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For tech to develop in emerging economies, the first obstacle is trust

The Next Web

Just as the first California wine to win a blind-tasting in France in 1976 created legitimacy for all wine producers in Northern California and created hope for producers in places such as Chile, Argentina and Australia, the success of one tech entrepreneur in an emerging market can lead to a new valuation for all who follow.

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A First Look at Jumo

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Argentina, France, India, or Kenya?&# and “On Sunday, are you most likely to be: at brunch, at church, at a museum, or watching the big game?&# In the very early days of the website they had visitors answer a series of questions about interests, skills, and cause activities.

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A look at the nine teams that just presented at Pear’s latest demo day

TechCrunch

The market for corporate events is an estimated $600 billion, but most of the spend is currently through hotels and conference centers; Spathios thinks it can bring the untapped supply of unique venues like museums, historic locations and even palaces online for the first time. HQ: Argentina. FairStreet. Founded in: late 2021.

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What is Jumo? | Nonprofit Trends with Steve MacLaughlin | a.

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Argentina, France, India, or Kenya?&# and “On Sunday, are you most likely to be: at brunch, at church, at a museum, or watching the big game?&# In the very early days of the website they had visitors answer a series of questions about interests, skills, and cause activities.

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The Great Good Place Book Discussion Part 6: Museum 2.5 by Elaine Heumann Gurian

Museum 2.0

Then I received this commentary from Elaine Heumann Gurian, a museum hero of mine who has been following the book club--and I had to include it. I had became convinced (around 1996) that there was something important about museums as socializing spaces that should be further explored. I was excited.

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