YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

Spanning halfway round the globe – from Turkey to the United Arab Emirates to India, South East Asia and China – the book brings one on a fascinating tour of the complex business characteristics governing our neck of the woods. Let me highlight some of the book’s fascinating themes: Growth of Middle-Class Consumers.

Technical Review 171

Technical Review United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia China 171

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

Tapping into global markets – There are talented people in the world who can’t earn a “global market rate” for their services but when you open them up to global demand – boom! Think Tunia, Egypt, Syria and now Turkey. An obvious example of this is oDesk. Which leads to disenfranchisement. And rebellion.

Syria 361

Syria Marketing Libya Los Angeles 361

thebarefootvc

AUGUST 21, 2018

Last week I wrote about how geopolitics can impact demand for public blockchain cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. Cryptocurrency can serve as a (relatively) stable store of value when local currencies are devalued or taken out of circulation – most recently witnessed in Turkey.

Venezuela 45

Venezuela Turkey Government Demand 45

thebarefootvc

AUGUST 13, 2018

Financial headlines over the past week focused on Turkey’s rapidly depreciating lira. Bitcoin was priced at a 12-15% premium on Indian exchanges vs US exchanges during that time given the increased demand. In order to protect themselves from such a move in the future, many people turned to the crypto market.

Venezuela 40

Venezuela Turkey India Portfolio 40

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I don’t believe in cold turkey transition. You also need to make sure that you have a legal agreement that governs your partnership, how it will dissolve, what happens if somebody dies, what happens if somebody gets mad. That is how I became a brand in demand. If you and your partner are just alike, that’s not going to work.

Social Media 60

Social Media Small Business Software Review Technical Review 60

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2021

Eren Bali arrived in Silicon Valley from Turkey in 2010 hoping to relaunch Udemy , his online education company. Eren came to the US from Turkey to work at a Silicon Valley tech startup, which is actually where I first met him a few years ago. EB : If you go really back, I was born in a small village in South-east part of Turkey.

Silicon Valley 60

Silicon Valley Turkey Los Angeles California 60

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

If you read the headlines or talk with zealous friends you may well think cryptocurrencies are either our savior from bureaucratic, ossified governments or are purely speculative Ponzi schemes. More Stable Currency for Some Citizens of the World Some people don’t trust their governments with a national currency.

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Government Distribution Stock United States 280