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In the heart of the Panamanian jungle, a startup village grows

The Next Web

At the end of 2013, more than 100 entrepreneurs, artists, environmentalists, and yogis flew into Panama City’s chaotic metropolis, seeking an adventure, and a fun way to celebrate the New Year. Event partners included Patagonia, Kammok and Tactivate. Hotsko and two of Panama’s most celebrated artists, Thomson Moore and Anne Dillon.

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How World-Class Mountain Guides Inspire Young Business Leaders

YoungUpstarts

First, guides demonstrate an acute sense of social intelligence : they are adept at understanding and managing emotion and are able to swiftly build, and maintain, positive relationships – relationships that don’t fracture easily under the pressure of tough conditions and adversity. Guide Jack Tackle says, “My number one job is safety.

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32 Business and Life Lessons: What I Learned Running Companies on 4 Different Continents

ConversionXL

I had a degree in Information Technology, had worked as a web developer, tech support guy, account manager, sales person and a marketer. The job was building relationships with partners and advertisers and to sell advertising. I decided to use the opportunity and bought a one-way ticket to Panama – I wanted to learn Spanish.

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Startups: It’s not Thelma & Louise

Austin Startup

We tried, and opted out of, potentials for pivots; we pitched for game-changing partners and acquisitions that did not ultimately convert. If you’re a founder/product manager/business owner, I encourage you to find that out! We pitched everyone from Angels to partners at Andreessen Horowitz on Sand Hill Road. and the outcomes.

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12 Questions: Meet Pamela Harvey (USA)

crowdSPRING Blog

It’s not like being a general physician (I realize there are exceptions), or a “taxman&# where you see clients one by one, you have an office manager who tells you what to do next and where to go, and you head home at the end of the day. We lived in Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, and Colombia.