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The Northwest Passage – A New Reality for Logistics

The Startup Magazine

The allure of this new passage is not only the fact that it can shorten voyages from Asia to America and Europe, but it also allows supertankers which are too big to go through the Panama Canal to be used. The post The Northwest Passage – A New Reality for Logistics appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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In the heart of the Panamanian jungle, a startup village grows

The Next Web

At the end of 2013, more than 100 entrepreneurs, artists, environmentalists, and yogis flew into Panama City’s chaotic metropolis, seeking an adventure, and a fun way to celebrate the New Year. After four days in the jungle, the group traveled back to Panama City to ring in the New Year. Photo by Nate Mook. Photo by Ramy Nassar.

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Uncharted Waters: How To Draw Entrepreneurial Inspiration From Captain Cook

YoungUpstarts

Only one-third of startups are able to stay in business for a decade, according to statistics from the Small Business Administration. You and I know that neither passage existed at the time — the Panama Canal was built long after Cook’s time — but this exercise in futility doesn’t take away from his greatness. You are intrepid.

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Hey White Guys, You’re Invited!

Austin Startup

Even Rubén Blades was there, an expert in the bias-laden trifecta industries of music, cinema and politics (Blades ran for President of Panama in 1994). Or, in other words, that is who they will be selling their startup products to, since we are poised to be a minority-majority country in the next 3 to 5 years. White guys?—?we

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What a Microsoft Yahoo deal would mean for startups (continued)

BeyondVC

What this potential deal could mean for startups are two things. One, when Microsoft finally integrates its 3 or more advertising platforms with Aquantive, adcenter, and Panama, they may just be able to offer startups a decent or even better alternative to using Google Adsense to monetize their inventory.

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How World-Class Mountain Guides Inspire Young Business Leaders

YoungUpstarts

Lyndsey Bunting, now director of financial planning and analysis at Birchbox, spent three years at an investment bank, then left to serve in the Peace Corps in the mountains of Panama. Bunting says, “The elements of risk-taking apply to startups in particular.

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Leveraging your social networks for crowdfunding success [Guest post by RocketHub]

VC Cafe

What I find most exciting about a platform such as RocketHub is the variety of projects, from a one-man-band in New York to social entrepreneurs in Panama. Alon has enjoyed working as a strategic digital consultant with a variety of startups to help get their feet off the ground. He earned a B.A. Alon is currently a M.Sc.