Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2010

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. The net may be less cost reduction than you thought. Product or services.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 18, 2021

Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Although there are days when tossing in your hat seems like a viable option, remembering how much you love your “job” can quickly snap an entrepreneur out of that mentality. We asked some entrepreneurs what they loved about “being their own boss.”. #1-

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

2011 is going to be a great year for entrepreneurs – even better than 2010. The survey indicated that the VCs surveyed felt the best prospects were for entrepreneurs in emerging markets like China, Brazil, and India. But this investment will happen globally and the US may see a decline in VC-funded startups in 2011.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 1, 2013

While we can’t be certain how many of these applicants actually even fit the program criteria, the number is an encouraging sign that the region’s startup ecosystems have been churning out a decent pipeline of startup entrepreneurs. ” The surge of startups from the region has also been witnessed by other industry observers.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2012

Business ventures build on top of one another like Lego towers — they don’t spring Athena-like from the foreheads of entrepreneurs, no matter what some may claim. Patrick Chukwura at Young Entrepreneurs , Sept. Anyone with a strong idea, a lot of luck, and even more hard work can succeed in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Financial cushion” is a common expression used to describe a safety net of cash, there to help you out if you need it. 17- India is quite an interesting name. And of course, India being an exotic destination to travel to the topic of where to go when to go India always came up. 3- Name description. What a waste of time!

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2014

Iran, and India. Net savvy companies are using social media to advertise their products, build customer loyalty and many other functions. If you are not careful, what you post on the Net can come back to haunt you. Impact on Business. Impact on Privacy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of someday taking their startup public, and making it a multi-national powerhouse. In developing countries, like China and India, the statistics are reversed. entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg startup investor IPO exit' Marty Zwilling.

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OnlyOnce

JANUARY 2, 2011

But still, the subject doesn’t always translate as well to the average entrepreneur as microeconomics does – most business people have good intuitive understandings of supply, demand, and pricing. But who knows what monetary policy is and why they should care? And yes, it’s a lot more fun to travel to Europe when a latte costs you $4, not $8.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 3, 2011

At this week's One Million by One Million roundtable, we put a special focus on entrepreneurs in the northwestern part of the United States, and we had three presenters, all from Washington. We also had two other entrepreneurs who are working with the William Factory Incubator in Tacoma, Washington. Wise Mind Studios LLC. Social Pulse.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

It was especially fun for me because we got the chance to talk about the VC industry and how entrepreneurs should think about the VC industry in addition to discussing deals. Clearstone currently invests out of a $200 million fund based in LA with offices in Menlo Park and in India. Its net income for the 2009 period is $11.66

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Pascal's View

AUGUST 28, 2010

The study reveals that, both on average and for all but seven years between 1977 and 2005, existing firms are net job destroyers, losing 1 million jobs net combined per year. The fact that Singapore, Brazil, India, China, Chile, the U.K., By contrast, in their first year, new firms add an average of 3 million jobs.”. (ii)

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The Equity Kicker

JUNE 1, 2015

With this slide in her Internet Trends deck Mary Meeker is making the point that as internet penetration passes through 10-20% in India companies matching the scale and significance of Netscape, Yahoo, Amazon, Tencent and Alibaba will be created. We are investing heavily in these verticals.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

But, you can be sure that as an entrepreneur, each day will be loaded with new possibilities to challenge yourself, be innovative, and learn something new. I was a human trafficking researcher interviewing sex trafficking victims in Dehli, India when a woman said to me: ‘Why should I tell you my story? #7- I could push myself.

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thebarefootvc

MARCH 8, 2012

While the initial fund is $120M we will have access to ru-Net’s (the Russian LP) $700M of capital to support growth of portfolio companies and opportunistically invest at later stages where we can add value beyond capital. Startups are not immune to globalization and can accelerate growth if thinking globally from launch.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

A new startup named Bootstrapp has an interesting challenge: introducing recommerce to India. Entrepreneur Insider Social Media Analysis and Opinion' Co-founder Saptarshi Nath says email is a great way to education customers on what they do. Top image credit: Ivelin Radkov / Shutterstock.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 10, 2017

For example, Naya Ventures is an early-stage VC focused mainly on US and India-based companies, with a $50m fund and reportedly working on the next. By way of example, Tolleson Wealth Management , is a multi-family office operation that manages the affairs of more that 150 high net wealth families. And, there are many more like them.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

I didn’t mean to be so insulting and I didn’t mean for the net to be cast so wide that many people wondered whether I was talking about them when I was speaking of “job hoppers.&# I learned a lot from reading the comments. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. million, then $5.9m, $7.7m

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

2011 Net Income: $1.00 But places like Brazil and India are estimated at 20-30% and Japan and South Korea at <15%. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Financial Snapshot : 2011 Revenue: $3.71 2011 YoY Revenue Growth: 88%. 2011 Gross Profit Margin: 77%. Read More ».

