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'After last year’s successful Startup Asia Jakarta held in Bandung Jakarta, organizer and one of Asia’s most influential startup and technology blogs TechinAsia.com has announced that its signature conference Startup Asia will be returning to Jakarta on November 21 and 22, 2013 at Plaza Bapindo. This year the conference , aside from its popular and highly-regarded Startup Arena pitching competition , will also feature a 24-hour hackathon , where over 400 developers building products with APIs and SDKs from the event’s partner companies. As for Startup Arena, the formula has been slightly tweaked from last year - unlike in its inaugural year, both seed and growth-stage startups will be accepted and will compete separately. About 20 startups is expected to eventually take to the stage and compete for both categories. The seed stage category winner will take home US$10,000, while the winner of the growth-stage category will win a chance to negotiate an investment deal with one or more of the investors who make up the Startup Arena judging panel. The conference proper will feature a number of notable speakers, including startup founders and industry leaders from companies such as Rakuten Ventures, Kakao (makers of KakaoTalk), MediaCorp, and GDP Ventures, offering fresh and honest insights on upcoming industry trends. Events & Happenings Asia Indonesia Jakarta Startup Arena Startup Asia startup launchpad startups Startups In Asia Tech In Asia' MORE
Welcome to the New Year 2013! Make your resolution today to keep the long road ahead in 2013 a satisfying one. You’ve probably already made your resolutions, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your work. MORE
To be held at the offices of Microsoft Singapore on 23-24 November, AngelHack Singapore aims to get various judges from Silicon Valley to judge the competition, where the overall winner of AppHack Singapore 2013 will get accepted into AngelHack’s global pre-accelerator program, HACKcelerator. MORE
The post The 2013 Boston Marathon appeared first on Feld Thoughts. At 3:55pm yesterday I cried. I was getting ready for a Google Hangout back to my office with my partners and I noticed something about an explosion at the Boston Marathon on twitter. I did a quick scan of Twitter, clicked through to a few links, and realized a bomb had gone off near the finish line. I went blank – just stared at my computer screen – and then started crying. MORE
We're back! Once again, along with my partners at 500 Startups, we are proud to present the most substantive track at SXSW: [link] There was a running joke last year that "the Lean Startup track was the only place at SXSW you couldn't get out of the building." MORE
This entire package runs on Windows 8 and makes use of advanced macro programming in Microsoft Office Excel 2013 to generate visual analytics of an individual soldier’s performance. Petersburg, Russia, from 8 – 11 July, 2013. MORE
This is one of the questions that was pondered over by Hubert Yoshida, vice president and chief technology officer of Hitachi Data System s, as he shared his top ten predictions on data storage trends for 2013 in a media briefing recently. MORE
The post Defrag 2013 In One Month appeared first on Feld Thoughts. We’re just under one month until Defrag , and if you’re a startup founder, a VC, and IT exec, or anyone that wants to have their brain stretched, I hope you’ll join me in being there. The agenda is now about 90% complete (check the google doc for real-time updates) and Eric tells me that he’ll be finalizing everything in the next week or so. MORE
The post Less Than Three Weeks To Gluecon 2013 appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Enterprise development is once again white hot. More evidence is this year’s Gluecon. Not only does Gluecon have the usual raft of amazing startup/early stage sponsors, but this year, the “big guys” are showing up (SAP, Intel, HP, Google, IBM, General Motors, Rackspace). MORE
The post The NVCA 2013 Annual Meeting appeared first on Feld Thoughts. I’m going to the NVCA annual meeting May 14 and 15 and if you are a VC, you should also. I haven’t been to one in many years, but this year is different. First, my partner Jason is running it. That being said, if the meeting was going to suck I still wouldn’t go. I’m excited about the agenda. MORE
