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Why Amazon Is the Undisputed E-Commerce Growth Leader

Startup Professionals Musings

From meager beginnings selling books online back in 1994, Amazon is currently the largest e-commerce retailer and cloud computing platform in the world, and now dominates even the giant Walmart. In my role as a business advisor, I’ve long wondered how to pass their secrets along to other new ventures.

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Pandemic Technology Transformations for Start-up Businesses

The Startup Magazine

One immediate effect in the business world is the increasing demand for new technology to help SMEs and start-ups to survive, cope, and develop in this new world as they begin converting their business models to operate online. The lack of customer interaction has affected how businesses operate. The Move to E-Commerce.

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Ecommerce: How to Survive its Troughs

ReadWriteStart

On the topic of ecommerce, one wonders to what extent this business model is applicable, and where is it likely to end? It’s the extent of this phenomenon that has resulted in soaring businesses across the world. This is the prime question that goes through most online retailers, entrepreneurs today. The Rise of Ecommerce.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

The magazine’s “Central Banker Report Card,” which has been published annually since 1994, grades Central Bank governors of 30 key countries, and the ECB, according to an “A” to “F” scale for their performance and success in areas such as inflation control, economic growth goals, currency stability and interest rate management.

Israel 96
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My Talk at MIT: Beyond Finance, Considering Business and Social Impact of Blockchains

thebarefootvc

One of the reasons I started investing in the blockchain space 4 years ago was the rush I got learning about the tech at my first bitcoin conference – akin to the chills I got when I first logged into the Internet in 1994, when I was deeply passionate about more equal access to education.

Finance 53
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Revolution at the Edge

Ben's Blog

In 2012, most everyone takes the Internet for granted and believes its emergence to be a logical, evolutionary step. A review of the technology press in 1993 and 1994 reveals that almost nobody believed the Internet would be important. Marc released Mosaic in 1993.

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Head, Heart, and Hands: 3 Essentials for Startup Success

Up and Running

And when Jeff Bezos started Amazon in 1994, many people had never even heard of something called the internet. True, your business aspirations may be on a more modest scale than these world-famous brands. If you have a business idea, write a quick business plan—a Lean Plan.