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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten

Of the 30 Asia-based founders, all were natives of the country in which they built their businesses: 23 Chinese, three Japanese, two Korean and two Indian. This would be easy to detect: among their portfolio companies, do startups with female founders outperform those without? Of course, this dataset is incomplete.

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FinTech and Forex – A Match Made in Heaven

The Startup Magazine

Because forex trading is highly dependant on socio-economic, political, and natural events, like disasters, the market is extremely volatile. However, traders in Asia and Africa are quickly coming from behind. And most importantly, they can play in the hot forex market as well. Besides, it is also open around the clock.

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Does Your VC have an Investment Thesis, or a Hypothesis?

David Teten

Investment theses are just hypotheses; the portfolio shows how accurate the hypothesis was. The modal VC thesis is: “We invest in great teams addressing large markets with disruptive solutions” Who invests in lousy teams addressing tiny markets with outdated solutions? Real sees 80% of all seed deals in Canada. .

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Should You Launch a Writing Business in 2018?

Up and Running

Given the growth of content marketing, blogging, and social media, it seems pretty clear that the demand for good writers will remain high. The broad market and flexible hours make this profession ideal for people with the right skill set. Thousands of writers choose Southeast Asia or the small European countries.

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Aspen Institute Maghreb Investor Delegation, next week in NY and CA

David Teten

In addition, as part of the program, I’ll be making my first public presentation of our research study on VC portfolio operations value creation. Promising start-ups exist in the region but the lack of a robust ecosystem for IT companies is a challenge, as is the lack of a link with US market.

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Four Reasons Why Retailers Should Consider International Trade

YoungUpstarts

One way to expand your customer portfolio is to access new customers around the world. In Asia Pacific, research shows that almost 60 percent of young entrepreneurs want an international customer base in the next five years, up from 36 percent who have an international customer base now. Entering a new market is no different.

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Hologram: Everyday IoT Reaches Scale

View from Seed

They were wrapping up participation in an accelerator program and Ben was planning to move back to Chicago to build the company there, having previously worked at Groupon before moving on to other tech companies in Asia, as well as a brief time in California.

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