Startup Genome ~> “Compass”. And CrunchBase has a Newsletter!!

Larry Chiang’s 6th book, “What They Will NEVER Teach You at Stanford Business School WTWNTYASBS”, will launch 11-11-19 in a photo-booth like the Tresemme two-story tradeshow booth New York Fashion Week. As CEO of Duck9, he leads an army to help college student consumers get a FICO over 770. Post H.L.S. keynote, Harvard Business wrote: “What They Don’t Teach You at Stanford Business School” (his latest post: “Setting an intention for SXSWi“.

NY Fashion Week is just like the Mom’s Day Fashion Show. Instead of the ‘Union’, its held at Lincoln Center

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Berlin’s Rocket Internet is on its way to total domination of food delivery in the Middle East. After pumping a combined $717 million into Delivery Hero and HelloFresh last week, Rocket has just picked up Middle Eastern food delivery companies Talabat and 24h. This makes 11 new additions to its Global Online Takeaway Group in the span of a single week.

Just south of Rocket’s latest conquest, a Nairobi, Kenya-based bitcoin startup has secured a major vote of confidence from some of the most active bitcoin investors in the U.S. (If you haven’t noticed, we have a minor obsession with emerging tech hubs.) Check out how bitcoin innovation is transforming financial ecosystems across Africa and elsewhere.

Which SF-based venture firm has racked up the highest number of bitcoin-related investments? We’ve counted 31 to date.

9:59 video sums up 14 chapters of a book coming out 11-11-2019 “What They Will NEVER Teach You at Stanford Business School”