Version One Ventures

MAY 3, 2023

A few observations from my time in India: Geography India recently surpassed China to become the world’s most populous country. billion people, India itself represents a massive market. And the timing is right for domestic opportunities, as the population is rapidly connecting to the Internet and increasing its purchasing power.

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Brandanew

JUNE 1, 2017

Lo and behold, Internet growth is stagnating if you take out India. India still is at only 27% Internet penetration so there’s a lot of growth opportunity. Here are some of my favorite key takeaways: Mary Meeker’s Key Internet and Digital Trends for 2017. Mary Meeker’s 2017 Internet Trends Report.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2023

When globalization or technology shrinks distances (Internet), painful missing needs become evident, and opportunities abound. Other countries can provide e-commerce with different business models, outsource manufacturing at low cost, and a huge market for new products. The impact of global instability.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2015

With the release of each new version of the iPhone, Apple’s grip on the most lucrative segments of the mobile device market becomes even stronger, and with the success of the iPhone 6 during Apple’s calendar 4Q14 it is clear that Apple’s dominance of the premium smartphone market is uncontested. billion, accounting for 68.7%

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

If you want the full SlideShare deck with many slides not in either post it’s in this link –> The LA Tech Market. Has it begun to mature or is it just better marketed than in was say 5 years ago? Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly.

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Brandanew

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

So, if you are a marketer, take note of this number. 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. So, if there ever was an advertisement for mobile marketing, this is it!

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Think about this; 7 years ago Nokia owned 50% of the handset market. Fast-forward to today—Apple is the most profitable Smartphone company in the world and in Spain Android commands a market share of more than 90%. Its worldwide market share of Smartphones has dwindled to 5%. Apple owned 0%.

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Venture Chronicles

MARCH 17, 2010

Last week I wrote a post that covered many of the observation I made on my recent trip to mainland China. Given my background in IT, a natural area of interest for me was the build out of IT in China businesses that are not directly aligned with U.S. based secondary markets rather than purchased new in China.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

It wasn’t so many years ago that starting a new e-commerce business on the Internet was a complex custom development project, usually costing a million dollars or more. Social media facilitates marketing and sales. You can optimize your website and spread your marketing messages across the world through the Internet.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 5, 2013

We all know that China, as the world’s most populous country, has plenty of potential to catch up and overtake the United States in terms of total online retail spending this year. In fact, China’s e-commerce has taken off and grown in spectacular fashion, growing 55-percent last year to US$194 billion.

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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. A country that is in the process of moving from a developing to a developed stage is considered an emerging economy or market. Emerging Markets: Five Markets To Watch.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

According to the Economist , video game internet traffic, including mobile games, has increased 75% in the U.S. billion gamers worldwide will help the global games market generate revenues of $189.3 of US social network users) according to Falcon.io’s 2021 digital marketing trends. Immersive ar/vr/xr.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

by Enrico Moretti, author of “ The New Geography of Jobs ” Over the past three months, Facebook, Zynga and Groupon have lost between 33% and 52% of their market value. Is the entire sector destined to a sudden and quick demise, similar to the dot-com bust of 2001, with widespread stock market collapses and mass layoffs?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2017

In today’s fast moving market, the basic product development cost and time are critical to survival. Makerspaces are becoming the new incubators and accelerators for startups, and support contacts, including lawyers and marketing groups, will be easy to find. Mind-expanding for new entrepreneurial opportunities.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

We like to talk about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and various random stuff! Small Business and Startups: Customer Service Marketing Manifesto – crowdspring.co/1wYokDi. The Thin Skin of the Venture Capital Market - crowdspring.co/1xaoN3x.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2020

When globalization or technology shrinks distances (Internet), painful missing needs become evident, and opportunities abound. Other countries can provide e-commerce with different business models, outsource manufacturing at low cost, and a huge market for new products. The impact of global instability.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Hundreds of new micro funds somehow keep getting into the market. If every sector is to be transformed by technology, and if private markets keep growing, it makes today’s conditions understandable. China’s growth over the past few decades has been remarkable. 5/ Early Effects Of The Softbank Effect.

