ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2023

Europe Tallinn For decades Estonia has been at the forefront of technological and business innovation in the Baltic region. Government incentives for startups have seen incentivized programs such as the so-called Technopreneurship Investment Fund allocate around $2 million to new startups if they are successful candidates.

South Africa 136

South Africa New York City San Francisco Silicon Valley 136

Occam's Razor

JUNE 25, 2012

Digital data collection is also exceedingly complex, perhaps a reflection of the organic nature, and subsequent explosion, of the internet. Though Europe is our primary focus, regardless of where you are located you'll learn about web privacy, data collection, optimal tool decisions and how best to plan your data strategy.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2010

On the other extreme, modern web-based applications face almost no technical risk, and are governed by high market uncertainty. Slow-moving cycles, like drug discovery or new automobile models, govern the slow part of the axis. On the other axis we have the underlying cycle time of the industry in question.

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Continuous Deployment Technical Cofounder Cofounder San Francisco 164

The Next Web

DECEMBER 24, 2012

We’re a European VC company and we study the market across Europe. It is partially fueled by government, who want to say, oh we started 20,000 companies or whatever, even if they were 20,000 one-man companies that aren’t really going anywhere. SILICON ALLEE (SA): How do you see the startup scene in Berlin at the moment?

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Partner Luxembourg Denmark Europe 120

Board Effect

JUNE 22, 2020

By gathering information from the internet, spear phishers tailor an email to a specific individual using their name and other information they found out about you that you may have posted on a social media account or somewhere else on the web. In the context of governance, board directors and executives are the new targets of choice.

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Email North America Software Review Asia 71

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

2011 was finally the year when the media spotlight shone on how under-represented women are in almost all power structures in business, government, technology and media – and how crucial it is that we leverage the leadership skill set that they bring to the table to tackle the problems facing the world today.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

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. To name a few: FFF (Friends, Family and Fools), Angels and “super angels&# , venture capital funds, government grants, incubators, corporate venture capital funds and more. Patented Technology?

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Elevator Pitch Incubator Technical Review Startup 102

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Is Government a good idea? Europe Consumer. (1). internet. (6). In search of Europe's next tech stars. How the use of internet is transform. Cracking The Code. Thursday, November 13, 2008.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Portfolio 48

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. You sell a product that requires an internet connection and a web browser for access, which means your prospects are online! Cracking The Code. Friday, October 10, 2008. The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008 Release.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 18, 2010

And despite my wacky self, the US Government actually allowed me to stay. So I spent 7 years of my education in Europe with other loonies who enjoy drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, heck, even music (which I have NO talent for, but I can play the iPod like Horowitz!). I feel naked without the internet. Indefinitely.

Jacksonville 71

Jacksonville West Virginia Design Brunei 71

Agile VC

OCTOBER 1, 2013

I believe we’re going to look back in 2-5 years and realize that we’ve been in a once a decade boom for internet & software startups. The macroeconomy has been stuck in a tepid recovery in the US, a period of decelerating growth in emerging markets, and a double dip recession in much of Europe.

IPO 147

IPO Cloud Valuation Mobile 147

Steve Blank

AUGUST 3, 2009

The Cold War After World War II ended, our wartime ally the Soviet Union kept its army in Eastern Europe and forcibly installed Communist governments in its occupied territories. As tensions rose, there was a growing fear that the Soviets could invade and occupy all of Western Europe. Meanwhile the U.S. And the U.S.

Silicon Valley 178

Silicon Valley RSS Europe Germany 178

VC Cafe

JUNE 20, 2011

trillion GDP of Europe in total. By 2015, 32% of the population will use a mobile phone to access the internet. 1) There’s a growing buzz around entrepreneurship - several people mentioned that in the past, students that graduated from college hurried to find a job in big company and in the case of Brazil also the government.

Spain 108

Spain Silicon Valley Brazil Europe 108

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Box has seen impressive growth throughout the United States and now in Europe. Levin acknowledges that the expansion in Europe may involve a fair amount of hard work. “I I think we have a bit of a challenge in Europe because we are not as well-known here as we are in the United States”, he says. Rapid expansion.

