YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2019

An investor is someone who sails in the waves of the market and is knowledgeable about where next to put their money. One strategy that most top investors applied is “fear when every investor is greedy, be greedy when everyone is exiting the market.” China Mobile Ltd. By February 2019, the market value of this firm was $217.5

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Yet as we enter February 2017 the VC funding markets are booming, Snap, Inc has filed for its IPO, AppDynamics was just purchased for $3.7 So VCs made fewer investments at lower prices and generally on terms that were more favorable to investors relative to 2015. But it’s not just China and Singapore. Baidu alone raised $3.2

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2015

It was part Silicon Valley insider and part marketing huckster. Each company claims to represent a unique and earth-shattering opportunity with a proven team, proven tech­nology, and proven market. Experts say our market will be fifty billion dollars in five years." Copyright © Guy Kawasaki, 2004, 2015.'

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2015

Lenovo has been working on its things portfolio for about a year, and the company is poised to bring its expanded collection of products to market in China. This market has enjoyed triple-digit growth from a tiny base, and is about to receive a large boost from the Apple Watch.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Researchers Frost and Sullivan see the region’s healthcare market growing almost 13% to US$2.2 In East Asia and the Pacific, this older population will grow more than 20 percent every five years between 2015 and 2034. Fueled by economic growth in emerging markets, Ernst and Young forecasts Asia Pacific will account for two-thirds (3.3

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 11, 2018

and China threatens to escalate, 5G wireless technology has emerged as one of the major fronts in the long-term competition between the two superpowers. currently trails China and South Korea in 5G development, a situation which puts America at a disadvantage if it is not addressed. 3G: Opening Up the App Market.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2016

E-commerce is growing faster in Asia Pacific than any other region [1] – in fact, Asia Pacific is already the world’s largest regional e-commerce market [2] – which creates amazing opportunities for so many SMEs. In ASEAN markets, SMEs account for just 21 per cent of direct exports [5]. 1] eMarketer [link]. [2]

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 24, 2012

The first category includes companies that have a dominant position in their national market and are often internet or ecommerce companies. The second category is composed of companies that have developed a unique IP locally and marketed it worldwide - typically in the gaming, software, security or mobile sectors. in GE, 1.3

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

ASEAN countries continue to be the most attractive markets for local businesses. We knew that we would not be able to build a business in all the markets we approached. This has led to some great partnerships, and in all cases it added to our learnings on critical steps to succeed in market.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

If you didn’t notice that the stock markets in the US dropped nearly 4% today (after falling last Thursday and Friday) then you were probably completely off-the-grid and on vacation. You thought media twitter was bad… You thought tech twitter was bad… — Hunter Walk (@hunterwalk) August 24, 2015. I’m not so sure.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Palantir ($20B valuation in 2015 round, but unknown today). Fab.com (asset sale to PCH in 2015). But as of 2013, an average of 4 companies per year reached a $1B+ valuation looking back over the preceding decade, and that was a combination of both private valuations and public market caps. Pinterest ($12.3B Fallen Unicorns.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Yesterday was Singles Day in China, celebrated on 11/11 each year and theoretically to honor young adults who are not in relationships. More recently Amazon launched Prime Day in 2015 and other retailers have followed. The other big question is around capturing market share. Here, it’s hard to tell.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

In Asia Pacific, the volumes in alternative finance have come from South Korea and China. China has the most active market, with over 600 P2P lenders, including Wangdaizhijia, Dianrong, and Renrendai. In the UK, the size of the alternative finance market hit £1.74 billion in 2015, if current growth remains buoyant.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

” There are a lot of data points that one can observer to get a sense of the venture capital markets – both LP fundings into venture and VC financings of startups. But these data points are often lagging indicators and perhaps a better barometer of the future would be to gather data on VC perceptions in the market right now.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2015

Starting out with a fleet of 20 Learjet aircraft and making jointly over 18,000 flights, in 2015 they eventually switched to a fleet of 50 exclusively Bombadier business jets. A 30% growth is expected for the Chinese market by the end of 2015 so now seems like a better time to introduce their service than ever. Going Global.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

As at 14 October 2015 the API report concluded that oil inventories fell by 1.2 million barrels for the week ending on Friday, 2 October 2015. US domestic production of crude oil was listed by the EIA ( Energy Information Administration ) at 9.096 million barrels on 9 October 2015, down for the week. The US currently has 29.8

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Numerous announcements in early September 2015 at renowned consumer electronics showcase Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) by nearly every PC OEM of new Skylake-equipped PCs, compute sticks and tablets set highlight how the conversation is shifting to what tasks the devices will power, versus what processor is powering the device.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2011

Gartner says our market will be $50 billion in 2015.” It always amazes me how an entrepreneur can define his market opportunity so broadly, then assess his competition so narrowly in the next breath. All we have to do is get 1% of the market.” This red flag is the flip side of “the market will be $50 billion.”

