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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? And then in the late 90’s money crept in, swept in to town by public markets, instant wealth and an absurd sky-rocketing of valuations based on no reasonable metrics. What happened? People were building.

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Growth Funds Shed Rose-tinted glasses

Lightspeed Venture Partners

in India and Southeast Asia since 2008, with 11 unicorns in its portfolio. Partner Dev Khare shares optimism for the Indian market due to technological advancements. Lightspeed India is a VC fund investing $1.5B

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Cracking The Code: Happy New Year 2008!

Cracking the Code

Monday, January 28, 2008. Happy New Year 2008! The second part of the year has seen a lower flow of blog posts, but part of my 2008 resolutions are to remedy to this shortfall, so be prepared for a strong 2008. Online marketing changed it. Want to be the best marketer on earth? Cracking The Code. Watch this!

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What Do LPs Think of the Venture Capital Markets for 2016?

Both Sides of the Table

At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. I suspect those days will end soon, and 61% of LPs polled said they felt VCs were coming back to market too quickly.

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Business Travel Decline Due To COVID And Environmental Concerns

YoungUpstarts

The number of flights in the United States was reduced by over 70% in April, seven times more than the impact of the financial crisis of 2008. The two largest markets are the United States and China. The decline of business travel has been a significant factor. Environmental concerns.

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How to Use Frugal Innovation to Grow Your Startup

ReadWriteStart

This is partly due to the global financial crisis of 2008, which led many companies to reassess their spending to cut costs. As a startup, you probably don’t have much money to spend on marketing or product development. This laser focus on your target market can help you to serve them better and grow your business.

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The Top 10 Duct Tape Marketing Podcast Episodes for 2019

Duct Tape Marketing

The Top 10 Duct Tape Marketing Podcast Episodes for 2019 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. 2019 was another great year on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast. Video has become a critical element in marketing strategy. Solo Show – Model for Marketing Maturity, Stage One: Build.