thebarefootvc

MAY 13, 2017

A couple of weeks ago I spoke at a conference entitled “Business of Blockchains” that the MIT Technology Review and MIT Media Lab organized in Cambridge. There were some debates at the MIT conference on where we were in blockchain development vs the internet (is it 1960’s or 1990’s?).

Finance 53

Finance Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Internet 53

thebarefootvc

JULY 13, 2017

A couple of weeks ago I spoke at a conference entitled “Business of Blockchains” that the MIT Technology Review and MIT Media Lab organized in Cambridge. There were some debates at the MIT conference on where we were in blockchain development vs the internet (is it 1960’s or 1990’s?).

Finance 40

Finance Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Internet 40

Austin Startup

JULY 14, 2017

Silicon Valley — another American racist/sexist shithole just like the Segregated South When the Internet first came around in the mid-1990s, it was herald as “The Great Equalizer” where anybody with a keyboard can start an e-commerce shop, publish their works and reach the world to millions who are also attached to the Internet.

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Africa 48

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 24, 2012

I would categorize these champions in two camps: the “Local Champions” and the “Global Champions”. The first category includes companies that have a dominant position in their national market and are often internet or ecommerce companies. mobile phone per person for the Top 4 EE countries (vs. in GE, 1.3 in Brazil and 0.8 in GE, 1.3

Czech Republic 99

Czech Republic Russia San Jose Europe 99

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

Three trends which started in 2010 should continue into 2011 and should accelerate as the year goes on: VC funding will continue to accelerate fueled by the global growth in entrepreneurship; job creation will see gains, fueled by startups and small business; initial public offerings will see a comeback. Investors will be bullish on startups.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Venture Capital India Startup 93

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2019

I found some good lessons in this regard in a classic book, “ Becoming Facebook ,” by Mike Hoefflinger, the former Head of Global Business Marketing at Facebook. He talks in detail about ten of the key challenges that Facebook faced in their growth, to move from a tiny social media upstart to one of the most successful companies in the world.

Social Media 218

Social Media India Acquisition China 218

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2012

Today's roundtable was jointly organized by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT KGP) and the 1M/1M program as part of the former's Global Entrepreneurship Summit organized by the student-run e-cell. Today, at IIT KGP, we caught a glimpse of some of the budding heroes of 21 st century India.

India 117

India Entrepreneur Asia Programming 117

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 10, 2020

I am originally from India but have been away from the country for almost 16 years. As a result of cross-cultural integration, I could no longer identify myself with the traits of the Young Indian lad who left India at the age of 21. We workshopped a lot of names, polled friends, and searched the internet. 18- Based on SEO.

Naming 101

Naming Artificial Inteligence Kansas Entrepreneur 101

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

In more than a decade of writing about the Internet and tech-enabled businesses I’ve learned that mobs don’t do nuance well. Decentralized Internet — This is perhaps the most unsexy part of cryptocurrency but the one that most purists I follow on this topic are most excited about.

Government 280

Government Distribution Stock United States 280

thebarefootvc

OCTOBER 17, 2011

I overviewed the growth of the global internet and penetration, noting that the future of the Web was going to be driven by emerging countries, as mobile connectivity continues to be more ubiquitous and the West is largely penetrated. Globalization of the Internet. conference in NYC, in September 2010.

Global 59

Global Internet Web Indonesia 59

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The first of these discussions was about a new social media marketing platform called Stanzr, from San Francisco-based Voluble, that we are using at 1M/1M. She writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. The 1M/1M Channel on Stanzr. Taariq, please note!

Entrepreneur 116

Entrepreneur San Francisco Technical Review New Jersey 116

Growthink Blog

AUGUST 29, 2010

Since the great “financial crisis” of 2008-2009, the firm’s clientele – really without us even trying – has becoming increasingly global. In the last 6 months, we have advised clients and investors, in no particular order, from Kenya, India, Italy, South Africa, Germany, China, Brazil, Mexico, Switzerland, the U.A.E., So from 95%+ U.S.

