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The four waves of crypto disruption: where are they today? 

Version One Ventures

In it, I outlined four crypto waves, ranked from furthest to least developed: Store of value. But you only have to talk to people from high inflation countries like Argentina or Venezuela to understand the appeal of a globally-accessible and permissionless digital currency. Disruption of financial markets.

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How to Translate Your Passion Into Your Purpose

Duct Tape Marketing

12:50): How have you adapted TransPerfect to meet changing global trends? But I ended up getting a job shortly after my internship in Venezuela, which was shortly after graduating from college. But I think finding, developing and retaining great people is the hardest part of every business. Where can they find big ideas? (12:50):

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The Fog of War: Three Themes Crypto Investors Should Pay Attention To Now

thebarefootvc

Fallout is being felt across the global economy, roiling markets and causing many investors to seek relative shelter amidst the volatility. As with any global crisis, it is also a moment of uncertainty and unease for many market participants. Russian citizens have been cut off from global banking via SWIFT bans.

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How To Profit From Day Trading Gas-Related Stocks

YoungUpstarts

The market expansion is driven by the rapid increase of liquid natural gas (LNG) use, the surge in North American shale industry, and the continual development of gas infrastructures in the Middle East and Asia. By 2023, China will account for the largest share of global gas consumption growth, surpassing all the continents.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Surfers alway want to know the waves conditions in real-time and they want to stay connected with their local and global community. After more than a year of growing the goFlow global surf community, we realized that this need to know the conditions in real time doesn’t only apply for surfers. Thanks to Roni Eshel, goFlow !

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 4

Steve Blank

Beyond these encouraging developments with our former Cold War rivals the US assumed a position of unparalleled military dominance. Putin’s Russia is intent on undermining the US and West in any way it can – aggression in the Crimea and Ukraine and destabilizing activities in Syria ; Venezuela and beyond. and other countries.

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Americans are Better Off Without TikTok But Banning It is Bad Policy

This is going to be BIG.

Historically, we’ve taken the position that participation in the global economy is better for the spread of human rights. Venezuela much? You can’t call out Chinese government censorship but be ok with Florida book banning. We don’t necessarily want that happening to our companies overseas, do we?

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