The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Founded in 2008, Shanghai-based CooTek is the company behind TouchPal X Keyboard and TouchPal Contacts , which lets you type contact names directly on your smartphone’s dial pad. Distribution and cashflow pose challenges in China. CooTek is Chinese but targeted Western consumers first. Being copied is a huge problem in China.

China 122

China Developer Intellectual Property Mobile 122

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

The importance of the conference is that it assembles most of the top privately held early-to-mid-stage technology companies in the country (and some globally) as well as most VC’s, growth equity funds and corporate development departments from large industry players looking at technology acquisitions. Revenue of ~$160mm in 2008.

IPO 242

IPO Venture Capital Private Placement Cofounder 242

Altgate

JANUARY 16, 2011

But I don’t see Google users switching en mass thereby depriving Google of it’s “clicks&# needed to drive revenue…at least not without Google throwing oodles of money at the problem in an attempt to stem the flow. Google will see revenue stop growing and possibly even fall and fall sharply.

CPA 72

CPA Advertising Distribution Search 72

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Distribution Channel for Product Companies. Then Amit Gurung pitched a business plan to create a distribution channel for product companies trying to cater to the rural base-of-the-pyramid (BPO) market in India. why not become a retailer of the same basket of products that he wants to distribute?

India 115

India Silicon Valley Incubator Bootstrapping 115

ReadWriteStart

MAY 26, 2011

Deborah has interest from Whole Foods and some other grocery stores to build such greenhouses near their distribution centers. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. This is a greenhouse technology to grow fresh agricultural produce. As an entrepreneur CEO, she ran three companies: DAIS, Intarka, and Uuma.

Affiliate 117

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 9, 2011

We went through a set of lead generation mechanisms and discussed the distribution of roles and responsibilities between the company and the channel partner. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. This, by the way, is a real scenario. As an entrepreneur CEO, she ran three companies: DAIS, Intarka and Uuma.

Silicon Valley 113

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

First up, Joel Korpi from Austin, Texas, pitched Rockify , a platform for transforming video content into multiple device friendly formats, process payments and help content producers distribute and monetize content more widely. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

Poland 126

Poland Argentina Oakland Entrepreneur 126

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 14, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year.

Bootstrapping 114

Bootstrapping Marketing Angel Investor Silicon Valley 114

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Justin is looking for a more efficient customer acquisition model, and my suggestion to him was to look into using distributors, instead of trying to do all the development and then also all the distribution himself. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008.

Bootstrapping 113

Bootstrapping IP India Silicon Valley 113

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2011

In 2012, finally, we will see the first major crop of Indian entrepreneurs playing on the global stage. Today's discussion was about how to generate additional distribution and acquire traffic. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant.

Greece 116

Greece Entrepreneur India Silicon Valley 116

Hippoland

JULY 6, 2018

except for 2008-2009, which is another story) But, I think we’re in trouble, Silicon Valley. This is probably just after the series A in my opinion – where you’re doing perhaps $300k-$1m per month in revenue. Many startups these days are using a distributed model successfully. Documentation?

Silicon Valley 48

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Hippoland

JULY 6, 2018

except for 2008-2009, which is another story) But, I think we’re in trouble, Silicon Valley. This is probably just after the series A in my opinion – where you’re doing perhaps $300k-$1m per month in revenue. Many startups these days are using a distributed model successfully. Documentation?

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley San Francisco Portugal Ireland 48

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Used by teams all over the world, including global brands like SAP, MindMeister offers the ability to brainstorm, hold meetings, map out strategies and deliver projects, all via collaborative mind maps. There have been a few but two come to mind: first, when we hit 1,000 users a week after launching MindMeister in 2008.

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Management Cofounder Entrepreneur Agile 58

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Unfortunately, either information asymmetry or physical distances and the resulting distribution costs can both cut against the economic advantages that would otherwise arise for all. With the launch of Airbnb in 2008 and Uber (*) in 2009, these two companies established a new category of marketplaces known as the “sharing economy.”

Internet 88

Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

Hearpreneur

MAY 27, 2020

So if Tesla didn’t come onto the scene in 2008 with a real, compelling reason to exist (create the world’s best electric vehicle and make it fun to drive and stunning to look at) it would never have a chance to compete with established incumbents. 2 large, global collaborations will be released in the coming week.

Entrepreneur 133

Entrepreneur Social Media Audience Conversion 133

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

She is a globally recognized expert on strategy, innovation and growth, and also the author of a fairly new book called Seeing Around Corners: How to spot inflection points in business before they happen. And content distribution. That was a huge revenue. This is John Jantsch. My guest today is Rita McGrath.

eCommerce 60

eCommerce Norway Internet Advertising 60

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 29, 2020

Generally, a new company can’t undercut the established players in terms of pricing or get wider distribution, but a new idea gives you an advantage that money can’t buy. They are then distributed to plants elsewhere in the country that can recycle them or, if this isn’t possible, disposed of in an environmentally conscious way.