his week, 70,000 attendees will descend on Barcelona for the annual mobile techie Fiesta known as the Mobile World Congress. Among the 1500 exhibitors, more than 10% are from Israel, the third largest contingent of any country at the show. [[ This is a content summary only. MORE
are - - - That’s right, they are blank. My visit to the Mayan ruins at Tulum last weekend affected me deeply. While we smugly make fun of their end of world today prediction, I was in awe that their. Little to do with IT, but interesting MORE
Last Friday I had the privilege to participate in a Panel at the 2013 London Web Summit. London Startups London Web Summit Paddy Cosgrave TCIO Tech City Campus London London Web Summit 2013Moderated by Martin Bryant, editor of The Next Web UK, the panel included Eileen Burbidge (Passion Capital), Arnaud Betrand (HouseTrip), Pete Smith (Songkick), Greg Marsh (OneFineStay) and yours truly, representing Campus London. [[ This is a content summary only. MORE
Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2013. Earlier this year, a new study “ 2013 Business Outlook Survey: A New Reality Of Cautious Optimism ” was published by EKS&H. MORE
Yet 2013 is still projected by The Fiscal Times as a difficult IPO opportunity for startups, due to choppy markets, continuing fiscal uncertainty, and the Facebook fiasco. MORE
My long-time friends Fred Wilson and Joanne Wilson each had powerful posts about saying goodbye to 2012 and welcoming in 2013 yesterday. 2013 is going to be a year for moving forward. I am hoping 2013 brings me back.” Welcome 2013. Life 2012 2013 Apple II fred wilson joanne wilson life stan feldFred’s is titled Putting 2012 To Bed. I know many people who don’t know Fred other than via his online presence, public actions, and reputations. MORE
To get a sense of which companies are (or will) be making the biggest splashes this coming year, especially in terms of technology, I asked a panel of successful young entrepreneurs the following question: If you could invest money in any tech startup in 2013, what would it be and why? MORE
On Tuesday night, SXSW Eco gave awards to two videos that highlight ways people can make a difference in helping our planet in […] The post SXSW Eco 2013 Award Winners appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin Award Winners Startup Showcase SXSW SXSW Eco 2013 Texas MORE
VC Cafe collated the top startup intelligence tools for 2013. VC Cafe collated the top startup intelligence tools for 2013. It used to be hard to find information about early stage startups. MORE
We at the Apollo Research Institute see job growth ahead in 2013 – and in some surprising places. by Dr. Tracey Wilen-Daugenti, Vice President and Managing Director of Apollo Research Institute. MORE
CPSI 2013 returned to a college campus, and to Buffalo, after many years of bouncing around the country. Beg forgiveness for writing again about CPSI (Creative Problem Solving Institute) but feel compelled to share my experience at the conference. MORE
The post TechStars Seattle 2013 Applications Are Now Open appeared first on Feld Thoughts. TechStars Seattle applications for year four of the program are now open ! The startup community in Seattle is expanding rapidly and TechStars Seattle is right in the middle of it all, located in South Lake Union surrounded by Amazon, Microsoft and tons of other amazing startups. MORE
The full Defrag 2013 agenda is here (and it will continue to evolve) but topics will include the following: The History and Future of Calm Technology (Amber Case). The post Defrag 2013 – Year 7 appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Defrag is entering its seventh year of existence. That’s kind of amazing to me. MORE
According to the latest 2013 Norton Report by Symantec, the number of online adults who have experienced cybercrime has decreased from 48 percent in 2012 to 37 percent this year, but the average loss per victim has skyrocketed by 75% at S$1,448 from S$826 in 2012. MORE
The Asia Showcase, the Asian component of the Challenge, is supported by NUS Enterprise and will take place in Singapore on 16 May 2013 as part of NUS Enterprise ’s flagship event InnovFest 2013. The closing date for applications of the Asia Showcase is 10 March 2013. MORE
I am honored to be with you as we gather to celebrate your graduation. MORE
The application deadline is March 22, 2013 so get them in! 2013 startup startups Summer Program Venture Capital Fellowships starups Summer ProrgramLightspeed is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for our Summer Fellowship Program. MORE
