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Eastern European Champions & the 4 V’s of Big Data

Cracking the Code

The first category includes companies that have a dominant position in their national market and are often internet or ecommerce companies. This category would include among others Yandex, Mail.ru, KupiVIP and Avito in Russia as well as Allegro in Poland. Why Eastern Europe? in GE, 1.3 in Brazil and 0.8 in GE, 1.3 Impressive!

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Consider Emerging Markets for Your Global Expansion

Transformify

Globalization is the most significant challenge facing multinational firms today, especially in the emerging markets of Russia, Brazil, China, and Mexico. A country that is in the process of moving from a developing to a developed stage is considered an emerging economy or market. Emerging Markets: Five Markets To Watch.

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

The Next Web

For many investors and entrepreneurs in the West, doing business in Russia can seem like a step into the unknown. With a little knowledge of some of the key cultural differences and unique properties of the local tech scene, Russia can easily become one of the most attractive tech markets in the world for investors.

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Hacking for Allies

Steve Blank

Today, these alliances are being reshaped to respond to Russian threats to the Baltics and Eastern Europe and to China’s economic, military, and technological influence worldwide. defense market. defense market. Last fall, Russia conducted a cyberattack on the Norwegian parliament. During the Cold War U.S.

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Sprint Like An Egyptian: A Tech Entrepreneurship Revolution in Alexandria

Gust

One commonly used approach is to identify widely felt “pain points” in the target market; build a workable solution to address them using particularly effective or efficient means; and if the business model pencils out, work like crazy to execute, execute, execute. Silicon Arabia has engineers in Russia as well as Egypt.)

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Snowflakes in the Valley: What Happens When 40 Nordic Entrepreneurs Visit Silicon Valley

ReadWriteStart

The market is larger, less fragmented, the consumers are earlier adopters. Countries such as the UK , Russia and Finland are trying to replicate its ecosystem, to stimulate their local industries. In 2009, business angels invested 160 times more than their counterparts in continental Europe. Silicon Valley is a hub.

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Global Multichannel Consumer Behaviour (Research/Purchase) Analysis

Occam's Razor

As my focus has evolved to getting companies to imagine and execute incredible digital marketing initiatives, I've discovered that my passion for the medium, my experience in creating innovative solutions, and — yes — my charm are sometimes insufficient to convince some CxOs to take their digital marketing opportunities seriously.

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