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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

I was fortunate enough recently to be invited to a private sitting with the president of South Korea, Park Geun-hye, along with 18 other entrepreneurs. She is trying to build a “creative economy” in South Korea and wanted to learn from some Americans what made us so innovative and what they could learn from us.

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Governance

thebarefootvc

The Ethereum community is grappling with its own governance roadmap, with an active debate currently underway on how to resolve issues of lost funds due to hacks or vulnerabilities in smart contracts. As the price of bitcoin rose to over $11,000 this morning (from lows near $6000 two weeks ago), governance was a key theme over the past week.

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Twitter Link Roundup #93 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

South Korea continues to impress with their innovative use of technology – grocery shopping on subway – [link]. Increase Your Productivity through Crowdsourcing – [link]. Has Dropbox set the stage for a privacy revolution? – [link]. I thought the minidisc walkman died long ago – [link].

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Entrepreneurial Journey Takes Melvin Brewing To Denver’s Heights and Beyond

The Startup Magazine

The Bellingham brewpub has become popular in the community. During the festival, beers are shipped overseas to South Korea, Japan, Norway, Belgium, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. As its target market continues to expand, the brewery hopes that it will be able to gain a foothold in communities across the country.

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When Small Businesses Meet Big Opportunities

YoungUpstarts

It can, however, be easy to overlook the importance of small businesses like the Chatuchak stallholders, not just to their surrounding communities but also to the wider national economy. Serving the community by looking beyond it. Serving the community by looking beyond it. times more likely to achieve rapid growth.

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Our Town – A Family Legacy

YoungUpstarts

But then a family emergency struck – Michael Plummer Senior suffered a major heart attack, and Junior was called home from his station in South Korea. Our Town is an interesting direct marketing business which essentially introduces people who move to a new neighborhood to the businesses within that community.

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Global Blockchain Expert Lilia Stoyanov Joins Advisers Team of Foresting HQ

Transformify

SEOUL, South Korea , July 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Lilia Stoyanov , Chief Executive Officer at Transformify, has joined Foresting HQ as an advisor. "We will continue to support the Forester HQ to build a loyal community of users and supporters to boost brand awareness. via Business Insider. Blockchain Meets Social Media.