The Next Web

OCTOBER 26, 2013

oDesk claims that it dominates the market of online freelance marketplaces with $360 million spent by its clients in 2012; this number for the five closest competitors combined – Elance, Freelancer, Guru, People Per Hour, and 99Designs – reaches only $310 million. The competition was intended for software developers from Russia and Ukraine.

Russia 151

Russia Ukraine Latvia Lithuania 151

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 3, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The 30 best free fonts for designers – [link]. 40+ Fresh High-Quality Free Fonts To Enhance Your Designs – [link]. 20 Awesome Paper Art Designs – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 15, 2012

It takes little money – comparatively – to try a new advertising medium, or improve your website, or build a mobile app, or try just about anything else. The data was collected in the first part of 2012, between January and May for the Barometer and between January and February for the Enumeration.

Global 136

Global Czech Republic Russia Norway 136

YoungUpstarts

JULY 10, 2012

Taking top spot in the Software Design category is quadSquad from Ukraine, winning US$25,000 with its set of custom-designed sensory gloves and a smartphone application called ‘Enable Talk’ that allows the deaf to communicate verbally by translating sign languages into speech. Software Design. Game Design.

Thailand 159

Thailand Ukraine Hungary Belgium 159

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 22, 2012

For example, there are five major markets where Facebook is not the top social network : China, Russia, South Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. While China and Russia are both huge markets, it’s doubtful that their revenue per user will be equal to the revenue per user in Europe or the United States. was around $500 million last year.

South Korea 88

South Korea IPO Russia Stock 88

thenextweb.com

AUGUST 6, 2012

Design & Dev. 5th August 2012 by Christopher Jackson. Obviously the real work of building a startup happens after a program, and for TextPayMe (a mobile payment system) this was where the wild ride really began. “We Daily Dose. Entrepreneur. Shareables. Social Media. Latin America. Middle East.

Cofounder 70

Cofounder San Francisco Programming Founder 70