[Review] Startup Asia
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 27, 2011
Asia – especially in countries such as India, China, Vietnam – is fast becoming the place where many entrepreneurs, whether locally born or lured back from Silicon Valley, are setting up shop.
Entrepreneurs Need To Keep Their Business Focused
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 24, 2014
Investors hear this as trying to do too many things with limited resources, meaning the startup will not shine at anything, and will not survive the competition. Targeting all the people in China as your opportunity gives you big numbers from a small penetration percentage, but will be seen as lack of focus by investors.
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8 Key Focus Elements Will Attract Startup Investors
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 27, 2013
Investors hear this as trying to do too many things with limited resources, meaning the startup will not shine at anything, and will not survive the competition. Targeting all the people in China as your opportunity gives you big numbers from a small penetration percentage, but will be seen as lack of focus by investors.
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Entrepreneurs Need To Keep Their Business Focused
Gust
AUGUST 17, 2014
Investors hear this as trying to do too many things with limited resources, meaning the startup will not shine at anything, and will not survive the competition. Targeting all the people in China as your opportunity gives you big numbers from a small penetration percentage, but will be seen as lack of focus by investors.
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The Investors Guide to SXSW 2019
Austin Startup
MARCH 4, 2019
For more information, visit atxstartupcrawl.com SXSW Pitch (formerly SXSW Accelerator) SXSW Pitch is the official SXSW platform to allow early stage technology startups to pitch their product and/or services to industry technology experts, high profiled media personnel, and Venture Capitalists / Angel Investors. NEXT STAGE?—?EXHIBIT
What is a good site or Gmail extension for an angel investor to manage their startup deals?
Gust
JANUARY 15, 2014
When I started my angel investing over a decade ago, there was no such thing as a site to handle the surprisingly-challenging process of keeping track of all the information regarding all the companies with which I was working. Gust News angel investor Gust startup deals' So I had to create one!
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10 Marketing Strategies To Drive Exponential Growth
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 15, 2020
As an angel investor, I see plenty of startups focusing on building an innovative product, but I’m looking for the few who are also leading with an exponential growth strategy, to put them in the category of the next Amazon or Google. Market an image of exclusivity or premium only.
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24 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Industries That Are Ripe For Disruption
Hearpreneur
AUGUST 5, 2020
Carbon farming is coming upon us rapidly it’s progress is already under the transforming influence of technological innovation, and rapidly gaining widespread attention among Venture Capitalists and angel investors. The SARS outbreak in 2002 leads to the tremendous growth of online marketplace platforms in China.
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10 Tips for Finding Venture Funding
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
So before you read these tips, first understand the difference between venture capital and angel investment and then you can add in 5 essentials for angel investment. And keep in mind, as you read that, that venture capital demands everything that angel investors do, and more. Are you still with me?
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124 What is a good site or Gmail extension for an angel investor to manage their startup deals?
Gust
JANUARY 15, 2014
When I started my angel investing over a decade ago, there was no such thing as a site to handle the surprisingly-challenging process of keeping track of all the information regarding all the companies with which I was working. Gust News angel investor Gust startup deals' So I had to create one!
Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)
Steve Blank
APRIL 13, 2013
I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. I was only in China for a week so this a cursory view. China Venture Capital. China now has plenty of both.
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Born Global or Die Local – Building a Regional Startup Playbook
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 31, 2014
China, Russia, Brazil, India, Indonesia all meet those criteria. while building their products in China. And as good as the Australian angel investors have been, there still is dearth of serious follow-on funding in Australia. Trip 3 to China, pick manufacturing partner, start low volume production.
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Is gust.com a difficult platform to replicate?
Gust
FEBRUARY 22, 2014
As we end 2012, Gust is the official, exclusive platform of virtually every national federation of business angels in the world including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland, France, Portugal, Spain, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, India, even China, all in their native languages.
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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)
Steve Blank
APRIL 13, 2013
I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. I was only in China for a week so this a cursory view. China Venture Capital. China now has plenty of both.
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Former Head of Microsoft Israel Dreams of Billion Dollar Israeli Startups
VC Cafe
OCTOBER 18, 2011
Among Microsoft’s 20 worldwide R&D centers, there are only three “strategic centers”: in India, China, and Israel. “I’ve been an angel investor in private companies since the late 1990s, and I invested in eight start-ups. There is something very special here and it must be preserved. Three of them were sold.”
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Protect our country from COVID with products that are Made in the U.S.A. (right here in Texas!)
