thebarefootvc

MARCH 4, 2022

The unspeakable violence and aggression that Russia has unleashed against Ukraine and its people is the first all out “hot war” invasion in Europe since WWII. Fallout is being felt across the global economy, roiling markets and causing many investors to seek relative shelter amidst the volatility.

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Board Effect

APRIL 7, 2020

In considering a total risk management plan, boards, senior executives, and risk management teams need to be aware that cybercriminals are taking advantage of the current global crisis for their own benefit by using terms related to the crisis to commit cybercrimes. Underground forms are flooded with the same types of conversations.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The Founder Institute , the early-stage startup accelerator that aims to ‘globalize Silicon Valley’, is doubling down on Europe big time. The newly launched chapters are Zagreb (Croatia), Helsinki (Finland), Istanbul (Turkey), Rome (Italy) and Kyiv (Ukraine).

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

#10- Funding scholarships Photo Credit: Samuel Leach CSR has always been an aspect of Samuel and Co Trading, and we are always keeping an eye on social issues both globally and locally. For example, in April of 2022, we donated 10 tonnes of aid to Ukraine. Thanks to Alex Contes, ReviewGrower ! #19-

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

As I recently shared in my post on the 32 Israeli Centaurs , the rare breed of SaaS companies that reached $100 million in ARR, there are now over 1,000 unicorns globally. 2021 gave us plenty of examples for bad governance in both startups and venture capital. Eynat Guez, founder and CEO of Papaya Global. Guy Kawasaki, author.

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The Equity Kicker

JULY 17, 2016

However, I’m pleased that we now have a new Prime Minister and are on the road back to more stable government. That also seems to be what key figures in our new government want, most of whom are, above all, pragmatists. Grexit, Russia/Ukraine and terrorism spring to mind as recent examples.

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www.businessweek.com

JUNE 18, 2012

Bloomberg Government. Global Economics. Globally, sales of voice recognition software for wireless devices should reach $21.3 Ukraine Tries to Sober Up Its Bears for Euro Soccer. For Greek Politicians, Election Doesn’t Make Governing Any Easier. Ukraine Tries to Sober Up Its Bears for Euro Soccer.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 10, 2023

Wealth and Ownership Amid A Shifting Global Financial Order written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Carol Roth In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Carol Roth. And that's the shifting of the global financial order. And if you do those things, you get good marks.

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View from Seed

APRIL 20, 2022

Globalization goes in reverse. Globalization is going in reverse for the first time in 3 decades. At a company level, global supply chains made it possible to source and build products faster and cheaper with a “just in time” model. But the tide of globalization is starting to ebb.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Putin’s Russia is intent on undermining the US and West in any way it can – aggression in the Crimea and Ukraine and destabilizing activities in Syria ; Venezuela and beyond. In China Xi Jinping and the CCP pursuing a deliberate whole of government approach to projecting influence if not dominance of the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Putin’s Russia is intent on undermining the US and West in any way it can – aggression in the Crimea and Ukraine and destabilizing activities in Syria ; Venezuela and beyond. In China Xi Jinping and the CCP pursuing a deliberate whole of government approach to projecting influence if not dominance of the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.

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Russia North Korea Technology China 131

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This “whole of government approach” is known by the acronym DIME -FIL. John Mearsheimer, “ Why the Ukraine Crisis is the West’s Fault: The Liberal Delusions That Provoked Putin ” Foreign Affairs , 2014. How much is he the system of government versus the product of a system? Fall of the USSR. Orbis, 2020.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 17, 2017

My family was also Jewish (my father’s father fled Jewish oppression in Romania and his mother from the Ukraine) so in fact I am Jewtino. Non-Arab muslims alone represent > 2x the entire US population and globally all Muslims are 1.6 But childhood sure didn’t feel that way. billion or 23% of the world population.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2016

That show is GPS (Global Public Square) by Fareed Zakaria. A discussion on the reasons why Saudi / Iran tensions have boiled up through lowering of oil prices / government receipts and the neutrality position that the US government has taken (relative to the past of aligning itself squarely with Saudi).

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