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Why I invest outside the Silicon Valley

Hippoland

From that perspective, things have been mostly rosy in the Silicon Valley for startups! except for 2008-2009, which is another story) But, I think we’re in trouble, Silicon Valley. And use free content from the internet to learn new skills and focus on growing your business.

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Why I invest outside the Silicon Valley

Hippoland

From that perspective, things have been mostly rosy in the Silicon Valley for startups! except for 2008-2009, which is another story) But, I think we’re in trouble, Silicon Valley. And use free content from the internet to learn new skills and focus on growing your business.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

Terrorists harnessing the internet to radicalize and recruit new members. For the deputy secretary, such a dialogue in Silicon Valley is not a matter of charity, but necessity. At the same time, it’s a chance to expose some career State Department employees to Silicon Valley thinking.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

Terrorists harnessing the internet to radicalize and recruit new members. For the deputy secretary, such a dialogue in Silicon Valley is not a matter of charity, but necessity. At the same time, it’s a chance to expose some career State Department employees to Silicon Valley thinking.

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Brazil is using the law to push innovation, but here’s how it can do more

The Next Web

Since public and private sectors are working together to bring more people to the mobile Internet, there is tremendous opportunity for growth in Brazil. The government should also send Brazilian executives, engineers, and entrepreneurs to Silicon Valley, not just academic students. Enact more tax breaks and funds for startups.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

Most of the informed people I know are telling me that the sharp sell-off has more to do with European national debt (PIGS as it is called: Portugal, Italy, Greece & Spain) than the current US dilemma of a S&P downgrade of the US government debt. My prognosis? I’ve been parroting this for 2 years. We have a two-track economy.

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Y Combinator's First Batch: Where Are They Now?

thenextweb.com

The front page of the Internet. To have been responsible for funding and nuturing something that legitimately calls itself the “front page of the Internet”, the Y Combinator program has to have done something right. Google+ is What Internet Forums Should Have Been. Koreas High-Speed Internet Access Passes 100% Penetration.