Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken. The best “MCNs” are in fact building strong technology businesses with rapid growth and strong, defensible assets. Europe is roughly the same as the US.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

The old paradigm of manufacturing in China and selling in Europe and US is no longer entirely true. The key here is to transfer foreign management expertise and technologies to China while tapping on its huge domestic entertainment market. A “China + 1″ Strategy. Coping with Resource Shortages.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

Slowly but surely, however, we have a quietly emerging ‘ecosystem’ (as it is often called in tech lingo). So is the Dutch tech startup story sold short? But hedonistic pleasures aside, The Netherlands actually has a great foundation for tech entrepreneurship. Not in my view. A top-notch infrastructure. Serious talent.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Artificial Intelligence is an important, foundational technology that gets more important every year and will be used to solve more and more problems going forward. In 2016 alone, 300+ “machine intelligence” (AI + ML) startups in Europe raised over €1.4 Venture Capital investments in AI, Europe 2016 (Source: Dealroom ).

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

When you start with an honest and diligent effort to determine the truth of your situation, the right decisions often become self-evident.” — Jim Collins , author of Good to Great. In this post I’ll focus on benchmarking resources for seed and series A in the following three categories: SaaS B2C / Consumer apps Deep tech.

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B2C Technical Review Startup Retention 141

Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

In search of Europes next tech stars. A short interview on Bloomberg about where I see venture opportunities in Europe. Europe Consumer. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars. Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends. Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Feedburner Network.

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Software Review Europe Technical Review Search 67

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

New products are launched everyday in tech. There are a lot of excellent reviews popping up on the Apple Vision Pro ( some more critical than others ). Developer adoption of the Vision Pro is likely to accelerate as the glowing reviews for this new device continue coming. This is not meant to be another one of those.

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Audio Technical Review Seed Stage Israel 128

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

In fact, while smaller than its competitors, Kinnek collects information about buyers and sellers, such as reviews and business data, and attaches a score to each user. B2B Websites in Europe. Last but not least, there is Europe, the world’s largest trading bloc. Opportunity Network is a marketplace backed by banks.

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The Next Web

MAY 4, 2013

Previously, he worked in venture capital in Europe. If you’re a European and work in tech in San Francisco, every summer you’ll be inundated with dozens of emails from friends, contacts and unknown European entrepreneurs who will ask you for advice and introductions to US investors for their classic VC fundraising trip. Fundraising.

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San Francisco Europe Technical Review Due Diligence 159

Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

” Then we needed a permit to go unescorted, or something. ”But my credentials are for a television network. How spoiled we are, taking for granted a system of government with relatively stable, transparent laws and regulations, consistently applied (at least in theory), and subject to judicial oversight with appellate review.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

Back in 2016, Europe and Israel had only four public companies worth less than $9B combined and local cloud companies had raised just $900M throughout 2015. Today, Europe and Israel have generated 23 public companies worth $231B and private cloud financing reached c. Annualised, this would be 2.7x larger than last year!

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Global Israel Europe Software Review 62

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Growth will slow, partly due to internal limits and partly because the company is starting to bump up against the limits of the markets it serves.” Growing too slowly is particularly dangerous in a business with network effects, which the best startups usually have to some degree.” That leverage technology or drive change.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2021

Towards the end of 2020, however, the company’s shares were trading lower — potentially due to profit-taking — but also perhaps because of the many alternatives that had sprung by then like virtual mushrooms after a pandemic. It managed to overcome security and privacy controversies and maintain a stronghold in video-call land.

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Vertical Video Technical Review Europe 148

The Startup Magazine

JULY 18, 2018

Also, the market in France has a very high purchasing power – as Europe’s second-largest economy, and the world’s sixth largest. Europe’s largest road network is in France, and it also has Europe’s second-biggest high-speed railway network. You can go to VAT Global to review them.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

The rapid rise of the digital economy and sharp focus on delivering an excellent user experience has made it challenging for companies that aren’t Google or some other tech giant to recruit the creative talent they need. By taking a proactive networking approach, you can ensure a steady stream of referrals.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

This data point indicates the importance of the business school network when founding a company, while also challenging the generalization that two or more MBA co-founders presents too much of a skill-set overlap. MBA founders without strong engineering backgrounds are more likely to found companies that require less technical expertise.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2014

Currently, all things technology based have a high acquisition rate if they can provide a service for a wide range of emerging technology markets. Like the saying goes, ‘networking is everything’ and it’s all about who you know. Build Strategic Partnerships.

