YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2017

Overcoming Challenges of Growing Globally. But going global can be an intimidating prospect for some. There has been a tremendous revolution in software in the last 5+ years that has brought down the cost of setting up a full service, secure e-commerce store to roughly the cost of an bottle of wine (per month).

Global 105

Global Small Business Asia Singapore 105

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

The cloud makes software easily accessible, without waiting for CD shipments to arrive and installed. The good news is that the reach of your new software application is instantly worldwide, and the bad news is that most people still prefer to work in their own native language.

Software 120

Software Europe Database Engineer 120

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2019

They are no longer remarkable in Santa Monica or Venice or in many cities in America, Europe or South America. We’re at a new watermark because there are now global assets deployed and as the sun peeks out so to do the riders and the revenue. They’re acceptable. Year two in the life is electric scooters is just that?—?invisble.

South America 250

South America Global New York City Software Review 250

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2019

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. This approach, popularly known as “ glocalization ,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate.

Global 235

Global North America Intellectual Property Marketing 235

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. Global interest in Canadian tech jobs has increased by 58%. Hiring for tech jobs in Vancouver is all done online.

Canada 116

Canada Hiring Artificial Inteligence Software Developers 116

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Global Demand. The size of the marketplace has ballooned as a result of globalization, and this trend has been particularly good for US technology companies and their workers. Though simple, the reason is often ignored in the heated political debate about globalization and its impact on local jobs.

Technical Review 147

Technical Review United States Software Review China 147

Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. In search of Europes next tech stars. A short interview on Bloomberg about where I see venture opportunities in Europe. Europe Consumer. (1). software. (10). Software 2.0: Global Warning!

Software Review 67

Software Review Europe Technical Review Search 67

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). as ranked by U.S. Of these MBA unicorns, 63 founders are represented.

Programming 120

Programming St. Louis Cofounder India 120

VC Cafe

JULY 29, 2020

A new report on global venture capital investment volume shows that H1 2020 investments in startups reached $129 billion (this includes all stages as well as CVC activity). On a regional basis H1 2020 VC investment activity shows varied impact: Europe down 20% ( Source ) ? It’s a 6.5% Source: Crunchbase. Source: Crunchbase.

Global 179

Global Venture Capital Europe 179

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2023

Europe Tallinn For decades Estonia has been at the forefront of technological and business innovation in the Baltic region. As of 2020, the country was ranked as the second most innovative globally. Ongoing global macroeconomic problems and stubbornly high inflation have seen VC funding inch lower in recent months.

South Africa 136

South Africa New York City Technical Review Silicon Valley 136

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 20, 2018

Global Warming is already a major contributor to unpredictable and often devastating changes in weather patterns. And despite technology being available to make even the most polluted water potable, more than 800 million people globally don’t have access to clean drinking water. For the last decades we grew output by 1%.

Bangladesh 103

Bangladesh Silicon Valley Global India 103

The Next Web

JANUARY 23, 2014

million people in the entire country, and the kind of mentality that stifles entrepreneurship, most founders have only had their eyes opened when they’ve left the country and seen the potential that exists outside Estonia and Europe at large. Entrepreneur Europe Analysis and Opinion' With just 1.34 Just ask Evan Spiegel.

Estonia 143

Estonia Software Review Europe San Francisco 143

Austin Startup

MAY 24, 2021

In the last post , we started with this chart, and we focused on RPA (the bright blue at the bottom of the bar chart), the most explosively growing enterprise software category I’ve ever seen. Appian, which is very much focused on branding as a low-code software vendor). a process mining software company?—?for

Cofounder 94

Cofounder Marketing North America Acquisition 94

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. This approach, popularly known as “glocalization,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. Find global sources now.

Global 244

Global North America Intellectual Property Entrepreneur 244

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. This approach, popularly known as “ glocalization ,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate.

Global 136

Global North America Intellectual Property Marketing 136

The Next Web

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Dries Buytaert is the co-founder and CTO and Acquia , a venture-backed software company that offers products and services for open source content management system Drupal. While entrepreneurship and startups have spread tremendously in Europe, a lot of aspiring young entrepreneurs leave Europe for the United States.

Europe 149

Europe Government Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 149

David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” Of the 19 Western Europe/Israel-based founders, all were white. We used the United States Census Bureau’s definition of white: “White – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa”. Of the 43 U.S.-based

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Founder Technical Cofounder Technical Review 78

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).

Software Review 95

Software Review Europe Technical Review Spain 95

Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Recent SaaS trends and the Accel Euroscape of the 100 most promising companies in Europe and Israel This article was co-authored with my colleague Pia d'Iribarne and published initially on Tech.eu. Out of the 12 IPOs, Mimecast is the only company from Europe. in Europe and $0.9B in Europe and $0.9B in the US, $2.6B

Europe 83

Europe Cloud API 83

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 24, 2012

I would categorize these champions in two camps: the “Local Champions” and the “Global Champions”. 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? in GE, 1.3 in Brazil and 0.8

Czech Republic 99

Czech Republic Russia San Jose Europe 99

Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Accel Euroscape: The 100 most promising Software-as-a- Service companies in Europe and Israel -This article was co-authored with my colleague Pia d'Iribarne and published initially on Tech.eu. Findings were presented at SaaStock 2016- Software is eating the world, and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is eating software.

