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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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based companies initially funded by venture capital between 2006 and 2011, 84% now are closely held and operating independently, 11% were acquired or made initial public offerings of stock and 4% went out of business, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. Globaloney: Globalization Challenged. Consumer Services (B2C).

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Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

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This is a clear example where business-to-business (B2B) marketers need to learn from their business-to-consumer (B2C) counterparts. Almost all businesses will look to go global at some point if they continue to grow. There is no need to go global early and force this cost and complexity upon your organization.

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Special: The 56 Israeli Companies Exhibiting in Mobile World Congress 2011

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3GVision is the global leader in mobile barcode services that use the camera phone to scan barcodes. Established location-based services to enable the CSP offer B2B and B2C services based on mobile positioning, tracking & locating, turn-by-turn navigation and mobile local search.

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