thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

I overviewed demographic and economic trends globally and outlined the opportunity for technology companies to access growth in the emerging markets. While Facebook’s numbers have grown, internet usage (now mostly mobile even in developed markets) continues to evolve in a pace that rivals innovation in the past.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

As a native of Silicon Valley , I’ve witnessed the creative destruction of wave after wave of innovation as nearby corporate campuses repopulated themselves : From defense contractors to data centers , computer mainframe manufacturers to Internet search engines. As The Economist put it, comparing U.S. Intellectual Property.

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Silicon Valley San Francisco Intellectual Property Accredited Investor 187

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 16, 2016

While you may no longer need an office, the ‘back office’ part of your business never sleeps, and how you manage it must be as mobile as you are. Make mobile apps work for you. When on-the-go, you’ll find that consistent internet connection and power is hard to come by. Be power and wifi prepared.

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Austin Startup

JULY 14, 2017

Silicon Valley — another American racist/sexist shithole just like the Segregated South When the Internet first came around in the mid-1990s, it was herald as “The Great Equalizer” where anybody with a keyboard can start an e-commerce shop, publish their works and reach the world to millions who are also attached to the Internet.

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Africa 48

Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

We focus primarily on software and Internet companies in areas such as SaaS, application software, financial software, consumer internet, and online marketplaces. These sectors generally leverage the Internet or software in a fundamental way. In these partnerships with founders we strive to deliver high value help where needed.

Private Equity 48

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Seed Stage 48

Seeing Both Sides

MARCH 27, 2014

. When this 10s decade is over, we will look back and be amazed that a mere ten years prior, a few, absolutely massive financial institutions controlled the global banking industry. This intersection of mobile, convenience and new lending brands is going to substantially erode existing banking franchises in the years to come. .

Software Review 55

Software Review Software China Technical Review 55

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2012

miiCard– which stands for “My Internet Identity”– is an identify verification service using your email address, your mobile phone, and your online banking account to prove you are actually you. miiCard is like flashing your driver’s license or passport on the internet.

Small Business 75

Small Business South Africa North America New Zealand 75

YoungUpstarts

JULY 11, 2018

currently trails China and South Korea in 5G development, a situation which puts America at a disadvantage if it is not addressed. 3G emerged from the growth of the internet during the 1990s , which created a demand for mobile phones that could support both SMS texting and multimedia MMS transmission of image, sound and video files.

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South Korea China SMS Germany 133

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Or a market perceived to be global can be dominated by a few regions. The global art market is believed to be about $61 billion (2011). million people are employed in the art trade globally, there are 403,000 dealers, galleries and auction houses, and the top five percent of galleries and dealers account for 70% of all sales.

Small Business 110

Small Business Marketing Startup Silicon Valley 110

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

Screen) size matters for mobile interface design | VentureBeat – [link]. Twitter Is Building A Gateway To The “Web” Of Mobile Apps | TechCrunch – [link]. Facebook’s mobile hype, eyeballs and dollars grow. Facebook to See Three in 10 Mobile Display Dollars This Year | eMarketer – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

Internet connectivity is still sparse but mobile phones are everywhere, with major players and familiar brands aggressively pursuing new markets. Perhaps most importantly, IT and Internet business are simply a breed of their own. The risk-reward tradeoff in finance should hold true in developing and unstable regions as well.

Technical Review 172

Technical Review Egypt Morocco Russia 172

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. If Reid were to start a company today he’d probably have every VC in America offering to back him, but this wasn’t necessarily the case when we started LinkedIn out of his apartment in Mountain View at the end of 2002. link] leehower.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2011

Seven Guidelines For Designing High-Performance Mobile User Experiences – [link]. Global Web Design Trends: South America – [link]. Internet Use Affects Memory, Study Finds – [link]. Flash Tips and Best Practices for Designers: Animation – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

All the data actually suggests with the growth of mobile, inbound sales calls will double from 30 billion to 60 billion in 3 years (source: Kelsey). In fact 61% of all mobile searches where a customer contacts a business it is via a phone call (source: Google). 62% of adult US Internet users check or send email on a daily basis.

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Mobile Email Social Media Global 339

Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

Let us look at examples of the last two major computing cycles (prior to the Internet). As you can see, we are poised to hit the major adoption wave for the Internet technology platform over the next 8 years. The internet is working. A lot has changed since the internet bubble eleven years ago. Today, there are over 2.1

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Software Review Valuation Internet 76

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Most notably, the ground-breaking development and rapid global distribution of mRNA vaccines highlighted the speed and scale of technological advances to outsmart humanity’s most dire threats. Fast forward to 2021, six in 10 people around the world now use the internet, 332 million people came online for the first time in 2021, and 4.66

Artificial Inteligence 155

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Global Technology 155

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

My friends who “grew up” with lifetime careers in General Motors, Exxon Mobil, or even IBM, are now often too embarrassed to even mention it. His focus is on entrepreneurs in America, but what he says applies to every other country as well. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally. Marty Zwilling.

Artificial Inteligence 315

Artificial Inteligence Offshore Merger Technical Review 315

Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2017

The internet of things (IoT) is at the center of this evolution and at a recent Tech Titans event in Dallas, corporate leaders from PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ericsson, Texas Instruments, Samsung, AT&T, Verizon, Nokia and more gathered to talk about the latest developments, biggest obstacles and their predictions for the future.

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Internet Dallas Texas America 48

Seeing Both Sides

JUNE 1, 2012

Mary Meeker's periodic review of the Internet industry is always a must-read presentation. The simple notion is that the confluence of broadband, mobile and globalization in combination with Moore's Law have allowed the technology industry to innovate almost everything in existence. That opportunity is left to entrepreneurs.

