crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

The past year saw startups on the rise, an increase in venture capital funding (both in real dollars and numbers of companies funded), a resurgence of IPOs, and the rise of David against Goliath, as best represented by Groupon’s spurning of a $6 billion offer from Google.

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The Next Web

JUNE 29, 2020

In terms of IPOs, while most markets across the world have taken a hit during the pandemic, Seoul’s burgeoning biotech scene has helped position the city as a leader. Seoul’s startup ecosystem is set to take on the tech world.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 29, 2013

by Meng Weng Wong, co-founder and social engineer at JFDI Asia. During the course of the bootcamp you will be expect not just to build the product, but launch it, and keep iterating it in response to market feedback, in whatever direction maximizes growth. Have we confirmed a CHANNEL to reach our market? We can’t deal with that.

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thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

On September 19, Ma led Alibaba to the largest IPO in history, listing the company on the New York Stock Exchange. The controlled decentralization of major industries has been dubbed a “socialist market” movement. This past May, Modi was elected Prime Minister of India in a historic election. Enter Modi.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 7, 2011

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. There are just too many variables like competition and market need that would affect the chance of being acquired.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Loading… Markets. Loading… Market Data. Loading… Asia. Media & Marketing. Marketing & Strategy. Less than 1% are currently in IPO registration. Asia/Pacific. WSJ Classroom. Ran gold Resources Ltd. View All Search Results » Subscribe. América Latina. Deutschland.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

With a little knowledge of some of the key cultural differences and unique properties of the local tech scene, Russia can easily become one of the most attractive tech markets in the world for investors. Russia currently has the largest online market in Europe. Since the date of the IPO, the company has tripled in size.

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Babbling VC

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Fortunately, for those of us in the market long enough, it's actually good news. For those of you not in the know, they are one of the largest limited partners ( LP's : investors in venture capital funds) in Europe and are basically in almost all the funds throughout the market. The size of rounds basically is dependant on exits.

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venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

However, one of the advantages of Bing Fund investment is that Sood will set up a network of mentors for each startup, drawing from experts across Microsoft, including product experts, marketing experts, or scientists in Microsoft Research. From $1.5B to half a trillion dollars: PayPal celebrates a 10th anniversary. Editor’s picks.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

Instead, for marketers and IT professionals, it’s critical to ask “why do we have this technology?” Business & Marketing. Facebook IPO Hitting in Late May [REPORT]. Quite frankly, that is not enough. and “how do we define success?” For a vast majority of sites, some combination of social plugins is worth the effort.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2017

It seems obvious but strategic investment only makes sense when that corporate VC is providing technology, market access, or other aid that cannot be obtained through a simple business relationship or from a startup’s other investors or advisors.

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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. Incubators, too, helped flood the markets with even more startups, and AngelList played its part too. Source App Annie ]. - million.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 22, 2012

Although Facebook’s stock price has fallen well below its IPO price of $38 per share, many people agree that the stock is still significantly overpriced. This is less true for Salesforce – it continues to be a market darling while continuously losing huge sums of money. And in its most important market – the U.S.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Loading… Markets. 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.

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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. Labels: SaaS , sales and marketing , software. The CAC ratio determines the payback time on your sales and marketing investment: a CAC ratio of 0.5 Posted by Philippe Botteri. at 11:09 AM.

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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. How can I best partner with the large public saas vendors? One Datacenter. 6:54 PM.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 19, 2016

SaaS startups need to have a VC that understands the SaaS model, including market development strategies, upsell dynamics, sales incentive plan, etc. They also need VCs capable of financing their entire life cycle — on average, SaaS startups raise between $80 and $100 million before an IPO.

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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! Well.thats probably why Salesforce market cap is 4.9x

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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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Agile VC

AUGUST 1, 2012

About 6-12 months ago you could hardly throw a rock in the startup ecosystem without hitting a VC expressing their enthusiasm for “mobile” Now the frenzy about mobile has extended into the mass media and public equity markets, though with trepidation as often as excitement. productivity – Evernote).

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David Teten

MARCH 12, 2012

Although we don’t do too many jetés in our work (except when a portfolio company IPOs ), these floors are a pleasure to use particularly when wearing minimal shoes. These are extremely common in Asia, but highly unusual in the US. Such floors are considered the best available for dance and other indoor sports.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 8, 2010

► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th. Most events are free, but they all require that you RSVP in advance. Special thanks to our streaming sponsor Justin.tv

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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.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 17, 2010

► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th. The latest batch, sponsored by First Round, is available here. The latest batch, sponsored by First Round, is available here.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

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. Email marketing. Market Research. Promotions/Marketing. Put up a LaunchRock Page and get your marketing working right away.

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Scalable Startup

MAY 16, 2015

They begin on the eastern edge of the city near the Ferry Building and spread westward along Market Street. Currently located in the historic Southern Pacific building at One Market Street, Salesforce has plans to occupy a twenty-seven-floor tower at 350 Mission across from the new Transbay Terminal in 2015.

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