Small Business 81

Small Business South Korea South Africa Uruguay 81

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

In Beijing we hadn’t seen air so badly polluted since we had been in Agra in India in the winter where I swear there was a day you could wave your hand in front of you and see traces of it in the air (and their excuse was they burn dung for heat.). Out of that total, they funded 967 Internet deals with $6.7 Amazon and Ebay?

Silicon Valley 267

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 267

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2013

In fact, digital will drive growth this year in 10 of the 20 largest global music markets. Perhaps most promising is the role of internet radio, with the majority of Americans already listening to some internet radio (Edison Research). 2014 will be the year in which internet radio leads the music industry’s growth.

North America 155

North America Norway Sweden Japan 155

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

I have seen this criticism at various places where this recap is syndicated on a weekly basis, as well as in certain random forums on the internet. Globally, this is a much larger number. During this week's roundtable I addressed a commonly held critique of the 1M/1M program: that we're focusing on the basics and stating the obvious.

Silicon Valley 114

Silicon Valley Technical Review Startup Early Stage 114

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Dana Settle & I are hosting a dinner tonight (10/20/10) with some of the biggest companies in entertainment to talk about the future of television, film & digital media. But I do know that it will form a huge basis of the future of the Internet, how we consume media, how we communicate with friends, how we play games and how we shop.

Distribution 386

Distribution Audience Video Internet 386

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2017

I found some good lessons in this regard in a new book, “ Becoming Facebook ,” by Mike Hoefflinger, the former Head of Global Business Marketing at Facebook. He talks in detail about ten of the key challenges that Facebook faced in their growth, to move from a tiny social media upstart to one of the most successful companies in the world.

Social Media 163

Social Media India Acquisition China 163

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 13, 2012

Leading digital marketers from around the Asia Pacific and beyond gathered yesterday at ad:tech Singapore 2012 to share and discuss the continuing growth of the role of technology and digital media in marketing and advertising. He highlights that: · In 1996, 2/3 of world’s internet population was in the US.

Singapore 185

Singapore Asia Vietnam Thailand 185

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

In Beijing we hadn’t seen air so badly polluted since we had been in Agra in India in the winter where I swear there was a day you could wave your hand in front of you and see traces of it in the air (and their excuse was they burn dung for heat.). Out of that total, they funded 967 Internet deals with $6.7 Amazon and Ebay?

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

YoungUpstarts

MAY 16, 2013

Rather than fading away anytime soon, what we see is that crowdsourcing has transferred to the Internet. The Internet provides a particularly good venue for crowdsourcing since individuals tend to be more open in web-based projects where they are not being physically judged or scrutinized and thus can feel more comfortable sharing.

Singapore 247

Singapore Asia Founder India 247

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. New Capital Earmarked for Global High-Growth Investments LARCHMONT, N.Y., internet. (6). How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Global Warning! anecdotes. (13).

Software Review 48

Software Review Partner United States Venture Capital 48

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 11, 2018

The generational changes, the increasing globalization, the consumerism and spending habits, the inflation or the poverty rate, national legislation, the technological and scientific development of each country, and the social values, are just some of that variables. Got the target, but not the budget.

Los Angeles 180

Los Angeles Marketing Sacramento Detroit 180

Gust

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

To help us visualize the scale and global reach of these entrepreneurs we have put together a monthly startup map, which captures all new startup profiles on Gust. Gust Startup Map & Trends Analysis – August 2012. Attention startup enthusiasts! Gust is thrilled to have nearly 7,000 new entrepreneurs creating startup profiles each month.

Brazil 134

Brazil India Startup Florida 134

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2016

by Raj Subramaniam, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications, FedEx Services. Globally, only 38% of SMEs currently export overseas, even to markets right next door. Globally, SMEs that sell overseas generate average revenues of US$1.5 Could it be that exporting overseas is simply not worthwhile?

Small Business 100

Small Business South Korea Colombia Taiwan 100

Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. mba india. internet. (6). How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Global Warning! Cracking The Code.

