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Digital Transformation And The Evolution of Apps – What’s The Link?

YoungUpstarts

Technologies — from mobile to cloud — are integral to every business regardless of industry, and those that fail to set an efficient digital strategy and maximize the impact of digitalization risk being left behind. Fact: the world’s first mobile phone call was made on April 3, 1973, by Martin Cooper, a senior engineer at Motorola.

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A Very Short peak into the Metaverse

VC Cafe

The term Metaverse was first coined by author Neil Stephenson in the novel ‘Snow Crush’ published in 1992. 3) Generational readiness – Gen-Z, also known as ‘digital natives’ grew up with mobile devices and virtual worlds like Roblox and audio rooms like Discord or RecRoom spending more time online than any generation before.

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6 Keys To Startup Wins Without Disruptive Innovation

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, you may think that disruptive smartphones were an overnight sensation, but in reality, it took huge investments by several different companies starting in 1992, including IBM, Apple, and Google, before the market really took off in 2007. This step may also lead to a disruptive innovation in the future.

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VC Cafe

Although relatively few Israeli startups are focused on India, the market dynamics driving its mobile sector are worth a closer look. From a modest $200 million in bi-lateral trade in 1992 (when diplomatic relations were established), India-Israeli trade surpassed $6 billion in 2012-13. Mobile Data ARPU is 60-70 Rupees per data user.

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Those Beautiful Nest Eggs

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Unbeknownst to the rest of the world because it was in deep stealth, GM was trying to create what we now know as the mobile Web with the world’s largest telecom service providers and consumer electronics companies based on GM’s technology. Tony –working on “iPhone” circa 1992 Me–product manager, having a ball.

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Twitter Link Roundup #226 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

An Oral History Of Apple Design: 1992–2013 | Co.Design – crowdspring.co/1nJ2Ms0. Jessica Livingston: Why Startups Need to Focus on Sales, Not Marketing | WSJ – crowdspring.co/1h6bKMW. Why you should care about Price/Market Fit early on (a.k.a. Customer Development 101) – crowdspring.co/1pNIOcD.

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21 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

John has invested in various small businesses and served as a mentor and branding authority since his beginnings in 1992. In 2009, they were almost out of cash and building a prototype for a service that would send text messages to any mobile device. He has also been named CEO of the Shark Group, a brand consultancy firm.