The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

In the first of a new series talking to tech industry leaders about what shaped them as entrepreneurs and the lessons they’ve learned in their careers, we speak to Netflix co-founder and CEO, Reed Hastings. RH: Well, I never planned to be an entrepreneur. As a kid I never said ‘I want to become an entrepreneur’.

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Swaziland Entrepreneur IPO Netherlands 137

ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

Additionally, the major factors contributing to its high growth are better Internet access, e-commerce platforms, the scope of international trade, smartphone usage, and a rise in disposable income. Why is an Uber for courier app a viable business idea for entrepreneurs? Various business models in an on-demand courier delivery app.

Technical Review 163

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Demand Social Media 163

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Techventure 2011 – one of Asia’s topmost events for the venture capital community to engage with the latest technology entrepreneurs organized by Asiasons WFG and presented by National Research Foundation (NRF) and Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) – will celebrate its 15th year on October 13 and 14.

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Singapore Private Equity Asia Venture Capital 162

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 7, 2020

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Provide pet owners with the information and education. This was borne out of my personal frustrations in scouring the internet and needing to stitch together my own half-baked solutions. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 23, 2014

The service solves a universal problem for companies but it happens that it was built in Ghana, where the internet penetration rate is just 40 percent. The post Startup founders in Southeast Asia, it’s time to step up appeared first on The Next Web. Asia Entrepreneur News' The Dropifi story got me thinking about.

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Asia Ghana Founder Africa 165

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. As an entrepreneur, simply enter your location online, and it will list the angel and VC organizations near you. This is a series of templated websites for matching angel investors seeking investment opportunities with entrepreneurs seeking capital.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2016

Reddington, president, FedEx Express Asia Pacific. That’s opening up opportunities for smaller entrepreneurs unheard of in the past. For example, New Zealand and South Korea have 94 and 92 percent Internet penetration respectively, but Thailand is struggling to get to 30 percent [3]. By Dr. Karen M. 1] eMarketer [link]. [2]

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The Next Web

JANUARY 17, 2014

Yu Yongfu is the chairman and CEO of UCWeb , whose mission is to provide a better mobile Internet experience to billions of users around the world. Whenever I visit the US, one question mobile entrepreneurs always ask me is ‘How can my startup break into China?’. Asia Entrepreneur Insider Analysis and Opinion Investigations'

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The Next Web

JULY 12, 2018

Asia is likely to be on your target list given its promising consumer market that comprises a burgeoning middle-class with a high spending power, as well as increasing mobile and internet connectivity. I’ve seen startups going down this path but risks that emerge in Asia can prove to be a deal-breaker if not managed from the onset.

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Asia Startup Mobile Internet 89

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

We’re taking a slightly different approach to our second feature in the Inspiring Entrepreneurs series. Kik Chat had been a bit of a complicated service, offering both free SMS when a user’s phone was offline, and free Internet-based messages when they were online. It was a hit. Yet, Kik saw the potential far sooner.

Entrepreneur 167

Entrepreneur CTO Hire Startup Mobile 167

YoungUpstarts

MAY 19, 2013

. “The caliber of the speakers and panelists we’ve invited, and the quality of the startups that are exhibiting and pitching reveal a huge groundswell of interest, excitement and opportunity for tech businesses in Southeast Asia.” Unearthing Asia’s Next Tech Star. You can find the full agenda here.

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Asia Taiwan Thailand Singapore 133

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 21, 2011

Sunil contacted me asking if he could apply to become a columnist on Entrepreneurs-Journey. I asked him what are the highlights of his “career&# as an entrepreneur so I could be confident in his credibility and he had stories to tell that we could all learn from. It turns out Sunil has done a few things.

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Internet Technical Review Stock Due Diligence 80

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Singapore-based mobile marketplace Carousell wants more users in Southeast Asia to start buying and selling items through their mobile phones on its platform — and it has linked up with Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten to do so. Moving into Southeast Asia, however, isn’t an easy task — as it is a hugely fragmented market.

Asia 120

Asia Mobile Singapore Taiwan 120

Diego Basch

JULY 12, 2019

Back then I could think of no other place to be; it was the kitchen of the internet. I was fortunate to live through several waves of crazy growth: first, internet infrastructure and basic applications that needed to exist. If you are interested in hardware innovation, you want to be in Asia. Hardware is not made here anymore.

Silicon Valley 40

Silicon Valley San Francisco Asia California 40

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2014

An older but still relevant study, published by CB Insights, Venture Capital Human Capital Report , summarizes a variety of characteristics for private early-stage Internet ventures funded in the US. If you are from outside the US, especially Asia, experts tell me that the focus is even more on relationships. No surprises here.

Silicon Valley 271

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Massachusetts California 271

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Leading business information architect and IT entrepreneur Pekka A. But the capital of the world is going to be in Asia in the coming years. It is also to promote the book for sure, but the idea is that while there is quite a lot of material around this topic, it is scattered all over the Internet. into Europe. are idiots.

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Leadership Singapore Finland China 164

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 23, 2012

When Internet giant Google threatened to pull out of China in 2010, few were aware of the paradox that the Internet brings to China’s leaders beyond the political fodder. This transition can bring tensions that can be magnified by the power of the Internet. by Aaron Tan. This review was first posted on technology Techgoondu. ].

Technical Review 164

Technical Review China Government Investment Bankers 164

Transformify

JANUARY 13, 2020

Sean Weisbrot is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO of SideKick. Renting physical offices is a huge overhead cost, not to mention equipment, internet, electricity, meals, and transportation, it’s no wonder that 82% of businesses that fail do so due to poor cash management. Sean, what are the benefits associated with remote work?

