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Singapore Image Recognition Technology Used by Asia’s Newspapers

YoungUpstarts

A Singapore-based start-up company will soon have its technology adopted by a number of leading Asian newspapers, including Thailand’s The Nation , Hong Kong’s China Daily and The Star of Malaysia. Knorex has already negotiated a number of deals to implement iSnap functionality in Asian newspapers.

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How to Use Frugal Innovation to Grow Your Startup

ReadWriteStart

The term “frugal innovation” was coined by Navi Radjou and Jaideep Prabhu in their 2012 book Jugaad Innovation: Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth. This is partly due to the global financial crisis of 2008, which led many companies to reassess their spending to cut costs. History of frugal innovation.

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Consistent Revenue Growth At Core Of Google’s Mobile Advertising Strategy: TBR

YoungUpstarts

by Jack Narcotta, Devices Analyst at Technology Business Research. While TBR expects margin growth to be uneven through 2015, revenue and gross profit will continue to increase, due to the ability of its advertising business to monetize the proliferation of mobile devices and maintain its dominance in desktop search.

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3 Major Product Fails, And How To Avoid Their Mistakes

YoungUpstarts

These cycles are particularly pronounced in the technology industry, where rapid innovation leads to rapid product releases, and often to rapid failures. Turns out people want their laptops to do basic things like run games, Photoshop, or work software. pound paperweight,” said the New York Times’ David Pogue in a technology review.

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Making Good Decisions Still Means You're Sometimes Wrong.

Agile VC

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. In NextView’s case that’s seed stage internet and software companies. All VCs make decisions by drawing on the data we have at hand, information gleaned through our diligence process, and our own experience and judgement. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. And Why 20%?

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How to Handle Mobile “Moneyball Syndrome” & Cross-Device Attribution

ConversionXL

It seems all technology is getting smaller and more efficient. billion smartphone users in 2012. billion, and by 2017, nearly half of global mobile users are likely to own a smartphone. billion, and by 2017, nearly half of global mobile users are likely to own a smartphone. The Mobile Gap & The Problems It Causes.

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Avoiding Death by To-Do List: 15 Ways To Overcome Overload And Work Smarter In 2012

YoungUpstarts

And while you’d love to feel energized and excited about jumping into 2012, instead you’re weighed down with dread. You’ll start January 2 feeling overwhelmed and incapable of getting everything done — and 2012 will become another year of wishing things were different. Take technology shortcuts.

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