VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2023

First and foremost, PGC it’s a meeting palooza – I received over 40 requests for meetings, mainly from game studios all over Europe. In the current market conditions, where growth is hard to find, this is very attractive. One trend that was prominent at the conference was the rise of generative AI in gaming.

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David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

A typical VC thesis: “we invest in tech startups in Europe at an early stage” However, our experience shows that in many cases: . “Europe” means a handful of countries, for instance, France, UK, and Germany. “Tech” means B2B Saas/Fintech or Consumer apps. Technical” Companies (i.e.

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VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2020

For many CEOs, competition with the tech giants an existential concern. A relationship with Google can take many forms, which I will detail in this post as a guide for founders exploring their relationship with big tech. Commercial – a data/tech/commercial partnership or client relationship.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2021

2020 was a good year for Zoom. Now synonymous with video-conferencing, the company-name-turned-verb stock peaked in October 2020, a market interpretation of how the Zoom Boom has defined the daily lives of many millions throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. Their latest round of 138 millions dollars, led by Viola Growth ?

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David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” Of the 19 Western Europe/Israel-based founders, all were white. Kauffman Fellows Report (2020): “Diverse Founding Teams generate higher median realized multiples (RMs) on Acquisitions and IPOs]. All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2019

An Insider’s Perspective “Bird Zero” that are custom designed by the company There is a story arc of the electric scooter market that took the world by storm in 2018, was second-guessed late in the year and has quietly re-emerged as a powerful force of growth where few really appreciate the speed and scale of what has happened.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2020

According to the Covid-19 impact report by research firm Beauhurst: 5,070 UK companies are at a ‘severe’ or ‘critical’ risk 615K startup and scaleup jobs are at risk Later stage startups are at the most risk Across the board, tech sectors and verticals are the most likely to experience a positive or low impact.

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ConversionXL

JULY 19, 2018

Is marketing going to become completely automated, and no longer require the human touch? How Marketers Are Already Using AI. Some examples of AI uses in the marketing world include the following. They experienced over 153% more conversions, according to VP of Marketing for Sentient Technologies Jeremy Miller.

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Transformify

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The reasons are obvious – many international companies have their production plants in China, while others are dependent on the big Chinese market and any decline in the demand for their goods and services can hit their revenue targets. ICAO also forecasts that Japan could lose $1.29

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2022

One day you think you’ve already figured it out, then the next day slaps you across your face with another mandate change or sudden shift of marketing trends you are following, and the list of subtle (or major) changes goes on. But hey, we can either enjoy the ride or get off of it. Photo Credit: Yeremia Poco.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 18, 2018

France Has A Very Large Market. The market in France is 65 million consumers. The country also has access to the European Union market, which has more than 500 million consumers. Also, the market in France has a very high purchasing power – as Europe’s second-largest economy, and the world’s sixth largest.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 24, 2012

It took me some time to figure out a title and I eventually settled for “Building European Champions” as the region has proven its ability to generate very successful venture outcomes and will continue to be the birthplace of many successful technology companies. Why Eastern Europe? in GE, 1.3 in Brazil and 0.8

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

Let me start with a few addresses: 1355 Market Street. For those of us that have been working in the startup and technology space for at least the past 10 years, these addresses mean two things. A few stats to consider on the market opportunity in North America alone: 28 million SMBs in North America, with roughly 60 million employees.

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Transformify

AUGUST 1, 2019

Our guest today is Carlos Mallen, Senior Vice President, Human Resources for the Americas and Europe, Exela. Prior to the formation of Exela, he was the SVP, Human Resources for Americas and Europe at SourceHOV. A lot of people are long -term unemployed due to personal circumstances and find it hard to re-join the workforce.

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Transformify

AUGUST 9, 2018

Everyone who leverages technology to do their job while being less dependent on location is a digital nomad. Remote work requires specific processes, technology and management skills. Market Entry Pack. That’s how the Market Entry Pack was developed. Are you already shocked? RebuildLives has a similar story.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Today, building Internet businesses, or businesses that are primarily marketed through the Internet, is viable for entrepreneurs all over the world. We are also seeing significant companies come out of Europe. But there's also a real lack of understanding of what it takes to bring a venture to market. It needs to be sculpted.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

How To Survive And Profit From Radical Change written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Jonathan Brill. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Jonathan Brill. More About The Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network: Check it out here. Like this show?

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Every startup faces multiple choices and decisions when it comes to technology. Whether you’re wondering what site search you should use or what is the best email marketing tool, knowledge is power. Inbound Marketing vs Interruption marketing.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2011

We discussed various segments for John's go-to-market strategy and pricing model options. Interesting technology, and I will be working with him to build a comprehensive go-to-market strategy as part of the premium program. The answer to that question, I believe, is the 1M/1M Premium Lounge. Photo by duchesssa. Discuss.

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Transformify

JULY 17, 2019

Asia is amazing but the culture is completely different if compared to the US and Europe. Often, people feel excluded and not accepted by the other team members due to cultural differences. They know the market and approach the same challenge from a completely different angle. How do you address such cases? Absolutely.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 2, 2021

In February, Greylock kicked off “Iconversations,” a new speaker series featuring “icons” across tech, finance, media and culture. It was a full service travel agency tech platform that was quite old and it was quite problematic. Marketing, for example, customer, product organization, et cetera. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT. I’m 0 for 2.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 27, 2020

21:16) Moving drug compounds from Europe to the US after the flight embargo and what the data showed. (22:57) 21:16) Moving drug compounds from Europe to the US after the flight embargo and what the data showed. (22:57) And since then, originally was commercialized in Europe, and then in the U.S.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2020

In January of this year, he arrived in the US with his co-founders as part of the winter 2020 YCombinator batch. First in Wuhan, China, and then the fact that it can spread so quickly in Italy and continental Europe really surprises me and I think a lot of others as well in the scientific community. Alpha Lee : Yeah. I certainly.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

In mid-March, as the coronavirus was sweeping through Asia and Europe, Tomas Pueyo published a piece on Medium titled "The Hammer and the Dance: What the Next 18 Months Can Look Like if Leaders Buy Us Time." So really it is not just the English-speaking, but since you're talking about addressable market, I had a thought about it.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

Instead, the global pandemic has turned 2020 into its most harrowing year. 10:44) The moment the company went below 1x growth for the first time since it was founded as the pandemic hit China and then Europe. (11:50) What if you get product market fit beyond your wildest dreams? 8:22) On how crisis reveals character. (9:11)

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