abovethecrowd.com
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
Fortunately, the rise of the Internet, and specifically Internet marketplace models, act as accelerants to the productivity benefits of the division of labour AND comparative advantage by reducing information asymmetry and increasing the likelihood of a perfect match with regard to the exchange of goods or services.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs.
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Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
The newest equity model was passed into law in early 2012 via the JOBS Act , and still has no scheduled date for availability in the USA, waiting for the rules to be defined by the SEC: Startup equity crowd funding. These also open new concerns about lost intellectual property, Internet scams, and long-term return on investment.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 9, 2014
New crowd funding platforms on the Internet, like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , as well as the Jobs Act of 2012 , are expected by many to ramp up regular people’s ability to fund new opportunities and kill the need for angel groups. billion collected in 2012. I just don’t see it happening any time soon.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 2, 2014
Google released Chromebook in October 2011, offering a faster and easier way to access the Internet. The logic here was that most people head straight to the Internet anyway, and are familiar enough with Google to stay within its applications. The product was known as a “thin client” and had no hard drive. Nintendo Wii U.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 20, 2016
Before the advent of cloud technology and the Internet, company files had to be stored away in physical data rooms (PDRs). A 2012 study done by IBISWorld revealed that VDRs experienced a steady growth of about 17 percent annually as a result of technological advancements as well as the growth of global demand for these storage services.
VC Cafe
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
Voyager Labs (2012) – cognitive computing for understanding human behaviour. Voyager’s cognitive-computing, deep-insights platform assesses billions of publicly available, unstructured data points to provide insights for its clients in finance, retail and consulting. Raised $8M in series B in September 2016.
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