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Survival Tips From A Seasoned Digital Nomad Who Made It Out The Other Side

YoungUpstarts

” by Spencer Johnson to be overly simplified, the heart-warming tale of mice and little people learning to adapt under ever-changing conditions was exactly the push in the right direction that me and my wife needed to pack our bags and head off in search of personal growth and adventure.

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NYU Commencement Speech 2016

Steve Blank

Established businesses execute business models while startups search for them. When I was 18 I served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. government is still operating like a 20 th century organization while our adversaries are operating at 21 st century speed. Actually they’re entirely different.

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5 Ways Venture Capital Is Shaking Up The Tech Startup Landscape In Asia

YoungUpstarts

Increases government support and legislation. As the amount of venture capital fundraising increases, it is critical for the various governments across Asia to support investment activities by providing a relevant legislation climate, in terms of proper investment and exit procedures.

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How to raise money for your startup from VCs and investors in Asia

The Next Web

Singapore is by far the most developed behind those big three markets with government schemes attracting over a dozen early stage firms to set up shop here (e.g. the large government-linked corporations setting up their own venture arms (e.g. Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, and Vietnam each have a couple of very good VC firms.

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[Asia] Small Businesses Look To The Internet For Growth Opportunities

YoungUpstarts

Anu Madgavkar, senior fellow at the McKinsey Global Institute , shared these and more interesting insights into small businesses in Asia during a sharing session organized by search giant Google. In Vietnam, a 2011 McKinsey survey revealed that Vietnamese SMEs reported a 19.3% increase in productivity from using web technologies.

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Staying Cyber Aware in a Crisis: Smart Tips for Nonprofit Boards

Board Effect

The general public is on a constant search for updated information on the issue and the internet is the first place they’re looking to find it. There are a good number of hackers lurking in cyberspace that have the backing of their governments —namely in China, North Korea, and Russia.

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Janesville – A Story About the Rest of America

Steve Blank

When I got out of the Air Force after Vietnam, I lived in Michigan and I installed process control systems in automobile assembly plants and steel mills across the industrial heart of the Midwest. Janesville, tells the story of laid-off factory workers of a General Motors factory that’s never going to reopen.

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