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October 27, 2016
Marijuana is an ancient plant with borderline mystical properties — just ask the 266 million people who smoke it every year. Hemp, the industrial strain of Cannabis sativa,…
Read articleOctober 24, 2016
Venture capital investment has slowed in the third quarter, but estimates reliant on data available at quarters’ end overstate the extent of early stage declines. According to projected…
Read articleOctober 22, 2016
Many of us have tried new services, like online food ordering, subscription meals and signing with your finger on a tablet-based point-of-sale system; but the reality is that…
Read articleOctober 20, 2016
When we look back through the annals of time, there, etched in the history books will be “2016: The year of VR.” And what a year it’s been.…
Read articleOctober 19, 2016
Why do some companies scale to millions of users while others wallow in obscurity? What explains the runaway success of a company like Facebook while a startup like…
Read articleOctober 16, 2016
For better or for worse, Chile is often held up as the economic model for Latin America. More so even than other up-and-coming tech centers, the story of…
Read articleOctober 15, 2016
Tech investing isn’t what it used to be — even compared to six months ago. Investors are applying greater scrutiny to deals. Founders are realizing they can’t favor…
Read articleOctober 15, 2016
The IPO market is poised to make an almost complete 180° turnaround after a bleak Q1 and a very quiet summer. In contrast, venture capital investments, which had…
Read articleOctober 14, 2016
Indonesia presents unique challenges in the form of renewable energies, but currently lacks significant infrastructure capable of supporting such expansion, with its mobile-first economy only being able to…
Read articleOctober 13, 2016
Most won’t have noticed a recent $6.5M Series A for a company called Mobilize, but it’s indicative of a major change occurring in businesses today. Companies’ growing reliance…
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