Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Without a clear explanation of why this had been done, startups, which were already being funded by ever-increasing pools of venture capital, abandoned cooperation with the Defense Department and focused on high returns on social media and commercial applications.

Government 308

Government Artificial Inteligence Silicon Valley North Korea 308

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 15, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Read about that interesting advertising experiment in the Social Media & Marketing section below. Report says 25% of all media consumption now takes place at work.

Social Media 90

Social Media Small Business Design Media 90

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! MIT Media Labs’ new logo has 40,000 variations – [link]. Best photogallery I have seen so far of the earthquake in Japan – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

These are primarily China, the US, Japan, and Germany. The niches these companies operate in are also directly connected to the R&D investment by industry: high tech, media, and telecom are the top-second industries investing most in research and development. R&D statistics.

Offshore 140

Offshore Demand Germany Global 140

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 28, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Creative ways chef entrepreneurs are leveraging the Internet & social media for marketing – [link]. 57 Social Media Policy Examples and Resources – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 28, 2010

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Creative ways chef entrepreneurs are leveraging the Internet & social media for marketing – [link]. 57 Social Media Policy Examples and Resources – [link]. Copycat fail.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

YoungUpstarts

JULY 5, 2020

As Canada’s market continues to expand, exposure and endless opportunities will be open to investors in financial services, digital media, renewable energy, and lots more. while Europe, China, and Japan take 7%, 4%, and 2%, respectively. Starting Your Successful Business in Canada.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 12, 2012

Naoki lives and works in Tokyo, Japan. Hi, I’m KIONA, from Tokyo, Japan. What is the design industry like in Japan? Politics are bad, mass media’s worse. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build something very special, and we’ll take notice. Please tell us about yourself. Not exciting.

Japan 69

Japan New Zealand RSS Community 69

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 17, 2020

You are judged by what you write – from business docs and resumes to emails, school papers, social media posts, and even dating profiles. The application will run in your browser, checking everything that you write: product reviews, social media posts, etc. SimilarSites. This plugin shows sites similar to the one opened in a browser.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2022

Several discussions on social media have founders asking if they should hedge their FOREX risk. Japan alone tripled its investments in Israeli startups in 2021, reaching $2.9 Anecdotally, one founder complained to me that this has shorten his runway by 30%. Most expensive cost of living cities in the world (source: WEF ).

Technical Review 158

Technical Review Lock-up Period South Korea 158

YoungUpstarts

MAY 12, 2013

My company, Planet Retail , conducted a comprehensive consumer research into e-commerce in 10 key countries, covering mature and emerging markets including China, Japan, India and the USA. 21% of Americans shoppers surveyed using their phones to comment on in-store experiences via social media. But just how can mobiles achieve this?

Singapore 154

Singapore Asia China Technical Review 154

Reid Hoffman

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

At the time, PayPal was suffering seemingly endless delays in the launch of PayPal Japan. Reid called eight friends with good connections in Japan and asked whom they knew who might be able to help. Consider how Reid solved a major business issue at PayPal by drawing on the knowledge of his network.

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Japan Technical Cofounder Silicon Valley Houston 28

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Social media isn’t a perfect source of market research: It’s not a representative sample and, for small businesses, it’s simply too small of a sample. Further, consumers crave communication with brands on social media: 95% of adults between the ages of 18 and 34 are likely to follow a brand through social media channels.

Social Media 129

Social Media Media Marketing Campaign 129

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. These incubators are mostly clustered in the eastern coastal regions, and disproportionately target TMT (Technology Media and Telecom) and Biotech. All the usual caveats apply. Seed Funding (Innofund).

Programming 278

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 278

VC Cafe

JUNE 1, 2011

is acquiring privately-held Taiyo Pharmaceutical Industry, Japan’s third largest generic pharmaceutical company for $460 million. Taiyo has one of the most comprehensive generic product portfolios in the Japanese market and has a strong presence in all major distribution channels in Japan. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Switzerland 79

Switzerland Japan Technical Review 79

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The use of QR codes , for example, have not taken off in Singapore or most parts of the world, for that matter, aside from Japan – despite efforts in promoting the use of that technology. Just because a new-fangled technology is the latest flavor of the month does not automatically guarantee its success.

Singapore 184

Singapore Technical Review Technology Brunei 184

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 15, 2017

Now you can take TV with you as you make your way through the throngs of tourists and residents with a revolutionary new streaming media app. Here are just three of the reasons why the Big Apple is perfect for launching new media startups like VIDGO : 1. The Sheer Size of the Market. The app is free, which is great to know!

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Media New York City New York United States 100

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 24, 2013

After graduating from Nanyang Polytechnic with a diploma in digital media design, I have spent a year in Tokyo working for the game company tri-Ace/Square-Enix, and then set up IFS with my current partners. The three of us share a very strong passion in digital illustration.

Singapore 212

Singapore San Diego DC Design 212

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 28, 2015

According to the study, 3 out of 4 marketers in Asia use mostly inbound strategy, such as SEO, content creation, social media, and lead generation to drive ROI. In order to do this, you need to set your website up like a “hub” for your industry that attracts visitors naturally through search engines , blogging , and social media.

Asia 100

Asia Las Vegas Marketing Technical Review 100

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

I thought I was pretty sell suited to answer that question because having grown up in Northern California but lived and worked in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain & Japan over 11 years I had seen quite a few societies and work environments.

