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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. Kauffman Fellows Report (2020): “Diverse Founding Teams generate higher median realized multiples (RMs) on Acquisitions and IPOs]. Of course, this dataset is incomplete.

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A dumb American’s perspective on investing in Southeast Asia

Hippoland

It’s one thing to hear from other people that Southeast Asia (SEA) is up-and-coming, but it was totally another thing to go there and talk with so many people about the future. The interesting thing about the US market is that customer acquisition these days is actually fairly straightforward online now for most customer audiences.

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A dumb American’s perspective on investing in Southeast Asia

Hippoland

It’s one thing to hear from other people that Southeast Asia (SEA) is up-and-coming, but it was totally another thing to go there and talk with so many people about the future. The interesting thing about the US market is that customer acquisition these days is actually fairly straightforward online now for most customer audiences.

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Microsoft’s Bing Fund will give online startups cash, advice, and discounts

venturebeat.com

Acquisition. Additionally, he’s looking for companies that have a long-term potential to be Microsoft partners or acquisitions. It was fiercely independent, and was, until its HP acquisition, one of the few PC makers still assembling computers in North America. From $1.5B Editor’s picks. Featured stories. Enterprise.

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4 Tips For Entrepreneurs From LinkedIn’s APAC Head

YoungUpstarts

It was a casual session, and also a way for Rajan to understand the technology (and political) scene in Singapore and Asia. Rajan briefly shared a little about LinkedIn’s history and how he ended up in Asia. Build value, not for acquisition. But Arvind said that acquisition is just one out of many exit options.

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Taking Corporate VC: When It Makes Sense

View from Seed

I was an early employee at PayPal and back in the 2000-2001 timeframe, and we ended up taking a fairly significant amount of strategic investment (tens of millions of $) from various banks in the US, Europe, and Asia. It doesn’t mean it can’t be done, but having say Google as an investor can make it tricky to work with say Apple.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Loading… Asia. In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. Less than 1% are currently in IPO registration. Asia/Pacific. DJVentureWire : Friday IPOs Fail to Price as Thursdays Rally Doesnt Carry [link]. WSJ Classroom. Ran gold Resources Ltd. View All Search Results » Subscribe.