message out to our community of users, colleagues, friends and supporters. Even though most of this message was already drafted, we also had a Hail Mary of a final acquisition conversation that closed the following morning. They were gracious in the conversation yet declined?—?at