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7 Must Have Features If You Sell Products Online

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

Billion was spent online in 2012. Cheaper prices, more selection due to reduced costs in storing inventory (no limited shelf space like in the real world), and because of our marvelous global postal system, it can be very quick, even when ordering from a country on the other side of the planet. According to Comscore, over $43.2

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Starting up down under: The guide to Australia’s growing startup scene

The Next Web

The story struck me as significant for three reasons – firstly, because Freelancer founder Matt Barrie had been very public leading up to the IPO about wanting to list in Australia over both London and NASDAQ. Finally, that this was not the first highly successful tech IPO in Australia in 2013 with OzForex raising AUD $439.4

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

After I left academia (too slow moving) and the consultancy company I worked for (lack of vision), four friends and I applied that puzzle-solving passion to creating software for solving supply chain puzzles. When I sold the company in 2012 to HelloWorld, I spent a lot of time writing thank you notes. 4) Used to Reconnect.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

Computer Software. September 19, 2012, 9:32 p.m. Media & Marketing. Small Business. More Industries. Accounting. Advertising. Broadcasting & Entertainment. Computer Hardware. Consumer Products. Defense & Aerospace. Financial Services & Insurance. Food & Tobacco. Hospitality. Industrial Goods & Services. Marketing & Strategy.

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Ranking — And Understanding — The World’s Top Startup Hubs [Video]

ReadWriteStart

But the Startup Ecosystem Report 2012 does a lot more than reiterate the obvious, it brings to light the very real differences between the world’s top spots to start a company. However, with big data and enterprise software companies coming back into fashion, you might see a renaissance in Boston.” Sydney, Australia.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

billion in 2007, as investors worldwide tightened their belts in the wake of the global financial crisis. Given Israel’s population growth rate of 1.7%, GPD per capita only declined by 1.1%, placing it second among OECD countries for having the lowest negative growth per capita after Australia; the OECD average was minus 4%.

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Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces?

alexpoole.info

Update March 2012: See also my expanded critique of Colin Wheildon’s legibility research. In 2003 as part of my master’s degree I reviewed over 50 empirical studies in typography and found a definitive answer. Part 2 reviews the evidence for and against the legibility of serif and sans serif typefaces. Introduction.