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Startup Location Is Still A Critical Success Factor

Startup Professionals Musings

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. Also, investors from the super-hubs (Silicon Valley, New York, or Boston), won’t assume anyone outside their domain has the savvy and resources to make it happen.

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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. Let’s illustrate with an example – using a fictional new online marketplace for the purchase and sale of art. The global art market is believed to be about $61 billion (2011). The global art market is believed to be about $61 billion (2011).

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Sprint Like An Egyptian: A Tech Entrepreneurship Revolution in Alexandria

Gust

The risk-reward tradeoff in finance should hold true in developing and unstable regions as well. Even the hijab and other traditional clothing worn by some team members can be seen in IT work environments in places like London, New York or San Francisco.

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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Steve Blank

This was a modern city in a hurry to make a first impression – think of what Rome looked like in the time of the empire or New York in the 1920’s – now it’s Beijing announcing that China has arrived. If it’s driven by profit then the ecosystem needs both entrepreneurs as well as Venture Finance. To compare the two, in 2011 U.S.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

mashable.com

a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. May 7, 2011 03:05:36 Reply 0 Flag this comment jpp123 Follow A CTO needs to have vision of their own, not just share the company vision. Was debating between two candidates.

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How to Miss By a Mile: An Alternative Look at Uber’s Potential Market Size

abovethecrowd.com

On June 18, Aswath Damodaran , a finance professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business, published an article on FiveThirtyEight titled “ Uber Isn’t Worth $17 Billion. For the market size, he states, “For my base case valuation, I’m going to assume that the primary market Uber is targeting is the global taxi and car-service market.”

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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Steve Blank

This was a modern city in a hurry to make a first impression – think of what Rome looked like in the time of the empire or New York in the 1920’s – now it’s Beijing announcing that China has arrived. If it’s driven by profit then the ecosystem needs both entrepreneurs as well as Venture Finance. To compare the two, in 2011 U.S.