We worked together with Pacific Crest, an investment banking firm with a specific focus on SaaS, to survey 155 SaaS companies on a variety of topics such as growth rates, CAC (cost to acquire a customer), gross margins, churn rates, etc. The goal of the survey is to provide useful operational and financial benchmarking data. […]. Business Model SaaS CAC churn MORE
Last week its organizers, tech media and events platform e27 , finally announced its full speaker lineup, agenda and the participating startups pitching for the title of Echelon 2013′s Most Promising Startup. Young Upstarts is a media partner of Echelon 2013. MORE
A bunch of the companies we’ve invested in were at CES 2013. MAKE at CES 2013: Hands on with Cubelets. Modular Robotics , the makers of Cubelets , were at the Eureka Village (where Startup America was). MORE
I am honored to be with you as we gather to celebrate your graduation. MORE
According to OfficeZilla , caffeine and executive chairs are some of the top office supplies purchased last year, and the online office supply discount retailer predicts that these essentials are likely to be the most popular items ordered by office purchasing managers and company bosses in 2013. MORE
Startup accelerator programs can be very tough, but none of them is quite as tough as being in a military bootcamp where you’re pushed to your physical, emotional and mental limits. Until now. MORE
With the company expected to ship a total of 320 million smartphones in 2013 with a quarter of them being Galaxy S4 units, that’s almost 80 million of just that one smartphone model in the hands of consumers. MORE
Echelon is back for its 2013 edition – it takes place on 17 and 18 June this year – and it’s currently on the hunt for more of Asia’s most promising startups. Registration ends 31 Jan 2013. MORE
Forbes released the 2013 Midas List for Venture Capital today, proving that to be successful in VC, all you need is one big hit. Five of the top ten names on the list invested in Facebook, the largest tech IPO of 2012. [[ This is a content summary only. MORE
Events & Happenings 2013 Asia Singapore Startup Arena Startup Asia Singapore startup competition startups TechinAsia MORE
Singapore-based technology startup incubator Joyful Frog Digital Incubator – better known locally as JFDI.Asia – today unveiled a lineup of eight technology startups set to participate in its 100-day accelerator program this year. MORE
This is our list of favorite things from 2013. Some are truly “from 2013″ and were introduced this year, and some have been around for awhile but saw pretty significant updates in 2013. MORE
MWC 2013 AMPhealth AMPinsure Anywhere Software CallApp MWCMost of the mobile industry players (hardware, software, networks, etc) converges to Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona once a year to show off their latest innovations, sign deals and set the new horizon in mobile. The Israeli Pavilion has long been one of the top attractions of MWC, drawing [.]. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]. MORE
I’m leading a Springboard session at the 2013 edition of the CPSI Conference — June 20th through the 23rd. Min Basadur presenting at a recent CPSI Conference. CPSI is the annual Creative Problem Solving Institute. MORE
And to capitalize on its meteoric challenge to Silicon Valley as the alternative location to startup up in the United States, the New York Venture Capital Association (NYVCA) will be presenting its annual INGENUITY conference on October 15, 2013. MORE
This week marks the annual orgy of PR excess known as the Consumer Electronics Show. More than 150,000 (mostly male) visitors, many sporting T-shirts with mysterious acronyms like “4K in HD3D”, will. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]. MORE
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DECEMBER 30, 2013
I have been running a series on New Florence of best of 2013 and things to look forward to in 2014.from a scan of over 50 magazine issues Here are the 2013 entries: Popular Mechanics – Breakthrough products Fortune –. Industry Commentary
Feld Thoughts
JANUARY 15, 2013
A bunch of the companies we’ve invested in were at CES 2013. MAKE at CES 2013: Hands on with Cubelets. Modular Robotics , the makers of Cubelets , were at the Eureka Village (where Startup America was).