Software Review 41

Software Review IPO Technical Review America 41

Growthink Blog

AUGUST 29, 2010

Since the great “financial crisis” of 2008-2009, the firm’s clientele – really without us even trying – has becoming increasingly global. based business in 2008 to where now a global clientele represents more than 30% of our business. Global Best Practices. Canada, England, South Korea, Japan, and Uruguay. So from 95%+ U.S.

Small Business 81

Small Business South Korea South Africa Uruguay 81

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

As a result, internet entrepreneurs should prioritize privacy above everything else. This means that mobile broadband is faster than most wired broadband in the world. Thanks to Tommy Gallagher, Top Mobile Banks! #4 This means that mobile broadband is faster than most wired broadband in the United States.

Artificial Inteligence 109

Artificial Inteligence Technology Entrepreneur Cloud 109

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. In 1997, the year the Kauffman Report begins its analysis; there were 70 million users online globally. Mobility really changes everything.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 22, 2020

Jen is the founder and former executive director of Code for America. 44:12) Show-related links Code for America United States Digital Service 18F U.S. Up until January 31, I was running the nonprofit that I founded called Code for America, for ten years. She served as the U.S. 33:59) The value of being useful. (35:20)

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New Jersey Government CTO America 60

abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

For the market size, he states, “For my base case valuation, I’m going to assume that the primary market Uber is targeting is the global taxi and car-service market.” He then goes on to calculate a global estimate for the historical taxi and limousine market. The global market would obviously be much larger. Pick-up times.

San Francisco 111

San Francisco San Jose Marketing Technical Review 111

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

operations for Brazil-based Movile , a mobile platform for content and commerce. This is a step forward for the Good Law—which has already helped Brazil a lot—but private business and government need to start doing more to truly help launch Brazil’s mobile potential. Eduardo Henrique is the head of U.S.

Brazil 149

Brazil Portugal Silicon Valley Mobile 149

The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

With Safari Yetu, you pay online or via mobile, receive an SMS reservation or ticket and go to the bus station once; the day you are traveling. Startups are aiming for a global, not local market. It was surprising many startups are aiming for a global, not local market. Africa ahead in mobile.

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Silicon Valley Tanzania Chile Rwanda 148

YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2012

The middle kingdom’s dominance of global economic and sociopolitical affairs is impressive, with many regarding them as the “factory of the world” Its ability to mobilize epic resources to achieve ambitious goals are also much-lauded. With a population of 1.3 billion sprawled over a gargantuan 9.6

China 164

China Global America Internet 164

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

It also puts another chink in the armor of the meme that monster internet companies can only be built in Silicon Valley (LivingSocial, Kayak, Gilt Groupe, CSN Stores, et al doing damage here too). The company is currently unprofitable, though generating meaningful free cash flow. Read More ».

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North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100

genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

EMERGENT RESEARCH is focused on better understanding the small business sector of the US and global economy. State of Independence in America. The Global Small Business Blog. Interest in this waned when the Internet bust resulted in most tech start-up equity becoming worthless, but it seems to be coming back. Smart Mobs.

Equity 40

Equity Technical Review San Jose Stock 40

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

My friends who “grew up” with lifetime careers in General Motors, Exxon Mobil, or even IBM, are now often too embarrassed to even mention it. His focus is on entrepreneurs in America, but what he says applies to every other country as well. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally. Marty Zwilling.

Engineer 219

Engineer Entrepreneur Offshore Merger 219

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. mobile internet), so this underestimates the actual penetration.

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eCommerce North America Asia Mobile 75

VC Cafe

JUNE 20, 2011

Last week I had the pleasure of giving a keynote in La Red Innova conference, speaking about mobile search and its impact on ecommerce. With over 1,300 registrants, about 30 speakers and 20 startups from Latin America competing on a €100K Euros prize, it’s one of the biggest entrepreneurship events of the year. There are 2.43

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Spain Silicon Valley Brazil Europe 108

Up and Running

JUNE 19, 2012

Bankers cite high loan losses as the reason, but behind the scenes, most are taking the funds at hand and gambling on the global bond market. There are roughly 6 million small business enterprises that have employees in America. Mobility is key, and quick responsiveness will be the distinguishing competitive factor.

Dividend 69

Dividend Mobile America Distribution 69

The Next Web

DECEMBER 29, 2013

A popular internet meme goes something like this: ‘It’s 2013: where’s my flying car?’ A bit closer to home, you know data is working in your favour when your mobile suggests a better route for the evening drive after a traffic app picks up accidents or delays near your neighbourhood. A new view of the future.

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Columbus Analytics America Government 163

Growthink Blog

JANUARY 7, 2015

In so many of the growth industries of the 21st century - Mobile, BioTech, HealthcareIT, Robotics, Social Media, Internet of Things - U.S. And then there is simple supply and demand -- all the “safe” world currencies (Euro, Yen, Pound) sport extraordinarily low rates too so there is no “currency flight” pressure to drive tightening.

Balance Sheet 48

Balance Sheet Private Equity Venture Capital .Net 48

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2012

Today's roundtable was jointly organized by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT KGP) and the 1M/1M program as part of the former's Global Entrepreneurship Summit organized by the student-run e-cell. Optimum Mobility Services. You can listen to the recording of today's roundtable here.

India 117

India Entrepreneur Asia Programming 117

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

My friends who “grew up” with lifetime careers in General Motors, Exxon Mobil, or even IBM, are now often too embarrassed to even mention it. His focus is on America, but what he says applies to every other country as well. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally. New emerging manufacturing technologies (e.g.,

Entrepreneur 263

Entrepreneur Offshore Merger Technical Review 263