YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

In a sweeping expose on the dynamic forces shaping the “New East”, Ben Simpfendorfer’s “ The Rise of the New East: Business Strategies for Success in a World of Increasing Complexity ” provides an in-depth view of how the economic resurgence of Asia and the Middle East are changing global markets.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 10, 2017

Just think of the turmoil caused by the dawning of the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) era, with employees demanding to use their beloved, personal mobile phones or tablets for work. Now even more IT agitations are on the way, once again being generated by employee demand. It’s a familiar story.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Mobile Commerce (m-commerce). Advancements in device technologies and mobile networks are sparking the use of mobile devices by shoppers at every point on the path to purchase. Globally, m-commerce accounts for 35 percent of all retail e-commerce transactions(5), and is projected to rise to 47 percent by 2018(6).

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2017

However, the vast majority of bankless adults live in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and India. While many Indians are unbanked, mobile phone adoption is on the rise. India has about 200 million mobile subscribers and is adding 5 million new users monthly. What are mobile payments?

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Connectivity is changing the face of business in Asia Pacific and the world. While it is difficult to predict what exactly will happen next, there are four key trends that we believe are important to the business world, especially in Asia. In Asia, one of the most prominent challenges faced by many is the aging population.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 20, 2016

When we say on-demand, the glorious image of Silicon Valley and its technological environs pops up in the layman’s mind, and even that may be too imaginative. For several different versions of the on-demand economy in other parts of the world, the term itself may be alien, its implications unknown. Grab In Focus.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 30, 2013

The company is one of the largest VC–backed startups in Southeast Asia, having raised over $60 million in funding. This is the second part of a four-part series that will provide insight into starting, building, and funding a company across Asia. See part one here. Hire the right people – local and entrepreneurial.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2016

There are elements of vertical integration and franchising , classic business strategies for achieving operational efficiency and scale. These days that means things like designing a frictionless web experience, and providing a mobile app so people can interact with your business anywhere, any time. That starts with platform thinking.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 20, 2021

Demand for divorce services will lead to more professionals getting into the divorce industry. The housing demand has far outpaced the supply in 2020 and this will continue into 2021. This concept has been taking off in such consumer-facing technology sectors as mobile app development and gaming. Photo Credit: Olivia Summerhill.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2016

By Eugenio Ferrante, General Manager, Parallels Asia Pacific. Mobility’s shift towards the enterprise is accelerating, especially in light of recent hardware announcements from the world’s major device makers. In short, SMBs are realising that cloud allows them to operate smarter, not harder – and grow faster.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. We just held our third session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War.

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Transformify

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

However, global businesses evaluate a variety of considerations before expanding their operations into a new market. Fintech businesses have been thriving in Brazil in the last 10 years as more and more people have access to internet and cheap smartphones that give them access to mobile payment apps.

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Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

As our group sweltered in the July heat on the outskirts of Cairo , each of these purported minions of the state — none of whom wore a uniform or badge — in turn blocked our entry, determined to exercise the modest amount of authority bestowed on him by demanding that my host surrender his digital SLR camera.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 26, 2017

Reddington, president, FedEx Express Asia Pacific. Thanks to big data analytics and changing customer expectations, demand forecasting is more sophisticated. Using mobile devices, sales staff can show products demos and 3D images of custom furniture. By Dr. Karen M. Local Motors is a carmaker with a difference.

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Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

It’s one thing to hear from other people that Southeast Asia (SEA) is up-and-coming, but it was totally another thing to go there and talk with so many people about the future. Mobile penetration in SEA is much higher than in the US (on a volume basis). I haven’t seen this movie yet, but it’s not (entirely) quite like this.

Asia 48

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Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

It’s one thing to hear from other people that Southeast Asia (SEA) is up-and-coming, but it was totally another thing to go there and talk with so many people about the future. Mobile penetration in SEA is much higher than in the US (on a volume basis). I haven’t seen this movie yet, but it’s not (entirely) quite like this.

Asia 48

Asia Indonesia B2B Singapore 48

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2021

"I just directly observed that the technology for doctors was really far from what they needed to operate at a high productivity level," he told me. His first instinct was that "somebody" should rethink how a doctor operates, how they communicate with the patient, and basically how the whole concept of care delivery works.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. We just held our third session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War.

Technology 134

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

The Mobile World Congress , possibly the largest International technology conference and definitely the most important mobile conference of the year is taking place in Barcelona this February 14-17. Mobile Apps and App stores – a new ecosystem was created and it’s here to stay (Check out LogiaGroup, Waze and Cellint).

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 2, 2021

Khosrowshahi, who previously served as CEO of Expedia before taking the reins at Uber in 2017, sat down with Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman to discuss the past, present and future of the mobility and delivery business that now operates in 71 countries around the world and employs around 20,000 people globally.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

We’re seeing more governments, organizations, and corporate enterprises start to realize the impact this technology could have on how they operate. There’s an increasing desire to solve real-world problems, and the demand is only going to grow as we see more use cases, funding and innovation within the industry. I love to travel.

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San Francisco Cofounder Colorado Security 97

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

QIWI plc is the largest Russian operator of electronic payment systems and was founded by a group of iTech Capital LPs. While e-commerce may be the dominant tech segment at present, other verticals such as online and mobile advertising are making waves far beyond Russia’s borders. Asia Entrepreneur Europe Insider'

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Russia Europe Government Vertical 140

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 21, 2011

Before I get into what I have done and why I know what I know, here is a brief background on myself: My Background The name is Indian, but I was born in South East Asia (just above Yaro’s homeland) in an upper middle class family of entrepreneurs. He has a very flexible and mobile lifestyle because he can work from anywhere he wants.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 31, 2011

With the birth of Barcamps, Open Coffee Clubs, Mobile Mondays and the likes, India’s entrepreneurial scene is set on fire. In recent years, feeding the local demands became the focus. This article was first posted on Penn-Olson , a tech, marketing and marketing blog focusing on US and Asia. I’d say today that it’s a mix of both.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The Oversi platform offers caching solutions that enable operators to deal with the huge traffic load on their servers while improving the user’s quality of experience (read: get rid of the annoying buffering while watching online TV). million, led by Carmel Ventures together with Cisco(R), smac partners and StageOne Ventures.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. We have an iOS SDK as well, for web-web, mobile-mobile, web-mobile video chat and video messaging. Twilio : Need to call/txt get a phone number from your web/mobile application? Mobile Tools: If you are a web developer, you donâ??t

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 26, 2019

The market expansion is driven by the rapid increase of liquid natural gas (LNG) use, the surge in North American shale industry, and the continual development of gas infrastructures in the Middle East and Asia. Stock day traders can benefit from the potential growth of the gas market by trading gas-related stocks.

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David Teten

MARCH 12, 2012

Here are our core operating principles: - Healthy alternatives should be truly viable alternatives, not luxury products. We wanted a conference room with a standing conference table (~$950 on up) and anti-fatigue mats , but so far we haven’t had the audience demand. Motion is better than no motion; stasis kills. Technology.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Mark Siegel, managing director at venture capital firm Menlo Ventures, which has managed more than $4 billion since 1976, said its a matter of supply and demand. Founders cant demand such concessions unless their companies are doing well. In just a year of operations, Fab has signed up nearly 5 million members, sold 1.8

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Mo was graduated from Wharton, worked in investment banking, spent 6 years at IAC (including in an operational role for Connected Ventures which includes College Humor, Busted T’s and Vimeo) before joining Spark Capital in 2008. Current round allows RockYou (US) to obtain a majority position in RockYou Asia. Read more: TechCrunch.

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