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YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 14, 2013
Echelon is back for its 2013 edition – it takes place on 17 and 18 June this year – and it’s currently on the hunt for more of Asia’s most promising startups. Registration ends 31 Jan 2013.
Feld Thoughts
JANUARY 2, 2013
My long-time friends Fred Wilson and Joanne Wilson each had powerful posts about saying goodbye to 2012 and welcoming in 2013 yesterday. 2013 is going to be a year for moving forward. I am hoping 2013 brings me back.” Welcome 2013. Life 2012 2013 Apple II fred wilson joanne wilson life stan feldFred’s is titled Putting 2012 To Bed. I know many people who don’t know Fred other than via his online presence, public actions, and reputations.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 1, 2013
Welcome to the New Year 2013! Make your resolution today to keep the long road ahead in 2013 a satisfying one. You’ve probably already made your resolutions, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your work.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 9, 2013
Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2013. Earlier this year, a new study “ 2013 Business Outlook Survey: A New Reality Of Cautious Optimism ” was published by EKS&H.
Steve Blank
MAY 15, 2013
I am honored to be with you as we gather to celebrate your graduation.
VC Cafe
FEBRUARY 25, 2013
his week, 70,000 attendees will descend on Barcelona for the annual mobile techie Fiesta known as the Mobile World Congress. Among the 1500 exhibitors, more than 10% are from Israel, the third largest contingent of any country at the show. [[ This is a content summary only.
Feld Thoughts
SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
The full Defrag 2013 agenda is here (and it will continue to evolve) but topics will include the following: The History and Future of Calm Technology (Amber Case). The post Defrag 2013 – Year 7 appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Defrag is entering its seventh year of existence. That’s kind of amazing to me.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 1, 2013
The Asia Showcase, the Asian component of the Challenge, is supported by NUS Enterprise and will take place in Singapore on 16 May 2013 as part of NUS Enterprise ’s flagship event InnovFest 2013. The closing date for applications of the Asia Showcase is 10 March 2013.
Feld Thoughts
APRIL 16, 2013
The post The 2013 Boston Marathon appeared first on Feld Thoughts. At 3:55pm yesterday I cried. I was getting ready for a Google Hangout back to my office with my partners and I noticed something about an explosion at the Boston Marathon on twitter. I did a quick scan of Twitter, clicked through to a few links, and realized a bomb had gone off near the finish line. I went blank – just stared at my computer screen – and then started crying.
VC Cafe
MARCH 7, 2013
VC Cafe collated the top startup intelligence tools for 2013. VC Cafe collated the top startup intelligence tools for 2013. It used to be hard to find information about early stage startups.
Steve Blank
MAY 15, 2013
I am honored to be with you as we gather to celebrate your graduation.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 13, 2013
According to the latest 2013 Norton Report by Symantec, the number of online adults who have experienced cybercrime has decreased from 48 percent in 2012 to 37 percent this year, but the average loss per victim has skyrocketed by 75% at S$1,448 from S$826 in 2012.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 11, 2013
And to capitalize on its meteoric challenge to Silicon Valley as the alternative location to startup up in the United States, the New York Venture Capital Association (NYVCA) will be presenting its annual INGENUITY conference on October 15, 2013.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
JUNE 25, 2013
CPSI 2013 returned to a college campus, and to Buffalo, after many years of bouncing around the country. Beg forgiveness for writing again about CPSI (Creative Problem Solving Institute) but feel compelled to share my experience at the conference.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
According to OfficeZilla , caffeine and executive chairs are some of the top office supplies purchased last year, and the online office supply discount retailer predicts that these essentials are likely to be the most popular items ordered by office purchasing managers and company bosses in 2013.
Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 9, 2013
The post Defrag 2013 In One Month appeared first on Feld Thoughts. We’re just under one month until Defrag , and if you’re a startup founder, a VC, and IT exec, or anyone that wants to have their brain stretched, I hope you’ll join me in being there. The agenda is now about 90% complete (check the google doc for real-time updates) and Eric tells me that he’ll be finalizing everything in the next week or so.
