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Observations from my trip to India

Version One Ventures

I just returned from a weeklong trip to India, having spent a few days each in Delhi and Bangalore to meet with local entrepreneurs and investors. Noah Smith recently wrote about why everyone should get excited about India’s prospects. I had only a few connections in India before this trip.

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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

Are China and India still the “factory” and “outsourced service provider” of the world? How big is the market for Muslim-friendly products and services? China alone has 143 cities which meet this size. A “China + 1″ Strategy.

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Make the Market Work for You: Pick an Industry, Not a Job

Reid Hoffman

To tick off just a few at random: the economies of China and India, artificial intelligence, crypto and blockchain, environmentally friendly consumer products, cloud computing technology, biotechnology—though some of them may seem out of date before too long. What are some examples of current waves?

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What Do Diversity Hiring and Work From Home Jobs Have in Common?

Transformify

At the same time, the stock markets collapsed, and most businesses already report skyrocketing losses, unmet revenue targets and insufficient stock due to production slow down in China, India and the rest of the world. Work from home and remote work also significantly cut office costs.

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I don’t miss the silicon valley (and you shouldn’t either)

The Startup Toolkit

25% during product development. 60% are for revenue generating companies with a sellable product. 10% goes to profitable companies ready to grow (this data is for the US & UK; the same chart for China & India is skewed way to the right). The vast majority of VC rounds go to revenue generating companies.

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Transportation, On-Demand And The Asian Economy – Asian Horizons

YoungUpstarts

Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, India and some other countries have been privy to the on-demand bubble, so to speak. Uber lost its battle in China to Didi Chuxing, a battle that allegedly cost them over 2 billion. Click Labs excels in product development outsourcing in general and building On Demand platforms in particular.

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The truth about digital offshoring

Start Up Blog

BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China) are the buzz word in business for good reason. The internet has made it possible to have a global work force from launch date, and the same cost advantages that multinationals have had since they started exporting labour to China and other parts of Asia since the 1960’s.