Technical Review 417

Technical Review South Korea San Francisco Software Review 417

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

The same is true for Internet services, digital media and most products that involve significant up-front research and development (R&D) costs. This means it costs Microsoft billions of dollars to make the first copy of its program, but only a few cents to make the second.

Technical Review 155

Technical Review United States Software Review China 155

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

That sounds far-fetched but the rise of independent journalists, alternative platforms and overall distrust in legacy media has millions of people looking for information they can trust. Big Tech and legacy media still has a stronghold over most people, but in due time, I see this changing dramatically. Photo Credit: Elizabeth Shutty.

Artificial Inteligence 103

Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Technical Review Security 103

The Next Web

AUGUST 22, 2013

He is currently CEO of Bubbly, a social media startup backed by Sequoia Capital, SingTel Innov8, and JAFCO. It’s key to keep in mind that large insular markets will suck companies in, particularly India, China, and Japan. For example, it’s next to impossible to find a Japanese guy that can manage China and Japan – or vice-versa.

Asia 127

Asia China Japan Startup 127

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. These incubators are mostly clustered in the eastern coastal regions, and disproportionately target TMT (Technology Media and Telecom) and Biotech. All the usual caveats apply. Seed Funding (Innofund).

Programming 170

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 170

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

He is currently CEO of Bubbly , a social media startup backed by Sequoia Capital, SingTel Innov8, and JAFCO. The region’s other strong VC presence resides in Japan, which has the typical Japanese model of a few large firms dominating the market. Thomas Clayton has started and run numerous high-tech startups in Silicon Valley.

Asia 132

Asia Silicon Valley India Term Sheet 132

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 29, 2017

I started Ignite Social Media in 2007 after working in a mid-sized regional ad agency. I didn’t feel we were differentiated enough and, at the same time, I was hearing all this buzz about social media. So in 2015, we launched Carusele to apply digital media targeting to influencer marketing. Photo Credit: Jim Tobin.

Entrepreneur 71

Entrepreneur Social Media Liquidity Event Private Equity 71

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

My colleague Alyssa Powell, a digital media marketing specialist, recommended “ Life Is Not a Game of Perfect: Finding Your Real Talent and Making It Work for You ” by Bob Rotella, a throwback book on growth mindset. These five books make up a fall reading list for every entrepreneur this year.

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Entrepreneur Angel Investor Virginia Oregon 65

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. The Chinese Social Media Landscape diagram below from Resonance does a great job of illustrating the players in the Chinese market. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China.

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China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 323

The Startup Lawyer

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Big in Japan and Architel announced the speakers for the inaugural Startup Happy Hour 2.0, Danica is an entertainment, intellectual property and new media attorney with Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP. ripped from Big in Japan’s blog post.). Dallas Startup Happy Hour is tomorrow @ 5pm! to be held Wednesday, Oct.

Dallas 60

Dallas Intellectual Property Fort Worth Japan 60

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 21, 2020

Innovation drives media attention and fosters customer retention rate, which is why most companies strive to have it in their mission statement. For perspective, this was 13 years after the Samurai class stopped carrying swords in Japan. Innovative if a word often used to describe successful companies. Have you guessed it yet?

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Entrepreneur St. Louis Technical Review Mobile 149

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

It drives media attention and fosters customer retention rate, which is why most companies strive to have it in their mission statement. Innovative is a word often used to describe successful companies. It seeks to solve customer problems in a better and modern way and helping such companies edge the competition.

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review SEO 118

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

The headlines in the media are filled with that latest stats. In 1999 I was in Japan doing a strategy project for the board of directors of Sony. How to Interpret Analyst Reports. Stats sell. The stats are often quoted from the latest reports. People throw them around at cocktail parties. of all statistics are made up.

Investment Bankers 415

Investment Bankers Mobile Software Review Japan 415

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 31, 2014

100 Tokyo is a website that showcases hot products, events, people and places in Japan’s largest metropolis, covering subjects such as design, fashion, art, food, technology, architecture, tourist attractions, accommodation, events and more. If you’re a huge Japanophile, here’s an interesting new website to check out.

Japan 162

Japan Singapore Architecture Social Media 162

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Media and entertainment will change a lot as well. In the near future or more exactly in the spring 2019, only smart cities (the USA, China along with South Korea and Japan) get a chance to test the 5G wireless network. Telecom Operators will get a chance to become enablers for industry apps.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Software Review South Korea Bandwidth 76

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 8, 2020

Players can choose to engage with their fans – via social media and live streaming platforms or even in custom-built stadiums. In Japan, for example, esports has become so popular that ‘Japanese publisher Konami is currently constructing a new building in the capital city of Tokyo dedicated to its esports efforts’.

Jordan 136

Jordan Japan New York Revenue 136

YoungUpstarts

JULY 25, 2012

everconnect.me ( www.everconnect.me ) is a social communications platform that is aimed at providing a simplified social media aggregation and management tool. I came up with the basic idea 15 years ago,” says Yutaka Shinohara, founder and CEO of Japan-based EverConnect Corporation, which developed everconnect.me. “I

Social Network 189

Social Network Networking Japan Aggregator 189

YoungUpstarts

MAY 1, 2013

. “The milestone is particularly significant for us at LinkedIn because it means that over one million members in Singapore are seeing the value that LinkedIn is adding to their professional lives,” says Hari Krishnan, managing director of LinkedIn for Asia-Pacific and Japan (pictured above).

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