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Europe Entrepreneur United States San Francisco 114

Austin Startup

JANUARY 31, 2018

That’s a big fundamental change seeing that since the start of the internet and sites like broadcast.com and YouTube, we, the users, have always had a public text chat. and Europe and unite families and friends who can watch TV or OTT or IPTV together. What inspired your team to apply for SXSW Accelerator? in October 2017. In the U.K.

Startup 48

Startup Germany Poland Argentina 48

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

In the UK, the theme this year is Make a Job, Don’t take a Job and the events enjoy heavy government support. Research conducted by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) UK team in a survey of over 1,000 entrepreneurs shows the following key findings: SUPPORT - 77% want the government to play a key role in supporting entrepreneurs.

Europe 79

Europe Advisory Board Startup Aggregator 79

ReadWriteStart

MAY 25, 2018

Early internet technology was groundbreaking, but decentralized currency is truly revolutionary. Most governments don’t quite understand what’s going on, much less how to deal with it. Be ready to work with government agencies and adapt to new regulations when they inevitably arrive. Finding footing on shaky ground.

South Korea 114

South Korea Silicon Valley Sweden Africa 114

Steve Blank

APRIL 15, 2016

Magdalena was a pioneer in the commercialization of the Internet, helping move it out of the government and university domains and in establishing the infrastructure for e-commerce and financial transaction platforms. We went and teamed up with a company called UUNET (one of the first Internet companies). Steve : Why?

Silicon Valley 143

Silicon Valley California Entrepreneur Cofounder 143

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

In the UK, the theme this year is Make a Job, Don’t take a Job and the events enjoy heavy government support. Research conducted by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) UK team in a survey of over 1,000 entrepreneurs shows the following key findings: SUPPORT - 77% want the government to play a key role in supporting entrepreneurs.

Advisory Board 74

Advisory Board Europe Aggregator Startup 74

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

In the UK, the theme this year is Make a Job, Don’t take a Job and the events enjoy heavy government support. Research conducted by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) UK team in a survey of over 1,000 entrepreneurs shows the following key findings: SUPPORT - 77% want the government to play a key role in supporting entrepreneurs.

Advisory Board 74

Advisory Board Europe Aggregator Startup 74

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 12, 2012

This post is a translation of the article: « Pigeons » : le cri d'alarme d'un fonds américain published on LaTribune (12/10/2012) and is a response to the proposed tax law proposed by the government of Francois Hollande, suggesting to tax all capital gain at the same level than salaries or 60%. on average in Europe according to Eurostat, Jan.

France 71

France Europe Capital Gains Dilution 71

Start Up Blog

JANUARY 20, 2017

Any government is only all powerful as long as the system it operates under is stable, and the people allow it to continue to control its market. A Government is just like a business in many ways. While the government is a monopoly in most of its realms, what if technology could assist us to ‘go around it’?

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Government Technology Estonia Australia 48

Steve Blank

APRIL 15, 2016

Magdalena was a pioneer in the commercialization of the Internet, helping move it out of the government and university domains and in establishing the infrastructure for e-commerce and financial transaction platforms. We went and teamed up with a company called UUNET (one of the first Internet companies). Steve : Why?

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley California Entrepreneur Cofounder 120

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

government fund and as Entrepreneur-In-Residence for the National Science Foundation. I see exhaustive execution of Lean Startup methodology often in the mobile/internet space. Europe, etc.), Here’s what they had to say. Once they buy in, entrepreneurs in Japan follow and execute Lean Startup exhaustively. “I is amazing.

Silicon Valley 168

Silicon Valley Lean Puerto Rico Japan 168

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2011

We aim to sell through direct internet sales. Prior to this round of financing we had a product that was fully functioning and had an established paying customer-base including big names from North America and Europe, all self-service paying via the Internet. How are you planning to sell Blazemeter?

