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[Event] [Singapore] Techventure 2011 To Introduce Techventure Asiasons Innovation Awards

YoungUpstarts

Techventure 2011 – one of Asia’s topmost events for the venture capital community to engage with the latest technology entrepreneurs organized by Asiasons WFG and presented by National Research Foundation (NRF) and Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) – will celebrate its 15th year on October 13 and 14.

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10 Reflections After 10 Years of NextView

View from Seed

In some cases, great companies massively expand the definition or potential of the market with innovative products, technology leverage, and great execution. Looking back, our biggest mistakes and omissions as a firm can often be traced to improper market definition. This definition yielded a pretty small opportunity.

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10 Reflections After 10 Years of NextView

View from Seed

In some cases, great companies massively expand the definition or potential of the market with innovative products, technology leverage, and great execution. Looking back, our biggest mistakes and omissions as a firm can often be traced to improper market definition. This definition yielded a pretty small opportunity.

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Why Startups Should Raise Money at the Top End of Normal

Both Sides of the Table

2007, 2011) and for the hottest of companies and in bad markets for fund raising (2003, 2008) prices test the bottom end of the range. It is highly dependent upon many factors: experience of the team, type of opportunity (a big biotech or semi-conductor A round is likely to look different from an Internet A round), geography, etc.

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10 Reflections After 10 Years of NextView

View from Seed

In some cases, great companies massively expand the definition or potential of the market with innovative products, technology leverage, and great execution. Looking back, our biggest mistakes and omissions as a firm can often be traced to improper market definition. This definition yielded a pretty small opportunity.

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Social Media is a Boon to Startups Who Do It Right

Startup Professionals Musings

If your startup can’t be bothered with social media, or has no plan to take advantage of it, then you are definitely at risk these days. Just ten percent say they will not use social media in 2012, down from 24 percent for 2011 and 39 percent for 2010. But simply jumping in is not enough. small businesses.

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Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Wednesday, February 23, 2011. It would have been easy to explain the difference by changes in the 2010/2011 revenue growth projections but unfortunately that is not the case. internet. (6). ▼ 2011. (2).