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Why it is hard for VCs to say ‘no’ and why that ‘no’ could be good news for an entrepreneur

The Next Web

But if our website says that Credo invests in IT, Internet, mobile or healthcare startups predominantly in Central Europe, I just don’t feel obliged to respond to a gold mine in Mongolia or Australian TV production studio. Sometimes it takes me up to an hour to feel I have at least somewhat succeeded. Calendar day.

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Out of the Crisis #11: Jeremy Howard on the power of masks, health policy, and data science in medicine

Startup Lessons Learned

I spent 10 years creating and running an insurance pricing company, 10 years creating and running a popular email provider called Fastmail, and almost 10 years as a very boring corporate strategy management consultant at McKinsey. Mongolia, which I think had a law about requiring them. I think it's four or five in Hong Kong.

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Staying Cyber Aware in a Crisis: Smart Tips for Nonprofit Boards

Board Effect

Cybercrime encompasses phishing attacks , stealing credentials, monetary fraud, ransomware campaigns, email spam, malware, and more. These organizations have warned organizations about scammers that have been engaging in phishing attacks on emails and social media that are related to coronavirus.