Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 6, 2016

As the global economy shifts from analog to digital, I’ve been thinking a lot about how I can help others thrive in this digital world and make the transition a success. And, it’s in this spirit, that I am super proud to see Canada Learning Code go live. Just think about the possibilities.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 24, 2013

oi and Cristian Strat, founders of Summify (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Two years ago , Danny Robinson, Maura Rodgers and myself started to lobby for a Startup Visa Canada that would make it easier for foreign (tech) entrepreneurs to start their company in Canada.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 27, 2019

Canada regularly tops global rankings of business friendliness, economic stability, and skilled workforce. It has an efficient and transparent regulatory framework that makes the process of opening a company in Canada relatively straightforward. Source: Pixabay.com. Hiring Considerations.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2013

As part of a series of transformational changes to Canada’s immigration system, the Start-Up Visa Program aims to link international entrepreneurs with private sector organizations in Canada that have experience working with startups to provide essential resources. Image credit: Andrew Hildebrand.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 24, 2015

At our firm, ff Venture Capital , we didn’t aim to go to Canada, but ended up there anyway. seed-focused investor with as many investments in Canada. Additionally, the Canadian government has significantly more rational immigration policies for foreign entrepreneurs than America, encouraging talented people globally to come to Canada.

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Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 15, 2012

It is a repository of global data that has as its primary purpose to quantify the role of digital in the consumer journey from research to purchase. But during the 30% of the time that I spend outside the US (or on global brand strategy), the other column and the contrasts you can draw are very meaningful. Come on Canada!

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Though it is better for new businesses to start with local shipping if the owners are in doubt and later expand it overseas to global shipping when it becomes stable. This process is easier now as many professional and cheap shipping Canada companies are providing quality services for such businesses to make their products shipped safely. .

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VC Cafe

MARCH 4, 2024

All of this is in addition to the macro challenges that Israeli startups had to deal with in 2023 even before October 7th, including international investor unease due to the proposed judicial reform (that has since been taken off the table), Ukraine war, global venture slowdown ( US VC investments were down 60% in 2023 ), etc.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 30, 2020

I lead Miminvest, a mining interest involved in a joint venture with [Canada-based] Teranga Gold Corporation. Those challenges may be worthwhile, as global reserves may exceed 500 billion tons. The future of the world’s food supply may depend on their efforts, and ours. You’re involved in another big project in West Africa.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 2, 2024

12:50): How have you adapted TransPerfect to meet changing global trends? John (07:00): Well, and you were kind of pre-internet, a pre global economy mean, so you needed people all over the world, and they were not as easy to find as they are today. I mean huge global companies, but they needed other things. That is the hardest.

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Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

Global and Local. and seen the rise of absolute juggernauts with deeply global ambitions such as Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, and Xiaomi. and seen the rise of absolute juggernauts with deeply global ambitions such as Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, and Xiaomi.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 1, 2017

by Gail Martin, author of “ The Essential Social Media Marketing Handbook: A New Roadmap for Maximizing Your Brand, Influence, and Credibility “ Whether your company is purely local or has a global footprint, you need to be active and visible on social media. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube serve a global audience.

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Version One Ventures

MARCH 3, 2021

National/Global tech/business sections = e.g. WSJ, Bloomberg. Regional/local outlets tech = e.g. BetaKit, The Logic, Globe & Mail (Canada), Geekwire (Pacific Northwest). Outlets can include: . Most popular tech publication = TechCrunch. Relevant podcasts. TV news outlets. Industry-specific publications.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 29, 2014

Subtitled Lessons for Global Corporations , the book embraces cross-cultural storytelling in its approach. Akiko Ito – a Japanese social entrepreneur who left her family in Japan to travel the world, was driven to contribute to charitable causes by founding a global NGO, and who adopted a “life is a game” philosophy.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 29, 2019

Mexico, and Canada. If one of your suppliers is in China, Mexico, or Canada, the price of doing business with them may have significantly affected your customer offering. Employ the sales team to expand globally. It is crucial to understand potential cultural pitfalls when entering new global arenas.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 28, 2022

He is a blogger from Canada who also helps people become financially independent, and you could say that’s one of his businesses apart from blogging. She is the co-founder of the famous Huffington Post and the founder of Thrive Global. Thanks to Keith Terell, Backpacks Global ! #19- Thanks to Tomek Mlodzki, PhotoAiD ! #4-

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

12:50): How have you adapted TransPerfect to meet changing global trends? John (07:00): Well, and you were kind of pre-internet, a pre global economy mean, so you needed people all over the world, and they were not as easy to find as they are today. I mean huge global companies, but they needed other things. That is the hardest.

