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Soundbites from the Future – 2013

Start Up Blog

An era defined and dominated by the few who could afford the factories, the media and the distribution systems. The entire country of Uruguay is connected to the web. They (Uruguay) want to ensure they are not a victim of technology poverty. The top down era of one size fits all. And now it is over.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

The Israeli Cabinet approved Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz’s proposal to continue with the biennial state budget model in 2011-2012. TTI distributes passive, interconnect, electromechanical and discrete components to electronic manufacturers worldwide. ISRAELI CABINET APPROVES 2-YEAR MODEL FOR BUDGET 2011-2012.

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

Startup Lessons Learned

Can institutions be totally distributed or should they be rooted and loyal to a certain community or geography? And of course, I wasn't really interested in the finance side of it to me. It was so amazing, like we were trying to send payments into Uruguay to pay people who are listening to their homes on Airbnb. I'm curious.

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