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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

What is perhaps different from other regions is that we have large indigenous aerospace industry and a big high-tech import/export trade as opposed to a lot of software companies. We are the largest textile and apparel center in the country and now we have a way to reach billions of people in this globally connected Internet.

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Vision and Grit: How Peopledoc defined a multi-billion HR Software category

Cracking the Code

On July 17, Ultimate Software, a $10B HR software gorilla, announced the acquisition of Peopledoc for $300m - the largest software exit in France since the acquisition of Neolane by Adobe in 2013. As we discussed the potential of the market, I suggested him to expand the product platform to address markets beyond France.

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Accel 2021 Euroscape: On the path to global dominance?

Cracking the Code

Before answering this, let’s take a look at what happened in the global software and cloud market over the last year. Global market snapshot The world now has 10 software and cloud giants worth more than $100B, representing $4.1T Beyond the giants, the momentum continues for the public companies in our global cloud Index.

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HBS Entrepreneurs Founded the Most Startup Unicorns of Any MBA Program

View from Seed

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). Of these MBA unicorns, 63 founders are represented. Shazam (GSB, Haas).

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Measuring Market Penetration with Brand Tracking (+ Metrics & Examples)

ConversionXL

for more comprehensive offerings such as software packages) When you purchase [X product] how often do you buy [your product]? Take global brand Headspace , a meditation and mindfulness app. How often do you use [your product]? Do you use our products exclusively, or do you switch between brands? Why is that?

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

Fifty of its manufacturing activities and 70% of its consolidated revenues derive from global operations. The approved projects involve innovations in the areas of life sciences, healthcare IT, electronics, software and energy. Israel Corporation is Israel’s largest holding company. Pluristem Therapeutics Ltd.

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Ranking — And Understanding — The World’s Top Startup Hubs [Video]

ReadWriteStart

However, with big data and enterprise software companies coming back into fashion, you might see a renaissance in Boston.” New York checked in at Number 5 in the Ecosystem Index but it’s the global capital of female tech entrepreneurship. Paris, France. Berlin, Germany. ” Women Love New York.

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