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Choose Your VC Investor Carefully

Both Sides of the Table

I told the CEO, “I have the luxury of not knowing the name of the VC you’re talking to so I won’t sound biased. We know VC Seagulls when we see them but we’re attracted to work with them because they have a brand name. He also gave me the option of Pakistan. I guarantee this is a bad VC.

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What living in different countries has taught me about life (and work)

Austin Startup

Whether it’s naming a famous soccer legend, a popular dish from their country, or a famous event, you can see an immediate change in their face and body language. Technically, I have never lived in Pakistan (or carry a Pakistani passport) but it’s a second home to me and also a place where a majority of extended family still resides.

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Freelancing is the new normal: oDesk and the future of the workforce marketplace

The Next Web

In conversations about freelancing and online marketplaces for remote contract workers of the tech industry, the name of oDesk floats up pretty often. Among other fastest-growing client countries one can also find Latvia, Pakistan, Romania, Lithuania, and Malaysia. million jobs.

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[Singapore][Competition] Applications For 14th Start-Up@Singapore Now Open

YoungUpstarts

Its recent edition attracted more than 3,000 teams and 9,000 participants, both locally as well as from countries such as Australia, Canada, Norway, India, Brunei, Pakistan, Russia, Greece, the Philippines and Indonesia.

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Exploring The Everyday: Better Meat For a Better Future

View from Seed

I served in Pakistan and Australia. In the early 2000s, there was an artist by the name of Oron Catts , who, as an art demonstration, was able to grow frog cells in serum and then presented them at a dinner. Our dream to create better meat in this way led us to start Wild Type.

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10 Amazing Microfinance Success Stories

YoungUpstarts

Lopez and his family were living in a plastic tent in Barrio Nelson Mandela, Colombia, with $300 to his name. Parveen Baji, Pakistan. He’s using the money to buy more nutritious food for his family and pay for his sons’ schooling. Marcelino Lopez, Colombia.

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The 50 Top Startups at SXSW 2019

Austin Startup

Listed in alphabetical order by category name, here are all the participants for this exciting competition (along with links to their recent interviews on Medium). The Pitch Award Ceremony , announcing winners in each of ten different categories, will be take place Sunday, March 10 from 6:30 pm-8 pm at the Hilton Hotel (6th Floor, Salon H).