Austin Startup
JANUARY 11, 2018
Taking his name a little too literally, Awesome decided that he needed fiat currency like that introduced by his distant cousin Kublai in China. In the end, he was pelted with all manner of foul, medieval produce without refrigeration, and openly mocked over the irony of his increasingly worthless name. Yeah, that ended badly.
Hearpreneur
JUNE 30, 2023
What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, naming your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. Here is what some CEOs said about how they came up with a business name. #1- Some people turn to their childhood for inspiration or a beloved family pet.
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 6, 2012
And I believe the torso is much more valuable than people perceive because it is growing rapidly with globalization and with the breakdown of physical distribution barriers. The company started out in South Korea by making South Korean drama available on the Internet. South Korean Drama. That was impressive.
The Next Web
JANUARY 24, 2014
Let me drop a few names and you will get the picture: Adyen, Booking.com (acquired by Priceline), Distimo, Mendix, Shapeways, Spilgames, Takeaway.com, TravelBird, WeTransfer and Qandidate. Our population churns out 181 patents per million inhabitants ranking us #8 in the world – ahead of the US, South Korea and Norway.
Growthink Blog
AUGUST 29, 2010
Since the great “financial crisis” of 2008-2009, the firm’s clientele – really without us even trying – has becoming increasingly global. In the last 6 months, we have advised clients and investors, in no particular order, from Kenya, India, Italy, South Africa, Germany, China, Brazil, Mexico, Switzerland, the U.A.E., So from 95%+ U.S.
VC Cafe
DECEMBER 28, 2010
ISRAELI CROP PROTECTION GIANT MAKHTESHIM AGAN EXPANDS TO MEXICO AND KOREA. Makhteshim Agan, the world’s seventh largest agrochemicals maker, recently bought a 51% stake in South Korea’s JK Inc., MONOCLE MAGAZINE NAMES HAIFA INVESTMENT HOTSPOT. and is also buying 100% of Mexico’s Ingeniera Industrial S.A.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 10, 2019
And while this does happen (namely with cryptocurrency), it’s an exception and not the rule. Over in South Korea, 100 million credit cards and 20 million bank accounts were comprised — all thanks to a single employee at the Korea Credit Bureau. Part of leading education involves stripping away common assumptions, too.
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