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Think you’ve got a strategy to enter the Chinese market? Think twice

The Next Web

Yu Yongfu is the chairman and CEO of UCWeb , whose mission is to provide a better mobile Internet experience to billions of users around the world. Yu graduated from Nankai University in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. US startups can also gain a foothold with the Chinese government through strategic partnerships.

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I Don’t Hate Crypto

Feld Thoughts

A few others said some versions of all governments are Ponzi schemes. It’s like the Internet was in 1999 – ahead of its time. Yesterday, in response to Reflecting on Ponzi Schemes , I got a few that said anyone under 35 needs a net native currency, and that’s crypto. And I got a few that implied I hated crypto.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

Powered by cell phones and social networking platforms, we saw revolutions taking place, businesses being transformed and our daily lives made more convenient (if we could tear ourselves away from our Facebook and Twitter updates). The era of the patriarch is nearing an end.

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SXSW Startups: Sceenic Connects Viewers

Austin Startup

But rather than being on a public text chat, the user has an option to “form a private room” and invite friends via a social network or a direct link. That’s a big fundamental change seeing that since the start of the internet and sites like broadcast.com and YouTube, we, the users, have always had a public text chat. In the U.K.

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Prevailing Wisdom

Mucker Lab

1999 – “The search engine game is over”. 1999 – “The search engine game is over”. 2002 – “the social network fad is over”. 2005 – “Sales cycle is too long for software companies selling to government and educational sector”. Evernote, Dropbox). Evernote, Dropbox). Myspace, Facebook). Everything).

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Prevailing Wisdom

Mucker Lab

1999 – “The search engine game is over”. 1999 – “The search engine game is over”. 2002 – “the social network fad is over”. 2005 – “Sales cycle is too long for software companies selling to government and educational sector”. Evernote, Dropbox). Evernote, Dropbox). Myspace, Facebook). Everything). 2008 – “RIP, Good Times”.

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

abovethecrowd.com

Fortunately, the rise of the Internet, and specifically Internet marketplace models, act as accelerants to the productivity benefits of the division of labour AND comparative advantage by reducing information asymmetry and increasing the likelihood of a perfect match with regard to the exchange of goods or services.