St. Louis 147

St. Louis Missouri Non-Compete Seattle 147

VC Cafe

JUNE 14, 2010

According to VentureBeat Games , the deal is estimated at $18 million, but could reach up to $48 million if Mytopia’s assets hits certain revenue milestones by 2011. Mytopia was funded by SK telecom ventures Innovation Fund, Benhamou Global Ventures and private investors. by midday in London today to ?0.50,

Stock 74

Stock Acquisition Global 74

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

BigBand Networks, which has more than 200 customers in North America, Asia and Europe, provides broadband service providers with digital video networking solutions designed to make it easier to distribute, manage and monetize video. Fifty of its manufacturing activities and 70% of its consolidated revenues derive from global operations.

Peru 96

Peru Technical Review North America 96

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

So, in 2008, I began selling new and refurbished servers and storage lines, which quickly became advantageous to those small-and medium-sized businesses who needed to save money during the cash-strapped days of the recession and chose upgrading their systems versus buying new. A friend challenged me to expand my offerings.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Our tests suite takes nine minutes to run (distributed across 30-40 machines). You cant make these global efficiency improvements until you get clear about the goal of your development process. In a lot of cases, thats just a fancy name for revenue or profit, but not always. On commit automatically run all tests.

Continuous Deployment 123

Continuous Deployment San Francisco Software Review Lean 123

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 13, 2020

UiPath broke that milestone this summer, in just nine months, establishing Europe as a major global center for software innovation. Before jumping into the list, let’s have a quick look at what’s been a very special year in many ways for the cloud ecosystem globally and in Europe. 2020 Cloud Market: Is The Sky the Limit?

Europe 71

Europe Cloud Silicon Valley 71

Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

As a result, tech-sector employment has declined as a percent of the workforce, from 11% in 2006–2008 to 9% in 2013. For the first time in history there are Israeli companies scaling up successfully as global market leaders, and the ecosystem is evolving to support them. That’s disappointing for a country with so much potential.

Cofounder 20

Cofounder Technical Review United States 20

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

endeve – Issue invoices, manage clients and check revenues all in one place. Xing XING – A global networking and contact management site for business professionals. CEOWorld.biz – Global networking for managers, entrepreneurs, and senior execs. Invoice Journal – Free invoicing program.

Software Review 78

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

One Million by One Million is a global initiative that aims to nurture a million entrepreneurs reach a million dollars each in annual revenue and beyond by 2020, thereby creating a trillion dollars in global GDP and ten million jobs. SM: In September 2008, when the first Entrepreneur Journeys book was released, D.D.

Programming 116

Programming Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 116

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

For consumers scarred by the 2008 financial crisis, those brands may be perceived as “safer” than fintech alternatives, but that doesn’t nearly explain the sharp increase in share of new accounts. Meanwhile, rewards for debit cards were discontinued by many banks after the 2008 financial crisis. Source: Cornerstone Advisors.

IPO 36

IPO Stock Software Review API 36

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Content, including articles, guides, and case studies, can still generate prospects and customers consistently—you just need to approach distribution from a different angle. Way back in 2008, an obscure SaaS company called Zuora started talking—loudly and endlessly—about the “ subscription economy.

B2B 133

B2B Marketing SEO Search 133

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

After a somewhat disappointing congress in 2009, in which companies showcased products from previous years, this year is expected to be faster, greener and ‘cloudier’ Looking at the conference agenda , it’s not hard to spot the trends for 2010: Mobile Clouds – additional storage and new revenue streams to operators.

Mobile 109

Mobile IP SMS Networking 109

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Sramana Mitra is the founder of the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) initiative, an educational, business development and incubation program that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. on a global scale.

Silicon Valley 118

Silicon Valley India San Francisco Entrepreneur 118

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

3GVision is the global leader in mobile barcode services that use the camera phone to scan barcodes. This highest quality of the traffic information, never achieved before, together with the perfect applications generate significant revenues for the operator and maintain customers’ loyalty. Craze Productions. GoNet Systems.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

She is an award winning journalist and author of two critically acclaimed books, "Once Youre Lucky, Twice Youre Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0" (Gotham Books, May 2008) and "Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky: How the Top 1% of Entrepreneurs Profit from Global Chaos" (Wiley, February 2011). Source VentureBeat ]. -

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

billion and revenues likely exceeding $250 million (Wikipedia lists 2015 revenue at $167 million). This had an impact on the 2008 election where apparently groups of DIGG publishers would promote positive stories about Obama and negative stories about Hillary Clinton (sound familiar?). I asked Jonah about this. “I

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