Software Review 63

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Forecast 63

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

After all, high-quality open source software is free, the cloud makes computer power far less expensive, and anyone with an Internet connection can learn Ruby and CSS. Have an account? One of the things we hear a lot about in Silicon Valley is how cheap and easy it is to launch a startup these days. Check out our starter program.

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Media Temple. Social Media Tracking/Marketing. analytics for social media and online. social media and email marketing. Likelihood of Confusion -trademark, copyright and Internet Law. Email Integration. Domains.Co. Text Editor. Macromates. Sublime Text. Name.com *. Bluehost *. StartLogic *. Windows Azure.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 12, 2012

Also cited in the TCC paper was a study from the McKinsey Global Institute , which shows “Web-knowledgeable [SMBs], across a range of industries outpace their less Internet-savvy counterparts in job creation by more than two to one.”. Help Going Global.

Angel Investor 133

Angel Investor Small Business Administration Startup United States 133

YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2012

Pete Cashmore at Bloomberg Venture , July 7, 2010: By this point, anyone familiar with new media, technology, social media, and the Internet know Mashable, seeing as how it’s currently one of the largest, most profitable blogs around. Mark Bao at Junior Biz , Feb. 22, 2010: Business wunderkind. Chuck Feeney at RTE Radio 1 , Jan.

Entrepreneur 231

Entrepreneur Cofounder Washington Bangladesh 231

mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

The name I chose is scovry and the website ( [link] ) that it goes to is a social media based search engine that displays results in a “spy” type format. We always suggest [link] as it gives a great overview of what is available across multiple domain extensions as well as social media sites. Latest Social Media News.

Naming 97

Naming Social Media Social Network RSS 97

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2013

Over the next few decades, this young cohort would comprise a rising proportion of citizens in Asia (31%-40% in Singapore, Korea, Hong Kong and Japan, and more than 51% in Malaysia, Philippines, India and Indonesia). Macro Trend 2: Urbanization. billion) in 2005. Finally, prepare for a “system of systems” approach in ICT design.

Technology 174

Technology Singapore Malaysia Indonesia 174

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Media & Marketing. Media Agencies. Globaloney: Globalization Challenged. INTERNET BUSINESSES. General Internet. - Computer And Internet. Internet Services. View All Search Results » Subscribe. América Latina. 中文-简体 (China). Deutschland. 日本 (Japan).

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

thebarefootvc

MARCH 8, 2012

Talent and domain expertise in NYC’s large industries such as financial services and media, would free up. Media outlets, from Mashable to the Wall Street Journal, didn’t think it was an interesting story at the time and it went unpublished.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Ghana Venture Capital India 69

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

She is an award winning journalist and author of two critically acclaimed books, "Once Youre Lucky, Twice Youre Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0" (Gotham Books, May 2008) and "Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky: How the Top 1% of Entrepreneurs Profit from Global Chaos" (Wiley, February 2011). Open Sesame! (A November 29, 2012.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2011

As the Internet became mainstream, this was largely replaced (at least in the universe we live in) by email marketing campaigns, so the key information was the email address of a lead. Suspects and prospects are everywhere in the vast realm of social media, watching, reading, commenting, engaging. It's just not worth it.

Greece 116

Greece Entrepreneur India Silicon Valley 116

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Leveraging Social Media and Search Marketing to Skyrocket Your Local Business’s Sales written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Most entrepreneurs look at the Internet as a mean to reach the global customers. And social media and search marketing, used properly, helps you skyrocket your local sales.

Social Media 28

Social Media Search Media Sales 28

VC Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2011

. “Having shown an excellent track record in weathering the most recent crisis via timely monetary and fiscal policy responses, the country earned well deserved respect and confidence among global investors,&# the bank said. a leader in personalized media, for $295 million. FDI IN ISRAEL IN JUNE RISES ABOVE MONTHLY AVERAGE.

China 90

China Cofounder India 90