YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2017

More than a third of the global population has no access to traditional financial services. While many Indians are unbanked, mobile phone adoption is on the rise. India has about 200 million mobile subscribers and is adding 5 million new users monthly. What are mobile payments?

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VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2020

This week saw several of them get global recognition. Founded in 2014 by Ronen Yehoshua. $12M, 19 February 2018 Optibus – A high-tech mobility platform improving mass transportation in cities. Founded in 2016 by Daniel Koppel. Founded in 2016 by Ran Shaul, Allon Bloch, and Adam Singolda. CNBC Disruptor 50.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 18, 2022

Stemming from my own struggles in the search for a high-quality remote job, I discovered a niche in the job market than fifteen years ago, remained unfulfilled. I had an ‘Ah ha’ moment and saw a need in the market. In 2016, Simya Solutions (now Ling) was born. 9- Need for our solution in the market.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

The GSMA ‘s Global Mobile Awards are now open for online entry for its 2016 edition. The Glomo Awards 2016 will highlight the greatest achievements and innovations across the mobile industry and include more than 40 awards over eight categories. Best Mobile Services. Best Mobile Apps.

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Agile VC

JANUARY 13, 2016

We’re off to a fresh start here at the beginning of 2016. Potential for instant global distribution (mobile app stores, Facebook, etc). We may find here in 2016 that #1 and #2 are more cyclical in nature. Looking back at 2015, the standout theme in the VC/startup ecosystem was unicorn hunting.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2016

This took place hot on the heels the launch of Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4, a 2-in-1 device that run on the full Windows operating system and offers the power to run almost any line-of-business apps for Windows in a light mobile package. billion units annually by 2019. The cloud is also doing wonders for SMBs. What’s my app strategy?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

By now you have many smart people around your board but probably people who don’t totally understand the nuances of your employees, customers, sales reps, marketing messages, technology challenges, competitors and strategic choices. how to market our products and company. So our board meetings consisted of discussion about.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Wrike also offers free, business, and marketers versions. Though it is one of many project management tools online, Wrike won FinancesOnline’s project management software award in both 2016 and 2017, and has helped countless businesses with task management and optimizing their workflows. Wrike was founded by Andrew Filev in 2006.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 1, 2015

As impressive as Apple’s revenue growth is, there are five companies expected to become the next Apple in the near future: Skyworks Solutions Success With IoT, Mobile Payments and Connectivity. The Skyworks Solutions growth is largely due to its key involvement in IoT, payments on mobile devices, and Internet connectivity.

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Brandanew

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Digital marketing has gone under some major makeovers over the last few years. But as a digital marketer, how do you keep up with these ever changing trends? Here are some marketing predictions for your brand success in 2016. Here are some marketing predictions for your brand success in 2016.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 26, 2012

Earlier this year, I commented during the launch of UOB’s mobile banking iOS application that mobile payment options such as that offered by Square would be a boon to small business owners. Mobile Payment Now A Reality For Singapore Small Business Owners. Today, Swiff is unique in its ability to do so.”

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Occam's Razor

MARCH 30, 2017

While the phrase Artificial Intelligence has been around since the first human wondered if she could go further if she had access to entities with inorganic intelligence, it truly jumped the shark in 2016. It’s implications are far and wide, even in the narrow scope that I live in (marketing, analytics, influence). Google Photos.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2018

Advocates for diversity and inclusion (D&I) want to see a greater commitment to inclusion in product development and diversity in global employment and hiring practices. Haben Girma “ Disability & Innovation: The Universal Benefits of Accessible Design ” 2016 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. The answer might surprise you.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 8, 2014

And if you weren’t one of the lucky kids lugging around a handheld system in your backpack it may have been your very first taste of mobile gaming. And yet its vast and enduring popularity helped clue early game designers in to the true potential of mobile gaming. billion by 2016. Suddenly mobile gaming was for everyone.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

We offer investors venture economics with public market liquidity. During that time, we watched the first wave of mobile apps take off — Foursquare, GroupOn, Instagram, Twitter, etc. But we got serious in early 2016 when we developed deep conviction around the immense technical vision of Ethereum.

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Brandanew

JANUARY 8, 2016

2015 was a great year for Content marketers and brand owners. Social analytics and video marketing are likely to be the key marketing trends for 2016. Brands that will stand-out in 2016 will leverage the power of the community and create a strong ROI based on measurable data-backed decisions. Tool 4: Buffer.

