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Revisiting Paul Graham’s “High Resolution” Financing

Both Sides of the Table

When I first read Paul Graham’s blog post on “High Resolution&# Financing I read it as a treatise arguing that convertible notes are better than equity. “A startup could also give better deals to investors they expected to help them most&# – That is a quote from Paul on the “high resolution financing&# post.

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Why set up a limited company in Hong Kong?

The Startup Magazine

According to Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index CPI, Hong Kong ranked 18th with a corruption index of 75 in 2016, lagging behind countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Germany. They want to put a barrier between their business plans and the corrupt government.

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How R&D Investment Grows Your Business

ReadWriteStart

Investment in research and development, in turn, means allocating and using finances to support this process with technology solutions, scientific and tech talents, equipment, etc. These are primarily China, the US, Japan, and Germany. R&D statistics. Become better prepared for the market changes and challenges.

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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

ReadWriteStart

To Enpal and Moss, reigning from Berlin, Germany, here’s a rundown of some of the world’s best startup capital for 2023. In recent months, Silicon Valley has featured quite a bit in the news, as some high-profile household tech companies have been laying off droves of employees.

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My Life as a CEO (and VC): Chief Psychologist

Both Sides of the Table

Psychologist as the CEO of Employees – Everybody wants to work somewhere “that is not political&# but that place only exists in a mythical utopian island. My first company was founded in Ireland, headquartered in England and had country operations in the UK, France & Germany.

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Be Careful not to be Penny Wise, Pound Foolish

Both Sides of the Table

I always say that it takes 18 months to un-train a big company employee from their bad habits when they join a startup. I frequently travelled to Frankfurt, Germany but found it much cheaper to stay 20 minutes south of the city in Neu Isenberg. It was probably true, but I created the wrong mindset – the wrong culture.

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Unlocking the Power of Data: Transforming Metrics into Actionable Insights

Duct Tape Marketing

I was 15th employee, I remember the hundred person party, the hundred customer party. I was bluntly honest as an employee, so I'm happy to continue with that reputation. Our sweet spot of customers that stick with us for a long time and use the product in the way that we kind of intended it is that 11 to 250 employee mark.

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