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Freelancing is the new normal: oDesk and the future of the workforce marketplace

The Next Web

For us, the opportunity is not about taking market share from other players, it’s really about expanding the awareness of online work and hiring these virtual global teams as an alternative to traditional way of recruiting or building a company,” he said. The competition was intended for software developers from Russia and Ukraine.

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Born Global or Die Local – Building a Regional Startup Playbook

Steve Blank

But if you want to build a scalable startup you need to be asking how you can you get enough customers/users/payers to build a business that can grow revenues past several $100M/year. China, Russia, Brazil, India, Indonesia all meet those criteria. Born Global or Die Local. Your country/industry needs a “go global” playbook.

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Why Defense Could Now Be a Market for Startups

Steve Blank

By comparison, last year’s global market for software-as-a-service, one of the hottest sectors for startup creation and investment, was estimated at $104 billion. Dozens of outreach programs across the military now offer quick revenue to early-stage companies. Is the company prepared to endure revenue gaps? Defense Department.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain the Future Trends They See in Their Industry

Hearpreneur

Also, the CB Insights' Industry Analyst Consensus says that the global meat market could get the estimated value of $2.7 This would be the result of an increase in revenue from meat and beef in upcoming years in countries like Russia, Germany, Brazil, and the USA. trillion by 2040.

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Twitter Link Roundup #199 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

A Startup’s Minimum Revenue Per Employee - crowdspring.co/GNlKua. 110 People Own 35% of Russia’s Wealth - crowdspring.co/19D9pi8. Global study: World not ready for aging population – Yahoo News - crowdspring.co/19LsRt2. The Future of Business Models Will Be Centered on Crowds - crowdspring.co/16aTTiD. 1admMGv.

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Lessons and stories from Waterstones’ resurgence

The Equity Kicker

In 2011 they were on the cusp of bankruptcy when Russia’s ‘least famous oligarch’ Alexander Mamut rescued the business. He threw that revenue away, focused on stocking titles people wanted and gave local store managers complete control over where they put their books. The Waterstones turnaround is a great story.

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Today’s Market: A Bubble Waiting to Burst?

Growthink Blog

By almost any objective standard, paying into the billions of dollars for businesses with little revenues and/or significant operating losses - as is the case with all the companies mentioned above - is absurd. And a lot more of it comes from massive commodities-driven wealth in places like Russia, Africa, South America, and the Middle East.