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Born Global or Die Local – Building a Regional Startup Playbook

Steve Blank

However, most countries don’t have sufficient population to support scale with just their local market and ultimately need to be global players – from day one. Born Global or Die Local. But other critical hypotheses such as activities, resources, partners, channels needed testing offshore. Regional Ecosystems.

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How Today’s Startups Can Adapt to a Globally Distributed Model

ReadWriteStart

Although it’s tempting to blame it all on the coronavirus situation and its formidable ripples, the pandemic only accelerated the processes of globalization and digitization that have been underway for decades. Still, COVID-19 helped tip the balance towards a globally distributed model. The world of work is transforming.

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Welcome To The New Wave Of Opportunities And Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally. Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Single-node factories may be home-based with a global market. Marty Zwilling.

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3 Things to Consider When Staffing a Software Development Project

mashable.com

You can deal directly with full-time or freelance/contracted employees, or you can outsource using local or offshore development firms. View more jobs » Andrew Bolster Researching on the companies you Offshore Development work would definitely work you as it did for us.

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18 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Pivot They’re Making in Their Business in 2020

Hearpreneur

What I think will drive this home, will be launching a podcast and youtube channel to reveal stories and insights from the field. I already started scheduling 3rd party research, and one-to-one interviews with select intrapreneurs. Thanks to Murat Bicak !

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New Entrepreneurs Are Rebuilding Our Business Engine

Startup Professionals Musings

Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally. Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Single-node factories may be home-based with a global market. Marty Zwilling.

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Soundbites from the future

Start Up Blog

So the alternative of a global currency will emerge. Probably as a function of the gold standard (global price of gold as the trading valuation mechanism) with some form of digital instant and unseen conversion from our home currency into some quantum derived from gold. It’s a multi-minded proposition. They can cope with it.

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