article thumbnail

Observations from my trip to India

Version One Ventures

I just returned from a weeklong trip to India, having spent a few days each in Delhi and Bangalore to meet with local entrepreneurs and investors. Many of the most talented entrepreneurs and engineers left India to study and then work in the US and Canada. Reverse brain drain” “Reverse brain drain” is a real thing in India.

India 86
article thumbnail

25 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2019

Hearpreneur

In the last few days of 2019, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and business what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1- The end of every year is the opportunity reflect on a 365-day journey. 2019 may have been a bad year for some and to others, it was a great year. Many businesses were launched and others were closed.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Q3 2020 Portfolio Review

Version One Ventures

The Globe and Mail included three of our portfolio companies Ada (#11), Jobber (#87), and Top Hat (#230) on its list of the 400 top growing companies in Canada. . No matter the vertical, geography, business model, macro or micro trends, entrepreneurs form the nucleus of a generational company.

article thumbnail

Demo day arrives for Springboard’s Internet of Things accelerator

The Next Web

The company said it also has other products in the pipeline that “do the same magic” for other verticals, including using crowd-sourced data and environmental protection. Entrepreneur Insider UK' To date, the company has released a shortcut keyboard UI for Android that has been downloaded more than 1.5

Internet 120
article thumbnail

Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

abovethecrowd.com

In many cases, a deeper focus on a particular category or vertical allows these marketplaces to distinguish themselves from broader marketplaces like eBay. Often, investors miss out on vertically focused companies like RigUp as they find themselves overly anxious about TAM (total available market). based teachers.

article thumbnail

Announcing Version One Fund III

Version One Ventures

And we also look at companies that are creating the best product for a specific vertical – including bio/healthcare and other emerging tech. and Canada, offering portfolio companies strong networks and resources on both sides of the border. Our particular focus is in San Francisco Bay Area, Toronto/Waterloo , Seattle, and NYC.

article thumbnail

Twitter Link Roundup #35 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Infographic on entrepreneurs’ state of mind in 2010 – [link]. If you need to lie as an entrepreneur, you’re heading down the wrong path – Should Entrepreneurs Lie? If you need to lie as an entrepreneur, you’re heading down the wrong path – Should Entrepreneurs Lie?