Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

China’s growth over the past few decades has been remarkable. Governments blocking acquisitions, the curtailment of company expansion, more scrutiny on overseas operations of U.S. Influenced by the rapid growth of the bike-sharing craze in China, a savvy Uber employee spun out to create Bird. 3/ Crypto Hibernation.

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Up and Running

JULY 15, 2016

Today, China is without a doubt one of the most exciting places in the world to do business. Despite the recent economic downturn, the market potential is enormous, the entrepreneurial spirit in China is high, and the country is inevitably going to increase its global influence thanks to its economic vitality. and the E.U.—and

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Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2011

Ben and his partner Marc Andreessen (the founder of Netscape and author of the first commercial web browser on the Internet ) are the definition of Smart Money. I’ve followed them with a few observations about the Internet that may help frame the scope of the debate. The Internet May Liberate Us. The Internet May Kill Us.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2023

While the country itself is small compared to other Western European big leagues, Tallinn has a HeatMap Trust Score of 93%, and in recent years government intervention and financial support have made it one of the most prominent places in the Baltic region for startups and startup accelerator programs.

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thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Ironically, today, while Modi, leader of the world’s largest and most complex democracy, gave this speech, China violently cracked down on pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong. For years, China has been the darling of the international investment community. In 2030, India is expected to surpass China in population.

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Venture Chronicles

MARCH 17, 2010

Last week I wrote a post that covered many of the observation I made on my recent trip to mainland China. Given my background in IT, a natural area of interest for me was the build out of IT in China businesses that are not directly aligned with U.S. based secondary markets rather than purchased new in China.

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Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

In 20 years we will look back at the first few elections of the global Internet age the way we remember the smoky backrooms of elections past. Sequoia Capital recently made headlines with the NASDAQ IPO of Mecox Lane, a Chinese Internet retailer and the seventh IPO by a Chinese company backed by Sequoia in the last 18 months.

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Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

7 Companies in China have raised more than $1 billion in an IPO this year. IPO by far this year will be the government ward General Motors. And with their capital and confidence, China and India are stretching their wings. In the U.S. Well, McKinsey estimates that consumer spending in Africa will double, to $1.8

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

We boast the world’s second highest fixed broadband Internet subscription rate only an inch behind Sweden. Ninety-four percent of households are equipped with a computer and have Internet access (the others are still playing 8-bit Nintendo). Look out China, we’ll advise you into submission!

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

The survey indicated that the VCs surveyed felt the best prospects were for entrepreneurs in emerging markets like China, Brazil, and India. It will not be the Facebooks of the world that will prove a job-creating force, but rather the new technologies that are the equivalent of the mainframe computer, the PC revolution, or the Internet.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2020

When globalization or technology shrinks distances (Internet), painful missing needs become evident, and opportunities abound. Unpredictable forces, such as unrest in the Middle East and China, can quickly change energy cost equations, or availability of critical products. The impact of global instability.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

These instruments of national power employed in a “whole of government approach” to advance a state’s interests are known by the acronym DIME -FIL. Class 2 focused on China, the U.S.’s China’s goal is to challenge and overturn the U.S.-led This is problematic as China claims Taiwan is a province of China.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 18, 2014

Despite the momentum with India, Israel-China (including Hong Kong) trade is on-track to hit $10 billion this year, representing 13% of total Israeli exports (Bank of Israel). Indian Market at a Glance : 150 million mobile Internet connections. 250 million Internet users. 25-30 million 3G customers.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Some countries hate the Internet. Actually, it may be more accurate to say that some countries are fearful of the power of the Internet to harness people power that may lead to the overthrow in the “natural” order of things.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. Internet Apps And Native Apps: Why Neither Is Going Away, But The Coming Years Will See A Tremendous Power Shift - ArcticStartup , November 29, 2010 People love a good story, no matter what form of content it is they're consuming. What went wrong?

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

government does have some unique convening power and the ability to tap external talent and resources. Times China bureau chief Julie Makinen , who is on a JSK journalism fellowship at Stanford , and is part of our mentorship team, has been taking notes on Weeks 7 and 8. The teaching team delivers comments, pulling no punches.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

government does have some unique convening power and the ability to tap external talent and resources. Times China bureau chief Julie Makinen , who is on a JSK journalism fellowship at Stanford , and is part of our mentorship team, has been taking notes on Weeks 7 and 8. The teaching team delivers comments, pulling no punches.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. I was only in China for a week so this a cursory view. China Venture Capital. China now has plenty of both.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 275

mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

When a potential customer visits a website and then leaves without making a purchase, companies can ‘follow’ them on the Internet,” says Melissa Chelist, owner of Storkgifts , an online children’s store. According to Think Mobile with Google : 81% of smartphone users access the Internet on their mobile devices.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

The majority of consumers thinks that it’s just a better and faster version of mobile Internet like it was with 4G LTE. It becomes pretty clear that the most significant benefits from the emergence of 5G will get the Internet of Things also well-known as IoT. What is 5G? Anyway, it’s only a part of the truth to know.

