thebarefootvc

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Block.one’s relatively small fine given its massive raise, in my view, is not too dissimilar from the small fines that tech giants Facebook, Google and others have paid due to privacy violations. Second, they can sever reliance on reserve currencies like the US dollar, a practice that now engulfs global trade.

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Austin Startup

JULY 14, 2017

Today, Silicon Valley took the Great Equalizer and established a system of inequality where only white male faces are prominently displayed in “tech media”, VC firms exclude African-Americans and sexually harass women tech entrepreneurs and we also see Silicon Valley firms talking up some “lack of pipeline” bullcrap.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. As of year-end, Foursquare had over 15 million users, with an exponential growth rate globally. The era of the patriarch is nearing an end.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Statistics show that populations in Europe and Japan are having fewer children, while both places face distressing recent levels of youth unemployment. And right now Europe is witnessing a historic migration crisis. Infrastructure will need to be redone and rethought, creating a lot of openings for building and technology innovators.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Today, at the roundtable, we had a discussion around the topic, especially in the context of specific geographies that were represented at the session: Dublin, Ireland, and Kolkata, India. We are also seeing significant companies come out of Europe. They simply need the diligence and work ethic to learn and to implement.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2011

Uma is a member of the 1M/1M premium program , and has already started validating his idea with several online classified players in India. Also, I think Uma's offering is under-priced, and I asked him to do some homework on pricing which I will review next week to advise him better on the pricing strategy. Photo by duchesssa.

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thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

Since I wrote that post, millions more entrepreneurs have launched their businesses globally. Thanks to the Web and mobile connectivity, more and more people have access to online resources for education and information – the combination of on-the-ground expertise and this access to global information is creating a revolution.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

The largest ones are Alibaba, Global Sources, DHgate, EC21, Tradekey, Asia Trade Hub, and go4WorldBusiness. Asia Trade Hub, based in India, Tradekey, based in Saudi Arabia, and EC21, based in South Korea, are the only pan-Asia marketplaces. Go4WorldBusiness is a huge marketplace with a consolidated position in India.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

Given the lag in GAAP revenue recognition, the Q4 09 revenues are indicating an increased productivity in Q3 2009 (we have unfortunately to look backward due to the GAAP revenue recognition model), but the trend is very encouraging. mba india. Europe Consumer. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

To close, Judith Estrin gave us a talk on having sustainable technology, not necessarily related to sustainability as in green, but how to make sure innovation continues to happen. worth of produce is wasted in India b/c of outdated post-harvest infrastructure. integrate sustainability into performance reviews.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

New Capital Earmarked for Global High-Growth Investments LARCHMONT, N.Y., About Bessemer Venture Partners: Bessemer Venture Partners is a global investment group with offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, New York, Mumbai, and Tel Aviv. Europe Consumer. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars. My Investments.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

Slowly but surely, however, we have a quietly emerging ‘ecosystem’ (as it is often called in tech lingo). So is the Dutch tech startup story sold short? But hedonistic pleasures aside, The Netherlands actually has a great foundation for tech entrepreneurship. At home we have entrepreneurs who think global day one.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

To close, Judith Estrin gave us a talk on having sustainable technology, not necessarily related to sustainability as in green, but how to make sure innovation continues to happen. worth of produce is wasted in India b/c of outdated post-harvest infrastructure. integrate sustainability into performance reviews.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2022

In this posts I review the potential risks for the Israeli tech ecosystem and the mitigating factors that counter some of them. According to the 2021 Tech Review report by IVC , Israeli tech startups attracted a record of $25.6 Israeli tech investments 2015-2021 (source: IVC ). Part of a global trend.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

Back in 2016, Europe and Israel had only four public companies worth less than $9B combined and local cloud companies had raised just $900M throughout 2015. Today, Europe and Israel have generated 23 public companies worth $231B and private cloud financing reached c. of market capitalization. The Index added another $0.9T

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

News )—Stanford GSB, Harvard Business School, UPenn Wharton, Chicago Booth, MIT Sloan, Kellogg, UC Berkeley Haas, and Columbia Business School—and eight of the top ten global MBA programs , are all on the list of unicorns. Global Fashion Group (3x HBS, 2x Wharton). India: ShopClues (Washington University St. Shazam (GSB, Haas).

