Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 24, 2012

I would categorize these champions in two camps: the “Local Champions” and the “Global Champions”. 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. Why Eastern Europe? in GE, 1.3 in Brazil and 0.8

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thebarefootvc

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Regulators from France and Germany have vowed to block Libra’s use in Europe due to concerns relating to financial stability, money laundering and consumer risk. In the face of this setback, the Libra Association contends that they will be “firmly maintaining (their) launch schedule” for the second half of 2020.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 10, 2020

Before the pandemic, South Korea’s gaming industry had already been a powerhouse – a haven for mobile gaming that developers in the West sought to get into. This gives South Korea’s gaming industry a chance to make a bigger impact on the global stage, to move up from their standing in 4th place in the global market to be in the top 3.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

And yet, most regional development efforts are still floundering - at best, moving slowly, and not very surely - and we need to understand why. We are also seeing significant companies come out of Europe. There are pockets of entrepreneurship developing in various European capitals. One is culture. Jade Magnet.

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View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

You can read various articles out there which will give you the cursory facts about Airbnb like their overall revenue or profitability or how their business has faired here in 2020 in the COVID environment. Let me start with the obvious… Airbnb is a remarkable company which is redefining the hospitality industry in a number of ways.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 19, 2012

. “ The next billion ” will come from the emerging markets such as Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. The size of the global middle class is projected to increase from 1.8 billion by 2020, and accompanying this increase in size is a rise in middle class spending from $21 trillion today to $51 trillion in 2030.

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Transformify

JULY 25, 2016

There may be immediate political implications in continental Europe. This is worth recognising if there are more positive developments. “We now face a period of uncertainty as the exact terms of Britain’s exit from Europe are negotiated,” said Neil Woodford of Woodford Investment Management.

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

Since its Series C in November 2020, Chainalysis has increased ARR by more than 100% year-over-year, doubled its client base and now supports more than 100 digital assets across 10 native blockchains (around 90% of cryptocurrency economic activity). I left Kraken and created the Chainalysis prototype on my flight back to Europe.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 20, 2020 Technology impacts all facets of human life, and sometimes it can save it. That’s the mission driving products like Hemafuse , one of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020. Carolyn Yarina , Co-Founder and CEO of Sisu Global Health. What is your top goal for Sisu Global for 2020?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: January 29, 2020 Here’s a problem: worldwide, there aren’t enough radiologists to meet patient needs. Founded in Copenhagen, Denmark, in September 2017, Radiobotics recently received approval to sell its products across Europe. What is your top goal for Radiobotics in 2020?

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David Teten

JULY 14, 2014

Technology innovation, globalization of markets, and recent market volatility such as the 2008 market collapse are driving painful changes (for some) in the asset management industry. population, will turn 62 or older by 2020 ( www.census.gov ). However, this is about to change.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

Back in 2016, Europe and Israel had only four public companies worth less than $9B combined and local cloud companies had raised just $900M throughout 2015. Today, Europe and Israel have generated 23 public companies worth $231B and private cloud financing reached c. in Sept 2020. in Sept 2020. In 2020, c.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 19, 2016

Today is a very interesting time for the SaaS industry: Europe has shown it was capable of creating successful SaaS businesses, and it’s only the beginning. SaaS startups need to have a VC that understands the SaaS model, including market development strategies, upsell dynamics, sales incentive plan, etc.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

So was the global futurist at HP and over a number of years, as we were restructuring the firm, we had to figure out what are the things we know will happen over the next decade, over the 2020s. So we're seeing research and development move faster, right? Jonathan Brill (05:00): Yeah. Those are big buckets.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2011

At today's roundtable, we discussed three major trends and opportunities for 2012 and also worked with an entrepreneur from Europe. If you are a content producer or a freemium app or game developer, you would know, instantly, what I am talking about. Social Contacts. Our audience of readers is full of entrepreneurs.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 28, 2011

