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The Gender Issue Part II

thebarefootvc

It is great to see that a conversation is finally evolving on the importance of gender diversity in the technology and venture capital sectors. On my trip to Rwanda last year I wrote a blog post on why I thought diversity in general was important.

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Leapfrogging into the Future

thebarefootvc

In a year of fascinating conversations, a few stood out. One such conversation was with a doctor from Burma. I didn’t take out my phone – still a feature phone, this was the year the iPhone was released – as I was told I may be followed and arrested if the government thought I was a journalist.

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Leapfrogging into the Future

thebarefootvc

In a year of fascinating conversations, a few stood out. One such conversation was with a doctor from Burma. I didn’t take out my phone – still a feature phone, this was the year the iPhone was released – as I was told I may be followed and arrested if the government thought I was a journalist.

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Leapfrogging into the Future

thebarefootvc

In a year of fascinating conversations, a few stood out. One such conversation was with a doctor from Burma. I didn’t take out my phone – still a feature phone, this was the year the iPhone was released – as I was told I may be followed and arrested if the government thought I was a journalist.

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Out of the Crisis #21: Tomas Pueyo on the hammer and the dance, political polarization, and how the pandemic will affect the way we live and work

Startup Lessons Learned

And then, once that curve is low enough, governments can dance, testing and tracking cases until the virus is eradicated or we develop a working vaccine. They didn't have experience buying bulk from the government things like masks or ventilators." Here's my conversation with Tomas Pueyo. He was not a famous author.