VC Cafe
JANUARY 7, 2013
This week marks the annual orgy of PR excess known as the Consumer Electronics Show. More than 150,000 (mostly male) visitors, many sporting T-shirts with mysterious acronyms like “4K in HD3D”, will. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 4, 2013
We at the Apollo Research Institute see job growth ahead in 2013 – and in some surprising places. by Dr. Tracey Wilen-Daugenti, Vice President and Managing Director of Apollo Research Institute.
Feld Thoughts
APRIL 10, 2013
The post The NVCA 2013 Annual Meeting appeared first on Feld Thoughts. I’m going to the NVCA annual meeting May 14 and 15 and if you are a VC, you should also. I haven’t been to one in many years, but this year is different. First, my partner Jason is running it. That being said, if the meeting was going to suck I still wouldn’t go. I’m excited about the agenda.
SiliconHills
OCTOBER 9, 2013
On Tuesday night, SXSW Eco gave awards to two videos that highlight ways people can make a difference in helping our planet in […] The post SXSW Eco 2013 Award Winners appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin Award Winners Startup Showcase SXSW SXSW Eco 2013 Texas
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 2, 2013
To be held at the offices of Microsoft Singapore on 23-24 November, AngelHack Singapore aims to get various judges from Silicon Valley to judge the competition, where the overall winner of AppHack Singapore 2013 will get accepted into AngelHack’s global pre-accelerator program, HACKcelerator.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 7, 2013
Startup accelerator programs can be very tough, but none of them is quite as tough as being in a military bootcamp where you’re pushed to your physical, emotional and mental limits. Until now.
For Entrepreneurs
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
We worked together with Pacific Crest, an investment banking firm with a specific focus on SaaS, to survey 155 SaaS companies on a variety of topics such as growth rates, CAC (cost to acquire a customer), gross margins, churn rates, etc. The goal of the survey is to provide useful operational and financial benchmarking data. […]. Business Model SaaS CAC churn
VC Cafe
AUGUST 5, 2013
Forbes released the 2013 Midas List for Venture Capital today, proving that to be successful in VC, all you need is one big hit. Five of the top ten names on the list invested in Facebook, the largest tech IPO of 2012. [[ This is a content summary only.
Feld Thoughts
APRIL 3, 2013
The post TechStars Seattle 2013 Applications Are Now Open appeared first on Feld Thoughts. TechStars Seattle applications for year four of the program are now open ! The startup community in Seattle is expanding rapidly and TechStars Seattle is right in the middle of it all, located in South Lake Union surrounded by Amazon, Microsoft and tons of other amazing startups.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
JANUARY 24, 2013
The application deadline is March 22, 2013 so get them in! 2013 startup startups Summer Program Venture Capital Fellowships starups Summer ProrgramLightspeed is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for our Summer Fellowship Program.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 1, 2013
This is one of the questions that was pondered over by Hubert Yoshida, vice president and chief technology officer of Hitachi Data System s, as he shared his top ten predictions on data storage trends for 2013 in a media briefing recently.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 2, 2013
Events & Happenings 2013 Asia Singapore Startup Arena Startup Asia Singapore startup competition startups TechinAsia
The Next Web
JANUARY 12, 2013
To get a sense of which companies are (or will) be making the biggest splashes this coming year, especially in terms of technology, I asked a panel of successful young entrepreneurs the following question: If you could invest money in any tech startup in 2013, what would it be and why?
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 28, 2013
This entire package runs on Windows 8 and makes use of advanced macro programming in Microsoft Office Excel 2013 to generate visual analytics of an individual soldier’s performance. Petersburg, Russia, from 8 – 11 July, 2013.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 6, 2013
Singapore-based technology startup incubator Joyful Frog Digital Incubator – better known locally as JFDI.Asia – today unveiled a lineup of eight technology startups set to participate in its 100-day accelerator program this year.
