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A New Era For Entrepreneurs And Startups Has Begun

Startup Professionals Musings

is already well above the dot.com bubble of 15 years ago, although we have slipped a bit this year from the high point of 320 new entrepreneurs out of 100,000 adults in 2011. in 2013, with aggregate proceeds of over $38 billion. Entrepreneurs now can think globally about the opportunity, from day one but start locally.

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Groupon Getting Pummeled Daily in the Israeli Deal Market, BUY2 Leads

VC Cafe

Back in January 2011, Groupon bought out Grouper.co.il , Israel’s first to market daily deal site for an estimated $8-15 million US dollars. On August 3rd, 2011, BUY2 bought out competitor Deal Hayom for 2 million shekels ($568,000, 08/06/11, Hebrew article). and BUY2 is succeeding. 90,000, and Groupon.co.il made a palsy ?

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The Power of Torso TV (Why Media is Racing to the Middle)

Both Sides of the Table

YouTube has done a phenomenal job in aggregating audiences, which is why I have taken to calling YouTube the new Comcast and believe it will be a huge disruptor in the TV market . In 2011 YouTube had 1 trillion views, which is the equivalent of every human watching 140 videos. People are developing global tastes.

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How To Choose A Market For Your Startup Or Small Business

crowdSPRING Blog

Or a market perceived to be global can be dominated by a few regions. The global art market is believed to be about $61 billion (2011). The global art market is believed to be about $61 billion (2011). You must know how many potential customers are in your target market. Is your new startup targeting auctions?

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Exits in Israel 2011: IPOs Pool is Dry, Buy M&A Activity up 134%

VC Cafe

On aggregate, putting a dollar into Israeli high-tech could yield you more than double the returns (if only these things worked on aggregate!). Below are 10 interesting facts from the report: Exits involving Israeli and Israel-related high-tech companies in 2011 totaled $5.23 billion, a 134 percent increase from $2.18

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Groupon's S-1: From Zero to Like? Billions in 30 Months ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

June 5, 2011. Filing Date: initial filing June 2, 2011. Run Rate Revenue: $2.6B (Q1 2011 annualized). Revenue Growth: 2241% YoY (2010 vs 2009), 1357% YOY (Q1 2011 vs Q1 2010). Run Rate Gross Profit: $1.1B (Q1 2011 annualized). Featured merchants (may not have tipped): 56.8K (Q1 2011), 66.3K (2010), 2.7K (2009).

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Invest in Israel Newsletter December 2011

VC Cafe

Below are the headlines for December 2011 (mid month update!). As of April 2011, the site claimed more than 20 million visitors a month, up sharply from the 1.5 What they offered was unique, and it seemed the logical choice for RBS” said Zak de Mariveles, managing director at RBS Global Banking & Markets.

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