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Brandanew

DECEMBER 9, 2015

But a very small number of global brands manage to withstand the test of time. There are also brands that are hugely successful for a short while but do not adapt to the changing markets. How can you future proof your brand in 2016 and beyond? 7 Ways To Future Proof Your Brand In 2016 And Beyond. 90% of Startups fail.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2018

It wasn’t even two years ago that this free, location-based augmented reality mobile game took the world by storm. It also showcases how getting it right can transform startups into players: Pokemon Go caused software startup Niantic’s revenues to skyrocket by $600 million within just three months of its mid-2016 launch.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

Let me start with a few addresses: 1355 Market Street. 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. TJ Parker (@tjparker) August 25, 2016. Full disclosure: NextView is an investor in Alignable. 1 Hacker Way.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 22, 2018

In 2007 Apple launched the iPhone and revolutionized the mobile phone industry. New research reveals that the iPhone’s market share grew from 37% to 44% in Q4 2017 – a record high. A market for how-to guides emerged, and Cube-­related books soared to the top of best-seller lists. iPhone (2007). Chemist Bruce D.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Facetune was originally released in 2013, and Facetune 2 was released in 2016. However, the shift to mobile sparked a need for similar tools that could be accessed by anyone easily and in real-time.” This round was led by the prestigious global funds of Insight Partners and Hanaco Venture Capital.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2017

Nevertheless, smart entrepreneurs and small business owners pay careful attention to important market forces and trends that shape some of the world’s best brands. WPP and Kantar Millward Brown just released their latest BrandZ report on the most valuable global brands. Plan For The Future While Focusing On Today.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 10, 2017

I found a niche in the children’s furniture market that I wanted to fill and so it was a no brainer for me to stop talking about this gap in the market and actually do something about it. air events global is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover and book event work, anywhere in the world.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The conference took place during a challenging time for gaming startups: in the same week Playtika, the largest gaming employer in Israel, announced it was laying off 615 people globally, of which 180 are in Israel. billion in revenue in 2021, an 8x increase over a five year period, representing 5% of the global gaming revenue.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Salon C American Innovators in China with Eisenhower Fellow Chelsea Collier Four US innovators share their unique experiences traveling through China to discover people, culture, business, and food surprises while the 2016 Presidential election and historic World Series take place back home. Markets with innovation hit drawbacks.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 6, 2016

Continuous innovation around cloud-based software solutions and increased competition for market share have made sophisticated technological tools available and affordable to smaller businesses. This type of technology allows even small startups to perform on the global stage in a way that has never been seen or even imagined before now.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2017

User Growth Snap’s user growth came to a near stop after Instagram launched a direct clone called Stories in September of 2016: Snap’s daily active users grew just 3% in Q4 2016. Even by July 2014, Facebook’s core application had effectively saturated the US market, with more than 80% of US adults on Facebook.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 15, 2019

in 2016, as an advanced e-mobility and automotive technology company with the mission to develop world-class, emotionally-compelling vehicles featuring the most forward-thinking automotive technologies in existence. I had seen enough of large global companies and envied the way they had established their presence and their brand.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Pawame uses tech-enabled loan management and mobile money payment platforms to offer its customers a means of finance that is not limited by distance or lack of Internet access or a bank account. Two is to reach up to 20,000 new households, including expanding into one, maybe two new markets outside Kenya.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

as a “17 Women to Watch in 2017,” by Entrepreneur Magazine as a 2016 “Woman to Watch,” and was selected to participate in the United Nations Foundation Global Accelerator. The fund has invested in 27 companies, and select investments include: ELOQUII, Tala, Zola, WayUp, and Thrive Global. Carolyn was recognized by Inc.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 11, 2018

3G: Opening Up the App Market. 3G emerged from the growth of the internet during the 1990s , which created a demand for mobile phones that could support both SMS texting and multimedia MMS transmission of image, sound and video files. One economic outgrowth of 3G was the explosion of the mobile app market.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2016

by Raj Subramaniam, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications, FedEx Services. Amid all the dazzle, glitz and glamor, one can be forgiven for thinking that high fashion continues to be the realm of global retailers and big-name luxury brands. 3] “eCommerce Industry Outlook 2016”, Criteo , January 2016. [4]

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

According to a recent Research And Markets report , corresponding with explosive growth in the demand for mobile broadband is a similar increase for Over-the-Top (OTT) content, where the delivery of video, audio and other media over the Internet other than via a service provider’s own dedicated, managed IPTV network.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

All the data actually suggests with the growth of mobile, inbound sales calls will double from 30 billion to 60 billion in 3 years (source: Kelsey). In fact 61% of all mobile searches where a customer contacts a business it is via a phone call (source: Google). Calls are changing but not dying. Much more data in the full post.

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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2015

And correspondingly, in this hopefully more positive, energized and forward-feeling state, let me offer five “end-of-year” mindsets to get 2016 off to the right start to be the BEST year of all of our business lives: 5. Pursue Global Markets. trillion mark in 2016. So if you have a global growth strategy, build on it.

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Up and Running

JULY 15, 2016

Despite the recent economic downturn, the market potential is enormous, the entrepreneurial spirit in China is high, and the country is inevitably going to increase its global influence thanks to its economic vitality. and for European companies—China has already become the second most important export market after the U.S.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Use a mobile phone to transfer money? And furthermore, why shouldn’t the transactions be cross-border and interoperable, and not dependent on a specific mobile operator? Here’s to working together to fulfill the promise of this beautiful world in 2016. I last went to Burma in 2007. Happy New Year!

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