YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

The more capital a startup has, the easier it is to get off the ground and ramp up growth. In turn, this leads to the development of a thriving startup ecosystem which paves the way for technology and innovation. Drives development in technology. KPMG’s Venture Pulse Q3 2017 reported that the Asian market has raised $12.3

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Today is amongst the proudest days I’ve had at Upfront Ventures — getting the chance to announce that Kevin Zhang has been promoted to Partner. Watching him develop over the past 4.5 years at Upfront has been both a pleasure and also has taught me a lot about venture capital. Kevin joined Upfront in 2012 as an Associate.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 22, 2023

However, despite the hype surrounding the concept, Europe still faces significant challenges if it wants to establish a strong presence in the Metaverse. This article will explore the current state of the Metaverse in Europe and examine the obstacles it needs to overcome to achieve its potential.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

Positions for software development and data science continue to expand throughout the industry. These are software engineers, business analysts, project managers, graphic designers, and web developers. The most sought-after hires are computer programmers and interactive media developers. million in venture capital to move.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2011

The young entrepreneurs I met are bringing impressive energy and intelligence to their goal of building one of Europe’s leading technology hubs in Helsinki. The country needs to figure out a long term privatization strategy for Venture investing. The insular nature of the culture hasn’t yet created a “ pay it forward ” culture.

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The Next Web

MAY 4, 2013

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Stefano Bernardi, who is on the founding team of Betable , where he heads Customer Development. Previously, he worked in venture capital in Europe. They will poke holes all over it and you should be glad, as you’ll go back to Europe with a much stronger pitch and deck.

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The Equity Kicker

JUNE 9, 2014

They’ve developed a great understanding of their customers and have made rapid progress with the product, commercially speaking and in building out their team. Many people think that VCs in Europe are failing our entrepreneurs by not taking enough risk. Startup general interest Venture Capital'

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), a public-private partnership housed at the Aspen Institute, is organizing a Venture Capital, Private Equity and Angel Investor Delegation from the Maghreb. David Teten, HBS 98, Partner, ff Venture Capital, will discuss his research study on VC portfolio operations, recently featured in Forbes ).

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Some countries in Europe may have lost their AAA ratings, but they have not lost their appetite to innovate and create new online services. Labels: Europe Consumer , internet. Europe Consumer. (1). Older Post.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, it still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs. Startup equity model. In the U.S.,

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 29, 2021

The innovative character of the Swiss economy made the country quick to implement and develop new technologies in different sectors, namely financial services, life sciences, energy, healthcare and artificial intelligence. In fact, the country currently holds the most AI patents across the European healthcare industry.

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thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

Resource scarcity leads to innovation — as those of us who have lived and worked in the developing world are acutely aware. While credit was relatively easy to obtain in the developed markets for much of the last 20 years, the 2008 economic crisis made it more difficult for even the middle class and small businesses to obtain loans.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

You start traveling around Europe, starting working for them overseas. Or did I want to move to Europe? I only went because I wanted to live and work in Europe. DEREK 8:33] So you’re working in Europe. 00:12:57] DEREK: This was in Europe? I don’t know, I was just always dicking around with computers.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2013

Amsterdam-based startup accelerator Rockstart last year launched a program to find and support ten teams of startup founders in Europe. The startup accelerator also announced that it will incorporate lean startup methodology as a key aspect in its upcoming program, and will be the first in Europe to do so.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

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. Economics Emerging Markets Entrepreneurship M&A Mobile emerging markets Facebook india innovation mobile Venture Capital whatsapp'

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techcrunch.com

JUNE 22, 2012

So, the Founder Institute has developed a solution to this long-standing pain in the ass that all startups experience. iOS Developer Anki, Inc. Project Manager Dice Holdings Software Engineer, Python, YouTube Google/YouTube Web Developer Yelp Inc. Enterprise. Smartphones. Digital Cameras. Headphones. CrunchBase. Hot topics.

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Babbling VC

OCTOBER 3, 2011

For those of you not in the know, they are one of the largest limited partners ( LP's : investors in venture capital funds) in Europe and are basically in almost all the funds throughout the market. Hence anything from them is going to be based on information that truly represents the situation in Europe. .

