Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2021

Yet, I find them often jumping to the forefront, with many notable successes , including Elon Musk (South Africa) at Tesla, Sergey Brin (Russia) at Google, and Arianna Huffington (Greece) at the Huffington Post. With the advent of the internet, every opportunity is global, since every customer can see you from anywhere in the world.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

A concept discussed during that time was “ glasnost ,” a part of the new Russia’s restructuring to provide more openness and transparency in information. Russia has evolved in a different direction, with tight information controls and state-run media. ended the Cold War with the then Soviet Union.

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Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

Internet connectivity is still sparse but mobile phones are everywhere, with major players and familiar brands aggressively pursuing new markets. Perhaps most importantly, IT and Internet business are simply a breed of their own. Silicon Arabia has engineers in Russia as well as Egypt.)

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Transformify

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Globalization is the most significant challenge facing multinational firms today, especially in the emerging markets of Russia, Brazil, China, and Mexico. 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.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 31, 2017

The Red Web: The Struggle Between Russia’s Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries was one of two books I read this weekend (the other was Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness ). There is now a long history of governments trying to control the Internet. It was outstanding.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 11, 2017

We have over half our population using the internet, and some of the highest daily internet usage in the entire world. Understandably, having a population higher than Russia and America combined, Latin America also comes with a vast amount of differences between our North American cousins.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2015

For example: what are the implications of Russia having a life expectancy of 59 versus 61 for Bangladesh? The internet of everything is on its way. In addition, with the explosion of technology and the Internet of Things, digital disruption will continue to displace established industry incumbents at an alarming rate.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In the 21st century you need a scorecard to keep track of the threats: Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, ISIS in Yemen/Libya/Philippines, Taliban, Al-Qaeda, hackers for hire, etc. That approach doesn’t work anymore. In most industries, manufacturing is no longer a core competence of the U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 9, 2012

Filipinos come a very close second at 79-percent, followed by Russia (60-percent). We know that the Millennials are defined by their love for and use of technology, but how much do they really embrace the Internet and their devices? Even more encouragingly, 8-percent of those surveyed were already entrepreneurs!

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 8, 2010

Actually, I’m a lot closer to Russia than I am to DC and that makes me an expert on Russia. But my friend the Internets (actually, the Web) brought DC closer to me today. I’m far away from Washington DC today.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 25, 2019

Innovation is promoted in various fields, like Internet, cybersecurity, and computer vision. It is common knowledge that startups are currently soaring in Russia. In spite of the fact that Russia does not have too many foreign investments, it is doing pretty good. The potential in the country is huge.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2020

Perhaps the biggest culprits of click fraud are robots—malicious computer programs ( botnets ) that automatically scan the internet and subtly carry out clicks, trying to pass as human. We found a range of providers, mainly in Russia, that were as low as $100/day to eliminate your competitors from the ad auction.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 22, 2024

Project ‘Sfera’ is a recent example from Russia. The US Airforce successfully conducted a Dogfight between an autonomously controlled fighter jet and a human pilot last year. As we move rapidly towards ‘smart cities’ the result could be quickly turned into surveillance states.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Having said that you can also find the most narrow-minded people from the U.S – people who talk about wanting to do business in Russia or China without ever visiting these countries. This is potentially a politically sensitive question, but I would say that in parts of the United States people are using technology actively.

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VC Cafe

MAY 2, 2023

It was a glimpse and live demo of some of the features coming to ChatGPT in the next few months including the plugins integration, that connects ChatGPT to the Internet, data visualisation and graph creation with code interpreter and more. I recommend you watch it (video of the talk embedded below).

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 29, 2010

The Internet might be truly global then, but the world of startups still revolves much around Silicon Valley. Countries such as the UK , Russia and Finland are trying to replicate its ecosystem, to stimulate their local industries. These elements fit with each other and form the ground for growth business to happen.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 18, 2011

Or someone like Mark Cuban, who rode the Internet wave perfectly, to the tune of selling Broadcast.com to Yahoo for $5.9 Even better, he had the additional good luck to sell nearly all of that stock near the peak of the Internet bubble. billion in Yahoo stock.

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Board Effect

APRIL 7, 2020

The general public is on a constant search for updated information on the issue and the internet is the first place they’re looking to find it. There are a good number of hackers lurking in cyberspace that have the backing of their governments —namely in China, North Korea, and Russia.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Altor Networks was founded in 2007 by security and networking experts from Israel’s Internet security giant Check Point. EyalGPS’s Text To Speech (TTS) applications are suitable for a variety of platforms, including smartphones and the Internet. TEVA CEO RANKED 20TH ON FORTUNE LIST.

