thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

Low cost medical devices: In 2009 in India, GE partnered with Wipro to launch low cost medical devices including a $500 portable ECG. Others, including OnDeck Capital, Lending Club and Kabbage, offer small businesseses small, shorter term loans, with less fees than traditional merchant advances and a streamlined approval process.

Africa 106

Africa India Bangladesh United States 106

YoungUpstarts

MAY 25, 2011

Echelon , Southeast Asia’s biggest conference for technology startups, is back for its 2011 edition and looks to be even more exciting than before. Many of these startups have all gone and made their mark – there’s Gothere.sg

Singapore 160

Singapore Asia Angel Investor Cofounder 160

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

Want to take a year pursuing your dream to write a screenplay, travel through Asia, run a triathlon or start your own fashion line? Next post: two “4-Hour Workweek&# like hacks I started in 2009 to try and take back control of my life that are saving me hours. If not now, then when? So in that context let me use it.

France 295

France Spain Technical Review Hungary 295

Pascal's View

OCTOBER 10, 2011

The report “revealed that US venture capitalists are reducing their investment in biotechnology and medical device companies and shifting focus overseas to Europe and Asia, primarily due to regulatory obstacles at the Food and Drug Administration.” Shift focus away from the United States towards Europe and Asia.

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United States San Francisco Venture Capital Asia 50

Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

Giza was just a one-day side trip on my main mission: Visiting a tech startup tucked away in Alexandria, a bustling seaside metropolis of 5 million.

Technical Review 172

Technical Review Egypt Morocco Russia 172

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 2, 2014

Since its founding in 2009 by Ander Michelena Llorente and Jon Uriarte Uranga in Bilbao, Spain, Ticketbis had quickly dominated the market in Spain. Its success speaks for itself – it achieved 1 million euros in revenue even in its first year, and hit 5.5 million euros by 2011.

South Korea 154

South Korea Spain Japan Singapore 154

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 13, 2013

According to Johnson Chen, the managing director and co-founder of Clearbridge BioMedics, the funding will be used to help bring its proprietary ClearCell™ System – one of the first non-biomarker based systems commercially available to effectively detect, isolate and retrieve circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from blood – from its current (..)

Singapore 228

Singapore Intellectual Property United States Cofounder 228

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

by Jonas Lim, Director, Solution Engineering (Asia), Salesforce. Back in 2009, Gartner predicted that by 2014 at least 25 percent of new business applications would be built by what it called “citizen developers”. Jonas Lim is Director, Solution Engineering (Asia) at Salesforce.

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Coder Asia Singapore Demand 100

www.peterdrew.net

OCTOBER 23, 2010

I personally use coders online from Asia, India and Russia. They will soon be able to generate a lot. and any time you have put into this person will be lost. Repeat the above as many times as needed to find that coder, who only codes and does nothing else. This post is about outsourcing coders. I have full time staff in my office aswell.

Web Development 40

Web Development Coder Web Developer 40

venturedig.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

users in 2009. In Southeast Asia, specifically countries like Indonesia, Facebook is in hyper-growth mode… right now. Additionally, Southeast Asia is in hyper-growth mode. Surprisingly this hasn’t deterred anyone, people are snatching up virtual gifts at an incredible rate. How incredible? Read more here.

Social Network 55

Social Network Business Model Networking CPA 55

thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

Low cost medical devices: In 2009 in India, GE partnered with Wipro to launch low cost medical devices including a $500 portable ECG. Others, including OnDeck Capital, Lending Club and Kabbage, offer small businesseses small, shorter term loans, with less fees than traditional merchant advances and a streamlined approval process.

Africa 40

Africa India Bangladesh United States 40

Up and Running

MARCH 6, 2018

I took a chance and moved to Southeast Asia in 2009 with a friend from college. The lower cost of living in Asia helped me better manage my cash flow so I could put more money into my business idea. Once your debt payments are under control, look for ways to manage your other costs.

Asia 112

Asia Silicon Valley Seattle Cost 112

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 18, 2018

Housing Anywhere was founded by a student, Niels, from the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) Erasmus University, the Netherlands in 2009. Eventually we’ll expand into Asia. Finding a house in a foreign land can be hectic. None of the local Dutch students were interested in renting a room for just 1 semester. Tell us your story.

