Steve Blank
OCTOBER 31, 2014
I’m in Australia and just spent time with some great entrepreneurs in Melbourne. This group realized that Australia has a great reputation as one of the world’s best sporting nations. Creating a vertically oriented regional ecosystem is a pretty amazing accomplishment for any country or industry. Regional Ecosystems.
Start Up Blog
JANUARY 29, 2012
But few are faced with challenges as deep and far reaching as the FMCG industry in Australia. Innovate radically to invent new ways to distribute consumer goods. Brands that have a share of voice in the new media landscape will be ready to participate in emerging distribution channels when they arrive.
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Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 24, 2009
One is explaining the world as it used to work: the importance of gatekeepers, the scarcity implied by limited distribution, and the resulting quality bar that the industry is so proud of. Mostly it is the time and expense required to create the means of distribution for that industry. It’s just taking some longer than others.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 22, 2012
We had a chance to chat with Nicolas Franchet, Facebook ‘s Head of Retail & e-Commerce on its Global Vertical Marketing team, as well as Maz Sharafi, Head of Local Advertising Sales and Partnerships, on how small business owners, especially retailers, build an effective online strategy for Facebook.
Cracking the Code
MARCH 28, 2022
To date, we’ve invested $7B+ in more than 300 companies globally and have worked with many exceptional cloud founders - from Australia to India, the US, Europe and Israel. We’ll also see the emergence of more low code / no code platforms that address specific vertical needs. For example, programmable avatars using a simple text editor.
Hearpreneur
AUGUST 19, 2015
My parents did not wish to see me as struggling artists and thus I was enrolled in Bachelor of Business course in Australia. Since coming to Australia in 2004 my passion for creativity was further boosted and was well alive while still doing my business degree and working in corporate world until 2011. 27) Frustration.
Startup Lessons Learned
JANUARY 4, 2009
For example, Friendster was famously vertically partitioned at one time in its growth curve. I normally recommend you just store this directory on your master database, but you could use a standalone vertical shard (or even a key-based partition!) This is great for something like a huge DHT or a distributed work queue.
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