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Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2013

In Russia, President Putin’s office just stopped using PC’s and switched to typewriters. In a time of universal deceit – telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell. What do they know what we don’t? Perhaps it’s Intel NSA inside. All hell broke loose when Edward Snowden leaked all this to press.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JULY 7, 2011

One of our top goals was always to have a New York showroom, especially one who had established relationships with the top accounts from Europe, the Middle East and Russia. Christine Syquia Get your bonus copy of my book "How To Start An Internet Business & Make Your First $1,000 Online" Download Here.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Jeff Clavier, Seed stage investor in 90+ consumer internet startups, said: We all have a different approach to non Silicon Valley opportunities. On the other side I’m sure that every entrepreneur “must look for his Wall Street&# and if it’s Silicon Valley, he must move the company HQ there. And what do the investors think?

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 23, 2013

Thank you, Internet! As the US slowly is decreasing its consumption (relative to other countries), Russia, Brazil, China, India and other are on an incline. I mean if you have an office cleaning service, how are you going to clean an office in Japan and then another one in Russia. Why the urgency? The New Global Economy.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 17, 2015

The startup culture is rampant today, especially in emerging national economies like Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. From job search engines, to cab companies, to food delivery services, many of these businesses are growing fast and gaining popularity. Some services are even free. Promote your business en masse.

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VC Cafe

JULY 2, 2012

Redwood City, California’s Shutterfly, a leading internet-based social expression and personal publishing service, has acquired Israel’s Photoccino , a developer of groundbreaking technologies for photo ranking, analysis and organization. SHUTTERFLY ACQUIRES ISRAELI PHOTO SOFTWARE COMPANY PHOTOCCINO.

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Transformify

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Hi, my name is Nadya, I am from Russia. Kate understand that in times when the Internet has a great impact on people and give them an opportunity to have an access to every information that they need (do not afraid to say that) it is shame not to take an advantage of it. I want to share my story about remote work and e learning.

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www.peterdrew.net

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Peter Drew Internet Marketing Tools Online Blog Home Recieve an Email for Each New Post Here Contact Peter Drew You are here: Home / Internet Marketing / How to find a good programmer or web developer How to find a good programmer or web developer October 1, 2007 By Peter Drew Leave a Comment 1. Protect your asset. and is online a LOT.

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Start Up Blog

JUNE 13, 2010

BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China) are the buzz word in business for good reason. The internet has made it possible to have a global work force from launch date, and the same cost advantages that multinationals have had since they started exporting labour to China and other parts of Asia since the 1960’s.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 6, 2012

Wednesday, January 11- Dublin, Ireland I’ll be facilitating in the Internet Growth Acceleration Programme (iGAP) program. Summer 2012) Russia – Alpina (July 2012) Thailand - WeLearn Korea – Insight Press China - China Citic Press For iGAP participants only.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

Esther was talking about problems and entrepreneurs as far away as Russia. I remember once sitting on a panel with Esther Dyson who is one of the most travelled and broad-experienced technologist I know. It was an “enterprise 2.0” panel at the dawn of what people began calling “web 2.0.”. Om Malik was also on the panel. As was Shel Israel.

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Growthink Blog

JULY 9, 2012

Or a Mark Cuban, who rode the Internet wave perfectly, to the tune of selling Broadcast.com to Yahoo for $5.9 Even better, he had the additional good luck to sell nearly all of that stock near the peak of the Internet bubble. billion in Yahoo stock.

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murkygrey.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

As a development manager I have, over the years, utilized development teams in India, China and Russia. I think he’s right, and I believe that what we’re seeing is a generation of young people, now in their twenties, who speak good English because they grew up with Internet access and were exposed to a lot of English content.

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

The first generation of internet entrepreneurs did well, but they were “single country winners” – they were always “the French or German e-commerce company”, for example. Today, we’re a global leader in the carpooling category, but back then that was a pretty new thing in the consumer internet space.

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Diego Basch

JANUARY 10, 2014

There was a time when we had to code without it, or without internet access. Below is a snippet of code based on another Stack Overflow question. By the way, isn’t Stack Overflow awesome? Those were the bad old times.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 14, 2013

On the Internet, I would add new social networking sites, and new matchmaking sites. We all know that the success “rules” in Russia are different from the USA, so cross-boundary investments are considered high risk, even if you have operating experience there. Dependent on government regulations. Operations in another country.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 14, 2013

How about a meteor falling in Russia ? See also Google Glass: What Do You Want To Know About Google’s Internet Eyewear.). Were you surprised that the Boston Marathon bombers were caught on video? You shouldn’t have been. Or a pizza delivery guy urinating on a customer’s door after receiving too small a tip?

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Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 15, 2012

How do consumers access the Internet? #2. How do consumers access the Internet? " Let's look at the actual data by comparing USA and Russia. For example, if you are in Russia and an ecommerce business, it is even more important to have a well thought out mobile strategy.

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