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The State of Gaming in 2022

VC Cafe

billion people globally that play games in 2022. The global games and services market is forecast to reach $188 billion in 2022, a 1.2% Mobile games earned $41.2bn globally during H1 2022. In blockchain gaming, the focus is on building a strong community even before launching the game, with a much lower marketing spend.

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Internet Growth Means Big Changes For How Businesses Connect

YoungUpstarts

Every Internet-enabled computer, whether server, laptop, or mobile device, must have a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address to connect to the Internet. < ARIN is one of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) that collectively manage IP addresses for the global Internet. billion of them.

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Don’t Sleep on Lightning

Version One Ventures

If you want to feel bullish on how Lightning can be used as global payments rails, read this comprehensive essay by Nicolas Burtey of Galoy. TL;DR: The best analogue for Bitcoin itself is a global settlement layer like Fedwire (run by the Federal Reserve for interbank settlements with an average transaction size of $2 million).

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[Event] [Singapore] Techventure 2011: A Sign of Increasing Asian Technology Innovation

YoungUpstarts

Global Money Flow – From the West to Asia. In particular, the level of R&D collaboration with and IP licensing from universities and public research institutes remained relatively low among high-tech firms. “Asia is well known as the current region of growth, with rising inflow of funds and investments.

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[Singapore][Event] Innovfest 2014

YoungUpstarts

InnovFest - organized by the University of Singapore and NUS Enterprise - is likewise one of the festivals that put together innovation-focused activities aimed at boosting investments, technology transfer and partnerships within Asia’s academic, business and technology communities. Urbanization and Future Cities.

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Six Nudges: Creating A Sense Of Urgency For Higher Conversion Rates!

Occam's Razor

Below is a collection of nudges, curated from my global experiences, influenced by research and data I’ve access to. Delivery times based on geo/IP/mobile phone location. Delivery times based on geo/IP/mobile phone location. Community and sharing are core to who we are as humans. In-stock status. Life of current price.

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Going Global: 8 Things to Consider If You Want to Expand Your Business

Up and Running

Going global with a startup or business is easier than it has ever been (although it still has its challenges), and for many winning entrepreneurs, their success has been attributed to their consideration toward international expansion right from the very start. Often the process isn’t as complicated as first imagined. Government funding.

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