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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

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. New Rules for China. All the usual caveats apply. business models.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

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. New Rules for China. All the usual caveats apply. business models.

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

Reid Hoffman

Make Market Realities Work for You. There’s too much focus on passion and values and not enough on the market-based realities in which you must operate. Making the market realities—natural waves of momentum—work for you and not against you is key to achieving breakout professional success. The market pulls success out of them.

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10 Awesome Social Media Facts You Need To Know NOW

Brandanew

Social networks never fail to surprise us. After the initial upheaval, we have now settled down with a few networks that have survived the battle and emerged with their own dedicated user bases. I never thought the biggest blow to feminism will come from a new age social network. Why did I even include it?

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Social network usage is starting to drop

The Equity Kicker

2014 has been a great year for social media marketing. A number of our companies have enjoyed great success advertising on Facebook and they’re not alone. Facebook is forecasting Q4 revenues of $3.6-3.8bn, 3.8bn, up 40-47% on the year ago quarter.

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The most important 2021 Predictions in entertainment tech and gaming

VC Cafe

billion gamers worldwide will help the global games market generate revenues of $189.3 Social commerce is a thing – Over 76M people in the US will make a purchase via a social network at least once this year (38.4% of US social network users) according to Falcon.io’s 2021 digital marketing trends.

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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

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.