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Top 10 Emerging Marketplaces for Chemical Industry in 2022

ReadWriteStart

Almost Half of Chemical Companies Fear Losing Markets Due to Not Meeting Customers’ Needs.” — Accenture’s Global Buyer Study. Rasayan Connect was founded in 2021 in Ahmedabad, India, by Connect Technologies. In addition, it provides support services like integrated banking, finance, embedded logistics, and vetted suppliers.

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My Talk at MIT: Beyond Finance, Considering Business and Social Impact of Blockchains

thebarefootvc

As I note in the talk, while we have 6 billion mobile phones in the world, only 29% of women in India are on the internet – connectivity has not solved everything. This global, truly connected (peer to peer, not through intermediaries), and smarter network will benefit all of humanity.

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My Talk at MIT: Beyond Finance, Considering Business and Social Impact of Blockchains

thebarefootvc

As I note in the talk, while we have 6 billion mobile phones in the world, only 29% of women in India are on the internet – connectivity has not solved everything. This global, truly connected (peer to peer, not through intermediaries), and smarter network will benefit all of humanity.

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Billion or Bust?

thebarefootvc

Last week, a chart in the Wall Street Journal listed private companies globally that have raised capital at $1 billion-plus valuations from venture capital firms. Globalization and resulting economic prosperity has created more wealth around the world. Suddenly, everyone’s worth a billion dollars. Or so it seems.

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Is gust.com a difficult platform to replicate?

Gust

As I’ve discussed elsewhere, Gust’s long-term goal is to serve as the infrastructure platform for the entire global, early stage finance industry. Instead, it is our eight years of indefatigable relationship and customer building with large segments of the world’s early stage finance industry.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Where Should You Raise Money?

ReadWriteStart

Jacqueline asked an important question: how do you mitigate your working capital challenges in an e-commerce company at the very early stages without raising financing? First, there are two primary aspects that have to be managed: inventory financing and customer acquisition costs. Well, there are multiple nuances to the answer.

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Three economic trends for 2011 (fueled by startup goodness)

crowdSPRING Blog

The past year saw startups on the rise, an increase in venture capital funding (both in real dollars and numbers of companies funded), a resurgence of IPOs, and the rise of David against Goliath, as best represented by Groupon’s spurning of a $6 billion offer from Google. Investors will be bullish on startups.