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Revolution at the Edge

Ben's Blog

Today, the end of Communism in Eastern Europe seems so obvious, but in my home country of Romania, until the day Nicolae Ceausescu was shot dead, I thought he would rule forever. This reminds me of one of the most unbelievable vestiges of communist Romania: the so-called “Department for the Betterment of the People”.

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Revolution at the Edge

Ben's Blog

Today, the end of Communism in Eastern Europe seems so obvious, but in my home country of Romania, until the day Nicolae Ceausescu was shot dead, I thought he would rule forever. This reminds me of one of the most unbelievable vestiges of communist Romania: the so-called “Department for the Betterment of the People”.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

His father came from Romania. So my family is Jewish and very typical immigration story – his father left Romania at 19, had to get a fake passport in order to get out of the country, left and never went back, and left in the middle of winter and got frostbite. And I’m now managing partner six years later.

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How to get beta signups for your startup in 9 steps

thenextweb.com

Facebook partners with Opower & NRDC to create a social energy application. Murdochs Sun newspaper reportedly shuns paywall in favor of paid mobile apps and ads. Shareables. Social Media. Latin America. Middle East. United States. Previous story. Next story. -->. How to get beta signups for your startup in 9 steps. Advertising.

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The Next Web introduces 12 local Startup Awards to celebrate entrepreneurship across Europe

The Next Web

As you may have heard, we have also partnered with the European Commission to launch a prestigious event called Europioneers to identify and award Europe’s finest technology entrepreneurs. There are 7 categories: Startup of the Year, Best (Co-)Founder, Best Web App, Best Mobile App, Best Design, Best User Experience and Best Investor.

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THINK. TECH. DISCOVER.

Austin Startup

Now we see weird case of designer from Nigeria collaborating with APP developer from Romania building a product which Intellectual Property is registered in Netherlands and LLC registered in Boston. Just how cool is that? I know it looks awesome and it really is but it is also complicated and at times not fun at all. Why do you need Help?

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Facebook Acquires Israel’s Snaptu For an Estimated $60-70 Million

VC Cafe

In 2010 not "very smart" feature phones - handsets that are dumber than smartphones - comprised over 75 percent of the mobile market. with less competition and a large market, Snaptu has been able to generate revenues through mobile ads and operated a revenue share with its partners. source: [link].