YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2016

By Raj Subramaniam, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications, FedEx Services. Here are three megatrends that all businesses should be aware of, as well as some tips that will help them better engage with customers and grow their businesses globally. Market to Fit Each Channel. It’s all just shopping.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2015

by Raj Subramaniam, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications, FedEx Services. “No No new business is worth starting in these times unless it can go global.” – Sir Richard Branson, founder, Virgin Group. Today, all you need is a mobile device, a shipping platform and a big idea.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 13, 2012

Leading digital marketers from around the Asia Pacific and beyond gathered yesterday at ad:tech Singapore 2012 to share and discuss the continuing growth of the role of technology and digital media in marketing and advertising. Growing the Philippines’ Digital Marketing Business (With A Snapshot on Indonesia).

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Hackathons – coding marathons, for the uninitiated – are increasingly getting popular across Asia, but here’s an upcoming one whose scale may boggle the mind. Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) is planning a simultaneous Asia Pacific (APAC)-wide hackathon called ­ BlackBerry® JamHack. BlackBerry App World?

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Asia North America Africa Singapore 168

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

With venture capitalists around the world shifting their focus to Asia, here are 5 ways the surge in venture capital fundraising is shaking up the startup landscape in the region. KPMG’s Venture Pulse Q3 2017 reported that the Asian market has raised $12.3 Drives development in technology. Increases government support and legislation.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Online platform for Asia’s tech community Tech in Asia will round off its highly vaunted Tech In Asia Conference series for this year with Tech In Asia Jakarta 2015 , which will take place on 11 and 12 November 2015 at Balai Kartini.

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The Next Web

MAY 26, 2014

As an Asia-based SaaS business founder, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been asked: “Why did you base your startup in Asia, and not the US?” For starters, with around 60 percent of the total global market volume in 2012, North America is still the largest and most mature economy for SaaS services.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 4, 2013

From October 2012 to present, the majority of Singapore job seekers saw a small 3% decrease in the 20 – 24 age bracket; however there has been a 4% increase in the 45 – 49 age bracket, a trend that was mirrored in Hong Kong with a smaller 2% rise ( see graphic below ).

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 18, 2013

How big are small businesses in Asia? Did you know, for example, that in Asia small and medium enterprises (SMEs) contribute between 25% to 60% percent to a country’s gross domestic product (GDP), constitute 16% to 69% of its exports, and employ between 52% to 97% of its workforce? Apparently, very very big.

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Asia Internet Small Business Indonesia 150

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

exabytes per month (or 134 exabytes annually) by 2017, according to he Cisco® Visual Networking Index Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast for 2012 to 2017. In fact, during the forecast period Cisco anticipates that global mobile data traffic will outgrow global fixed data traffic by three times. billion in 2012).

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Mobile Global Internet Brunei 145

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 28, 2015

Financial services provider MasterCard has announced the results of its MasterCard Financial Literacy Index, which revealed that progress towards improving basic finance knowledge and skills across Asia Pacific has stalled as 12 of 16 countries record lower scores in financial literacy. Japan remains rooted at bottom spot.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Don’t we all hate email or SMS spam – those meaningless, time-wasting pieces of unsolicited digital miscommunication masquerading as marketing messages, for example. Consider this – there were 210 billion reported incidents of spam in 2012. Here’s a look at how five Asia Pacific countries rate: COUNTRY.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2012

Organized by technology startup accelerator Joyful Frog Digital Incubator – better known locally as JFDI Asia – the recent JFDI-Innov8 Bootcamp saw some 11 local and regional technology startups undergo a tough 100-day program that saw them attempt to turn a prospective idea into a potentially sustainable digital business.

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Singapore Asia Startup B2C 145

mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

World Featured in US & World Videos Featured: Facebook CES 2012 Awards. January 13, 2012 by Brian Sullivan. Instead, for marketers and IT professionals, it’s critical to ask “why do we have this technology?” Let #Gigya drop some knowledge on you: January 13, 2012 15:15:23. January 13, 2012 15:51:33.

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Technical Review Social Media Social Network RSS 78

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

On November 28, 2012. Incubators, too, helped flood the markets with even more startups, and AngelList played its part too. At each turn, these market changes were heralded as wonderful developments for entrepreneurs. November 29, 2012. November 29, 2012. November 29, 2012. PandoDigest. Share on Twitter.

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 5, 2013

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore facing critical challenges in doing business in-country – with its manpower crunch, high rental costs and small domestic market – may want to consider exploring participating in the global e-commerce market, says PayPal. What have we been selling?

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Singapore Asia Japan Australia 133

YoungUpstarts

JULY 10, 2012

If you’re a small or medium business owner, VISA has reintroduced its Commercial Offers Program for 2012. For 2012, the program now includes more than 90 merchant partners across Asia Pacific, Central Europe, Middle East & Africa, and the United States. Photo credit: Artisansbank.com].

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Programming Asia Taiwan Africa 159

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 20, 2013

But the largest Southeast Asia-based taxi booking mobile application provider has set its sights on Singapore as its fourth market – Malaysia-based MyTeksi has announced the beta launch of its app GrabTaxi , after recent expansions to Philippines and Thailand.

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Singapore Malaysia Philippines Thailand 259

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 9, 2013

One of more interesting trends touched on during Crowdsourcing Week in Singapore last week , but was not explored in any great detail, was the how online work has been taking off in Asia as part of the changing work landscape in this part of the world. Demand for, and the supply of, online talent in Asia on the rise.

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Singapore United Kingdom Pakistan Asia 174

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Moreover, with aging global populations, increasing average lifespans, and rising healthcare costs, the industry remains a lucrative prospect for entrepreneurs. In 2012 a number of prominent pharmaceutical companies began restructuring or downsizing their R&D investment in neuroscience due to the large number of failed drugs.

