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Save the US from becoming Greece

David Teten

In their inability to plan for the future, their incompetence in delivering basic government services (like tax collection and land registry), and their lack of courage in confronting established interests, they are providing a brutal foreshadowing of the fate of other poorly-managed European countries. Save the US from becoming Greece.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

government does have some unique convening power and the ability to tap external talent and resources. After a quarter-century in government – serving with the National Security Council, the Senate Armed Services Committee and now State – Blinken says Washington can no longer afford to pretend it can solve such complex problems alone.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

government does have some unique convening power and the ability to tap external talent and resources. After a quarter-century in government – serving with the National Security Council, the Senate Armed Services Committee and now State – Blinken says Washington can no longer afford to pretend it can solve such complex problems alone.

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Why Nuance Is Giving It Away

www.businessweek.com

Bloomberg Government. Daniel Ives, a managing director at investment bank FBR Capital Markets ( FBRC ) , estimates that Nuance’s revenue from mobile software will double, from about $250 million today to $500 million, over the next three to four years. Greece Steps Back From the Brink. Greece Steps Back From the Brink.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

Companies with less than $2 million in revenue were asking for $50-60 million valuations and getting them. But social unrest is created in harsh economic times and we’ve seen this in Greece before. When I first got into the industry it was 2007. Valuations were enormous relative to progress in companies. Expect it to spread.

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