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Acquisition Merger Europe Technical Review 193

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

As a member of one of these local organizations, I use Angelsoft on the investor side to review business plans, deal flow, and help orchestrate presenters at monthly meetings of the local organization. New England Investment Network. Keiretsu Forum. Marty Zwilling.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 4, 2016

For a firm to become truly innovative, Gary Hamel and Nancy Tennant suggest in their recent Harvard Business Review article all employees should be taught to think like innovators. The Rothschilds famously utilized their network of operations on different continents to amass one of the largest fortunes in Europe. By Robert J.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 24, 2012

It took me some time to figure out a title and I eventually settled for “Building European Champions” as the region has proven its ability to generate very successful venture outcomes and will continue to be the birthplace of many successful technology companies. Why Eastern Europe? in GE, 1.3 in Brazil and 0.8

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

the American market is under-developed compared to Europe. Due to all the tech companies here, there’s a huge pool of talented people with a wide range of skills, in addition to all the young, ambitious people coming out of the universities. Business Meetings: Due to geographical differences, face-to-face meetings in the U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2018

Although the GDPR applies to European countries, it doesn’t just apply to Europe-based companies. In fact, any businesses that provide services to people residing in Europe must adhere to the new regulations. This is due to businesses adhering to the General Data Protection Regulation standards.

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Europe Software Review IP Affiliate 100

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Content Is Profit hosted by Louis and Fonzi Kama, brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. We were early, we're back when it was technically hard to do. Duct Tape Transcript.

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

We finished our first full day at a dinner with Halo , the Northern Ireland Business Angel Network (Alan Watts). In Moscow, we attended the twelfth annual Congress of the European Business Angel Network , held April 23-24, at the Digital October technology entrepreneurship center.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Some countries in Europe may have lost their AAA ratings, but they have not lost their appetite to innovate and create new online services. It is interesting to note that this model has been invented in Europe (Blablacar started in 2006) and while there have been some similar and more recent initiatives in the US (e.g., at 12:17 PM.

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Software Review Europe Technical Review Spain 95

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 20, 2017

Based on research gathered by MIT Technology Review , Asia’s business landscape is poised not only to benefit greatly from the rise of artificial intelligence but also (play a major roll in helping?) The use of AI to automate science and technology will drive our ability to discover new cures, technologies, tools, cells, planets, etc.,

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Artificial Inteligence Asia Technical Review United States 113

VC Cafe

JULY 30, 2012

I’ve been contacted by several members the VC Cafe Network on LinkedIn who are asking for assistance in fundraising for a web startup or a mobile app. 6) Equity Crowdfunding – I’ve covered the different types of Crowdfunding on the post Startup Equity Crowdfunding grows in Europe.

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Technical Review Startup Equity Due Diligence 113

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2017

FinTech players are increasingly becoming an important part of the fabric of Africa’s financial services ecosystem and the leading banks on the continent are now more urgently seeking to harness technology innovations, collaborate with FinTech start‐ups, and create a platform to scale much faster – to make digital financial services pay.

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Africa Ethiopia Elevator Pitch Technical Review 62

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 6, 2012

When you think about “time windows” of film distribution you literally need to think about the fact that you would open a film in the US and later ship the physical reels to London then Europe to open overseas. In fact, 70% of YouTube’s audience is non US and this is mirrored in most of the big YouTube networks.

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Media South Korea Distribution Technical Review 302

ConversionXL

APRIL 25, 2017

The different teams often share technology platforms which can be managed by a central team, but the usage of technology and the practice of CRO is distributed. CRO work requires technical resources like: A (javascript) developer. It also requires creative (and often technical) resources like a graphic and/or UX designer.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

COMMUNICATIONS GIANT ARRIS GROUP BUYS ISRAEL’S BIGBAND NETWORKS FOR $158 MLN. is acquiring digital-video networking company BigBand Networks Inc. The BIRD Foundation promotes collaboration between Israeli and American companies in various technological fields for the purpose of joint product development.

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Israel Peru Technical Review North America 96

VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

There hasn’t been such a full list of Israeli startups coming to Europe since Barcelona’s World Mobile Congress. The UK is Israel’s second largest export market following the US, but Israeli startups often ‘forget Europe’ when it comes to Internationalizing their product. Applicaster - Company Website.

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Israel Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Software Review 133

Cracking the Code

JULY 5, 2016

The most common solution is not necessarily the easiest, where companies hire a manager with expertise or a network in the chosen country, and enable him or her to hire a team of two or three people as support to get started. However, an experienced leader is extremely difficult to find and the risk of failure is high.

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Italy Technical Review Germany Poland 59

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

If you're capable of seeing past the old stones of Paris and the picturesque rural villages, you'll realize that France is every bit as technologically advanced as any other Western country - more so in some areas. It's now been about three years since I joined the fray as an entrepreneur and tech blogger. Want to start up in France?

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France Technical Review Incubator Early Stage 163

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

A sustainable platform or marketplace is one where the value of being in the network clearly outshines the transactional costs charged for being in the network. This way, suppliers will feel obliged to stay on the platform, and consumers will not see prices that are overly burdened by the network provider.

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Europe Social Network Technical Review IPO 101

thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

A network of accessible agents throughout the country allows people to redeem money transferred to them. Telemedicine: The United States and much of Europe has over 2 doctors/1000 people. Low cost medical devices: In 2009 in India, GE partnered with Wipro to launch low cost medical devices including a $500 portable ECG.

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Africa India Bangladesh United States 106

ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2020

Some networks are highly sophisticated, and organisers disguise their IP addresses. Typically, just using very tight targeting, not showing ads in countries where there are higher instances of click fraud or click farming, and using paid social—which, as a closed network, seems much less susceptible to click fraud—seems to work.

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