Netherlands 49

Netherlands Singapore Entrepreneur United States 49

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Gogii came in my office in 2009 with three of the most talented founders I had seen. He not only has experience in dealing with the carriers where at JAMDAT he established all the carrier relationships but he also led the international expansion of JAMDAT in Europe, Asia & South America giving them a footprint in 40 countries.

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Later Stage South America Mobile Silicon Valley 310

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 17, 2010

Towards a new entrepreneurship ► 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica. The latest batch, sponsored by First Round, is available here. Thanks again to all of our amazing sponsors, volunteers and staff who are working very hard to make this event a reality.

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San Francisco Romania Cleveland South Africa 107

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 8, 2010

Towards a new entrepreneurship ► 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica. Most events are free, but they all require that you RSVP in advance. Special thanks to our streaming sponsor Justin.tv for handling the actual broadcasts. Special thanks to our streaming sponsor Justin.tv

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San Francisco South Africa Spain North America 97

Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2011

In 2009 I spent 10 months volunteering and traveling in South East Asia, India and Nepal. [To donate $5 from your first purchase to Kiva, and also get $2 in deal credit, go to https://efbuys.com/publishers/774/consumers/new and use the code 'KIVA5'] 3. Entrepreneurs in 3rd world countries are very near to my heart.

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Founder Nepal Kansas Asia 114

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2012

But a subsequent visit in January 2009 saw a massive change: the students were excited about entrepreneurship. I very much enjoyed getting a peek into IIT KGP's entrepreneurship action tonight, and look forward to working with other campuses - both in India, as well as in the US, Europe, Asia, and Latin America - on similar programs.

India 117

India Entrepreneur Asia Programming 117

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 10, 2018

Sagoon was originally formed as a search engine in 2009, but we continued to evolve as a company when we saw an opportunity to provide a social media experience that also focused on the growing interest in social commerce offerings. Currently in South and Southeast Asia only 37% of the population uses social media.

DC 48

DC Social Media India Asia 48

David Teten

JULY 6, 2011

These are extremely common in Asia, but highly unusual in the US. were either overweight or obese in 2009 ; we’re truly at the point of exhausting all alternatives. Victor Niederhoffer, a prominent trader, had a sign at the entrance to his Park Avenue office, saying, “Please remove your shoes.” of adults in the U.S.

Portfolio 166

Portfolio New York Omaha Vermont 166

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

In late 2009, seeing a growth in a new breed of cross-platform messaging services like Ping and WhatsApp — which quickly clocked one million users each — the Kik team realized that BBM alone wouldn’t be enough. The company is differentiating itself from the competition — both domestically in North America and in Asia — with its HTML5 focus.

Entrepreneur 167

Entrepreneur CTO Hire Startup Mobile 167

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 16, 2011

They went back to the drawing board, and by 2009 found a far better solution that extracted existing billing infrastructure without compromising access by billers to consumers. It launched a beta in September 2009, which was successfully completed in February 2010. GreenPost has big ambitions in Asia and the Pacific.

Green 248

Green Singapore B2C Aggregator 248

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 15, 2021

11- Inspired by the most beautiful Doe’s (Deer) from Asia. I went on a trip to Japan and came across the most beautiful Doe’s (Deer) from Asia. She is Latin (Mexican) and because of her, I started a business back in 2009 in France called Vivalatina, an online silver jewelry business. Photo Credit: Jason Wong.

Naming 127

Naming Entrepreneur Mexico Cofounder 127

YoungUpstarts

JULY 1, 2015

Although the book was first published in 2009, its principles are still valid to this day and age. Admittedly, inbound marketing is still pretty nascent here in Asia. Part of the New Rules of Social Media series, “ Inbound Marketing ” is an essential guide to B2B marketers keen to embrace inbound and content marketing.

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Software Review Marketing Social Media B2B 100

Professor VC

JULY 2, 2010

computer industry is less than it was 35 years ago, while at the same time, a very effective manufacturing industry has emerged in Asia employing 1.5 ► 2009. (7). He points out that manufacturing employment in the U.S. million workers. Do you have a U.S. ► April. (1). Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's.

