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2014 йилда венчур инвестор Навал Равикант шундай маслаҳат берганиди твиттерида:

If you're a small country that would like to be the richest per capita, buy up all the Bitcoin you can and announce adoption. You're welcome
10:12 PM · Jan 22, 2014

2021 йилда Салвадор президенти биткойн олишни бошлаган ва мана бугун инстаграмида мамлакат биткойн сабабли бюджети ошишини мақтаниб ўтирибди, яна ошаверади буёғигаям.

Сотиб олган пайтлари “иқтисодчилар” ва ҳамма уни аҳмоқ деган.

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Лолазор подкастида иқтисодчи Беҳзод Ҳошимовнинг қайси вазирликларни ёпиш керак деган сони эсингиздами?

Ҳошимов Милтон Фридман билан подкастни аниқ кўрган))
Айтдим қаердан бундай жасорат деб 😃
Оригинал подкаст кейинги пост

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#Network

Чапда Индонезиянинг илк президенти Сукарнонинг кизи - Sukmawati ва театр продюсери устозим Девиднинг аёли Restu Imansari хоним.
Барчага раҳмат Индонезияда меҳмон бўлишга таклиф қилишди.

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English

We have done research on successful startup ecosystems, collecting 36 criteria. One of them is Uzbekistan’s - English Proficiency Index, which is very low (below the global average).
Link - report for Uzbekistan.

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This year in Web Summit Qatar, I saw many startups but couldn't meet with all of them. Our young analyst and research assistant, Ismatov Shahzod, gathered them into a data room for the prompt screening. Here are the insights:
There were 1012 startups among exhibitors, from 80 countries, top 5 countries by number:
1. UAE - 118
2. Turkiye - 96
3. Qatar - 95
4. UK - 76
5. USA - 72
and
Top 5 verticals:
1. Fintech&Financial services 12,2%
2. AI&Machine learning 11,5%
3. SaaS - 10,8%
4. Health Tech & Wellness 7,6%
5. Education 7,4%
It is better to attend large summits to develop pipeline for screening.
The MENA region is actively allocating capital and implementing policies to support tech startups, attracting more talent driven by financial opportunities.

Web Summit - Lisbon will be more interesting with European startups.

All their pitchdecks of WebSummit Qatar in DataRoom (opened for you)

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Creative Economy - GameDev

This year in Istanbul, I had the opportunity to meet Peter Vesterbacka, the Mighty Eagle at Angry Birds (Rovio). Sega acquired Rovio for US$776 million last year. During his speech, he mentioned Uzbek students in Finland, learning GameDev and highlighted the growing Finnish startup and game development ecosystem. Interestingly, he had visited Uzbekistan before the pandemic. I invited him to visit Uzbekistan again, which is home to Eastgames, one of the top exporters in IT Park Uzbekistan. I also confirmed with Astana Hub that even Kazakhstan’s top exporters include companies in the game development industry, such as Playrix (2,7bln revenue in 2022) in Astana Hub.

Peter provided valuable insights and is ready to offer recommendations for our local game development scene. Additionally, I learned how the Turkish startup ecosystem has developed since 2011. Today, Türkiye has a decacorn (10 bln valuation), Trendyol, as well as five unicorns and six soonicorns (+100mln valuation). Interestingly, two of them are also GameDev startups.

We believe that in the AI revolution, the creative GameDev industry could play a crucial role. Let’s dive into this industry, establish GameDev studios, and strengthen our creative economy. Moreover, a friend of mine, Max Ganiev, left Uzbekistan to work at Voodoo (French company - 500mln revenue) because the GameDev industry in Uzbekistan is still underdeveloped.
Let’s find talents and open our GameDev chakra.

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