Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

It’s been quite a journey getting here and there’s still a way to go as cryptocurrencies integrate with our global financial system. I sat down (virtually) with Chainalysis co-founder and CEO Michael Gronager to discuss his learnings from almost seven years at the helm of a high-growth company. How did Kraken come about? ?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 7, 2018

by Florine Eppe Beauloye, Co-Founder and CEO of mOOnshot digital. More importantly, Millennials and Generation Z consumers generated 85 percent of the global luxury growth in 2017. Florine Eppe Beauloye is the Co-Founder and CEO of mOOnshot digital , a marketing agency for lifestyle and luxury brands.

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Artificial Inteligence Cofounder .Net Merger 147

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2017

Reddington, president, FedEx Express Asia Pacific. Overcoming Challenges of Growing Globally. But going global can be an intimidating prospect for some. Marketing products into international markets is not a simple task”, says Julio Oliveto, founder of Livre, an innovative wheelchair-tricycle company in Brazil.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 15, 2018

According to the 2018 Global Startup Ecosystem Report , in 2017, global venture capital investments reached the record of $140 billion, while the total value creation of the world’s startup economy hit astonishing $2.3 Europe Makes Itself Heard. Asia is a Leading Innovation Force. billion in 2017. Conclusions.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2017

Google Ventures was one of our co-investors, and in addition to all the other typical support GV provides their portfolio, this startup gained some unique insights for their organic and paid search strategy which were impactful and couldn’t have been gleaned elsewhere. .

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Strategic Investors Post-Money Valuation Seed Stage Cofounder 120

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Speakers: - Bob Dahl, HBS Alumni Angel, formerly head of Global Healthcare for the Carlyle Group. Karen Bantuveris, Founder and CEO of VolunteerSpot. She is the Founder and CEO of Volunteer Spot an online coordination app that facilitates volunteering. Click here to make a reservation.

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Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 3, 2024

” Martin Gonzalez is the creator of Google’s Effective Founders Project, a global research program that decodes the factors that enable startup founders to succeed. Martin is a frequent lecturer at Stanford, Wharton and INSEAD, and has advised leaders across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. Ultimately.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Though, this article is not a reflection on the fundamentals of unicorns—rather, I am using them as a proxy for situations in which founders have executed on big ideas. 38 unicorns, or 1 in 4 (24%), have at least one MBA founder. 63 MBA founders are represented among the 157 unicorns. Global Fashion Group (3x HBS, 2x Wharton).

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Gogii came in my office in 2009 with three of the most talented founders I had seen. Scott Lahman , Zack Norman & Austin Murray were the three co-founders of JAMDAT, the most successful mobile 1.0 I’m on record all over place saying that 70% of my investment decision is the team & 30% is the market.

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thebarefootvc

MARCH 8, 2012

A Global Platform: That being said, I wanted to leverage my global network from years of investing in Silicon Valley, Europe, Asia and Latin America to build a venture platform that adds value beyond NYC borders. Startups are not immune to globalization and can accelerate growth if thinking globally from launch.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2012

Today's roundtable was jointly organized by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT KGP) and the 1M/1M program as part of the former's Global Entrepreneurship Summit organized by the student-run e-cell. Clearly, the solution offers some concrete value, and conceivably, OMS can look at the global market later on in their evolution.

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India Entrepreneur Asia Programming 117

The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Interestingly enough, CooTek’s co-founder and CEO, Michael Wong , who was formerly from Microsoft’s R&D unit, took an unconventional route by launching in the Western market first. Asia Entrepreneur Insider Mobile Analysis and Opinion china Europe Mobile Apps Profiles and Interviews startups United States'

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China Developer Intellectual Property Mobile 122

The Next Web

JULY 29, 2013

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Christian Reber, CEO and co-founder of Berlin-based 6Wunderkinder. It’s part two of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. Co-Up , mobilesuite , Raumstation.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

But you don't have any lords and masters to answer to and the pay out goes entirely to the founders and management team. He is currently Co-Founder of CapitalMarkets.com and Editor Of SaaSInsights. Next page: The transition from a founder who does all the sales to a scalable sales team is really, really hard.

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Software Startup Architecture Bootstrapping 127

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

In this interview, Viljakainen also shares some thoughts about entrepreneurship and globalization. But the capital of the world is going to be in Asia in the coming years. into Europe. Secondly, at every single step an entrepreneur should be thinking about how to take the company global. This is Part II of the interview.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Andreessen Horowitz is telling entrepreneurs it prefers situations where the founders have controlling stakes, reckoning that theyll be better able to resist outside distraction and focus on making great products. One of its champions includes Jason Goldberg, the co-founder and CEO of online design retailer Fab.com Inc.,

Silicon Valley 42

Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

(co-written with Katherine Boe Heuck , a MBA candidate at MIT Sloan (class of 2022); past intern at Versatile VC ; and a current intern at Metaprop NYC.). We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male. Of the 43 U.S.-based

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Loading… Asia. Consider Daniel Dreymann, a founder of Goodmail Systems Inc., Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., Globaloney: Globalization Challenged. Asia/Pacific. Ran gold Resources Ltd. View All Search Results » Subscribe.

