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Leapfrogging into the Future

thebarefootvc

And furthermore, why shouldn’t the transactions be cross-border and interoperable, and not dependent on a specific mobile operator? Now, almost ten years later, sub $25 smartphones are broadly available there, and mobile operators in the Burmese market are focused only on smartphone applications for the networks – not even SMS messaging.

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Leapfrogging into the Future

thebarefootvc

And furthermore, why shouldn’t the transactions be cross-border and interoperable, and not dependent on a specific mobile operator? Now, almost ten years later, sub $25 smartphones are broadly available there, and mobile operators in the Burmese market are focused only on smartphone applications for the networks – not even SMS messaging.

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Leapfrogging into the Future

thebarefootvc

And furthermore, why shouldn’t the transactions be cross-border and interoperable, and not dependent on a specific mobile operator? Now, almost ten years later, sub $25 smartphones are broadly available there, and mobile operators in the Burmese market are focused only on smartphone applications for the networks – not even SMS messaging.

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Counting On ‘Social Capital’: The New Way To Evaluate Entrepreneurial Worth

YoungUpstarts

The Bay Area has one of the most efficient markets in the world for this capital exchange. Outside of our bubble, one can build an energized, active, robust, diverse and influential set of relationships and still be excluded from other “capital markets.”. It is that efficiency that makes it so unique.

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What the Elephant God Can Teach Tech Entrepreneurs

thebarefootvc

Large Flapping Ears: Last year when I was in Rwanda I wrote a post on the importance of listening. Focus is key to successful execution and is why visionary founders with great ideas are often paired with more operational leaders. Large ears signify listening capacity. When we are taken by surprise our eyes widen.

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