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[Review] Startup Rising

YoungUpstarts

internet executive and venture investor Christopher M. Books & Reviews Arab Spring book book review Entrepreneurship Middle East startup startup ecosystem technology' Where there’s been the overthrowing of governments, mass protests and even outright civil war, there’s… entrepreneurship.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

The fact that today’s Internet bubble does not represent all companies does not disprove its existence. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! Responses ranged from, “hey, they’re in a HUGE market&# to “it is an amazing company and their technology rocks.&# and profits!

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Many Startups Stumble on International Cultures

Startup Professionals Musings

Although the Internet gives you pervasive reach, it hasn’t reduced the world to one locale for your business. Our own subsidiary, of a major technology company, started to repair and service competitive products in order to maintain our own technical staff and service capabilities. HR rules are local.

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1985: Oil Prices Will Go Up Forever

Feld Thoughts

In December, 1985, Saudi Arabia flooded the market for oil and by the end of 1986 the price of a barrel of oil was around $10. My royalty checks had stopped, but fortunately I had started Feld Technologies and 1986 was the summer of 2430 Denmark in Garland, Texas. I didn’t work at Petcom that summer.

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Saudi Vision 2030 and The Women

Transformify

Speaking with Saudi government officials at the Roundtable on Saudi Skills and Employment Market, hosted by the Saudi British Joint Business Council , I was impressed by the emphasis that has been put on culture, tradition, and family values. However, analysing and bridging the skills gap will be anything but easy.

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How can Visual Search Change SEO for E-Commerce?

Duct Tape Marketing

Visual search is powered by pixel-by-pixel comparison technology to help the end users get easy access to all the products that match their provided images, videos, logos, etc. How to implement visual search technology into your website? The search engine optimization has drastically changed with the increased internet population.

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Facebook Acquires Israel’s Snaptu For an Estimated $60-70 Million

VC Cafe

Snaptu is a fast-growing application for feature-phones (or not-so-smart phones) which serves as a mini-app store for WAP-Internet phones. In 2010 not "very smart" feature phones - handsets that are dumber than smartphones - comprised over 75 percent of the mobile market. source: [link].