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Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

The Next Web

OCTOBER 23, 2013

SparkLabs , the company behind the accelerator program in Korea , is expanding its scope with its first seed-stage fund that will “help great startups go global.”. The founding team totals six, and is spread across the US, Israel, Europe and Korea. Asia Entrepreneur Insider News sparklabs'

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Seed Stage Asia Silicon Valley 139

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

With Michèle Flournoy, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy joining us, we also assigned her recent article in Foreign Affairs, “How to Prevent a War in Asia” and CNAS report “Sharpening the US Military’s Edge: Critical Steps for the Next Generation”. And in particular in the Asia Pacific. — On China. — On China.

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Technology China United States Government 300

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 12, 2016

We just held our final week of the Hacking for Diplomacy class, teaching students entrepreneurship and “Lean Startup” principles while they engaged in national public service applying advanced technologies to solve global challenges. Office of Assistance to Europe, Central Asia, & the Americas.

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Silicon Valley Lean San Diego Agile 184

David Teten

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Now that anyone can benefit from the global growth of entrepreneurial activity, venture capitalists need to show their true added value more than ever, in order to attract the most capable entrepreneurs. I asked Arjen for his top tips for VCs when pitching founders, based on his experience viewing lots of VCs competing with one another.

Cofounder 114

Cofounder Entrepreneur Venture Capital 114

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 12, 2016

We just held our final week of the Hacking for Diplomacy class, teaching students entrepreneurship and “Lean Startup” principles while they engaged in national public service applying advanced technologies to solve global challenges. Office of Assistance to Europe, Central Asia, & the Americas.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Lean San Diego Agile 120

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Tim Schumann, Founder & CEO, Buddy Ventures , highlights that typically less investment capital is required to get into foreign startups at the same stage of development as a comparable US startup. . Founders’ determination. If you want to start selling abroad, an international founder is an advantage.

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New York City Cofounder New York Startup 60

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2019

That’s the story of Zima Media, and the co-founders, Michael Zima and Damien Bouvier. We are already all over Europe and North America, and we will continue to grow into South America, Africa, the Middle East, and South East Asia. Ever imagined working successfully with a person you’ve never met?

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North America Entrepreneur South America America 66

thenextweb.com

AUGUST 6, 2012

After giving the applicants just 10 days to submit, Graham received an amazing 227 applications, which just goes to show the unbelievable drive that the young would-be founders had. Like a parent, Y Combinator protected and guided a group of eight applicants who were chosen to be part of the Y Combinator Summer Founders Program.

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Cofounder San Francisco Programming Founder 70

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 29, 2020

So, when the crisis hit, he was already primed to approach it as a founder, as a maker, as a builder, but that doesn't explain the whole story, because many of us could have done what Radu Spineanu did, and yet he's the one that actually did it, and that's another thing I think is so important about a crisis. Radu Spineanu : Definitely.

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Romania Silicon Valley Matching Cofounder 60

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

The 23rd started with a quick overview of the achievement of our Software and SaaS portfolio in 2007 presented by Byron Deeter, the co-head of our West Coast SaaS practice. Whats the right strategy for Europe? Save Asia for post-IPO. The dinner was followed by rounds of poker, Liars Dice, and drinks. Stay local. One Datacenter.

Software Review 48

Software Review South Korea IPO Portfolio 48

VC Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2011

. “Having shown an excellent track record in weathering the most recent crisis via timely monetary and fiscal policy responses, the country earned well deserved respect and confidence among global investors,&# the bank said. ICQ FOUNDER SELLS ISRAEL’S DOTOMI FOR $295 MLN. GE LIGHTING BUYS ISRAELI LED CO LIGHTECH.

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China Cofounder India 90

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

.” Hackernews list of “Tools of the Trade” for startups - includes over 150 SaaS tools used by startups, and over 150 comments with interesting insights from founders. Founders Institute Plain Preferred Term Sheet â?? Founder Equity Issues. Founders Workbench. Tools for Hackathons – added Dec 2012.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 17, 2017

The co-founder of Google wasn’t born in America nor was the co-founder of Sun Microsystems, WhatsApp, Yahoo! and the founder of eBay and many others. And what of our most revered tech founder — Steve Jobs? Non-Arab muslims alone represent > 2x the entire US population and globally all Muslims are 1.6

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

“Founders don’t think their problems are due to trends. And in fact, overall trends are a second-order effect for founders.” “The real winners here are going to be the seed funds and early stage VCs that can write a $1 million to $2 million check,” says AngelList co-founder Naval Ravikant.

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93