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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

And, with that warning, I offer to you, the big stories in the startup and investing ecosystem of 2018, written in ascending order of importance and magnitude…. Technology is, like water, flowing and seeping into nearly every sector and eventually into most of the global economy. 4/ Global Trade Wars Are For Real.

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

abovethecrowd.com

In 2018, Taobao GMV (Gross Merchandise Value) was a staggering RMB2,689 billion, which equates to $428 billion in US dollars. In many cases, a deeper focus on a particular category or vertical allows these marketplaces to distinguish themselves from broader marketplaces like eBay. billion of GSV (gross services revenue) across 2.0

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2019

Hearpreneur

This focus has helped me recruit the best and the brightest in the field, build a world-class operation, and most of all, with all the knowledge in a specific vertical, help build a leading agency for food & beverage manufacturers that are looking to build a direct to consumer channel. Thanks to Mac Fadra, MAXiM Hair Restoration ! #12-

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The Texas Startup Manifesto

Austin Startup

This number will double by the end of 2018 as we invite new mentors from Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. Partnerships with innovative global companies in major industry verticals provide unique opportunities for customer validation, pilot programs and strategic investment. Department of Defense. Startups go where the talent is.

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12 Entrepreneurs Reveal What They Look Forward To in 2019

Hearpreneur

I am really looking forward to diversifying my marketing agency into new verticals. 9- Grow my business into a more global company. My goal for 2019 is to grow my business into a more global company ready to help others so we can introduce new publishing proposals that make people freer, happier and wiser. 6- Diversity.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Milis Bio

Austin Startup

Milis Bio CEO and Founder Mike Sheehan winning the 2018 Bank of Ireland/IGNITE Business of Year prize. But don’t lose sight of the fact that we’re already in the midst of a deadly global epidemic. At least 2.8 million people will die this year as a result of being overweight or obese.

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Israeli startup landscape maps (updated July 2020)

VC Cafe

It’s been a while since I posted the first Israeli startup landscape collection (August 2018) and second batch (Nov 2019) of Israeli startup maps. billion globally in Q2 2020, and wellness tech is a growing part of it. Wellness is a category that mixes several verticals within. I love startup landscapes.