thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

This past May, Modi was elected Prime Minister of India in a historic election. Today, he gave a speech to a crowd of 20,000 at Madision Square Garden, outlining steps he is taking to cut bureaucratic red tape and encourage the Indian diaspora to invest back into India. In 2030, India is expected to surpass China in population.

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Brandanew

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

If it were a country, the Republic of Facebook will only be behind China and close to India. Probably they do not even own such big devices and use mobile as their sole device to access the internet. China has their own Facebook and Twitter. China is the most populous county and a rapidly growing economy.

Social Media 100

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

I’ve watched the Valley go from Microwave Valley – to Defense Valley – to Silicon Valley to Internet Valley. the wave of semiconductor startups in the 1960’s/70’s, the emergence of Venture Capital as a professional industry, the personal computer revolution in 1980’s, the rise of the Internet in the 1990’s and finally.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. the wave of semiconductor startups in the 1960’s/70’s, the emergence of venture capital as a professional industry, the personal computer revolution in 1980’s, the rise of the Internet in the 1990’s and finally. or Euro-centric phenomenon.

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Silicon Valley United States Venture Capital Software Review 335

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2017

As APIs tend to be the most exposed part of a system because of their accessibility from the open Internet, it is recommended that threat modelling applications and systems, including data flow and architecture/design, become important parts of the development lifecycle. Think again.

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Security Software Review Technical Review API 140

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

By 2005 I had moved back to the US and we started hiring US employees (The first two employees we hired had both grown up in India! He stated: “China is also courting trouble. Think Sergey Brin, the Russian-born co-founder of Google, or Vinod Khosla, the India-born co-founder of Sun Microsystems. Irony, hey?).

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Technical Review Canada Green South Carolina 282

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

The same is true for Internet services, digital media and most products that involve significant up-front research and development (R&D) costs. As China, Brazil and India prosper, their increasingly wealthy populations demand more high-end products – a trend that favors the innovation industry.

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Technical Review United States Software Review China 170

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2022

Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States. Software can be developed “offshore” for a low cost, manufacturing volumes are quickly available from China, and European designs have increased opportunities in every country. Anticipate greater growth outside of North America.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2022

For others, including Facebook, it is penetrating China despite political constraints, and India, where only thirty percent of the population is on the Internet. For many companies, the long game is choosing the right strategic partners and acquisitions. But never take your eye off today’s customer.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Relevance: In 2011 (mentioned on page 18 if you view the presentation), Facebook only had 11% of the world’s internet users on on its platform – the figure was at 50% in North America. This is also the first year that smartphone sales overtook feature phone sales globally – driven by sales in India.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 12, 2016

Although Google has derived most of its success in the internet and software service sectors, its forays into hardware promise to boost its future revenue potential. The pricing of these phones is also expected to boost sales in China. Google is one of the biggest and most profitable companies in the world. While the Chromecast 2.0

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thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

This past May, Modi was elected Prime Minister of India in a historic election. Today, he gave a speech to a crowd of 20,000 at Madision Square Garden, outlining steps he is taking to cut bureaucratic red tape and encourage the Indian diaspora to invest back into India. In 2030, India is expected to surpass China in population.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 11, 2015

It can trawl the internet for mentions of your business or products. Meltzer, Using the Internet to Promote Services Exports by Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises, February 2015, p.5. The Asia Pacific Division comprises three regions: North Pacific, based in Tokyo; China, based in Shanghai; and South Pacific, based in Singapore.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Increasingly it became difficult to tell any system integration company apart and there was a whole new breed of competitors in the market helping companies build Internet businesses. Andersen had lost its long-time CEO, George Shaheen, was hemorrhaging staff and wasn’t exactly known as being an Internet pioneer.

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Turkey Differentiation IP Technical Review 302

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 29, 2023

It is home to over 680 million people and over 400 million internet users- nearly 70% of the population. The report predicts that the region’s internet economy can cross $300 billion by 2025. Most Internet users in this region are connected through their smartphones. Southeast Asia is one of them.

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Asia Indonesia Silicon Valley Malaysia 171

Transformify

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Globalization is the most significant challenge facing multinational firms today, especially in the emerging markets of Russia, Brazil, China, and Mexico. Fintech businesses have been thriving in Brazil in the last 10 years as more and more people have access to internet and cheap smartphones that give them access to mobile payment apps.

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Global Brazil Russia Singapore 95

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 16, 2015

These users, living in fast-developing countries like China, India, and Indonesia, will soon start to develop their own spending power. Smartphones are now responsible for a third of internet access , up from 23% in 2014. Targeting Global Markets. This represents a huge number of potential new customers.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Looking to another part of the world, a number of analysts are betting that China, the most populous country on the planet, will take up some demographic slack and be the growth engine of the future. The internet of everything is on its way. Overall competitiveness in these countries is being challenged.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2019

McKinsey estimates, for example, that the upper middle class in China will grow from 14 percent in 2012 to 54 percent by 2022. Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States. The communication revolution and the advent of the Internet has brought about a new age of globalization.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 25, 2019

China is largely considered the most attractive market. China is largely considered the most attractive market. It is believed that by 2030, China will be the globe’s largest economy. If you take a close look, you will instantly understand that China has considerably emerged, growing three times as fast as the United States.