Europe 48

Europe Artificial Inteligence Vertical 48

Transformify

JANUARY 13, 2020

Allowing for access to a global talent pool. Twenty-first-century technology allows teams to smoothly utilize video conferencing software, like Zoom, from all corners of the world. Remote Companies Can Reach a Global Talent Pool. Allowing for a true work-life balance. Increasing productivity by removing unnecessary noise.

Vietnam 64

Vietnam Software Review Technical Review Philippines 64

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The top 100 SaaS companies in Europe and Israel The European Software-as-a-Service world changed forever when Daniel Dines, the founder of UiPath, made the cover of Forbes as ‘Boss of the Bots’ last month. The rise of Europe Against this healthy backdrop, let’s drill down into Europe. Full presentation available here.

Europe 48

Europe IPO API 48

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 22, 2019

There are plenty of companies poised to serve your needs in Bangalore, the Philippines, and across Eastern Europe. These are highly-skilled people that make up critical parts of your software development teams. Why have remote, distributed teams suddenly become the smart way to build software companies? So what’s changed?

Distribution 117

Distribution San Francisco Silicon Valley El Salvador 117

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2012

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. Yes, the software patent process is a mess. I say this with conviction even after I survived the process, and have a software patent pending. Software technology changes rapidly.

Software 233

Software Intellectual Property Algorithm Startup 233

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2011

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. This approach, popularly known as “glocalization,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. Find global sources now.

Global 258

Global North America Intellectual Property Entrepreneur 258

Transformify

MAY 28, 2018

About us At Scopic Software, we have over 250 employees in over 30 countries all comfortably working from home/remotely. Scopic Software has grown consistently since 2006, and continues to strive to make an impact in the software industry. Today, it is the largest virtual company in the world, employing top talent globally.

Developer 40

Developer North America Java PHP 40

The Next Web

JANUARY 16, 2014

Having raised a $35m Series A round from Accel Partners and angel investors behind ebay, Flickr and Squarespace to expand their global presence (which now include offices in San Francisco, Berlin, Paris and Rio), 99designs remain the darlings of the Aussie startup scene and one to watch. Halfbrick Studios. Accelerators.

Australia 146

Australia San Francisco IPO Cofounder 146

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2015

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. This approach, popularly known as glocalization , means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. Find global sources now.

Global 120

Global North America Intellectual Property Offshore 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2011

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. Yes, the software patent process is a mess. I say this with conviction even after I survived the process, and have a software patent pending. Software technology changes rapidly.

Software 228

Software Intellectual Property Algorithm Valuation 228

The Next Web

JULY 29, 2013

It’s part two 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. If you are an Internet/software business, take care you pick a location that helps you to start. It’s now a global product, in US, Asia, Europe and Africa.

San Francisco 125

San Francisco Cofounder Germany Europe 125

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

JULY 12, 2012

If it’s a hard case to make in the USA it’s an even harder one to make in the UK or most of western Europe. Derek Singleton an ERP expert with Software Advice out of Austin, Texas has written a comprehensive article that really makes the argument in a succinct way. Reshoring is a concept that is barely on the radar at all.

North America 95

North America Intellectual Property Software Review Offshore 95

VC Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2024

The Unicorn’s struggle is a global phenomenon There are a total of 1,224 unicorns globally, with a combined valuation of $3.7 Battery Ventures Open Cloud 2023 report included this comparison chart of private software unicorns (1000+) vs. Software IPOs in the past 10 years (176) which shows the juncture many companies are in.

IPO 88

IPO Valuation Private Equity 88

Cracking the Code

APRIL 9, 2017

Nominations are now open for the 2017 edition of Accel SaaS 100 Europe, the list of the top 100 leading SaaS companies emerging from Europe & Israel. billion to redefine industries on a global scale. Do you think you are ready to join the ranks of Europe & Israel’s most promising SaaS Leaders?

Europe 63

Europe Hosting Global 63

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. Look global and local. The post Funding goes global: location is no longer your financing destiny appeared first on Version One Ventures. Geography is no longer the destiny it used to be.

Silicon Valley 161

Silicon Valley Global Finance New York City 161

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Nereyda Esparza, Global Program Manager at Facebook Nereyda Esparza Nereyda Esparza’s passion is to improve people’s lives through learning and to mentor, coach and support young women’s careers?—?and Currently, Nereyda is a Global Program Manager at Facebook where she leads global outsourcing initiatives for its community operations team.

Colombia 49

Colombia Texas Startup Arlington 49

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2015

Fervent customer demand for Apple’s brand and devices globally continued to fuel phenomenal growth of the iPhone business, and China is emerging as an important pillar of Apple’s long-term growth strategy. Apple’s success in China – Greater China revenue surged 70% year-to-year in 4Q14 to $16.1

China 100

China Technical Review Mobile Revenue 100