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The 4 Hottest Industries To Start a Business in For 2020

Up and Running

The ride-sharing market is expected to achieve a growth rate of more than 20 percent between 2018-2025. The global on-demand transportation market is expected to reach USD $304.97 The global information technology industry is expected to grow at a rate of 3.7 Transportation industry projected growth. How to Stand Out.

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Why I invest outside the Silicon Valley

Hippoland

From that perspective, things have been mostly rosy in the Silicon Valley for startups! except for 2008-2009, which is another story) But, I think we’re in trouble, Silicon Valley. At this point in time in 2018, I think what makes the most sense is for a startup to start where he/she wants to be.

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Why I invest outside the Silicon Valley

Hippoland

From that perspective, things have been mostly rosy in the Silicon Valley for startups! except for 2008-2009, which is another story) But, I think we’re in trouble, Silicon Valley. At this point in time in 2018, I think what makes the most sense is for a startup to start where he/she wants to be.

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Austin’s secret sauce… it’s the WHY

Austin Startup

COVID-19 has caused global acceleration of many trends that were already happening before the pandemic and the immigration to Texas and especially Austin are no exception. When anyone can work from anywhere, they don’t evenly distribute across the country. It’s a place where people go when they aspire for more. Why did Austin win out?

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

Or are they running to a fresh perspective, a massive talent pool, and an innovation culture that balances social impact with global domination? In short, the first wave of internet companies were widely distributed and brought people online (AOL in Virginia, Microsoft in Albuquerque and Seattle, Dell in Austin, etc.)

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The pioneers of Silicon Valley’s fast culture on how to grow quickly, not recklessly

Reid Hoffman

2018 set yet another all-time record for the number of paper books sold in the United States, as has been repeatedly true during the era of Amazon. Thanks to the internet and other globalizing technologies, the entire world has entered the Networked Age. Publishers and authors (like O’Reilly and us) also benefit from Amazon’s success.

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8 Strategies To Capitalize On Untapped Global Markets

Startup Professionals Musings

In my experience, the Silicon Valley startup model, focused on disrupting established industries, has treated the USA well and created some great global businesses. In effect, Silicon Valley needs to take a more global perspective. Target a global market rather than a local from day one.

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