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Macroeconomics for Startups

OnlyOnce

Fiscal Policy vs. Monetary Policy – Fiscal Policy is manipulating the economy through government taxing and spending. But if you’re in an industry where government grants or support is critical, Fiscal Policy can mean more to you in the short run. And yes, it’s a lot more fun to travel to Europe when a latte costs you $4, not $8.

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Manjit Singh Sahota on Energy Tech Innovation in Oil and Gas Exploration

The Startup Magazine

Various countries are interested in drilling in the Arctic, offshore in the Gulf of Mexico and in other productive areas, and in new areas that have not yet been explored. There is even greater competition for offshore drilling areas than ever before. Global economic pressures drive the increasing demand for oil.

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Cracking The Code: Getting through the downturn: a few thoughts.

Cracking the Code

Is Government a good idea? Move R&D offshore Operations Follow your customer growth, don’t grow data center and support capacity ahead That said, I would like to close this post will a couple of more cheerful comments. Europe Consumer. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars. Global Warning!

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Reshoring – Why It Makes Sense

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

If it’s a hard case to make in the USA it’s an even harder one to make in the UK or most of western Europe. The story of manufacturing in the United States over the last couple of decades is one marked by job loss due to globalization and offshoring production to low-cost labor countries.

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How technology can disrupt a Government.

Start Up Blog

Any government is only all powerful as long as the system it operates under is stable, and the people allow it to continue to control its market. A Government is just like a business in many ways. While the government is a monopoly in most of its realms, what if technology could assist us to ‘go around it’?

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Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups

David Teten

While fundraising of US VCs has dropped slowly as a percentage of global limited partner allocations over the last decade, non-US startups are receiving a more rapidly increasing percentage of that money. Typically engineering, QA, and support are offshore, while CEO, sales, and marketing are in the US. Source: NVCA, Pitchbook.

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Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups

David Teten

While fundraising of US VCs has dropped slowly as a percentage of global limited partner allocations over the last decade, non-US startups are receiving a more rapidly increasing percentage of that money. Typically engineering, QA, and support are offshore, while CEO, sales, and marketing are in the US. Source: NVCA, Pitchbook.