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Seeing Both Sides

MARCH 27, 2014

Due to market forces and government regulations, banks abandoned the lower end of the consumer market. ING - soon to be renamed Voya Financial - demonstrated that a bank could be constructed that serviced consumers over the Internet without traditional branches. . But when the credit crisis hit, everything changed.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 26, 2022

This is critical since the government is moving toward a speedier payment system, which will reduce the time it takes for victims to get compensation. So, we can expect that businesses and workplaces will keep on adjusting and readjusting their operations to accommodate the mandates and protocols that their respective governments will impose.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2023

When globalization or technology shrinks distances (Internet), painful missing needs become evident, and opportunities abound. Unpredictable forces, such as unrest in the Middle East and China, can quickly change energy cost equations, or availability of critical products. The impact of global instability.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

And in the 21st century, it will take China and India just 15 years. In a similar vein, where once it might have taken a few decades for a majority of the population to adopt something like the telephone or electricity, today adoption rates for consumer products like cellphones and the internet happen within five to 10 years.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 18, 2013

She also delved into the impact of the Internet on small businesses in Asia, and highlighted how a country’s infrastructure can aid or limit the impact of small business on its economy. The impact of the Internet has also opened up possibilities for small businesses seeking growth in both domestic and international markets.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 7, 2011

Its main customers include China’s Huawei Technologies, Israel’s Ceragon Networks and Sweden’s Ericsson. The government will pay 40 percent of the wages of employees, up to a maximum wage of 25,000 shekels ($7,000) per month, during the first year of operation of the Barclays center.

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Israel Java Database Argentina 79

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

If you are asking investors to invest into a foreign entity, get legal and tax experts to prepare the memos for them about the tax impact on their fund, governance of foreign corporation etc. Jeff Clavier, Seed stage investor in 90+ consumer internet startups, said: We all have a different approach to non Silicon Valley opportunities.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 1, 2014

TrueCar is the first ever Internet service that tells you exactly how much other people in your area paid for the car you want to buy. Luddite dealers started petitioning state governments to make TrueCar illegal. Turkey or China? Even governments don’t like losing their monopoly – control of the media.

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thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Ironically, today, while Modi, leader of the world’s largest and most complex democracy, gave this speech, China violently cracked down on pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong. For years, China has been the darling of the international investment community. In 2030, India is expected to surpass China in population.

India 40

India China Africa Government 40

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. I was only in China for a week so this a cursory view. China Venture Capital. China now has plenty of both.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 167

YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2012

million sq km, the People’s Republic of China is widely known as the factory of the world. What elements constitute the building blocks of China’s society – the very essence of being Chinese? With a population of 1.3 billion sprawled over a gargantuan 9.6

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Patents are nice but… in a consumer Internet business, it’s most likely that you aren’t re-inventing the wheel. Everyone wants to sell to 1% of China… It’s hard to exactly know your niche in the beginning, so Pivot if you have to. Patented Technology? How long will it take?

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Agile VC

MAY 7, 2014

But there’s a ton of interesting bits on everything from growth rates to corporate governance, so I will still do a deep analysis though will serialize this into a couple posts. I’ll first start with a brief background on the genesis of Alibaba and a top level sizing of the company and its underlying businesses. ==.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 29, 2023

It is home to over 680 million people and over 400 million internet users- nearly 70% of the population. The report predicts that the region’s internet economy can cross $300 billion by 2025. Most Internet users in this region are connected through their smartphones. Southeast Asia is one of them.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Government Top 5 Mashable Lists Twitter List Directory » 1 @mashable/mashable Followers: 8832 Members: 33 2 @mashable/social-media Followers: 7013 Members: 98 3 @mashable/marketing Followers: 4184 Members: 51 4 @mashable/tech Followers: 3115 Members: 65 5 @mashable/media Followers: 2751 Members: 92 Get Mashable updates on your mobile device!

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Developer Software Review PHP Social Media 73

Agile VC

MAY 22, 2014

My first two posts on this mammoth S-1 covered a high-level sizing of Alibaba and a deeper dive into some of Alibaba Group’s governance which in some ways mirrors the Politburo structure. How does that stack up against analogous US internet companies? How exactly is each marketplace and complementary service monetized?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

The book is framed in the context of Balram writing a letting to the leader of China trying to explain how India works. A local government official was willing to go and look for our equipment personally, but it would cost money. Om Malik was also on the panel. As was Shel Israel. He wants him to understand how it really works.

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