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Airbnb S-1 (Part 1): So How Profitable Is This Thing Really?

View from Seed

Sales and marketing has been 30%+ basically forever, though undoubtedly Airbnb has enough brand recognition and loyal customers that if you turned off marketing spend then revenue would drop but not to zero. Uber is an $85B+ market cap company today but is essentially flat to its IPO price and late private round valuations.

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Is a Venture Studio Right for You?

Steve Blank

Three types of organizations – Incubators, Accelerators and Venture Studios – have emerged to reduce the risk of early-stage startup failure by helping teams find product/market fit and raise initial capital. Instead, they search and pivot until product-market fit is found. How Venture Studios Work.

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Advice For Innovative Companies Entering Emerging Markets

YoungUpstarts

If you are an innovative company entering an emerging market, you should be aware that you are sailing into a vast ocean and will need to engage in purposeful navigation. Emerging markets can be volatile, and the trick is to maintain a steady course by keeping an eye out for the critical beacons of market progression in your industry.

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[Singapore] Location Based Marketing Association Launches Local Chapter

YoungUpstarts

The Ontario, Canada-based Location Based Marketing Association (LBMA) earlier this month launched LMBA Singapore, its new regional chapter focused on promoting and supporting Asian companies working on location-based services (LBS) market through collaboration, education and research.

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Business Immigration With CanadaCIS: How To Start A Successful Business In Canada

YoungUpstarts

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. Profitable Market. These are facts and figures attesting to Canada’s illustrious market and economy. Starting Your Successful Business in Canada.

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10 Positive Signs For Starting Your Own Business Now

Startup Professionals Musings

Investors are showing an increased appetite for new stocks, with a good percentage of deals pricing above the marketed share price range. Crowd funding is setting new records worldwide, with $17 billion from North America alone, and VCs poured another $100 billion more into small growth companies last year.

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We are Adding a Principal to Our Investment Team

View from Seed

You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support. You will be based in the NYC office but will be able to pursue investments across North America.