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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

In the middle of the Vietnam War, student riots protesting military research forced the end of classified work on most college campuses. At times this means startups operate at speeds so fast they appear to be a blur to government agencies. Startups dream in years, plan in months, evaluate in weeks, and ship in days.

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The Age Of The Entrepreneur: 5 Current And Future Trends

YoungUpstarts

Today’s entrepreneur operates in a sphere where changes follow each other in rapid succession. Social media and new technologies will play an important role in this process as it becomes easier to learn about people by what they post. Cloud computing will back up the operation of the business.

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Expanding your startup into Asia? Here’s how to build out your operations in the region

The Next Web

He is currently CEO of Bubbly, a social media startup backed by Sequoia Capital, SingTel Innov8, and JAFCO. To best answer these questions I have highlighted six key pieces of advice for execs who are growing the operations side of their business in an Asian country or the region itself.

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How to raise money for your startup from VCs and investors in Asia

The Next Web

He is currently CEO of Bubbly , a social media startup backed by Sequoia Capital, SingTel Innov8, and JAFCO. Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, and Vietnam each have a couple of very good VC firms. Thomas Clayton has started and run numerous high-tech startups in Silicon Valley.

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Staying Cyber Aware in a Crisis: Smart Tips for Nonprofit Boards

Board Effect

Threat actors aren’t below the idea of using hot topics, occasions, or popular personalities in their social engineering strategies to commit crimes. Criminals are always on the lookout for how they can make money by staying current with global trends and news in much the same way that legitimate corporations operate.

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Transportation, On-Demand And The Asian Economy – Asian Horizons

YoungUpstarts

The on-demand economy may have been spurred by the big names that have frequent mentions in social media or otherwise: Uber, Airbnb and the whole shebang. Players that still operate on the horizontal, time-tested tenets of business need to pay closer attention to this blooming economy if they are to compete in the future.

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[Singapore][Event] ad:tech Singapore 2012 Shows Digital Future For Asia

YoungUpstarts

Michael Lazerow, CEO and founder of Buddy Media , spoke about how companies can power social connection to drive a brand’s business and use of power of social media to create shareholder value in a world where the difference between a good and great company is how much customers are willing to be brand advocates.

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