And it also applies to many different parts of the United States where startup activity is still a relatively small portion of economic development. While I was in Europe recently, I had a chance to think more deeply about the role Europe ought to be playing in that and other Renaissance movements around the world. PartingOut.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2022

billion raised in 2020. 2021 Tech Trends: Israel is winning the global race for tech funding. Part of a global trend. Records were broken globally as well, both in terms of funding and number of unicorns. In the UK, by far the largest tech hub in Europe, startups raised $26 billion. Europe: $100 billion ??India:

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2022

Evolution, defined as the gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form is the word that describes my business in 2021. With all of the challenges created by the global pandemic– supply chain shortages, hiring difficulties, new technology– Improovy remained transparent with its customers and employees.

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Transformify

JULY 17, 2019

Our guest today is Valerie Lopez, Vice President of Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Cision , leading global provider of earned media software and services. In her role, Lopez is responsible for providing vision and leadership to the diversity, inclusion, and equity program across Cision’s global organization.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Pitchbook Data released a new report on the state of Private Capital in Israel 2020 , covering private equity and venture capital. billion in 2019 and are pacing for a high showing in 2020 as well. billion in H1 2020. The post Report: Israel Private Capital Breakdown 2020 appeared first on VC Cafe.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The 2020 Accel Euroscape was unveiled earlier today at SaaStockEMEA. We’d like to thank KeyBank and G2 for providing some of the data used in the report - * It’s an amazing time to be a cloud entrepreneur in Europe. Europe has also joined the race with its first Cloud giants. And Europe has shown even greater acceleration.

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Transformify

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Global airline revenues are expected to fall by $4-5 billion in the first quarter of 2020 as a result of flight cancellations, according to a report from the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). What is the situation in Europe? ICAO also forecasts that Japan could lose $1.29

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

I inquired about why the building was so “hidden,” as this was surprising to me, but the answer made sense: A few months prior, a Facebook user in Europe had flown to Dublin, arrived at the office, and demanded that he be given access to his ex-girlfriend’s account because she had cut him off after the two broke up.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

In my experience, the Silicon Valley startup model, focused on disrupting established industries, has treated the USA well and created some great global businesses. In effect, Silicon Valley needs to take a more global perspective. Target a global market rather than a local from day one.

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Transformify

JANUARY 21, 2020

continues to cut jobs, it comes as no surprise that the Global Freelance Platforms Market is growing at a fast pace. Apart from the veterans Upwork and Freelancer.com, there are new and emerging players entering the Global Freelance Platforms Market each year. Which freelance platforms are expected to achieve fast growth in 2020?

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 15, 2021

I heard this a lot in 2020 when trying to reconcile the overall growth in the public markets, and hypergrowth in tech, compared to the pandemic reality for so many Americans. Fast-forward to the beginning of 2020 and the whiplash we all experienced with travel stopping, restaurants closing and our homes becoming work, play, live 24/7.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 2, 2021

Khosrowshahi, who previously served as CEO of Expedia before taking the reins at Uber in 2017, sat down with Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman to discuss the past, present and future of the mobility and delivery business that now operates in 71 countries around the world and employs around 20,000 people globally. Iconversations [guest].

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. s helpful to find an developer tool that allows you to write html/css and renders the view in real time, so you donâ??t Firebase : Are all your developers front-end engineers? s easier to use/develop with. Mobile Tools: If you are a web developer, you donâ??t Codeacademy.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 28, 2020

And at the same time, my lab was working on the immune modulatory changes that the virus HIV was causing, and began to develop assays to look at killer T-cells in the lab, directed in HIV. I ran the group from 1995 through 2002, which was an incredibly exciting period of time, during which time the so-called cocktails developed.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

It included everything from preparing the health care system to testing, treatments, and the acceleration of vaccine development. As 2020 began, most Americans thought the coronavirus--if we thought of it at all--was something that was going to be a problem in China only. Ron delivered the opposite message loud and clear.

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