Austin Startup
OCTOBER 6, 2020
not ones that are made in China. He’s one of the most driven entrepreneurs I’ve ever met and that says a lot because I’m one of the most active angel investors in the world. Stop buying masks from China. Join me as an investor and bring our most critical manufacturing supply chain back to the U.S.A.! We need masks.
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Austinites represent at SXSW 2018
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. Contrasting China via their Zhi-Xing (? ?,
The Next Bubble – Don’t Get Fooled Again
Steve Blank
JUNE 15, 2011
In the stealth phase , prescient angel investors and Venture Capitalists (VCs) start investing in an industry or market segment that others have not yet found. In December 2010, Youku—the YouTube of China —went public, with a valuation of $4.4 In May 2011, RenRen—the Facebook of China —had a first day valuation of $7.4
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Why Entrepreneurs Need To Keep Their Business Focused
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 27, 2017
Unfortunately, often the result is potential customers who are confused, the limited resources of your business are spread too thin, and customers and investors look elsewhere for a better fit. Thus one of my key messages to entrepreneurs, as a business advisor and angel investor, is “focus.”
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Taking stock of the Dutch tech cluster: What The Netherlands needs to win the European startup scene
The Next Web
JANUARY 24, 2014
Look out China, we’ll advise you into submission! This includes lowering the barriers for angel investors and giving entrepreneurs a second or third chance if they fail. The majority of these firms are single-person businesses. The point is clear, we need more entrepreneurs with the ambition to build large lasting companies.
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The Cost Equation for a Startup is Better Than Ever
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 18, 2012
Now you can get a product built in China almost overnight with minimal up-front cost, with delayed payment based on first-customer order commitments. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. Savings can be huge in these areas.
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Seth Sternberg – Meebo
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
After Meebo launched, his friends helped him get the word out and soon they were getting coverage as far a China and India. Seth raised $100k in angel funding to fuel operations. Meebo angel investors also include Marc Andreessen and Auren Hoffman. Tell us about the Meebo launch.
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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors
mashable.com
NOVEMBER 3, 2010
Gary Vaynerchuk: Personal branding master and creator of Wine Library TV, Gary Vaynerchuk is also an angel investor with an expanding portfolio of companies. Paige Craig: Adrenaline-junkie Paige Craig is a former marine and intelligence consultant who’s now a prolific angel investor and startup advisor based out of Los Angeles.
The most valuable lessons I learned from managing a virtual team
The Next Web
DECEMBER 4, 2013
But angel investor Tim Ferriss found that things did not fall apart when he removed himself as a bottleneck – in fact, everyday business went on and ignored the fact that the CEO had stepped away. There is no single solution, as team by team management must be conducted differently. It all sounds like incredible stress for managers!
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10 Reasons Why IPO Is No Longer A Good Startup Exit
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
In developing countries, like China and India, the statistics are reversed. Thus most startups I know don’t even mention the IPO exit option, when applying for Angel funding, and most Angel investors will react negatively if you do mention it.
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4 Considerations for Expanding Your Startup to International Markets
mashable.com
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
and China, and recently recorded their 1,000,000th download of Bonita Open Solution. For example, angel funding is more prevalent in the United States than in Europe. Also make sure to research which type of investors fit your business. BonitaSoft has offices in France, the U.S. Follow Miguel on Twitter @MiguelValdes.
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77 Twitter Link Roundup #152 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More
crowdSPRING Blog
NOVEMBER 2, 2012
Lessons from a top Angel Investor: Fabrice Grinda talks about his 100 early-stage investments – [link]. Convincing Women in China They’re Too Hairy | Businessweek - [link]. Six best practice tips for email unsubscribe pages | Econsultancy – [link].
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The Most Important (and Often Overlooked) Success Factor in Emerging Companies
Growthink Blog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2010
What most frustrates angel investors is the “needle in the haystack” nature of picking winners. and the “West” to the BIC – Brazil, India, and China – and their brethren. The frustration is trebled because the “traditional” investing options these days are so deeply unattractive.
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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail
online.wsj.com
SEPTEMBER 23, 2012
中文-简体 (China). How well a failed entrepreneur has managed his company, and how well he worked with his previous investors, makes a difference in his ability to persuade U.S. The 20-year venture capitalist is an "angel" investor in Mr. Dreymanns new start-up, Mowingo Inc., América Latina.
