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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. 70% of Chinese Internet users are under 30. And they were increasing at an aggregate 33 million IOS and Android activations per month. All the usual caveats apply. New Rules for China. Unlike U.S.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. 70% of Chinese Internet users are under 30. And they were increasing at an aggregate 33 million IOS and Android activations per month. All the usual caveats apply. New Rules for China. Unlike U.S.

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It's a startup, not a spreadsheet

Startup Lessons Learned

It’s entirely possible for the startup to be a massive success without having large aggregate numbers, because the startup has succeeded in finding a passionate, but small, early adopter base that has tremendous per-customer behavior. Take a look and let me know what you think. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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The Optimizer’s Guide to Web Accessibility

ConversionXL

This flexibility also benefits people without disabilities in certain situations, such as people using a slow Internet connection, people with “temporary disabilities” such as a broken arm, and people with changing abilities due to aging. Aggregate and report the findings, and calculate overall scores. In the U.S.,

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Lessons Learned: Please teach kids programming, Mr. President

Startup Lessons Learned

When I was a kid, the way I logged onto the internet for the first time (to play MUDs, naturally) was through an open dial-up console at San Diego State University. No logins, no codes, just raw uncensored internet access. But aggregated across many schools, there are thousands or tens of thousands of them.

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Transportation, On-Demand And The Asian Economy – Asian Horizons

YoungUpstarts

Thus, having a business environment that is conducive for technological growth is necessary, and it is also the reason why many South Asian countries aside from Japan are hardly mentioned in the big game. Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, India and some other countries have been privy to the on-demand bubble, so to speak.

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29 Seriously Inspiring Interviews For Aspiring Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

Pete Cashmore at Bloomberg Venture , July 7, 2010: By this point, anyone familiar with new media, technology, social media, and the Internet know Mashable, seeing as how it’s currently one of the largest, most profitable blogs around. Mark Bao at Junior Biz , Feb. 22, 2010: Business wunderkind.