Startup Lessons Learned
MARCH 6, 2013
We're back! Once again, along with my partners at 500 Startups, we are proud to present the most substantive track at SXSW: [link] There was a running joke last year that "the Lean Startup track was the only place at SXSW you couldn't get out of the building."
Feld Thoughts
MAY 7, 2013
The post Less Than Three Weeks To Gluecon 2013 appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Enterprise development is once again white hot. More evidence is this year’s Gluecon. Not only does Gluecon have the usual raft of amazing startup/early stage sponsors, but this year, the “big guys” are showing up (SAP, Intel, HP, Google, IBM, General Motors, Rackspace).
deal architect
DECEMBER 21, 2012
are - - - That’s right, they are blank. My visit to the Mayan ruins at Tulum last weekend affected me deeply. While we smugly make fun of their end of world today prediction, I was in awe that their. Little to do with IT, but interesting
VC Cafe
MARCH 3, 2013
Last Friday I had the privilege to participate in a Panel at the 2013 London Web Summit. London Startups London Web Summit Paddy Cosgrave TCIO Tech City Campus London London Web Summit 2013Moderated by Martin Bryant, editor of The Next Web UK, the panel included Eileen Burbidge (Passion Capital), Arnaud Betrand (HouseTrip), Pete Smith (Songkick), Greg Marsh (OneFineStay) and yours truly, representing Campus London. [[ This is a content summary only.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 19, 2013
Last week its organizers, tech media and events platform e27 , finally announced its full speaker lineup, agenda and the participating startups pitching for the title of Echelon 2013′s Most Promising Startup. Young Upstarts is a media partner of Echelon 2013.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 14, 2013
'After last year’s successful Startup Asia Jakarta held in Bandung Jakarta, organizer and one of Asia’s most influential startup and technology blogs TechinAsia.com has announced that its signature conference Startup Asia will be returning to Jakarta on November 21 and 22, 2013 at Plaza Bapindo. This year the conference , aside from its popular and highly-regarded Startup Arena pitching competition , will also feature a 24-hour hackathon , where over 400 developers building products with APIs and SDKs from the event’s partner companies. As for Startup Arena, the formula has been slightly tweaked from last year - unlike in its inaugural year, both seed and growth-stage startups will be accepted and will compete separately. About 20 startups is expected to eventually take to the stage and compete for both categories. The seed stage category winner will take home US$10,000, while the winner of the growth-stage category will win a chance to negotiate an investment deal with one or more of the investors who make up the Startup Arena judging panel. The conference proper will feature a number of notable speakers, including startup founders and industry leaders from companies such as Rakuten Ventures, Kakao (makers of KakaoTalk), MediaCorp, and GDP Ventures, offering fresh and honest insights on upcoming industry trends. Events & Happenings Asia Indonesia Jakarta Startup Arena Startup Asia startup launchpad startups Startups In Asia Tech In Asia'
Up and Running
DECEMBER 19, 2013
This is our list of favorite things from 2013. Some are truly “from 2013″ and were introduced this year, and some have been around for awhile but saw pretty significant updates in 2013.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
MAY 30, 2013
I’m leading a Springboard session at the 2013 edition of the CPSI Conference — June 20th through the 23rd. Min Basadur presenting at a recent CPSI Conference. CPSI is the annual Creative Problem Solving Institute.
VC Cafe
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
MWC 2013 AMPhealth AMPinsure Anywhere Software CallApp MWCMost of the mobile industry players (hardware, software, networks, etc) converges to Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona once a year to show off their latest innovations, sign deals and set the new horizon in mobile. The Israeli Pavilion has long been one of the top attractions of MWC, drawing [.]. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
YoungUpstarts
MAY 21, 2013
With the company expected to ship a total of 320 million smartphones in 2013 with a quarter of them being Galaxy S4 units, that’s almost 80 million of just that one smartphone model in the hands of consumers.
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