ReadWriteStart
OCTOBER 13, 2011
I spent the month of September lecturing, and interacting with (literally) thousands of entrepreneurs in two emerging startup markets, Finland and Russia. Finnish startup successes on a global stage include MySQL , F-Secure , Rovio , Habbo , Playfish , The Switch , Tectia , Trulia and Linux. 9-to-5 Venture Capital.
Gust
AUGUST 22, 2012
Silicon Arabia has engineers in Russia as well as Egypt.) Yet in an increasingly globalized, diverse, interconnected world, it would be a mistake to assume that the same players can dominate in all markets. Distributed teams can work across multiple countries in ways that make the most efficient use of human capital.
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The Equity Kicker
DECEMBER 16, 2015
In 2011 they were on the cusp of bankruptcy when Russia’s ‘least famous oligarch’ Alexander Mamut rescued the business. Daunt changed the discount policy from global to locally set noting that when it comes to books many people are price insensitive. The Waterstones turnaround is a great story.
Designmantic Blog
MARCH 6, 2018
She has been ranked by Klear as one of the Top 1% of global Social Media Influencers and was B2B Marketing’s #1 Most Influential Woman in Martech. She is globally praised for being the founder of the top certified coaching program for women. Marsha Collier. Website: coolebaytools.com. Kendall SummerHawk. Peg Fitzpatrick.
VC Cafe
JULY 2, 2012
This is Facebook’s second acquisition in Israel, following the acquisition of Snaptu for $70m in March 2011. Global sales in 2011 were $2.76 Facebook’s acquisition of Face.com will enable the social network to embed face recognition software into its photo app. SHUTTERFLY ACQUIRES ISRAELI PHOTO SOFTWARE COMPANY PHOTOCCINO.
thenextweb.com
AUGUST 6, 2012
The team left Amazon after a few years to found CupidsPlay, a social gaming site that launched early 2011 which has since been acquired by Zynga. Google Chrome Grabs 1/3 Of Global Browser Market: StatCounter. Google Chrome Grabs 1/3 Of Global Browser Market: StatCounter. Latin America. Middle East. The Office Store is Live.
Cracking the Code
JUNE 24, 2021
After rapid international expansion across several continents, as the founding team brought Silicon Valley’s global ambition into Europe, and the extension of its offering to buses and multimodal transportation, BlaBlaCar is preparing for the travel rebound expected as the world reopens. In Silicon Valley, the ambition is always global.
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