Dhanin says that TelecomAsia's businesses have a promising future despite a few technical hiccups, but other high-tech ventures, such as a planned foray into electronics, have been shelved - a project for the next generation.

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It was reported last year that U.S. venture capital firm Union Square Ventures and a handful of American tech companies were to only accept links to jobseekers' "web presence" -- from blogs to Twitter accounts -- instead of traditional resumes.

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As Reddit has shown, there are investors who are willing to take a very laissez faire approach to managing high-growth tech ventures.

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