View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2017

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. 3) Does this complicate my startup’s future strategy?

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Babbling VC

OCTOBER 3, 2011

If IPO's return, you basically will have two to three public markets you can sell into. Further many funds went to other areas to search for money such as the Middle East or Asia. They are leaving their "Europeanness" behind and are becoming global players right from the start. . This one is in my mind changing the fastest.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 19, 2016

They also need VCs capable of financing their entire life cycle — on average, SaaS startups raise between $80 and $100 million before an IPO. We are a global VC, therefore we’re competing — and at the same time partnering! — with Lastly, SaaS startups can only thrive if they become leaders in the US. Mobile will drive new use cases.

API 48

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Agile VC

AUGUST 1, 2012

The best example of this was Facebook’s disclosure during their IPO process back in May that “mobile” usage was increasing significantly but FB’s monetization of mobile users lagged considerably. The iPhone is only 5 years old yet Apple’s already sold more than 150 million of them globally.

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Pascal's View

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

… Doubtless, there is a crisis in the US IPO markets, and this issue is getting compounded each year. If action were not taken now, the US could lose the lead it has held for decades in global capital markets. If action were not taken now, the US could lose the lead it has held for decades in global capital markets.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 10, 2018

The global population has a great interest in social commerce, but user-to-user commerce on social media is illegal there. Currently in South and Southeast Asia only 37% of the population uses social media. The answer is simple – India’s social platforms aren’t really built for anyone outside of the U.S. after living abroad.

DC 48

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

As of January 20, 2016, based on the “CrunchBase Unicorn Leaderboard,” there are 157 unicorns (companies with $1 billion+ valuations) which have not IPOed or been acquired—and more start-ups reaching unicorn status every day. Global Fashion Group (3x HBS, 2x Wharton). as ranked by U.S. Red Ventures (HBS, Wharton). Shazam (GSB, Haas).

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The big enterprise software companies almost all bootstrapped their way to profitability before they got their first external investors (typically via an IPO). Bernard is based in New York, was born in Berlin, has lived in and started companies in Asia and Europe as well as America; he is comfortable with globalization.

Software 127

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

In the 1990s Internet boom, easy money helped founders maintain more control early in a companys evolution, but founder CEOs without voting control often got replaced by a professional manager ahead of an IPO. ignited the current trend by adopting a dual-class voting structure before its IPO in 2004. Global Support. My Journal.

Silicon Valley 42

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Loading… Asia. Less than 1% are currently in IPO registration. Globaloney: Globalization Challenged. Asia/Pacific. Globaloney: Globalization Challenged. WSJ Classroom. Ran gold Resources Ltd. View All Search Results » Subscribe. América Latina. 中文-简体 (China).

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Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” 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. What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? Of the 43 U.S.-based

Cofounder 78

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mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

Additionally, if your site has a user base in other markets like Europe, South America or Asia, you may also want to offer login through various international social networks like Vkontakte , Orkut , RenRen or Mixi to ensure your site appeals to global users. Facebook IPO Hitting in Late May [REPORT]. Entertainment. Company.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Save Asia for post-IPO Single instance, multi-tenant, single datacenter - Have only one version of the code in production. Save Asia for post-IPO. Almost all businesses will look to go global at some point if they continue to grow. The same can typically be said about a single global data center.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

The Deutsche Bank report has a very interesting chart on the topic presenting the Free Cash Flow margins vs. the revenue growth four years post IPO for select software leaders: As you can see, with 20% Free Cash Flow margin and a 50% growth rate, Salesforce is well positioned in the pack! Global warming: a plague for humanity?

Software Review 48

Software Review Software Technical Review Cloud 48

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

2007 was a turning point for the SaaS industry with the successful IPOs of NetSuite, SuccessFactors, DemandTec, Salary.com, Aprimo and Constant Contact. or What do I need to do to get ready for an IPO. Save Asia for post-IPO. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Global Warning! One Datacenter. David Cowan.

Software Review 48

Software Review South Korea IPO Portfolio 48

Scalable Startup

MAY 16, 2015

While the global financial crash of 2008 and the resulting Great Recession initially slowed job growth in Silicon Valley, the meteoric rise of smart phones and social media helped the tech industry as a whole to power ahead despite the near collapse of the global economy. A Variation on the Global Economic Crash of 2008?

San Francisco 20

San Francisco Silicon Valley California Oakland 20

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC News : Dow Jones financial information service provides unparalleled reporting and analysis of the entire global venture capital industry, from fundraising developments to financings, liquidity events to people moves and other key developments at venture capital firms and portfolio companies in every industry and region. global giving.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Meanwhile, the rash of early liquidity and recent IPOs — unsatisfying as they were — gave liquidity to thousands of employees at large companies, and a subset of those made very real money. This time around, there has been an explosion at the early stages, and the very late pre-IPO growth stages. Open Sesame! (A

Technical Review 93

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