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Austin Startup

JULY 14, 2017

Silicon Valley — another American racist/sexist shithole just like the Segregated South When the Internet first came around in the mid-1990s, it was herald as “The Great Equalizer” where anybody with a keyboard can start an e-commerce shop, publish their works and reach the world to millions who are also attached to the Internet.

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Silicon Valley Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Africa 48

The Next Web

AUGUST 22, 2013

For users, it could be things like population size, Internet penetration, or number of smartphone users. It’s key to keep in mind that large insular markets will suck companies in, particularly India, China, and Japan. This is why it is very rare for the successful startups in China to be a big hit outside of China.

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Asia China Japan Startup 127

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Eric Ries : I had to do the math, and it's dangerous to do the math live, but I had to look up on Wikipedia the number of English-speaking internet users, which is about 1.1 Eric Ries : So if I'm getting it right, 60 million people is something like 5% of the possible audience of people who are on the internet and speak English.

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Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

7 Companies in China have raised more than $1 billion in an IPO this year. And with their capital and confidence, China and India are stretching their wings. Action Point: Core to every strategic session for any company of ambition should include these simple questions: • What is your China strategy? In the U.S.

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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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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 269

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2014

How important is the Internet to the world’s economy? Consider this: the Internet accounts for 3.4% And it’s growing rapidly too – global internet use is increasing, which also leads to increased GDP and thus creating jobs and wealth. Others economy infographic Internet' Plenty, as you can imagine.

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South Korea Spain Canada India 169

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

The survey indicated that the VCs surveyed felt the best prospects were for entrepreneurs in emerging markets like China, Brazil, and India. In part, this is due to the energy exhibited by entrepreneurs in India, China, and other emerging markets that continues to outstrip US innovation and entrepreneurship.

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Technical Review Venture Capital India Startup 93

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 24, 2012

The first category includes companies that have a dominant position in their national market and are often internet or ecommerce companies. in India and China) The region has an exceptional talent pool: Eastern Europe was the first country to send a man into space in 1961 and has a very strong network of universities.

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Czech Republic Russia San Jose Europe 99

YoungUpstarts

JULY 9, 2012

But the three standout countries in terms of ambition are United Arab Emirates (95-percent), South Africa (85-percent) and India (81-percent). We know that the Millennials are defined by their love for and use of technology, but how much do they really embrace the Internet and their devices? Technology rules their lives.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

We boast the world’s second highest fixed broadband Internet subscription rate only an inch behind Sweden. Ninety-four percent of households are equipped with a computer and have Internet access (the others are still playing 8-bit Nintendo). Look out China, we’ll advise you into submission! A conducive business environment.

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Netherlands Technical Review Stock Silicon Valley 143

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

62-percent of Generation Y confess that they cannot live without the Internet, and 1 in 3 actually say that the Internet is as important to them as air, food, shelter and water. That’s pretty insane. But there’s more.

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Social Media Salary Media India 205

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2019

For others, including Facebook, it is penetrating China despite political constraints, and India, where only thirty percent of the population is on the Internet. For many companies, the long game is choosing the right strategic partners and acquisitions. But never take your eye off today’s customer.

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Social Media India Acquisition China 218

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2011

He worked his way up the corporate ladder; in 1998 he became VP of the Digital TV platform strategy, which did not pan out, and in 1999 he found an opportunity in Microsoft Internet (MSN) international. Among Microsoft’s 20 worldwide R&D centers, there are only three “strategic centers”: in India, China, and Israel.

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Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

In 20 years we will look back at the first few elections of the global Internet age the way we remember the smoky backrooms of elections past. Sequoia Capital recently made headlines with the NASDAQ IPO of Mecox Lane, a Chinese Internet retailer and the seventh IPO by a Chinese company backed by Sequoia in the last 18 months.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

And in the 21st century, it will take China and India just 15 years. In a similar vein, where once it might have taken a few decades for a majority of the population to adopt something like the telephone or electricity, today adoption rates for consumer products like cellphones and the internet happen within five to 10 years.

Small Business 60

Small Business Artificial Inteligence Demand Technical Review 60

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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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 161

Growthink Blog

AUGUST 29, 2010

In the last 6 months, we have advised clients and investors, in no particular order, from Kenya, India, Italy, South Africa, Germany, China, Brazil, Mexico, Switzerland, the U.A.E., Growthink) to help them define strategic growth opportunities in India. Canada, England, South Korea, Japan, and Uruguay. So from 95%+ U.S.

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