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COVID-19 – Accelerating The Destruction Of Corporate Arrogance

YoungUpstarts

They found that while in 1958, the average lifespan of a company listed on the S&P 500 was sixty-one years, in 2011 it was less than eighteen. And today, the rate of global change is so rapid that even these four year-old estimations are optimistic. At this rate, a company listed on the S&P 500 today will only last 12 years.

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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. The previous post described how China built its science and technology infrastructure. It has become China’s Silicon Valley.

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The Midas List Then and Now

View from Seed

Interestingly, it looks like the Midas List skipped 2010 and changed methodologies considerably in 2011, so you’d need to wait until 2021 to do a true look back. 2009 was the nadir of the global economic crisis, followed up an unprecedented bull market. First, let’s set the stage for this time period.

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Micro-Multinationals, And How They Will Define Our Era

YoungUpstarts

by Raj Subramaniam, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications, FedEx Services. “No No new business is worth starting in these times unless it can go global.” – Sir Richard Branson, founder, Virgin Group. Fast forward to 2011 and the business had been bought by Microsoft for a whopping US$8.5

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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. The previous post described how China built its science and technology infrastructure. It has become China’s Silicon Valley.

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Three economic trends for 2011 (fueled by startup goodness)

crowdSPRING Blog

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

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

Fifty of its manufacturing activities and 70% of its consolidated revenues derive from global operations. Israeli navigation tech start-up Waze raised a $30 million investment from Hong Kong’s Li Ka-shing, greater China’s richest man. Israel Corporation is Israel’s largest holding company.

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