Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2023

Watch out if someone has a complex plan involving offshore bank financing or gemstones or oil leases in Iran to make you rich. People claiming to be unbiased may actually be paid promoters or company insiders. Any mention of “offshore.” Sounds too good to be true.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2020

Watch out if someone has a complex plan involving offshore bank financing or gemstones or oil leases in Iran to make you rich. People claiming to be unbiased may actually be paid promoters or company insiders. Any mention of “offshore.” Sounds too good to be true.

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VC Cafe

JULY 18, 2024

The war against Hamas (and attacks from Iran’s proxies in the north and the south of the country) put this engine of the economy at risk.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

The show has become my best curator of which books to read (including my favorite of last year, The Accidental Superpower ) and my go to for understanding geopolitics of: Russia, Iran, Pakistan, China, India and of course the US. But they also take on issues in science, technology and management.

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 7, 2024

In this episode of the AI + a16z podcast, Ideogram CEO Mohammad Norouzi joins a16z General Partner Jennifer Li to share his story of growing up in Iran, helping build influential text-to-image models at Google, and ultimately cofounding and running Ideogram.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

AUGUST 1, 2022

Mikkel Thorup hosts The Expat Money Show podcast (I was on episode 155) and has spent over 21 years in continual travel around the world, visiting more than 100 countries including Colombia, North Korea, Zimbabwe, and Iran.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The NDS observed that we not only faced non-nation states (terror organizations,) but going forward we have to plan for 2+3 adversaries (China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and the non-nations states.) Next, we introduced the National Defense Strategy (NDS) which describes how the military supports the overall National strategy.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 11, 2018

In 1294 Gaykhatu (literally, “Awesome” in Mongolian) was the leader of one Hoard of Mongols ruling over what is now Iran, Iraq and Southwest Asia. Because Iran, North Korea, drug cartels, tax evaders, and money launderers are using Bitcoin to evade sanctions, bank laws, taxes, and pretty much violate every lawful economic law on the books.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 4, 2018

She helms Eventbox, an online platform for events based in Iran. The venture now hosts regular TEDx events in Iran. Where other’s see obstacles, she sees opportunities. Successfully launching TEDxTehran is another Mohammadi milestone.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In the 21st century you need a scorecard to keep track of the threats: Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, ISIS in Yemen/Libya/Philippines, Taliban, Al-Qaeda, hackers for hire, etc. That approach doesn’t work anymore.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Next, we’ll discuss the challenge of our National Defense Strategy – we no longer face a single Cold War adversary but potentially five – in what are called the “2+3 threats” (China and Russia plus Iran, North Korea, and non-nation state actors.).

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 2, 2021

I was born in Iran and I grew up there. Then in 1978, the Iranian Revolution happened, and you know, it was a religious revolution, and the folks who were associated with the Shah or the wealthy families et cetera were not safe and not welcome in Iran. I’ll start with my dad: he went back to Iran to be at his father’s deathbed.

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David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

based founders, 35 were white* American; four were white immigrant/first generation, from France, Ukraine, Russia and Iran; and four were Indian immigrant/first generation. All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male. Of the 43 U.S.-based Of the 19 Western Europe/Israel-based founders, all were white.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The Department of Defense has to decide which of these technologies and new weapons will be most important across these five: China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and non-nation states. Compounding this problem of multiple new technologies is today’s reality that the DOD is facing multiple adversaries.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Iran isn’t well-known for its cyber skills, but this individual definitely placed them on the map. The former member of Iran’s military held valuable footage such as upcoming episodes of the massively popular ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ and other shows for ransom. Behzad Mesri.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 8, 2021

I remember the Iran Hostage Crisis, Oliver North, and one of the moon landings (I don’t remember which one.). I remember a few TV shows like Happy Days and Gilligan’s Island, but Daniel and I were only allowed one hour of TV a day, and I often didn’t use mine because I preferred to read. I never watched the news as a kid.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

According to CFD brokerTradeFW.com , the Forex market has been affected by the Iran sanctions, when President Trump decided to withdraw the United States from the Iran nuclear deal. This division created a rupture in the U.S.’ relationship with the Middle East, but it also undermined the dominance of the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

And I don’t want you all who are different from me to be bothered with my eclectic taste in films (I hate Hollywood blockbusters and I drag my wife to foreign films of shepherd herders in Iran or EVERY Mike Leigh film) or my poor taste in music.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

It was 1979 when the Shah was exiled from Iran by those loyal to the Grand Ayatollah Khomeini, ending the reign of the the last Persian monarch. She fled the university and on that day, without knowing, said goodbye to Aryamehr Institute of Technology and the country she had loved for 22 years, Iran. And here she was, almost done.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

It won’t be surprise anyone then, we can all agree, of the three countries to top the list – China, Iran and Syria. Here’s an infographic from Open Site that shows how much these nations hate the power of the Internet and how they control their online populace:

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The NDS observed that we not only faced non-nation states (terror organizations,) but going forward we have to plan for 2+3 adversaries (China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and the non-nations states.) Next, we introduced the National Defense Strategy (NDS) which describes how the military supports the overall National strategy.

