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

Steve Blank

Indeed, Silicon Valley was born as a center for weapon systems development and its software and silicon helped end the Cold War. And from then on, innovation in semiconductors, supercomputers, and software would be driven by startups, not the government. Russia, Iran, and North Korea have also fused those activities.

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[ADV] 4 Products Businesses Can Import From Qatar

YoungUpstarts

Bordering Saudi Arabia, Persian Gulf, UAE and Iran, Qatar is one of the most important Middle Eastern countries despite its small size. Contrary to the popular belief, Qatar does not only export oil but other products as well including software, machineries, vehicles etc. Here are 4 products that businesses can import from Qatar: 1.

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Episode 92: Educational and Galactic Profitability with Dr. Zarik Boghossian

Mike Michalowicz

Today Dr.Zarik Boghossian shares his personal story of being born in Iran and moving to the US, the hardships he faced because of his accent, having no money and how he moved on to successfully develop a software that does the flight navigation for the international space station. Show Summary. Welcome back from the weekend!

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The Internet Might Kill Us All

Steve Blank

While labeled the “dot.com” bubble, valuations went crazy across a wide range of technology sectors including telecommunications, enterprise software and biotech, not just the Internet. The ability to copy and disseminate banned ideas undermined repressive regimes from Poland to Iran to the Soviet Union.

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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten

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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Top 5 Fastest - Growing Freelance Platforms in 2020

Transformify

Actually, Transformify Freelance Platform is part of an integrated single sign-on HR Suite comprising of ATS, HR Software, Freelance Platform, Employer Branding, Diversity Hiring, billing & payments. Thus, employers need the time tracking software provided by Hubstaff and pay a licensing fee. Transformify Freelance Platform.

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Bright Unveils A Data-Driven Approach To The Job Search, Raises $6M

techcrunch.com

Lead ASP.NET MVC Web Developer confidential Mobile App Developer WCNC-TV UI Engineers Meetup Product Designers Meetup Software Engineer Mobile Dev Yelp Inc. Flame Malware ‘Created By US And Israel To Fight Iran’ Reports Claim. For new MacBook Pro owners, a software update awaits. Crunchboard. Also on AOL Tech.

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