Part 2.
Having an undisputed leader. An important criterion for assessing the maturity and stability of a team is the presence of an obvious leader whose superiority is not contested by anyone. It is often observed that in a team, two or even three people consider themselves equal founders and leaders. My practice shows that this is a future conflict …
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I am ready to believe and follow the political force whose leaders do not hate their opponents, do not try to destroy them or eliminate them from the political scene, do not block their broadcasting channels, do not remove them from friends in social networks, do not erase their comments, take criticism with dignity, without offense, are ready to compromise …
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Part 1. Software in the field of general education.
Digitalization should undoubtedly penetrate the school system. Schoolchildren should learn to use electronic textbooks from the first grade, learn from them, write on electronic boards, draw graphic pictures in electronic programs, and also have to do homework and inform parents about their progress through an electronic diary.
Our Ministry of Education …
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Part 1.
In the early stages, when there is a lot of uncertainty in the startup, the most important criterion for deciding whether to invest money in a startup is its team. Over the years as a venture investor, I have developed my system for evaluating a startup team. It combines existing methodologies and my personal experience.
The professionalism of …
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– Dad, here you are teaching me to be noble. And what is this, in general, nobility? What does it mean to be noble?
– You know, son, I don’t remember what they write about it in dictionaries, but I personally deduced for myself this formula: nobility is not using one’s advantage to the detriment of other people.
– How …
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Corruption is rampant only in a closed, opaque state apparatus.
The closeness of the state apparatus is possible only under an authoritarian regime.
An authoritarian regime is possible in the absence of political competition and democracy.
Therefore, it is useless to fight corruption in an authoritarian state, because some corrupt officials will be replaced by other corrupt officials.
We need …
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When Kazakhstan adopted a law on criminal liability for the dissemination of false information, I was sympathetic to this news.
I understand perfectly well that a false rumor about the bankruptcy of a bank can cause an outflow of deposits from it and lead to its real bankruptcy.
Or, let’s say, a rumor about an impending earthquake in Almaty can …
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I’ve noticed an interesting pattern: the flexibility of a person’s body is directly related to the flexibility of their character.
For example, I have a friend who seems like he swallowed a stick. He has a slim and straight body, but it’s difficult for him to bend, lean, or twist: his torso seems to be frozen. His character is the …
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What do North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, Russia, Belarus and other similar countries have in common?
All these countries are united by hatred of the United States and the Western way of life, that is, liberal democratic values. Why? What is the pattern here?
Maybe these are the countries of the East, and we are talking about the eternal confrontation between …
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There are different situations.
The first is when a tourist enters the store and addresses the seller in his own language, and the seller knows the buyer’s language, but does not speak it in principle.
I have often seen this attitude in France. Many French people are jealous of the English language and do not want to speak it, although …
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