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How to raise money for your startup from VCs and investors in Asia

The Next Web

The company is one of the largest VC–backed startups in Southeast Asia, having raised over $60M in funding. We’ve asked him to give us some insight into starting, building, and funding a company across Asia. Asia has far fewer VC firms and institutional investors, each of which invests a far smaller amount of capital.

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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

Both Sides of the Table

Lately I’ve been having to say things I thought I’d never have to remind people, like, “getting to positive gross margin in several territories is a very low bar to claim success” or “profitable excluding marketing costs” is not actually a real thing. Market Size. MakeSpace provides physical storage.

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Four Reasons Why Retailers Should Consider International Trade

YoungUpstarts

One way to expand your customer portfolio is to access new customers around the world. In Asia Pacific, research shows that almost 60 percent of young entrepreneurs want an international customer base in the next five years, up from 36 percent who have an international customer base now. Entering a new market is no different.

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Factors That Affect Gold and Silver Prices Everyday

Women Entrepreneurs Can

By understanding what drives the markets, you can make better decisions about your investment portfolio. Interest Rates: When interest rates go up, it costs more to borrow money, leading to a decrease in demand for gold. Supply and Demand. The most common drivers of increased demand are: Central banks buying gold.

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When Bad News Is Actually Good News

Babbling VC

Fortunately, for those of us in the market long enough, it's actually good news. For those of you not in the know, they are one of the largest limited partners ( LP's : investors in venture capital funds) in Europe and are basically in almost all the funds throughout the market. This for me is a no-brainer.

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5 Proven Methods To Make Money While You Sleep

YoungUpstarts

The younger generation has a harder time starting out today and current trends in employment show how certain markets dictate academic requirements that many youngsters cannot afford to buy. This is a proven method and has varying degrees of success based on the investment portfolio and the investor’s patience levels.

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Stop Thinking And Acting Local: Small Businesses Seeking Growth Should See Themselves As Global Enterprises

YoungUpstarts

Reddington, president, FedEx Express Asia Pacific. Marketing products into international markets is not a simple task”, says Julio Oliveto, founder of Livre, an innovative wheelchair-tricycle company in Brazil. To tackle this, B-Free researched and patented another product based on market demand. By Dr. Karen M.

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