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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

In a sweeping expose on the dynamic forces shaping the “New East”, Ben Simpfendorfer’s “ The Rise of the New East: Business Strategies for Success in a World of Increasing Complexity ” provides an in-depth view of how the economic resurgence of Asia and the Middle East are changing global markets.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Industry With The Most Optimist Future

Hearpreneur

Digital transactions are now moving beyond B2C transactions & venturing into B2B, P2P, cross-border remittances, & more. Despite the issues in the translation industry, I'm optimistic about it due to its continual market growth & how it will still be an integral part of any business wishing to expand globally.

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How One Startup Combines Boston’s B2B Sense with the Valley’s Social Media Style

View from Seed

My contact at Facebook assured me that this story wasn’t the only one of its kind, and that it was more common than you’d think in other offices they had globally. These companies are all over the map: B2B, B2C, SaaS, ecommerce, healthcare, SMB-focused, enterprise-focused, etc.

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Blood, sweat, and tears: How we got from 0 to 500K downloads on a budget

The Next Web

Your mission is to grow, and for B2C companies it means more users. We chose to integrate our product closely with Pinterest, which was the talk of the town in the summer of 2012, and allow our users to do more with their carefully curated photos. Next: : If you’re gonna go global, plan it from the start.

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Denouement

View from Seed

The world is experiencing a global economic crisis of a proportion most living people have never witnessed. 2012-2016: The Era of Blitzscaling. Facebook goes public in 2012 and Twitter in 2013. But let’s look back at the last decade in VC-backed startups… it’s easy to forget how predominant mindsets change throughout the cycle.

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Why Your Startup's Name Matters

mashable.com

October 3, 2012 by Cezary Pietrzak. Generally speaking, a name is more valuable to a B2C (marketing-driven) company than a B2B (sales-driven) counterpart, so allocate your efforts accordingly. October 3, 2012 14:52:37. October 3, 2012 15:28:03. October 3, 2012 20:30:29. October 4, 2012 04:53:23. Like Tweet.

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Real Estate Developer Danny Haber Of oWOW Reinvigorates Bay Area

YoungUpstarts

In 2012, the median house price in California was $300,000. Danny Haber is the founder of oWOW, a B2B and B2C concern which is directly involved in building modular units for resale to property developers, and as new housing for consumers. Fast forward to the present, the median house price is $550,000.