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107 How Universities Can Help Students and Alumni Work in the Tech Industry
David Teten
JANUARY 28, 2019
Strong Asian ties, especially to China — Yale has among the strongest ties to China of any major Western university, matriculating its first Chinese student in 1854. Educate more alumni angel investors. There are currently over 1,000 Chinese students and scholars at Yale.
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60 You Don’t Need to be Rich to be an Entrepreneur
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
Now you can get a product built in China almost overnight with minimal up-front cost, with delayed payment based on first-customer order commitments. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. Savings can be huge in these areas.
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The Most Important (and Often Overlooked) Success Factor in Angel Investing
Growthink Blog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2010
What most frustrates angel investors is the “needle in the haystack” nature of picking winners. and the “West” to the BIC – Brazil, India, and China – and their brethren. The frustration is trebled because the “traditional” investing options these days are so deeply unattractive.
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54 The Series A crunch is hitting now. Have we even noticed?
pandodaily.com
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
I’ve been hearing about the so-called Series A Crunch for at least six months, and in recent weeks, I’ve spoken with more than 20 venture capitalists, angel investors, incubator heads, lawyers, and other necessary cogs in the ecosystem trying to get some details about it. iPhone 5 may come to China soon.
How Can Israeli Startups Raise Funding in Silicon Valley?
VC Cafe
FEBRUARY 6, 2011
Massimo Sgrelli, Entrepreneur, angel investor, computer programmer, agrees with Eyal’s suggestion: The best way to attract Silicon Valley investors to your non-US startup is to split your operations keeping R&D in your own country, while moving business and marketing heads in the Valley (and potentially the founders too).
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104 These 10 Key Elements Make a Business Plan Fundable
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 13, 2012
You won’t impress investors by claiming that everyone in China needs one, and nobody else has exactly the right features to compete with you. Show how your rate of return would be attractive to investors. In preparing it, try to look at your project through the investors eyes. Explain the business model.
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283 [Asia] [Event] Demo Asia 2012
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 1, 2011
Singapore is the second country in Asia to host a DEMO event after China, and the event will comprise of conferences, pitches and networking sessions for an invited group of companies to launch their products for the first time to an audience.
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Investors Expect Ten Essentials in a Business Plan
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 13, 2011
You won’t impress investors by claiming that everyone in China needs one, and nobody else has exactly the right features to compete with you. Show how your rate of return would be attractive to investors. In preparing it, try to look at your project through the investors eyes. Explain the business model.
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The Cost Equation for a Startup is Better Than Ever
Gust
JUNE 10, 2012
Now you can get a product built in China almost overnight with minimal up-front cost, with delayed payment based on first-customer order commitments. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. Savings can be huge in these areas.
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What Successful Investors Teach Us About Investing In Startups
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 15, 2011
If you can’t find a sure thing, the next best bet is to learn from the best practices of successful investors. Here are tips from active angel investors who have enjoyed success with some of today’s leading technology companies: Investors Rely on Networks.
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167 Entrepreneurs Don’t “Noodle” They Do
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 4, 2010
He then booked tickets to China to talk with suppliers and he promised to revise his strategy by the time he got back. If he reads this he’ll know that I’m still open to being an angel investor ). Within a week he had me a deck with a strategy for a new company. This is how it should be. (If
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How to Start a Home Health Care Business
Up and Running
MAY 16, 2016
This is based on advancements in health care infrastructure in India and China, as well as a rapidly aging Japanese population. The most traditional routes are bank loans, small business loans, or angel investors. percent from 2014 to 2020. See Also: What Small Business Opportunities Does the Future Hold?
Top Startup Advisor Paul Graham Just Warned Against Taking Google's Money
www.businessinsider.com
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
Look How Much More Expensive Luxury Items Got In China This Year. Look How Much More Expensive Luxury Items Got In China This Year. The Cowboys Have Finally Fixed The One Weakness That Has Doomed Their Team For Years. Transportation. 10 Of The Deadliest Boat Disasters Of All Time. BI Intelligence.
Be Part of the Entrepreneurial Revolution
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 13, 2010
Now you can get a product built in China almost overnight with minimal up-front cost, with delayed payment based on first-customer order commitments. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. Savings can be huge in these areas.
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125 These 10 Key Elements Make a Business Plan Fundable
Gust
AUGUST 5, 2012
You won’t impress investors by claiming that everyone in China needs one, and nobody else has exactly the right features to compete with you. Show how your rate of return would be attractive to investors. In preparing it, try to look at your project through the investors eyes. Explain the business model.
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