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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

ReadWriteStart

Tightening of monetary policies has led to skyrocketing interest rates as central banks try to manage rampant running inflation, supply chain issues persist despite the fact that the pandemic is now in the rearview — and venture capital funding has looked to dry up almost overnight.

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How World-Class Mountain Guides Inspire Young Business Leaders

YoungUpstarts

Now many of these 200 participants are fully engaged in careers on Wall Street, in Silicon Valley, and in nonprofits, and the stories they tell highlight six key leadership strengths of their guides. Fifth, guides are risk-aware , and expertly manage risk in an environment of constant uncertainty. Lead like a guide!

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Urban Technology: The Business of Smart Cities

The Startup Magazine

Rapid urbanization leads to problems such as difficulty in waste management, scarcity of resources, air pollution, human health concerns, traffic congestion and inadequate, deteriorating and aging infrastructures. Skolkovo Innovation City in Russia has been recognized as an attempt to emulate Silicon Valley.

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Out of the Crisis #21: Tomas Pueyo on the hammer and the dance, political polarization, and how the pandemic will affect the way we live and work

Startup Lessons Learned

So when a fractured world where the media is as politicized as it has ever been, who managed to get this message out? He worked at an education startup here in Silicon Valley. You have a day job here in Silicon Valley at an education technology company. His name is Tomas Pueyo. He was not a famous author.