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thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Ironically, today, while Modi, leader of the world’s largest and most complex democracy, gave this speech, China violently cracked down on pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong. For years, China has been the darling of the international investment community. In 2030, India is expected to surpass China in population.

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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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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2023

The last few months have been an unprecedented time for entrepreneurs and startup founders on the market. Tech scale-up has been a massive driver for the local startup ecosystem, and non-VC or angel investing is also a growing market here.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2016

When it comes to finding success as a small business on the internet, having a website set up is merely the first step. Products and solutions to sell, check. Shopping cart, check. Congratulations, your business is now online.

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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. However, the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P are expected to shake up the market due to their advanced features, hardware as well as software. While the Chromecast 2.0 The Pixel C.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

He stated: “China is also courting trouble. Recently — in the name of censoring pornography — China blocked access to Google and demanded that computers sold in China come supplied with an Internet nanny filter called Green Dam Youth Escort, starting July 1. Tags: Tech Market Analysis.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 18, 2013

She also delved into the impact of the Internet on small businesses in Asia, and highlighted how a country’s infrastructure can aid or limit the impact of small business on its economy. The impact of the Internet has also opened up possibilities for small businesses seeking growth in both domestic and international markets.

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VC Cafe

MAY 1, 2023

In the early days of the Internet, we witnessed the browser wars and as technology continued to advance, we saw the number of wars, and the number of players involved in them grow. Past Tech Wars Smartphone Wars: Apple took the lead in the smartphone wars, capturing a significant share of the market with the iPhone.

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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 267

The Next Web

AUGUST 22, 2013

Asia has proven to be an instrumental market for businesses to break into, and as the CEO of a successful Singapore-based startup, I get asked a lot of questions from fellow CEOs and entrepreneurs about doing business here and how to grow their companies across Asia. Prioritize the markets. This will force a ranking of the markets.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 24, 2020

Similarly, there will be more opportunities for companies to enter the freelancing platform creation market. Internet of Things. While AI helps businesses make sense of their data, the Internet of Things (IoT) helps capture and deliver data from a plethora of interconnected devices. Artificial Intelligence. Invest in analytics.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Most recently, he was named one of the 40 Under 40 Businessmen in China by Fortune magazine. I have always been interested in human-computer interaction based on AI, but as we use emerging technologies to develop new products, I have noticed that a great deal of output is papers and patents, but without real engineering and marketization.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 21, 2015

But the biggest shift to the supply chain will see it digitally connected and becoming part of the Internet of Things. We’ll see the true transformative potential of data nourishing AI as we enter the next phase of the Internet of Things. Thinking Aloud global trade Internet of Things Karen Reddington supply chain management'

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2015

The Internet of Things offers device vendors like Lenovo the opportunity to diversify their consumer portfolios, increase revenue and profits, and establish deeper relationships with customers. This market has enjoyed triple-digit growth from a tiny base, and is about to receive a large boost from the Apple Watch.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

I overviewed demographic and economic trends globally and outlined the opportunity for technology companies to access growth in the emerging markets. While Facebook’s numbers have grown, internet usage (now mostly mobile even in developed markets) continues to evolve in a pace that rivals innovation in the past.

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thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Ironically, today, while Modi, leader of the world’s largest and most complex democracy, gave this speech, China violently cracked down on pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong. For years, China has been the darling of the international investment community. In 2030, India is expected to surpass China in population.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 26, 2022

Thanks to Nicholas Rubright, New Reach Marketing ! #4- Keep making arrangements for a rainy day because markets can flip in a matter of a few hours now. With the current labor market , 2022 is the year in which businesses are going to sink or swim based on their labor retention rates. 13- More social media marketing.

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Eric Friedman

APRIL 21, 2008

My friend Shivan pointed out this fact today via Search Engine Land : The Chinese Internet has surpassed the US in terms of overall users. According to BDA China (reported in USAToday) there are more than 220 million Chinese Internet users (17 percent of the population) compared with 216 in the US (71 percent).

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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 159

YoungUpstarts

JULY 11, 2018

and China threatens to escalate, 5G wireless technology has emerged as one of the major fronts in the long-term competition between the two superpowers. currently trails China and South Korea in 5G development, a situation which puts America at a disadvantage if it is not addressed. 3G: Opening Up the App Market.

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