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Why We Invested in Toya

VC Cafe

It takes a LOT of courage to say no to potential revenue, especially in the very early stages of a startup. Revenue in Q2 2021 was up 127% to $454.1m. . But what stood out in the process was Anat’s creative ideas about how games should be played on Roblox. million to 42.1 The total hours of user engagement sky rocketed from 2.1

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How To Keep Your Company Alive – Observe, Orient, Decide and Act

Steve Blank

Your revenue plans are no longer valid. What’s your monthly cash burn at your new low revenue level? The CEO should dial through as many of the largest existing customers to get a firsthand understanding of the magnitude of any revenue shortfall. China and South Korea are starting their factories up again.

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Coronavirus: Will It Boost the Adoption Of Remote Work?

Transformify

The reasons are obvious – many international companies have their production plants in China, while others are dependent on the big Chinese market and any decline in the demand for their goods and services can hit their revenue targets. Speaking of Korea, I am very surprised by the bad news that COVID-19 has spread there.

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Why Acceptance of Failure is Critical to Startup Success

Both Sides of the Table

This came to mind a couple of years ago when I had the chance to sit down with the president of South Korea and she asked a small gathering of 19 tech & business leaders for opinions about how to make the Korean economy more “creative.”

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3 Reasons to Benefit from the Coming Wave of 5G

The Startup Magazine

Here’s the list of industries that will get new business opportunities and increase the revenue with 5G: Enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) services will drive developing of 5G. Retail revenue will grow as well. trillion (£9.3 trillion) worth in various industries as transportation, healthcare, retail, entertainment, energy, etc.

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The Covid-19 virus is not politically correct

Steve Blank

It takes data from South Korea, Spain, Italy and China. Businesses can make additional revenue catering to those who remain sheltered. Compounding the age risk factor are chronic health problems (i.e. heart disease, high blood pressure, asthma and other respiratory diseases, obesity and diabetes.) seem to track these.

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The Power of Torso TV (Why Media is Racing to the Middle)

Both Sides of the Table

With what is rumored to be around 2 million consumers paying $8 / month that is now a $200 million per year not including their ad revenue business. The company started out in South Korea by making South Korean drama available on the Internet. Revenue models are emerging. Translation is getting better.

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