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 11, 2013

This is what they say about themselves: We are an distribution channel for companies that help entrepreneurs start, grow, optimize, and scale their businesses. Mixergy offers access to insightful interviews with entrepreneurs and masterclasses for startups. Net Referrals: 6,656 pageviews. Net Referrals: 6,656 pageviews.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2018

As an entrepreneur, you will face several challenges while seeking the funds, in part because you’ll have to convince others that your idea is a solid investment. For example, Bluestone , an online jewelry startup from India, was trying to compete with the traditional brick and mortar jewelry business market. Family and friends.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Although there are days when tossing in your hat seems like a viable option, remembering how much you love your “job” can quickly snap an entrepreneur out of that mentality. We asked some entrepreneurs what they loved about “being their own boss.”. #1-Pushing

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 29, 2012

While it is admirable to build a successful business of any kind, some entrepreneurs do more than just make a profit with the fruits of their labor. Bill Drayton isn’t just a great example of a social entrepreneur, he actually helped to define and promote the term itself. Bill Drayton. Muhammad Yunus. Blake Mycoskie.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

If you’re an Entrepreneur, you can do it from any place in the world. Do that – nothing else but one product / company / focus and get to $1M in sales with atleast $15% net profit. Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. Radian6 just did the same thing.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Andreessen Horowitz is telling entrepreneurs it prefers situations where the founders have controlling stakes, reckoning that theyll be better able to resist outside distraction and focus on making great products. and Groupon Inc., —has naturally won support from entrepreneurs. Welcome, Logout. Customer Center. My Journal.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 15, 2012

Median net worth in US fell to $77,300 in ’10 from $126,400 in ’07 [link]. Will India Ever Really Be America’s Partner? Online electronics dealer ‘taxes’ IE7 users 6.8 percent for having old browser – [link]. Rome’s Trevi fountain crumbling ‘for lack of maintenance’ – [link].

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Cast a wide net. Many local entrepreneurs complain about the local talent here in Singapore , but honestly what did they expect? These individual countries simply don’t have enough depth and although China and India have seemingly large pools, you should only skim from the top in those countries.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Startups and entrepreneurs need to be realists. Many of the large endowments that invest in the venture industry have seen their net worth plummet. Move your company to China, India, or Israel. An entrepreneur should use advisors to find someone "on the inside" who can make personal introductions to investors.

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Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

This was also the period when VC started expanding seriously in emerging markets like India and China, and many LPs put new capital into these OUS funds. a VC fund’s entire portfolio in aggregate, net of management fees and carried interest) a good return from an LP’s perspective would be 2.5-3.0x So at a fund level (e.g.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

Each week we discuss the latest news, resources, and advice for entrepreneurs and small business owners. It’s an India-based web design company. Peter: The net result is they ended up self-publishing under this company called Robot Paper. You can go on there and say, “I’m an entrepreneur, and I am starting a business.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

This single number is the key to determine your level of sales and marketing investment and is very simple to calculate by looking at a quarterly GAAP P&L: you just have to divide the annualized net gross margin added during the quarter by the sales and marketing costs of the previous quarter. Philippe Botteri. Bessemer SaaS Law # 4.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Now let me clarify — NET is a dandy language. ” Don’t get me wrong: NET on your resume isn’t an instant showstopper. But just to clarify a couple points, 24-hours into the storm: Yes,NET developers are great at what they do. And at the time,NET was the best choice for those problems.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 30, 2011

He was less bullish on Israel and India, which raised a few eyebrows in the audience. Nokia, Steve Jobs, Facebook and tablets had some interesting answers and ‘no comments’ The fashion panel with the founder of Net a porter shed an light on. young entrepreneurs now develop for mobile first , not the desktop.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 8, 2018

As a matter of fact, in 2017 I resigned from two non-profit Boards (Conscious Capitalism and Entrepreneurs Foundation) that I really love just to create more time for data.world. and I cast a very wide net in doing so. That’s why I went to India to study Vedanta in the first place. so you avoid the pain of working with one.

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Altgate

MARCH 16, 2009

 So for the past few weeks I've been talking to venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, CEOs and other industry participants in these countries and learning a ton about the local startup ecosystems.  And it's not always clear whether it is gross or net of taxes (you have to ask).  Anyone have any color on this?

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

By the 1950’s Shumpeter observed that in-house R&D had replaced the inventor-entrepreneur. Corporations focused on financial metrics like Return On Net Assets and Internal Rate of Return to reap the benefits of the last technology cycle. It was corporate R&D labs that set the pace of innovation in each industry.

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David Teten

JUNE 7, 2011

After studying Biotechnolo gy at London University, he worked in over 18 countries on the production side of the film business, setting up desert camps in Jordan, managing huge projects and teams from India to Argentina. Stewart started over a half dozen companies that employ over six hundred people. 500 twice in the last three years.

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