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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 17 – Organizational Design – Safi Bahcall

Steve Blank

The idea sat there for a decade until a naval officer named Deak Parsons discovered it, went around to every bureau chief, pounded the table on why it mattered, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, until he got them to cough up a check for $5,000 to fund the project. Taiwan announces its intention to comply with the U.S.

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How to get creative with your domain name registration

The Next Web

Naming your startup can be one of the most difficult challenges for an entrepreneur. The list of important factors when naming your startup is practically endless, and there are many common roadblocks when it comes down to choosing the final name. And the name you choose tells whether or not you passed that test.”.

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When National Security Falls Between the Cracks

Steve Blank

The United States is dependent on two companies, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. in Taiwan and Samsung in Korea, for the chips used to build a substantive part of its defense electronics. Around 60 percent of the chips Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

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JD.com Celebrates a Decade of Non-stop Delivery Service During Spring Festival Holidays

The Startup Magazine

It was likely these reasons amongst others that this year JD was named the exclusive partner of China’s Spring Festival Gala, the Chinese New Year special produced by China Media Group and commonly known as the world’s most watched television program. times more of Chinese brands’ products on JD.com than during the lunar new year last year.

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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

Almost 30 years ago, my father decided to uproot the entire family from Taiwan to the United States so that his academically “inconsistent” son could have an education tolerant and perhaps even encouraging of his idiosyncrasies.

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Millennials In Asia Are Ambitious And Entrepreneurial: VISA Study

YoungUpstarts

When asked to name the gadget they could not live without, 43-percent said their smartphone, another 43-percent voted their PC or laptop. Millennials in China, because of Internet restrictions and preferences, use a wider variety of local social networking sites with Webio and Youku the most popular.

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[Singapore] DBS Earmarks S$1 Million For Social Enterprises

YoungUpstarts

As a start, the financial institution will be providing a total of S$340,000 to four social enterprises, namely A-changin , Adrenalin Events & Education , Aii and Bizlink Centre Singapore , which were selected based on the sustainability of their business models, level of social impact and how innovative their proposed projects are.

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