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21 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

4- Provide intelligence to the government and the public. Government and the American public. I also developed tranwise.com a project management system especially for the translation project management, setup a telephone interpreting system and expanded the business with offices in Europe and the US. Photo Credit: Markus Stripf.

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The best nonprofit events board members should know about this year

Board Effect

Either way, attendees can learn and develop by attending a conference or industry event. Professional development: Sessions, workshops, seminars, and panel discussions can help board members expand on their knowledge of the sector through best practices and tips for effectively overseeing their organizations.

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VII: We Fought a War You.

Steve Blank

The Cold War After World War II ended, our wartime ally the Soviet Union kept its army in Eastern Europe and forcibly installed Communist governments in its occupied territories. That same year China fell to the communists under Mao Zedong, and the Nationalist government retreated to Taiwan. Meanwhile the U.S.

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Out of the Crisis #17: Max Henderson on Covid Act Now, exponential growth, and how to help

Startup Lessons Learned

Max Henderson founded Covid Act Now to help with that process by making data-driven recommendations for sheltering in place (and later, for reopening) combined with public advocacy guidance to get local government to pay attention to the real facts about spread and safety. And nothing can or will change that until a vaccine is developed.

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Out of the Crisis #26: Brian Armstrong of Coinbase on cryptocurrency, being mission-oriented, and institution building

Startup Lessons Learned

What is the role of public and private organizations in governing our shared civic fabric? At one point we had to turn off all the hosts in Cuba, because US companies weren't allowed to work with Cuban citizens. This is Out Of the Crisis. What are institutions for? Can we build better ones? It's extremely difficult.

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Soundbites from the Future – 2013

Start Up Blog

In developed markets Wifi and broadband are now seen as a right, rather than an option, to the point where many consumers claim that not having it is a modern form of social abuse. While developing markets are jumping computers all together and taking themselves out of technology poverty and riding on the coat tails of the smart phone.

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Twitter Link Roundup #278 – Freaky Good Resources for Small Business, Startups, and Design!

crowdSPRING Blog

Meet Nava, A Startup That Wants To Fix The Government’s Crappy Design [link] crowdspring.co/1MbGeIk Julio Alvarez – In Photos: Cuba’s Tech Revolutionaries [link] crowdspring.co/1MbfVlt MIT researchers develop an origami robot with a full lifecycle | DesignFaves [link] crowdspring.co/1eD1wn4 1gm1uRE .