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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I asked what the audience most needed to hear. This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue!

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Back in 1997, when I was a high school junior and my brother Evan was a freshman, we launched a local moving service called Meathead Movers. I had a strong desire to create a global business that would serve customers across the world and give me the opportunity to work with teams across geographies. 4- Started as a part-time work.

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Why You Should Use Localisation in a Globalised World

The Startup Magazine

Sushi – a food that has reached its tentacles around the world and is now served in over 20,000 restaurants outside Japan, can be considered a truly successful global product. The advent of the Internet means that geographical and social boundaries no longer inhibit business and we are now living in an era of interconnection.

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Sustaining Innovation vs. Disruptive Innovation

YoungUpstarts

Innovation not only impacts global economies and business models, but the quality of life of people. Netflix launched in 1997 and its service wasn’t appealing to most of Blockbuster’s customers, who rented movies on impulse. Innovation has changed the way people live, work and do business.

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A dumb American’s perspective on investing in Southeast Asia

Hippoland

I’d be curious what other people in-region think about this (and keep in mind, I won’t be doing the investing there, Shiyan will be :) ): 1) There are opportunities galore People like to use chronological analogies, so if I had to do that here, I would put investment opportunities in SEA at around 1997. Ads generally work. Payments work.

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A dumb American’s perspective on investing in Southeast Asia

Hippoland

I’d be curious what other people in-region think about this (and keep in mind, I won’t be doing the investing there, Shiyan will be :) ): 1) There are opportunities galore People like to use chronological analogies, so if I had to do that here, I would put investment opportunities in SEA at around 1997. Ads generally work. Payments work.

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Sustaining Innovation vs. Disruptive Innovation

The Startup Magazine

Innovation not only impacts global economies and business models, but the quality of life of people. Netflix launched in 1997 and its service wasn’t appealing to most of Blockbuster’s customers, who rented movies on impulse. It has changed the way people live, work and do business.