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Vietnam Software Review Technical Review Philippines 64

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

I wrote out 3 pages of bullet point notes on paper and delivered a 20-minute speech to a crowd of entrepreneurs (which included the Minister of Technology for China). As an aside, if you want a sense of the GOAP Asia trip check out this wonderful 3 minutes video of Christine Lu. Get some seasoned entrepreneurs to come.

China 374

China Asia Email Technical Review 374

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

Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

I was in Singapore last week, and I was blown away by the amazing opportunities that Southeast Asian entrepreneurs have ahead of them. 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.

Asia 48

Asia Indonesia B2B Singapore 48

Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

I was in Singapore last week, and I was blown away by the amazing opportunities that Southeast Asian entrepreneurs have ahead of them. 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.

Asia 48

Asia Indonesia B2B Singapore 48

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 3, 2018

In fact, if you’ve read this far, you already possess one of the most important tools required for international business: an internet connection. There are unprecedented international opportunities for small and medium retailers in Asia Pacific. In this role she heads up Asia Pacific from its headquarters in Hong Kong.

Asia 150

Asia Global Portfolio Internet 150

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 21, 2019

As an entrepreneur you have the business idea, developed the solution and have found a core group of good clients. Images from the internet are usually protected and should not be used on published documents. He has worked internationally, bidding and implementing projects across Europe, South America and Asia.

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South America Entrepreneur Asia Europe 113

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2010

For example, my personal interest is entrepreneurs, and MySpace is for tweens. Here is my characterization of the social networking scene, as it relates to business networking for entrepreneurs and startups: Twitter. Believe it or not, this is my favorite for entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs can find like-minded people here.

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Social Network Networking Entrepreneur Asia 255

Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

I mention challenges and opportunities in the same breath here because it’s axiomatic among entrepreneurs that if something were easy to do well profitably at scale, it would have been done already. Perhaps most importantly, IT and Internet business are simply a breed of their own.

Technical Review 172

Technical Review Egypt Morocco Russia 172

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. As an entrepreneur, simply enter your location online, and it will list the angel and VC organizations near you. This is a series of templated websites for matching angel investors seeking investment opportunities with entrepreneurs seeking capital.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor North America South America Accredited Investor 120

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

We were looking at all sorts of strategic decisions that Sony was considering, which required analysis and data on broadband networks, Internet portas and mobile handsets/networks. I was in the midst of sizing the mobile handset markets in 3 regions: US, Europe and Asia.

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Investment Bankers Mobile Software Review Japan 415

David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

Foundry Group, investing primarily in “ Software and Internet ”, follows six major themes, e.g., Human Computer Interaction (HCI) or Distribution. 4) Entrepreneur-defined funds. Diaspora Ventures is a “pre-seed fund … looking to back the next generation of French entrepreneurs building tech companies in the US.”.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Huge volumes of data are common in this time and age as people increasingly live out their lives on the Internet — but analyzing the data is a herculean task that companies find hard to tackle. Asia Entrepreneur Google analytics Data News Product Launches' Headline image via Shutterstock.

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Analytics Asia Malaysia France 149

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1 – I Have a Dream. I was the first social entrepreneur in the coffee world. Already a half-a-billion dollar industry in Asia, it’s still fairly new to the U.S. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same.

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur LLC Cofounder Green 91

VC Cafe

JUNE 29, 2012

When I moved to VC, I found out that there were no good consumer internet startups. Bridgette: What are you investing in South East Asia at Golden Gate Ventures? . Jeff – we look at mobile, consumer Internet, games and SaaS. A startup that made Internet based insoles, for shoes. They were sporadic.

Pakistan 113

Pakistan Community Bulgaria 113

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2014

The highly diversified conglomerate includes businesses in travel, banking, music, mobile services, Internet, film, video games, and most recently space tourism. As a serial entrepreneur, Branson is well known for starting myriad businesses in seemingly unrelated fields. Let me now highlight some of its key themes. Entrepreneurship.

Virgin Islands 157

Virgin Islands Asia Leadership Hiring 157

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

Want to take a year pursuing your dream to write a screenplay, travel through Asia, run a triathlon or start your own fashion line? I ran a team of 14 people (12 Japanese, 1 German and 1 Turk … both of whom were fluent in Japanese) who produced an Internet strategy for the board of Sony. If not now, then when?

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France Spain Technical Review Hungary 295

YoungUpstarts

MAY 19, 2013

Japan-based electronic commerce and Internet service provider Rakuten has announced its first-ever Rakuten Startup Challenge in Singapore, a competition that looks at getting Singapore-based entrepreneurs and developers to develop personalized e-commerce websites using Rakuten’s APIs (Application Programming Interface).

Singapore 133

Singapore API Asia Japan 133

Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2014

An older but still relevant study, published by CB Insights, Venture Capital Human Capital Report , summarizes a variety of characteristics for private early-stage Internet ventures funded in the US. If you are from outside the US, especially Asia, experts tell me that the focus is even more on relationships. No surprises here.

Silicon Valley 182

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Massachusetts California 182

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2021

Even though most entrepreneurs don’t like investing money in things that aren’t tangible, visible, and obvious, this is one of those investments you need to make as one of your most effective ecommerce growth strategies. Investigate in research.

eCommerce 158

eCommerce Social Media Asia Global 158