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A Look at What’s Fueling Startup Investments in Colombia

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Colombian public healthcare is decentralized with the lowest-earning tier of the population receiving free, government-subsidized services, and the rest of the population receiving health services administered by various private companies. A solid foundation of government support. The government creates programs to help entrepreneurs.

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Better Than Getting Rich Quick: Startup Geoloqi Gets A Deal For The Long Haul

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Geoloqi was a smart little startup from Portland, Ore., Here are just a few: education, tourism, government planning, construction planning, telecom/infrastructure planning, retail, environment management, emergency/disaster management. There’s a clear roadmap, they know what they’re working on, and they can hire more Portlanders.

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Better Than Getting Rich Quick: Startup Geoloqi Gets A Deal For The Long Haul

ReadWriteStart

Geoloqi was a smart little startup from Portland, Ore., Here are just a few: education, tourism, government planning, construction planning, telecom/infrastructure planning, retail, environment management, emergency/disaster management. There’s a clear roadmap, they know what they’re working on, and they can hire more Portlanders.

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Better Than Getting Rich Quick: Startup Geoloqi Gets A Deal For The Long Haul

ReadWriteStart

Geoloqi was a smart little startup from Portland, Ore., Here are just a few: education, tourism, government planning, construction planning, telecom/infrastructure planning, retail, environment management, emergency/disaster management… basically anything that uses a map. Now they have. Geoloqi has been acquired by Esri.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: How Do You Catalyze A Region's Entrepreneurship?

ReadWriteStart

Seattle, Portland, Austin, New York City and Chicago have come up in the U.S. In Singapore, the government has been extremely supportive, and there is entrepreneurial activity, although we have not yet seen very significant companies emerge. Over the last few years, however, several geographies have come up.

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How to Create a Healthy Local Startup and Tech Community

This is going to be BIG.

This is why, in my opinion, Portland has struggled to build bigger companies, even though there are some incredibly talented individuals there. You move to places like Portland to optimize for a certain lifestyle—and that may not include the desire to work for someone else and build something at a particular growth trajectory.

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The best nonprofit events board members should know about this year

Board Effect

Collaboration and partnerships: Events bring people from various sectors together and they may provide opportunities for board members to explore partnerships with other organizations, government agencies, or businesses that align with their mission and goals. This year’s hybrid conference will take place in Portland, Oregon.