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2016

By Eugenio Ferrante, General Manager, Parallels Asia Pacific. Eugenio Ferrante is the General Manager of Parallels Asia Pacific. Eugenio joined Parallels in 2009 as business manager to the CEO.

Cloud 100

Cloud Mobile Asia Agile 100

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 10, 2020

So, that was the first sign that it kind of dawned on us that, "Oh, we have a role to play in what's going on with this pandemic in Asia at the time." You fast forward to about 2009. Actually, so many people were using the software at some point that I have to just shut it down. My $30 a month web hosting was crashing because of it.

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California Silicon Valley Framework China 60

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Recent competitive financings closed by Gilt Groupe ($35mm in 05/2010), OKL (undisclosed value in 12/2009) and Ideeli ($20mm in 12/2009). Metrics: 50mm users (up from 40mm in Dec 2009), -Competition includes: Spotify , Last.fm. Current round allows RockYou (US) to obtain a majority position in RockYou Asia.

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Venture Capital Los Angeles Oakland Asia 217

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

With Michèle Flournoy, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy joining us, we also assigned her recent article in Foreign Affairs, “How to Prevent a War in Asia” and CNAS report “Sharpening the US Military’s Edge: Critical Steps for the Next Generation”. And in particular in the Asia Pacific.

Technology 308

Technology China United States Government 308

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Andreessen Horowitz has muscled its way into the top ranks of VC firms since its 2009 debut in part by being generous on both fronts. "We For Most, Tax Rates Hit Lows in 2009. WSJ Asia Edition. Welcome, Logout. Customer Center. My Journal. Message Center ( new). Edition Home. ↓ More. Deutschland. en Español.

Silicon Valley 42

Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

VC Cafe

APRIL 8, 2010

FDI, M&A’s WEIGHED DOWN BY CRISIS IN 2009, UPTURN EXPECTED IN 2010. billion in 2009, compared with $10.8 63 Israeli companies were acquired or merged in 2009, a 28 percent drop from an average of 87 companies in the previous three years. The top ten deals in 2009 yielded 80 percent ($2.02 billion in 2008 and $8.8

OTC 68

OTC Brazil Paraguay 68

David Teten

MARCH 12, 2012

These are extremely common in Asia, but highly unusual in the US. were either overweight or obese in 2009 ; we’re truly at the point of exhausting all alternatives. Victor Niederhoffer, a prominent trader, had a sign at the entrance to his Park Avenue office, saying, “Please remove your shoes.”

Product 166

Product Portfolio Venture Capital Vesting 166

The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

billion people in 2009 to 4.9 Nearly all of that growth will occur outside Europe and North America, from Brazil, China, and India to countries in the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia. Eighty-five percent of the growth will come in the Asia-Pacific region alone, and most of it will be in China. billion in 2030.

Intellectual Property 143

Intellectual Property China IP 143

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

R ecord Low for European Venture Deals; Investment in China Up 32%; Canada Ahead of 2009 Totals. This is the lowest quarterly deal count for Europe since Dow Jones VentureSource began tracking the region ten years ago and represents a 25% drop in deal flow from 263 deals in the third quarter of 2009. million in 2009 to $7.4

China 74

China Europe North America India 74

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Takadu’s business model consists of charging a monthly fee from its clients, which already include the Thames Water company and other utility companies in Israel and Asia Pacific.

Technology 94

Technology Venture Capital SMS 94

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Save Asia for post-IPO Single instance, multi-tenant, single datacenter - Have only one version of the code in production. However, this trend is just emerging and we have not seen any of them generating a significant portion of the SaaS company revenues, but we think this will accelerate in 2009. Save Asia for post-IPO.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

► 2009. (9). Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Tuesday, September 02, 2008. Death Sentence for SaaS.or for Lawson? ► 03/07 - 03/14. (1). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. ► 02/21 - 02/28. (1). A funny perspective on Google innovation.

Software Review 48

Software Review Software Technical Review Cloud 48