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12 Questions: Meet Rommel Rojas (Venezuela)

crowdSPRING Blog

Rommel lives and works in Valencia, Venezuela. My name is Rommel Rojas, I live in Valencia, Venezuela. I chose information technologies and from that time I was submerged in all things computers but always found a way to marry art with technology. He is always exploring the merge between design and technology.

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The four waves of crypto disruption: where are they today? 

Version One Ventures

But you only have to talk to people from high inflation countries like Argentina or Venezuela to understand the appeal of a globally-accessible and permissionless digital currency. Given the stability of the US dollar, Bitcoin’s value proposition as a store of value may not be easy to grasp for the mainstream user in the U.S.

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How to Translate Your Passion Into Your Purpose

Duct Tape Marketing

I had the opportunity to live in a number of foreign countries, Portugal when I was little, then Canada when I was 10 until college, and then I did my junior year in Spain and I worked in Venezuela, and I was able to study four languages, so Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Latin loved languages. I mean, there was no technology.

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Fast-Forwarding to 2025

Feld Thoughts

During some of my recent public talks, I’ve described how the Covid crisis has accelerated work and technology change in a dramatic way. ” My response was, “Income inequality, the occupy movement, Venezuela, European Debt” and they interrupted with “Ah, I get it.” And then there’s technology.

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Bitcoin: Resilience in Crisis

thebarefootvc

Those in countries that have previously experienced massive inflation (Zimbabwe, Venezuela, Argentina) or capital controls (China, India) have long seen relative value in an asset that is independent of government financial manipulation.

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Crypto, Identity & the Need for Self-Sovereignty

thebarefootvc

In Venezuela, where citizens have flocked to bitcoin in light of hyperinflation, the government countered by announcing a state-controlled cryptocurrency called the petro. This is one reason I was drawn to bitcoin and blockchain technology – and am fortunate to be funding entrepreneurs who are building towards that world.

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Green Franchise Taking The Industry A Notch Higher

Hearpreneur

With my years of experience from the textile and plastics industry in Venezuela and Colombia; I knew that my team and I were resourceful and could to transform the traditional dry-cleaning system and generate a distinctive and better offering. The shop’s internal system is computerized and automated.

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