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Five Reasons Every CEO Should Give Back On Giving Tuesday And Beyond

YoungUpstarts

Both individuals and organizations can take part in the annual global giving movement. While he was raised in war-torn Iran, he moved to America with a dream and vision, becoming an American citizen and a successful business owner. In 2015, there was $1.77 million raised online on Giving Tuesday , with 98 countries taking part.

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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten

We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” based founders, 35 were white* American; four were white immigrant/first generation, from France, Ukraine, Russia and Iran; and four were Indian immigrant/first generation. Well, we learn to invest exclusively in men, preferably white or Asian. .

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14 Entrepreneurs Describe The BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals) For Their Business?

Hearpreneur

8- Stop counterfeiting and IP infringement globally. I honestly believe that through a combination of technology and expert people we can help put a stop to counterfeiting and IP infringement globally. Setting up a publishing company to internationally distribute the book, initially in 3-4 languages. Photo Credit: Robert Stolk.

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The Case For & Against Cryptocurrencies (for those tired of all the noise)

Both Sides of the Table

These standards allowed global collaboration and expanded the boundaries of trade. For example, distribution to find new apps in a mobile Internet is tightly locked down by the oligopoly of Apple and Google. Distribution of media is tightly controlled by YouTube, Netflix, Facebook, Amazon and a handful of others.