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Kodorra

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

For example, if you come from Iran, unfortunately, is not going to be easy at all. Before you do anything as long as your nationality is on this list as I told you à friend of mine is from Iran and couldn’t open an account, I know it sucks. Use the N26 Perk (For Station F residence only). The website is n26.com/en-fr.

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Kodorra

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

For example, if you come from Iran, unfortunately, is not going to be easy at all. Before you do anything as long as your nationality is on this list as I told you à friend of mine is from Iran and couldn’t open an account, I know it sucks. Use the N26 Perk (For Station F Residence Only). The website is n26.com/en-fr.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Watch out if someone has a complex plan involving offshore bank financing or gemstones or oil leases in Iran to make you rich. People claiming to be unbiased may actually be paid promoters or company insiders. Any mention of “offshore.” Sounds too good to be true.

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SVPG

OCTOBER 16, 2016

As an example of what I mean here, for each of the six women I highlighted, in every case, their only real hesitation was that readers of my article might not give enough credit to their team. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2014

Iran, and India. Every politician worth his salt needs to jump on the social media bandwagon. This is because social websites have played an important role in many elections around the world, including in the U.S., They have also served to rally people for a cause, and have inspired mass movements and political unrests in many countries.

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techcrunch.com

JUNE 20, 2012

Flame Malware ‘Created By US And Israel To Fight Iran’ Reports Claim. Dropcam Launches Android App, Announces $12M In Series B Funding Led By Menlo Ventures. iRobot Introduces The $699 Roomba 790, The First Roomba With A Wireless Remote. More in Gadgets. Also on AOL Tech.

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Growthink Blog

AUGUST 29, 2010

Korea, Iran, et al.), Senate studying Chinese technocrats to the simple reality that the Internet and mobile phones make it crystal-clear to all who is winning and losing in the world (see N. the modern world has become a perfectly competitive market in all of the best senses.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

While he was raised in war-torn Iran, he moved to America with a dream and vision, becoming an American citizen and a successful business owner. Giving back throughout the year not only makes you feel good knowing you have helped make a difference, but it truly does help make the world a better place, one donation at a time.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2013

While Iran & Russia are moving to deny gay people’s existents or diminish their rights we live in a country that accepts them as the loving parents and people that they are. One of their mommy’s best friends is a gay man with three children who have Spina Bifida – two in wheelchairs.

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OnlyOnce

JANUARY 7, 2014

So far over 1,300 people have signed up for Startup CEO from countries as far-flung as the China, Brasil, Iran, the U.K., NovoEd is a very unique online educational platform that gives students the ability internationally to work together in teams and collaborate on assignments and peer review one another’s work.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 26, 2019

Iran, Qatar, Canada, China, Norway, and Saudi Arabia come next. When it comes to proven reserves, Russia and Iran have by far the largest resources of natural gas, so they will continue to be the main players in the industry for the coming decades.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The Department of Defense has to decide which of these technologies and new weapons will be most important across these five: China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and non-nation states. Compounding this problem of multiple new technologies is today’s reality that the DOD is facing multiple adversaries.

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VC Cafe

MAY 21, 2021

Our new, “new normal “ The ceasefire with Hamas will only buy us temporary calm until Iran has re-loaded Hamas for another round. As a Jew who grew up in Germany and moved to Israel in 1999, I find this stoic philosophy Israelis display as one of the country’s key elements of success. Photo Credit: AFP.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Trading lanes that were once calm and free, are being contested by geopolitical actors such as Iran, UK, China, USA and Russia. Cargo ships are gigantic and although they only need to be manned by 20-30 sailors, engineers and mechanics, experience is the number one factor that matters. Shipping is being diverted.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2011

Watch out if someone has a complex plan involving offshore bank financing or gemstones or oil leases in Iran to make you rich. People claiming to be unbiased may actually be paid promoters, large stakeholders, or company insiders. Any mention of “offshore.” Sounds too good to be true.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 20, 2016

It’s the story of Stuxnet , the computer virus created by a set of nation states (including the US and Israel) which was intended to disable and/or slow down Iran’s nuclear program. Sunday night, Amy and I watched the new documentary Zero Days.

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