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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

Note that the inner ring shows their global equivalents.). By the end of 2012, there were 85 million iOS and 160 million Android devices in China. And they were increasing at an aggregate 33 million IOS and Android activations per month. They also probably haven’t seen a phone that isn’t mobile.) business models.

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Groupon's S-1: From Zero to Like? Billions in 30 Months ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

2) Groupon’s Far More International Than Most Realize : Most casual observers know that Groupon’s been buying similar daily deal businesses in other global regions (starting in May 2010), and doing some organic expansion internationally too. We unfortunately don’t know how the pie breaks down on a revenue basis.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

Note that the inner ring shows their global equivalents.). By the end of 2012, there were 85 million iOS and 160 million Android devices in China. And they were increasing at an aggregate 33 million IOS and Android activations per month. They also probably haven’t seen a phone that isn’t mobile.) business models.

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How to Handle Mobile “Moneyball Syndrome” & Cross-Device Attribution

ConversionXL

billion smartphone users in 2012. billion, and by 2017, nearly half of global mobile users are likely to own a smartphone. There are 3 steps marketers can follow to start connecting specific users’ mobile and desktop behavior: Aggregate audience data. Aggregate Audience Data. billion smartphone users in 2012.

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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. She joined Mesa Global where she is doing both venture capital and investment banking. They have aggregated talent into similar locations to learn from each other and made it easier for high-profile mentors to meet many companies at once.

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29 Seriously Inspiring Interviews For Aspiring Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

25, 2012: Beh Weng Wei won the grand prize at the 2011 Young Entrepreneur Awards for his Frambie pitch, which eliminates some of the stress associated with custom picture framing and should be launching in Singapore on June 1, 2012. 9, 2012: Thanks to Emily May’s Hollaback! Beh Weng Wei at Tech65.org

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Tech IPOs Are Back ? So Now What? ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

March 8, 2012. But even during the macroeconomic boom of 2004 to early 2008 (inflated by various credit bubbles – housing, sovereign debt, LBOs) tech IPOs were extremely rare and then the global economic crisis of late 2008 – 2010 only further dampened hopes for a recovery. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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