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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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Remote First: Why Isn’t Every Company Boundaryless

ReadWriteStart

In other words, the most compelling reasons for NOT relying on remote engineering talent to build software no longer apply. If you’re recruiting out of Hungary, the signals you’d typically rely on to help you identify strong candidates probably don’t exist. In terms of technical expertise.

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SXSW Startups: Tunnelware

Austin Startup

Tunnelware is not just a data visualization software or data management software. It is quality assurance software, a design and real construction comparison platform, and construction process simulation software. The three founders of DigitalTwin Technology met during the EU ICT 2017 in Budapest, Hungary.

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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. Why Eastern Europe?

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

crowdSPRING Blog

The iPhone also launched with iOS – the software platform that makes all of the magic behind that touchscreen possible. For the first time, installing new software became easily accessible to all iPhone users. The Rubik’s Cube is a run-away success straight from the unlikely homeland of Communist Hungary.

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

YoungUpstarts

Taking top spot in the Software Design category is quadSquad from Ukraine, winning US$25,000 with its set of custom-designed sensory gloves and a smartphone application called ‘Enable Talk’ that allows the deaf to communicate verbally by translating sign languages into speech. . Software Design.

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Intrinsically, freelancers are more motivated than full-time employees

Transformify

Right now, we have programmers in Hungary, public relations in Florida and social media in New York. Trusted by recruiters from 150+ countries, Transformify offers an integrated solution comprising of HR Software, freelance platform and billing & payments. About Transformify.