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thebarefootvc

JANUARY 15, 2020

I had alluded to this in a piece I wrote in 2015 – Are Banks the Next Dinosaurs?: “Twenty years from now, we will see disintermediation of banks, and millenials will no longer recognize the current banking system as they will receive financial services from a number of new entrants in the technology sector. .”

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 14, 2016

Even the smallest business has access to communications and technology tools that were beyond the reach of even large companies just 15 years ago, and SMEs are increasingly eyeing the possibilities of export markets. Yet not enough of them are taking the plunge into regional, let alone global, markets. So what can we do differently?

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 15, 2016

Even the smallest business has access to communications and technology tools that were beyond the reach of even large companies just 15 years ago, and SMEs are increasingly eyeing the possibilities of export markets. Yet not enough of them are taking the plunge into regional, let alone global, markets. So what can we do differently?

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 16, 2017

Boodmo.com is India’s largest online company which provides a suitable marketing platform for people looking to purchase auto parts. It was established back in 2015, as a section of Smart Parts Online Pvt. They import auto-related items from Japan, Europe, UAE, USA, South Korea, and China. They have a stock consisting of 2.7

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thebarefootvc

MAY 6, 2020

In the midst of highly volatile traditional financial markets, savvy investors are searching for new avenues for not only higher returns, but the best risk-adjusted ones as well. For example, crude oil prices are down nearly 19% since 2015. I’ve been investing in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors since 2013.

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

So I mostly kept my opinion within a small closed group and let my LPs know that K9’s strategy was to *not* change our strategy despite the pressures of the market. Fast-forward to June 2015, two years later, and now I feel that the change that I started to notice back in 2013, is here, and it’s here to stay. Impact of Public Markets.

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Eric Friedman

DECEMBER 30, 2020

As mentioned at the top I do not know anyone that predicted the global pandemic of COVID19, despite the writing on the wall and the cases growing in China at the time of this post last year. Bullish in this space since 2015 I see the air cover in place for institutions and private wealth managers to now take the plunge.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

You no longer need to travel to China or hire an expensive prototyping expert to mock up your new design. Take advantage of social media and free websites for marketing. Site marketing is easily extended through blogs, Twitter, Facebook and social media. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 9/4/2015.

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The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

New data out from eCommerce Europe shows the picture hasn’t changed and that there’s still a lot of growth to come: in 2013 the UK spent $142bn on eCommerce, third in the world on a gross spend basis behind the USA and China which have much larger populations. Germany has a population of 81m and the UK has 64m people.

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

From 2010 through 2015, the industry saw a moderate but steady four percent growth. While North America may be the current hotbed for home health care businesses, the fastest growing region is in Asia-Pacific, where the markets expect a compound annual growth rate of 9.7 Market research and your competitive landscape.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 23, 2012

Paul Gollash, Founder and CEO of Voxy , knew his target market could come from all over the world. Recognizing that self-study language learning was a huge and underserved global market, Gollash saw local branding as the key for his business. “We Diverting attention to the overseas market at the detriment of domestic business.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 23, 2012

Paul Gollash, Founder and CEO of Voxy , knew his target market could come from all over the world. Recognizing that self-study language learning was a huge and underserved global market, Gollash saw local branding as the key for his business. “We The Hottest Markets? So where do you start? “It

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 21, 2015

Modern supply chains that are the core of global commerce have come a long way from a cart pulled by a horse to market. In this role, which Dr. Reddington took up in January 2015, she heads up Asia Pacific from its headquarters in Hong Kong.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 26, 2019

The market expansion is driven by the rapid increase of liquid natural gas (LNG) use, the surge in North American shale industry, and the continual development of gas infrastructures in the Middle East and Asia. Stock day traders can benefit from the potential growth of the gas market by trading gas-related stocks.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2015

Our perspectives on the topic wax and wane with market cycles. If one entered between 2009-2015 he or she is no doubt in the “hazard” phase where one need to be careful about thinking he know more about the industry than perhaps he do. Money when you find product / market fit is an extreme differentiator. VC funding.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

There are times when small and slow is the right strategy for a specific market opportunity. When the market conditions are right, you should blitzscale for the benefit of all stakeholders: customers, employees, investors, and society. Blitzscaling is a response to market dynamics, not the cause.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Because of a global donor blood shortage, particularly in emerging markets, clinicians and patients don’t have enough access to donor blood. Over the next four years, Sisu, which strives to be the future of medical devices in emerging markets, expects to impact 14 million lives with Hemafuse?—?direct

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 1, 2017

In fact, Sushi is so international, that its adapted American version is now re-entering the Japanese market as a new, exotic food trend. Localisation, or l10n, is the process of adapting a global product or content to a specific local market. Penetrating a new market is costly and a company usually only has one chance to get it right.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 9, 2012

By 2008, around 50-percent of local furniture companies had shifted labor-intensive manufacturing operations to less expensive countries such as neighboring Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand, and increasingly to China as well. percent by 2015. Designed in Singapore.

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