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What the West needs to know about Russia’s tech scene

The Next Web

Russia currently has the largest online market in Europe. As is the case in other countries with a relatively new, rapidly growing tech sector, e-commerce is Russia’s fastest growing vertical. However, in terms of the complexity of deal making and buoyancy of the Russian VC market, there is little to differentiate it from the West.

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Since 2006 they have added offices outside of Boston including Menlo Park, Europe, and China. He is starting to see this occur in sites that are verticalizing content. It has become a short form premium destination that is verticalizing content in category channels. He does think there are opportunities in vertical search.

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

Both Sides of the Table

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). The strategy of GigaOm and where they differentiate in the market.

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Interview with eFounders

Cracking the Code

Today is a very interesting time for the SaaS industry: Europe has shown it was capable of creating successful SaaS businesses, and it’s only the beginning. More and more champions will be built out of Europe. My SaaS focus at Accel Partners is the natural continuity of this path. What makes a good VC for a SaaS startup?

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Personalization Remains An Open Problem

ReadWriteStart

and e-commerce businesses, so I would love to work with Kelly to help her figure out the various nuances of building a successful e-commerce business, especially one that differentiates on personalization. However, I'd like to see a more focused, vertical specific go-to-market strategy in Udemy.

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The truth about FMCG in Australia

Start Up Blog

And it’s harder than ever to differentiate consumer goods. But what is happening in Australia, is a sample of what is to come in larger markets such as the USA, Europe and Asia. Dominant players like Walmart will continue to call the shots, and eat into suppliers business via backwards vertical integration.

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A Rake Too Far: Optimal Platform Pricing Strategy

abovethecrowd.com

eBay recently launched an aggressive campaign attacking Amazon’s rate table on a vertical-by-vertical basis ( those percentages can be found here ). Booking.com is the unquestioned leader in online travel in Europe, and represents a substantial portion of TPG’s astounding $35B market capitalization.

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