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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. “We

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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. “We

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[Infographic] Countries That Hate The Internet

YoungUpstarts

Not only do some of these these governments monitor their citizens’ web activity, but they also make it nearly impossible for them to safely share and gather information through anonymous microblogs, Facebook pages or Twitter accounts.

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Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next

Both Sides of the Table

But an equally obvious case is BitCoin where people who live in Iran, Syria or Libya may rather put their money into non-governmental units (even knowing the risks) than to trust their local governmental leaders to protect their assets from inflation or seizure. Think Tunia, Egypt, Syria and now Turkey. And rebellion. Collaboration.

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Global Expansion: Should You Launch Your Brand in a Developing Nation?

Women Entrepreneurs Can

For example, the United States has had sanctions against Syria since 1986 due to its poor human rights record and state-sponsored terrorism. When you want to do business in a developing nation, you must keep in mind that such countries’ governments are typically volatile. The Rules and Regulations.

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5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Diplomats

crowdSPRING Blog

With the red-hot temperature around the crisis in Syria reduced to a mere boil, and the government in North Korea backing away from the brink I gave some thought this week to what entrepreneurs could learn from global leaders and diplomats in general. From Wikipedia we learn that Diplomacy comes from the greek word “???????,”

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Out of the Crisis #2: Mark Cuban on putting people first, the Dallas Mavericks, and what we'll want on the other side

Startup Lessons Learned

I mean you hope you don't have to deal with it, but I mean if you live in Syria. ER : A lot of folks I've been talking to about this, they're not accustomed to asking the government to help and it feels a little weird. Start-ups don't always interact with the government. It's either leave or die. There's just no normal there.

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