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Venezuela Cofounder Finance San Francisco 86

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2018

Mishcon de Reya is a global firm and global companies are encouraged to apply. Advisors currently are from the UK, US, Canada, Asia Pacific and Israel. The more they know the better equipped they are to make a decision. I don’t live in the UK – can I apply? Legal Tech Innovation Categories.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2017

Moy helped lead the launch of PayPal Canada and directed the relaunch of the flagship Wheels.ca I’ve been extremely lucky with the amazing experiences I’ve had working at some of the most innovative global companies, such as eBay and PayPal. I predict that Toronto will essentially become the Silicon Valley of the East Coast.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

We estimate that the global GMV for ride sharing was over $100B in 2018 (including Uber, Didi, Grab, Lyft, Yandex, etc) and still growing handsomely. Upwork is a global freelancing platform where businesses and independent professionals can connect and collaborate remotely. The idea is simple and simultaneously brilliant.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 25, 2012

< ARIN is one of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) that collectively manage IP addresses for the global Internet. ARIN’s region consists of Canada, the US, and parts of the Caribbean. Add in all of the corporate servers, public web sites, servers for cloud computing services, and it is apparent why 4.3

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Version One Ventures

JULY 2, 2019

Happy Canada Day to our friends and colleagues north of the border, and Happy Fourth of July to those of you south of the border. And last but not least, we announced our investment in Celo , an open-sourced crypto-powered global payment platform. We hope everyone is having a great start to summer. Welcome to the V1 family!

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Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

As I’ve discussed elsewhere, Gust’s long-term goal is to serve as the infrastructure platform for the entire global, early stage finance industry. However, there is actually much more to Gust than is apparent on the surface, or even from the viewpoint of a current user (either entrepreneur or investor).

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

The Ontario, Canada-based Location Based Marketing Association (LBMA) earlier this month launched LMBA Singapore, its new regional chapter focused on promoting and supporting Asian companies working on location-based services (LBS) market through collaboration, education and research.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

SAS Canada “customer champions” helped the firm restore declining customer retention rates—which had fallen as low as the mid-80s percent — back to the firm’s traditional high retention rates of 97-98 percent. In the process, everyone understands that SAS Canada software was an important contributor.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In the most recent Global Entrepreneurship Report , researchers found that almost 50% of US and Canada Founders started their business to “ make a difference in the world. A third option has been growing in popularity: conscious companies that balance purpose AND profits.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2018

For the last 15 years, Bo Zou, who works and lives in Toronto, has been developing and executing experience strategy and design through all digital channels for companies like HeathWallace in Asia, and Crispin Porter + Bogusky in Canada, along with his own experience design studio in Toronto.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2020

9- Desire to go global. I wanted to be the first Indian beauty/wellness brand to go truly global. We are now in over 300 US cities and we are beginning to expand to Canada. 20- Add value to the global human community. About a year strapped to this rollercoaster and I managed to have my best month yet.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review South Korea United States 147

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 30, 2023

She is the founder and CEO of JAM a multi-million dollar global business that has connected millions of people through play since its inception as one of the largest adult recreational sports leagues in the world. The JAM team has produced and delivered over 3500 playful corporate events, in over 30 countries since the summer of 2020.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Not only do you need to come up with something relevant, but you have the added stress of worrying about the verb effect, if it’s easy-to-spell, globally understandable, catchy, memorable and gives off the right impression. Naming your startup can be one of the most difficult challenges for an entrepreneur. A good luck charm, perhaps?

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 23, 2023

Thanks to Gabriel Nwatarali, Tech Help Canada ! #12- As I have clients globally, I needed something unique, so every idea was checked online, in business directories, and whether the URL was available. Since then, this name has served me well, allowing me to change services and products along the way without rebranding.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

My contact at Facebook assured me that this story wasn’t the only one of its kind, and that it was more common than you’d think in other offices they had globally. In addition, look at Facebook’s revenue per user growth globally over the past few quarters.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The chatter of the “Retail Apocalypse” began long before the recent events of a global pandemic. Shopify research shows: 46% of buyers in the US and Canada have made purchases from local, independently owned businesses since the beginning of the pandemic. "Années Folles" — Web Smith (@web) December 27, 2020.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

In his case, he built commercial buildings in Toronto, Canada. Five years later we have a team of about 200 e-commerce consultants spanning over three global offices and we are going strong- managing over 200 Amazon seller accounts, eBay, Walmart as well. In my childhood, he made sure to instill in me the desire to build something.

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Entrepreneur B2B Database Technical Review 138

ConversionXL

APRIL 21, 2021

If your website is targeting search terms that have a global audience, hreflang tags can help ensure the appropriate content is to show to the most relevant audience and in the process improve your rankings. A landing page with multiple hreflang tags . Like rel canonicals, hreflang tags instruct Google to show specific urls over others.

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Board Effect

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

As nonprofit boards continue to face a global pandemic during late 2020 and early into 2021, it’s never been more important for boards to focus diligently on their missions to ensure sustainability. Setting up clear board expectations right from the start is the key to increasing effectiveness.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2011

about Moshe Lichtman, and why he is one of few men or women capable of leading an Israeli startup to global billions. He led the department to 400% growth : MSN became the number one portal in Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and numerous Asian countries. In this post I break down an article by TheMarker.co.il

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