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‘His career highlight was pretending to be a successful entrepreneur on a TV show’

‘His career highlight was pretending to be a successful entrepreneur on a TV show’

Former President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.Chris Seward, Hannibal Hanschke/AP Photo Reid Hoffman said he’s “not surprised” former President Donald Trump dissed Elon Musk. The LinkedIn founder called Trump a grifter and Musk an “entrepreneur with a real record of success.” On Tuesday, Trump said he could have made Musk beg for his help and the Tesla CEO would have. Reid Hoffman, a LinkedIn cofounder, took a dig at former President Donald Trump on Wednesday after Trump slammed Elon… Source link

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Tech workers face ‘hard days,’ says Ukrainian entrepreneur

Tech workers face ‘hard days,’ says Ukrainian entrepreneur

A highly educated workforce and low cost of labor made Ukraine an attractive outsourcing tech hub for Fortune 500 firms, churning out more than 200,000 IT workers. But these days, Andrew Pavliv, the founder and CEO of N-iX, one of Ukraine’s largest tech companies, is more consumed with managing the flow of employees within his own country. Since the Russian invasion began last month, Pavliv’s firm has evacuated nearly 200 employees from hard hit cities in eastern Ukraine, including… Source link

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‘I’m here by choice,’ Ukrainian tech entrepreneur on combating disinformation from the frontlines

‘I’m here by choice,’ Ukrainian tech entrepreneur on combating disinformation from the frontlines

Tech entrepreneur Oleksandr Kosovan takes shelter inside his car parked underground. He’s helping combat the Russian invasion — using the skills he knows best. “I’m not a military man, I don’t know how to shoot, but still I can use my brain and technology in order to stop the war in any possible,” Kosovan told Yahoo Finance Live. The CEO of MacPaw, a software company based in Ukraine, says he stayed behind to defend his country. “Part of our team are already outside of Ukraine. I’m here… Source link

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An entrepreneur told police he was tortured for several hours by masked criminals attempting to steal his bitcoin millions

An entrepreneur told police he was tortured for several hours by masked criminals attempting to steal his bitcoin millions

Zaryn Dentzel, cofounder of Spanish social networking site Tuenti. Tuenti An entrepreneur told police he was tortured by masked robbers targeting his bitcoin millions, Spanish media reported. Zaryn Dentzel, cofounder of Spanish site Tuenti, was attacked at his Madrid home. He was tied, bound, and gagged before the assailants fled with his passwords. An entrepreneur has claimed to police he was tortured for hours by masked robbers who entered his home in an apparent attempt to steal millions of… Source link

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Bitcoin interest is spilling into Honduras. This entrepreneur plans to launch its first crypto exchange

Bitcoin interest is spilling into Honduras. This entrepreneur plans to launch its first crypto exchange

Juan Mayén, a Honduran entrepreneur who’s trying to set up the country’s first crypto exchange. (Photo courtesy of Juan Mayén) Juan Mayén, a Honduran entrepreneur, just opened his country’s first crypto ATM, La Bitcoinera, earlier this week. Located in Honduras’ largest city, Tegucigalpa, inside the building where Mayén works, the ATM is one step forward in the entrepreneur’s goal of giving Hondurans access to cryptocurrency markets. Since El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele first… Source link

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Wallace named a Yahoo entrepreneur to watch | Local News

Wallace named a Yahoo entrepreneur to watch | Local News

Laura Wallace, a businesswoman based in Hagerstown, has been named to Yahoo’s Top 10 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch list. Wallace is the branding and mindset coach at LauraAura and CEO of Hagerstown-based Worx Graphic Design. She also hosts “The Gutsy Podcast.” “What an absolute honor to be named as one of Yahoo!’s top 10 female entrepreneurs to watch. It’s awe-inspiring to be in the company of such powerful, amazing women chosen by Yahoo!,”… Source link

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California hotelier named top entrepreneur by Yahoo.com

California hotelier named top entrepreneur by Yahoo.com

CALIFORNIA-BASED HOTELIER Sunil “Sunny” Tolani has been named a top entrepreneur by Yahoo Finance. Tolani’s the Prince Organization was named one of the fastest growing private companies in Orange County, California, by the Orange County Business Journal. In the Yahoo listing, Tolani is recognized not only for his work operating multiple hotels but also charity work, youth empowerment and education. It also mentions the organization’s receipt of several honors and awards, including… Source link

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