Cloud 106

Cloud Israel North America EC2 106

Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

Before Kraken, I was planning and running public research infrastructure projects across Europe. Talking to banks and regulators in Asia, Europe and the US, I kept hearing the same issues: they couldn't monitor transactions, no one understood the return of funds, and - most concerning - crime couldn’t be investigated.

San Francisco 62

San Francisco Europe New York Cofounder 62

Transformify

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Emerging market governments often implement measures that support industrialization and prompt economic expansion. Fintech businesses have been thriving in Brazil in the last 10 years as more and more people have access to internet and cheap smartphones that give them access to mobile payment apps.

Global 95

Global Brazil Russia Singapore 95

Growthink Blog

APRIL 25, 2011

On Friday Silicon Valley Bank released a survey of 375 executives at startup technology companies in the 4 core venture capital investment sectors – Software/Internet, Hardware, Life Science, and Cleantech. And Government Just Gets in the Way. We are doing well in Europe, but the processes for the U.S. Are Bullish.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Ratchet Private Equity Startup 69

Austin Startup

MAY 7, 2018

Computers and the internet have also created opportunities for people with disabilities to pursue an education, participate in the workforce, access government services and engage in society. But a recent World Bank study found that people with disabilities are still significantly more likely to be unemployed and experience poverty.

Cloud 60

Cloud Government Global United States 60

Eric Friedman

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

I recently interviewed Motoko Hunt of AJPR for Search Engine Strategies Chicago where she will be speaking in the Search Around the World: Europe, Asia/Pacific & Latin America panel. I know many small businesses in US are doing great targeting Europe and/or Asia. Even in Europe, mobile search is not as big as it should’ve been.

Chicago 60

Chicago Search SEM Asia 60

Mucker Lab

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

I personally think of Stockholm as the Silicon Valley of Europe, and I think one of the main reasons why startups are thriving there right now is because of the cultural impact government investments into technology had in the 90′s. Is it something in the water? What’s it like working with the crazy Rap Genius guy?

Cofounder 60

Cofounder Sweden Iran Silicon Valley 60

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 1, 2015

By the 17th century the practice had spread to Europe and the paper that was changing hands was backed, not just by banks and money-lenders, but by powerful governments. What’s changed most dramatically in 40 years is not just the size of the phone (Motorola’s first prototype weighed 2.5 pounds) but the functionality.

Small Business 48

Small Business Social Media China Mobile 48

Austin Startup

AUGUST 15, 2017

Working with global transportation provider RATP Dev, which operates the Capital Metro bus system, we’re installing Bluecats Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) beacons and intelligent Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) asset tracking solutions along the 2nd Street corridor. These beacons operate on the Connecthings SaaS platform, ADTAG.

Austin 48

Austin France Mobile Europe 48

Start Up Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

This chart above is from a new World Economic Forum report, Deep Shift: Technology Tipping Points and Societal Impact , predicts 21 dates in the future when previously unimaginable innovations will enter our daily lives, transforming the way we live and the way communities and governments function. Reality: We are already wearing technology.

Technology 48

Technology South America Indonesia Africa 48

Reid Hoffman

JULY 20, 2021

Instead, his estranged younger sister (whom Nietzsche grew apart from when she married a prominent anti-Semite) took over his affairs and later his estate, joining the Nazi party in 1930, and accepting government support for the Nietzsche Archive after the Nazis took over the government. For example, I sit on the board of Coda.

Entrepreneur 69

Entrepreneur Government Europe Design 69

Reid Hoffman

JULY 20, 2021

Instead, his estranged younger sister (whom Nietzsche grew apart from when she married a prominent anti-Semite) took over his affairs and later his estate, joining the Nazi party in 1930, and accepting government support for the Nietzsche Archive after the Nazis took over the government. For example, I sit on the board of Coda.

Entrepreneur 64

Entrepreneur Government Europe Design 64

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

Again, much red tape even though David grew up in the US (he had since moved to Europe and married a wonderful woman from Romania). It seemed that back then the US government recognized the importance of attracting the best and brightest from around the world. We then moved our CFO, David Lapter, to the US. He’s South African.

Technical Review 282

Technical Review Canada Green South Carolina 282