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Should Apple Buy Hungary?

Agile VC

I had read somewhere that Apple’s cash pile was equivalent to Hungary’s GDP so I tweeted out the suggestion that perhaps an activist shareholder should push an acquisition of Hungary rather than thinking small (e.g. For some reason the notion of Apple hiking the taxes of Hungary to fund a dividend recap just amuses me….

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Eastern European Champions & the 4 V’s of Big Data

Cracking the Code

The second category is composed of companies that have developed a unique IP locally and marketed it worldwide - typically in the gaming, software, security or mobile sectors. mobile phone per person for the Top 4 EE countries (vs. Why Eastern Europe? in GE, 1.3 in Brazil and 0.8 I will elaborate a bit on the first one – Big Data.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

having grown up in Hungary I came to the States over 12 years ago. Having seen the success of escape rooms spread through Hungary and greater Eastern Europe I had a feeling they would catch on here in the States at some point. Zoltán being from Hungary, had read about escape rooms being popular there and doing well.

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Remittance Cash Pickup Not Possible During Lockdown? There’s Another Way.

YoungUpstarts

These include the Ria website, the mobile web, as well as the Ria mobile app. Ria will also continue to provide cash home delivery services in Armenia, the Dominican Republic, Hungary, Morocco, Nicaragua, Peru, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Sending digital remittances.

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5 Most Successful Products Ever and What Small Businesses Can Learn From Them

crowdSPRING Blog

In 2007 Apple launched the iPhone and revolutionized the mobile phone industry. The Rubik’s Cube is a run-away success straight from the unlikely homeland of Communist Hungary. iPhone (2007). Image courtesy of MacWorld. The iPhone debuted to outstanding success. And, that success has continued unabated. Rubik’s Cube (1980).

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Skype for Small Business Profile: Drew Gerber

Mike Michalowicz

He’s a citizen of the world who currently splits his time between Hungary, Serbia, and the US. Once again, Skype has dramatically changed the game for small business, fostering international collaboration and permitting a flexibility and mobility that’s truly transformative. he’s always available virtually.

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[Event] Ukraine, Thailand And US Take Top Spots At Microsoft Imagine Cup 2012

YoungUpstarts

. “Whether it’s using the cloud to aid in disaster recovery, inventing technology to make education more accessible to erase the digital divide or making it possible to diagnose medical conditions using mobile phones, the Imagine Cup has inspired students to imagine what once was considered impossible and make it real.”

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