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5 Ways Venture Capital Is Shaking Up The Tech Startup Landscape In Asia

YoungUpstarts

With venture capitalists around the world shifting their focus to Asia, here are 5 ways the surge in venture capital fundraising is shaking up the startup landscape in the region. KPMG’s Venture Pulse Q3 2017 reported that the Asian market has raised $12.3 Mergers and acquisitions with tech giants and corporates.

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[Event] [Singapore] Techventure 2011 To Introduce Techventure Asiasons Innovation Awards

YoungUpstarts

Techventure 2011 – one of Asia’s topmost events for the venture capital community to engage with the latest technology entrepreneurs organized by Asiasons WFG and presented by National Research Foundation (NRF) and Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) – will celebrate its 15th year on October 13 and 14.

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What The Future Of Luxury Retail Has In Store

YoungUpstarts

The success of luxury online fashion retailer Net-A-Porter and its merger with Yoox, as well as the increased visibility of platforms like Farfetch and the like, have proved them wrong. Learning to master them will become increasingly critical for luxury brands to gain market shares. That assumption is now being challenged.

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Feb. 28, Stamford, CT: HBS Event on Angel Investing 101 – Best Practices

David Teten

Karen Bantuveris has 15 years experience as a consultant in customer centric- leadership development, marketing strategy and business process design. Balloch earned a BS degree from Georgetown University and an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Karen Bantuveris, Founder and CEO of VolunteerSpot.

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East meets West: Why Chinese app developers are targeting US smartphone owners

The Next Web

It is also the world’s largest smartphone market. In this aspect, China’s huge market seems ripe for the taking — and which firms are better-placed to do so than homegrown startups, especially app developers looking to conquer the mobile market? For mobile app developers, the impressive figures are enticing.

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

venturebeat.com

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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7 things you can (legally) steal from successful companies

The Next Web

Unless you’ve entered a “blue ocean market,” it’s likely that there are at least 10 other more successful companies doing what you are trying to do right now. However, step outside of that bubble into Europe, Africa and Asia and you’ll find that an almost-copycat service done in a local language is niche enough to make you a sweet business.

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