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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten

Of the 30 Asia-based founders, all were natives of the country in which they built their businesses: 23 Chinese, three Japanese, two Korean and two Indian. Sixty-two of the hundred failed to exceed returns available from the public market, after fees and carry were paid.” Of the 19 Western Europe/Israel-based founders, all were white.

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Investing Outside The Bay Area

Haystack

Of course, that was not 100% true, with innovative startups and large outcomes occurring in Europe, in Asia, and other parts of the USA. Yes, the concentration of entrepreneurial founding and management talent is here in the Bay Area, but so too is lots of private money, more and more large platforms which continue to grow in market share.

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Bankless Banking Is Ready For Its Close-Up

YoungUpstarts

However, the vast majority of bankless adults live in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and India. It is a great marketing tool for the banks to uncover people who are using money services but are unknown to the banks. The global smartphone market grew 0.7% Even the United States has unbanked households.

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Does Your VC have an Investment Thesis, or a Hypothesis?

David Teten

However, according to PitchBook Data, since the beginning of 2016, companies with women founders have received only 4.4% The modal VC thesis is: “We invest in great teams addressing large markets with disruptive solutions” Who invests in lousy teams addressing tiny markets with outdated solutions?

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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

Both Sides of the Table

Lately I’ve been having to say things I thought I’d never have to remind people, like, “getting to positive gross margin in several territories is a very low bar to claim success” or “profitable excluding marketing costs” is not actually a real thing. Market Size. MakeSpace provides physical storage.

Startup 150
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Why Supply Chain Integration Is Crucial In The Industry 4.0 Era

YoungUpstarts

Reddington, president, FedEx Express Asia Pacific. Get it right, and you’ll be on the way to achieving efficiencies, reduced time-to-market, cost savings, improved productivity and revenue gains. 3] “ Top of Mind Survey 2016: Becoming Hyper Customer Centric ”, KPMG, June 2016. [4] By Dr. Karen M. Embracing innovation. .

Asia 100
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Today’s Cold Chain – Connecting The World Of Care

YoungUpstarts

Reddington, president, FedEx Express Asia Pacific. That is particularly true for the Asia Pacific, the new center of gravity for healthcare. Researchers Frost and Sullivan see the region’s healthcare market growing almost 13% to US$2.2 By Dr. Karen M. Looking further ahead, pharma-biologics is another growth area.

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