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Why Acceptance of Failure is Critical to Startup Success

Both Sides of the Table

This came to mind a couple of years ago when I had the chance to sit down with the president of South Korea and she asked a small gathering of 19 tech & business leaders for opinions about how to make the Korean economy more “creative.”

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How The 5G Revolution Emerged And How It Will Give Business A Boost

YoungUpstarts

currently trails China and South Korea in 5G development, a situation which puts America at a disadvantage if it is not addressed. In addition to the revenue generated from apps themselves, the increased business efficiency powered by apps had a ripple effect on the economy. 3G: Opening Up the App Market.

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A Tale of Two Bubbles: Why Cryptocurrency Isn’t the Next Dot-Com

ReadWriteStart

Most governments don’t quite understand what’s going on, much less how to deal with it. Recent fluctuations in the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were the direct result of new regulations announced by the South Korean government , and other regulatory agencies across the world are guaranteed to make similar moves.

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When Small Businesses Meet Big Opportunities

YoungUpstarts

Globally, SMEs that sell overseas generate average revenues of US$1.5 In China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan, exporting SMEs are roughly twice as likely to report such rapid growth compared to their non-exporting counterparts, while exporting SMEs in Brazil, Colombia and India are between 1.1-1.3

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Coronavirus: Will It Boost the Adoption Of Remote Work?

Transformify

The reasons are obvious – many international companies have their production plants in China, while others are dependent on the big Chinese market and any decline in the demand for their goods and services can hit their revenue targets. Speaking of Korea, I am very surprised by the bad news that COVID-19 has spread there.

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3 Reasons to Benefit from the Coming Wave of 5G

The Startup Magazine

Here’s the list of industries that will get new business opportunities and increase the revenue with 5G: Enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) services will drive developing of 5G. Retail revenue will grow as well. trillion (£9.3 trillion) worth in various industries as transportation, healthcare, retail, entertainment, energy, etc.

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SMEs Are Riding Global Wave of eCommerce – But Logistics Concerns See Many Swimming Against Tide

YoungUpstarts

A new study by Forrester Consulting [2] found that cross-border e-commerce is a major revenue opportunity for small to mid-sized businesses (SMEs), but they can still be losing out because of logistics concerns. Many of the problems with e-commerce logistics are the result of deliberate policy choices by governments. 1] [link]. [2]

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