Tag: imigration
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Are regulators killing innovation? UBER restriction is an example…
In February 2017, Uber was forced to suspend its operations in Taiwan after the government deemed the ride offering app as breaching transportation laws and passed penalties of as high as TWD 25 million per infraction (around $827,000) against unregistered drivers. While Uber is no stranger to run-ins with regulators, this fine was the…
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Canadian Innovation: How to get back in the game
Lakshmi Raj had almost everything she needed to grow her company. She had the idea (a cloud-based time-tracking software for businesses), the money ($22 million raised since launching in 1995), and the tech talent (155 software engineers). But she was missing one very important component: a robust marketing team. Raj’s company, Replicon, is based in…