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North America Singapore Marketing Government 100

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 11, 2013

But while most of the news revolve around the larger global industry games development, publishing and services-related companies such as Electronic Arts, LucasArts, Tecmo Koei, and Ubisoft, it’s the local homegrown talent that’s been quietly driving the scene. The Mobile Game Revolution. billion to US$22 billion. .

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Singapore Mobile Malaysia Thailand 145

YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2012

Launch a startup in 54 hours – that’s the premise of the upcoming 2nd Startup Weekend Hong Kong that’s taking place May 18 to 20, 2012 at the M-Lab InnoCentre in Kowloon Tong. First started in July of 2007 in Boulder, Colorado, the movement has since spread across the world. Hell, there’s even a book on it!

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Asia Colorado Startup Global 157

VC Cafe

APRIL 8, 2010

billion in 2007, as investors worldwide tightened their belts in the wake of the global financial crisis. real GDP growth for Israel in 2010 in the absence of extraordinary developments, and Fischer has said the economy may grow more than that if the global recovery accelerates. TEVA INCREASES WORLD MARKET SHARE IN RATIOPHARM PURCHASE.

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OTC Brazil Paraguay 68

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Loading… Markets. Loading… Market Data. Loading… Asia. Media & Marketing. Marketing & Strategy. September 19, 2012, 9:32 p.m. Copyright 2012 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. WSJ Classroom. Ran gold Resources Ltd. View All Search Results » Subscribe. América Latina. Management.

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Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 9, 2012

Singapore’s furniture industry has evolved rather significantly from its humble beginnings in the 1960s when it comprised mainly of small family-run businesses, to a smaller number of players that are more professional and global in outlook that we have today. percent by 2015. Designed in Singapore.

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Singapore Design Malaysia Indonesia 216

VC Cafe

JULY 2, 2012

a developer of real-time location systems for the healthcare and industrial market. Global sales in 2011 were $2.76 Stanley Black & Decker division of Stanley Healthcare Solutions has acquired Israel’s AeroScout Inc., Stanley is headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut, USA. ISRAELI IRRIGATION EXPERT WINS WORLD FOOD PRIZE.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 28, 2020

Innovation is a driver of many businesses globally. His creativity in making an online service and app that corners this niche market is inspiring. Thanks to Brandon Amoroso, electrIQ marketing ! #2-Yvon He is the fifth richest man in the world and the richest in Asia. 2-Yvon Chouinard. Photo Credit: Amine Rahal.

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Entrepreneur Cofounder Naming Asia 129

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2013

Painting the scenario of how things will evolve, Cort Isernhagen of IDC Insights forecasted at the recent Infocomm Technology Roadmap Symposium 2012 that the ICT landscape over the next 10 years needs to consider four macro trends supported by four key pillars of technology. How will these trends impact the way we work, live and play?

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Technology Singapore Malaysia Indonesia 174

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Loading… Markets. Updated July 10, 2012, 7:57 p.m. About 14% of the technology firms that have held initial public offerings between January 2011 and the end of June 2012 went public with at least two share classes—more than twice the 6.4% A version of this article appeared July 11, 2012, on page B1 in the U.S.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Well.thats probably why Salesforce market cap is 4.9x Did he really "accidentally" made several hundred million dollars by investing in a company (NetSuite) that raised $120m and turned it into a $1B market cap… What an unsuccessful outcome! sales and marketing. (10). ► 2012. (1). Tuesday, September 02, 2008.

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Software Review Software Technical Review Cloud 48

Cracking the Code

APRIL 15, 2014

Six secular trends will shape the future of ecommerce in the coming decade: mobile becoming a dominant channel, emergence of one click services, rise of the sharing economy, deep personalization, instant delivery and Asia becoming a major market. market globally.

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eCommerce North America Asia Mobile 75

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Whether you’re wondering what site search you should use or what is the best email marketing tool, knowledge is power. Tools for Hackathons – added Dec 2012. Inbound Marketing vs Interruption marketing. Email marketing. Market Research. Promotions/Marketing. Wireframes. Mockingbird.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Save Asia for post-IPO Single instance, multi-tenant, single datacenter - Have only one version of the code in production. Labels: SaaS , sales and marketing , software. The CAC ratio determines the payback time on your sales and marketing investment: a CAC ratio of 0.5 Posted by Philippe Botteri. at 11:09 AM. 16 comments: BdH.

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Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

VC Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2011

for both 2011 and 2012 from its previous growth forecast of 4.3%, noting that the Israeli economy “remains one of the robust and well managed among both the developed and the emerging market economies.&#. acquired digital marketer Dotomi Inc., Investment Bank Morgan Stanley raised its growth forecast for Israel to 4.8%

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China Cofounder India 90

thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2016

New funds have popped up in increasing numbers over the last few years – but I saw gaps in the market that needed to be filled. There is still a lot of work ahead, but the market has been overwhelmingly responsive to the original thesis. And…I wanted to have fun and work with great people while doing so.

North America 40

North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40

thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

New funds have popped up in increasing numbers over the last few years – but I saw gaps in the market that needed to be filled. There is still a lot of work ahead, but the market has been overwhelmingly responsive to the original thesis. And…I wanted to have fun and work with great people while doing so.

North America 40

North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40

Up and Running

JULY 21, 2016

To determine which cities made the cut, I turned to Compass’s Global Startup Ecosystem Report for 2015. Jumping from fifth place in 2012, NYC takes the number two spot. New York City also ranked number one in market reach and number two in performance and funding, according to Compass’s report. AngelList Silicon Valley.

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Los Angeles Silicon Valley New York City Seattle 60