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Jason Ball

FEBRUARY 16, 2008

I joined the Qualcomm Ventures Europe team earlier this month. Qualcomm, Inc ( NASDAQ: QCOM ) announced their European fund last May , in addition to Qualcomm Ventures in the US, China and India.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Once you’ve been around for a few years, attracted some great people, landed real, paying customers and raised venture capital you’ve likely got a talented team around you. I had developers who thought that the chief architect was a bottleneck – having to be involved in every decision.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 24, 2012

The second category is composed of companies that have developed a unique IP locally and marketed it worldwide - typically in the gaming, software, security or mobile sectors. Why Eastern Europe? This category would include among others Yandex, Mail.ru, KupiVIP and Avito in Russia as well as Allegro in Poland. in GE, 1.3

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Before the age of 30, I was also deeply involved in several multi million dollar real estate developments, food and beverage projects and a big openair adventure park. For example exporting a new amusement concept to the US from Eastern Europe. This was the time, when escape rooms became very popular in Budapest.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2013

It’s part three of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. Stefan Tirtey, Partner at Doughty Hanson Ventures , created this document with Berlin early stage investors. Brad Feld wrote a great book about Venture Capital.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 1, 2020

1955 Capital is a firm with an admittedly straightforward mission: They aim to invest in all the most disruptive technologies from the developed world, all in an effort to solve the planet’s greatest challenges at the same exact time. All of these are lofty goals for the venture capital firm, to be sure.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

JULY 26, 2017

A recent release from the European Committee of the Regions : With its new start-up and scale-up initiative the European Commission (EC) wants to give Europe’s innovative entrepreneurs every opportunity to grow and become successful worldwide, paying attention to the need for regionally interconnected EU-wide clusters and ecosystems.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 2, 2021

From the very beginning, I knew we needed to set up shop in Munich and London; London because it’s the insurance capital of the world and Munich not only because it is second in insurance, but because it’s quickly becoming a tech hub in Europe. And we don’t have to tell you why but our next stop is Austin.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 27, 2009

So I started to read all I could find on the development of microwaves. And while the Soviets are fighting the Germans in massive land battles in eastern Europe, until the allies invade Western Europe in June 1944, the only way the U.S. Bear with me as this history takes you from the skies of Europe to Fred Terman.)

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 5, 2009

On a rainy day in Providence we tracked Andy down just as he was leaving for a trip to Europe. We told Andy we’d talk further when he got back from Europe. The VP of Sales and I flew to Providence to convince Andy van Dam at Brown to join our company, or at a minimum lead our advisory board. We’re building a supercomputer.”

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2019

I always wanted to work in Europe but it was hard to ask for a sponsoring company to pay for you to come over. I called every person I knew in Accenture Europe and asked for advice to get transferred. It is better to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission After 5 years in Europe I decided I really wanted to work in Japan.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 29, 2013

It was much harder for a “remote” company in the Mid West, Europe, or Canada to draw any attention to themselves. And what is true for start-ups is also true for venture capital firms. Many firms have developed specific areas of focus and these type of investors can be extremely helpful in strategic matters.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 18, 2020

While some countries do allow grace periods for filing a patent following public disclosure, other countries do not provide these exceptions and obtaining grant of a patent will likely become impossible in many countries in Europe and New Zealand. Open source software can be useful in terms of development of a project.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

For mobile app developers, the impressive figures are enticing. In this aspect, China’s huge market seems ripe for the taking — and which firms are better-placed to do so than homegrown startups, especially app developers looking to conquer the mobile market? China is the world’s largest country with more than 1.3 billion people.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

What a pleasure that I got to spend an hour talking with both Om Malik (whom I’ve always respected his views) and Paul Jozefak , a venture capital partner at Neuhaus Partners in Germany (and formerly the head of Europe for SAP Ventures). Tags: This Week in Venture Capital. Read more: PaidContent.

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Gust

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

The first day is full of optional educational seminars from The Power of Angel Investing series, developed by the Angel Resource Institute. The European/International counterpart to the ACA Summit, the annual EBAN Congress rotates among different countries in Europe. Venture Capitalists. EBAN Annual Congress.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Marketing with long payback is precisely what requires venture capital. The US market is worth more than $25 billion and Europe is the same. Running up big losses or trying to grow extraordinarily fast through paid marketing initiatives that have long payback periods will be the kiss of death for you.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 26, 2014

needed to launch the venture initiative, and then must work to retain that support over time as conflicts arise (which they will). Knowing Steve’s fondness for military metaphors, think of the corporate venture as fighting a war on two fronts at the same time. Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan Customer Development'

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Russia currently has the largest online market in Europe. It is also worth noting that the laws which govern the tech sector, although less developed than the West, will eventually offer the same level of protection and clarity as in the EU. Asia Entrepreneur Europe Insider' Russia in numbers.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 15, 2018

According to the 2018 Global Startup Ecosystem Report , in 2017, global venture capital investments reached the record of $140 billion, while the total value creation of the world’s startup economy hit astonishing $2.3 Even though venture capital funding is still less accessible in Canada compared to the U.S.,

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