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Founders Interview: Atlas Group London – ConstructionTech Transforming Healthcare

The Startup Magazine

The Atlas Group London system is a suite of unique software tools on a single platform that is without precedent in today’s healthcare sector. The digital platform ICAS®, Integrated Construction & Architecture Software, completely digitizes the design, procurement and logistics process of building healthcare facilities.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I remember in the late 90′s trying to charge fair prices for software when my well-financed competitors were giving things away for free. In economics we call these “exogenous events&# and if they happen (Greek debt crisis, problems raising the US debt ceiling, trouble in Saudi Arabia) – you will not be shielded.

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Many Startups Stumble on International Cultures

Startup Professionals Musings

I was once asked by a top executive of a major software company why we were not selling more products in Finland. I informed him that we needed to translate the software into Finnish at a cost of $50,000. Here are a few examples from my personal experience: You need to translate/localize your products. HR rules are local.

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1985: Oil Prices Will Go Up Forever

Feld Thoughts

That night I met Dave Jilk, my first business partner and one of my best friends. I was pretty good also, but limited to BASIC and Pascal, which were the two languages I used to write the commercial software I was working on for Petcom. Petcom, the company I worked for, wrote PC-based oil and gas software.

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How Israel and the Arab World Connect Through Technology

David Teten

MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) is partnered with several organizations building business, educational, science and technological bridges between Israelis and Palestinians, as well in and between other regions. . How Do Israel’s Tech Firms Do Business in Saudi Arabia? Very Quietly.

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Out of the Crisis #16: Robert Schooley on why we weren't prepared, long-term thinking, and how to make decisions for the greater good.

Startup Lessons Learned

The same thing happened with MERS, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome 10 years later that occurred initially in Saudi Arabia and spread to a little offshoot into Korea. I have a brilliant partner named Natasha Martin who doesn't actually use modeling. And you would expect your return to be several years down the road.