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2020

At every one of them I was the person who wrote the proposals, did the technical interviewed on candidates, went on sales calls with the Account Managers to make them look good and got put on troubled projects to help right the ship. 9- Desire to go global. I wanted to be the first Indian beauty/wellness brand to go truly global.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2023

In my experience, the Silicon Valley startup model, focused on disrupting established industries, has treated the USA well and created some great global businesses. In effect, Silicon Valley needs to take a more global perspective. Even here, Elon Musk faced this issue with Tesla, needing a support ecosystem as well as new technology.

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Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

Of course, that was not 100% true, with innovative startups and large outcomes occurring in Europe, in Asia, and other parts of the USA. Global and Local. and seen the rise of absolute juggernauts with deeply global ambitions such as Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, and Xiaomi.

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Cracking the Code

JULY 5, 2016

Lessons from Acqui-Hire Success Stories The best example of launching and expanding in new countries via acqui-hire can be found in Paris-based BlaBlaCar, Europe's top ride-sharing company with 16 offices worldwide. Fortunately, there is another, proven strategy, which I will expand on here – the acqui-hire.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Technology. This service is temporary unavailable due to system maintenance. Loading… Tech. Personal Technology. TECHNOLOGY. more in Tech. View All Search Results » |. The Wall Street Journal. Welcome, Logout. Customer Center. My Journal. Message Center ( new). Edition Home. ↓ More.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I have the knowledge in tech to implement it. If you’re looking for technical talent – go to the dev meetups. what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project?

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 5, 2014

As powerful as self-optimizing results are, the technology can truthfully be expensive. Understanding the different ways people might describe the same item becomes especially important if you cater to an international customer base, where multiple countries might technically speak the same language, but the vernacular is widely different.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 19, 2019

Their primary motivation has been the fact that manufacturing costs in Chinese factories are lower than those in the US or Europe. Those who believe this argue that as wages increase in China due to rapid economic growth in the country, China is becoming less and less competitive on the cost front. Source: Pixabay.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

In my experience, the Silicon Valley startup model, focused on disrupting established industries, has treated the USA well and created some great global businesses. In effect, Silicon Valley needs to take a more global perspective. Even here, Elon Musk faced this issue with Tesla, needing a support ecosystem as well as new technology.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

9 Tech Millionaires Under Age 30 [INFOGRAPHIC]. Brian Sullivan is vice president of client services at Gigya , where he advises clients on implementing social technology. Gigya offers websites a suite of social technology like social login , comments, game mechanics and a social identity management platform.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Loading… Tech. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Mossberg Reviews the iPhone 5. Globaloney: Globalization Challenged. Web Design/Tech Services. Ran gold Resources Ltd. View All Search Results » Subscribe. América Latina. Management.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

The top performing SaaS companies typically achieve annual customer renewal rates above 90% - with most of the churn due to death (bankruptcies) or marriage (acquisitions) - and over 100% renewals on a dollar value basis due to up-sells into this installed base. Cashflow is the other key metric. Save Asia for post-IPO.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Guess which technology we have the least trouble with. You have a CEO that clearly hasn’t taken the time to understand a technology platform. who forms technology biases based on old Visual Basic stereotypes or shallow interpretations of. ability based on one of many technologies. March 25, 2011 at 1:36 pm.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 10, 2017

I’m originally from New Delhi, India and have lived in the US for 10+ years now. My professional experience is in the area of delivering technology solutions for major movie studios. air events global is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover and book event work, anywhere in the world. #5

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online.wsj.com

MARCH 4, 2013

Loading… Tech. Personal Technology. TECHNOLOGY. more in Tech. What countrys GDP is the size of the global app economy? Ran gold Resources Ltd. View All Search Results » Subscribe. América Latina. 中文-简体 (China). Deutschland. 日本 (Japan). » More.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Every startup faces multiple choices and decisions when it comes to technology. Girls in Tech. Ad Serving Technology. Analytics review â?? mixpanel vs kissmetric vs google analytics review. Tech*if*er0*urs â?? Seed Startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 17, 2017

My blog has always been a mixture of what was on my mind and a blend of venture, startup life, tech views and current society events that related to my interests: Venture, startup & tech. And what of our most revered tech founder — Steve Jobs? I guess I didn’t see it quite that way. and the founder of eBay and many others.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

“The tech industry creates roughly 10 awesome companies per year,” he says. “Founders don’t think their problems are due to trends. She has been covering technology news for over 15 years, most recently as a senior editor for TechCrunch. There are 10 awesome companies a year, and they will get funded.

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