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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

As there was no venture capital, these early startups were funded by early sales to weapon systems prime contractors and subcontractors. Russia, Iran, and North Korea have also fused those activities. But this quarter-century relationship between the military and universities ended with a bang in 1969.

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The Importance of Teams and Why the Best Leaders Cultivate Them

Both Sides of the Table

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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From Airbnb to TaskRabbit to Zimride, sharing is becoming big business

www.usatoday.com

Julianna Iran, a tax consultant from Pasadena, Calif., Entrepreneurs have also tapped sharing platforms to directly market their goods and services, somewhat blurring the line between unadulterated peer-to-peer co-ops and direct sales channels. The $40 to $50 she charges for a one-way ride helps shave her costs on gas.

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How To Create Predictable Recurring Revenue Streams Without Selling Your Hours

Duct Tape Marketing

Born in Iran, Cheyene is an award winning entrepreneur, writer and filmmaker currently based in Los Angeles, California. He is the CEO and Chairman of Accelerated Intelligence.

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Soundbites from the future

Start Up Blog

Does the store have an emotional footprint or large ‘sale’ signs? They’re happy to facilitate revolution in Moldova, Iran, Egypt and Libya. Here’s an example – A high end fashion brand with a craftsmans store in London that live streams the craftsman in action onto a big screen in the high street store in Hong Kong.

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Go Anywhere, Get Anything

Reid Hoffman

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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DataSift Announces Mega-Round. Apple Buys Topsy for $200 Million. Here’s What You Need to Know

Both Sides of the Table

It isn’t simply that when a leader in the US calls off negotiations with Iran he puts it on Twitter or when a leader from Iran rebuffs that Tweet publicly that a signal is created but it is the unseen. ” How can businesses not incorporate information into their marketing and sales funnels? should I go Audi or BMW?”

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