thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

On September 19, Ma led Alibaba to the largest IPO in history, listing the company on the New York Stock Exchange. Ironically, today, while Modi, leader of the world’s largest and most complex democracy, gave this speech, China violently cracked down on pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong. Enter Modi.

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India China Technical Review Africa 85

Transformify

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Globalization is the most significant challenge facing multinational firms today, especially in the emerging markets of Russia, Brazil, China, and Mexico. A country that is in the process of moving from a developing to a developed stage is considered an emerging economy or market. Emerging Markets: Five Markets To Watch.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. I was only in China for a week so this a cursory view. All the usual caveats apply. Like the U.S. It went bankrupt in 1997.).

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

And then, once that curve is low enough, governments can dance, testing and tracking cases until the virus is eradicated or we develop a working vaccine. They didn't have experience buying bulk from the government things like masks or ventilators." So I think it's good to take stock of what has happened.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 4, 2019

Previous Government Shutdowns Weren’t A Big Deal. Government shutdowns of previous years haven’t had that much of an effect on financial markets’ performance. The most recent shutdown, on the other hand, had a noticeable effect on the nation’s financial markets.

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thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

On September 19, Ma led Alibaba to the largest IPO in history, listing the company on the New York Stock Exchange. Ironically, today, while Modi, leader of the world’s largest and most complex democracy, gave this speech, China violently cracked down on pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong. Enter Modi.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

It’s stocked with free food, drinks and wifi but the real reason you want to be there is because we’ve curated all of the top entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators at SXSW and invited them to stop by. public, private, debt, equity, market return, concessionary capital, etc. Wednesday, March 13 Every day 10:00am-5:00pm.

Silicon Valley 50

Silicon Valley Technical Review Texas Venture Capital 50

Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. I was only in China for a week so this a cursory view. All the usual caveats apply. Like the U.S. It went bankrupt in 1997.).

Venture Capital 168

Venture Capital China Offshore SBIR 168

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Virtual Stock Exchange. 中文-简体 (China). Loading… Markets. Loading… Market Data. Media & Marketing. Marketing & Strategy. Stock Quotes. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. Student Journal.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 4, 2020

Investing can be a tricky thing given the current market volatility. From the Wuhan Coronavirus crisis to the U.S – China Trade war, fluctuations in the market can very quickly make or break your investment portfolio. Unlike gold bullion, stocks can easily be bought and sold on the marketplace with relative ease.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2023

eFishery’s current focus is on the Indonesian market. Additionally, the system is able to collect useful data on fish behavior, appetite, stock density, and mortality rate, which provides farmers with insights that enable them to make decisions that are informed and well-informed. The remarkable annual output of 5.8

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2016

“It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government, except all those others that have been tried” – Winston Churchill. Is it a bad thing when public stocks get eviscerated (given USV has a few that have)? At times the great progress of China feels like something to envy. Leading me back to Churchill.

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China United States Turkey Kansas 150

Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

public stock market long-term woes would be comical if they weren’t so tragic. We are now well-beyond 11 long years of ZERO public market returns, with major indices (Dow, S & P, and NASDAQ) trading much lower than they were in September 1999. and the “West” to the BIC – Brazil, India, and China – and their brethren.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2013

Most commonly, that’s uncertainty about whether you can build the product at all (what MBAs call “technical risk”) or whether anybody will use or buy it (“market risk”). For example, when your company adds ano ther blade to its disposal razors , the product’s technical development, marketing and sales will follow relatively predictable paths.

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Agile VC

MAY 22, 2014

My first two posts on this mammoth S-1 covered a high-level sizing of Alibaba and a deeper dive into some of Alibaba Group’s governance which in some ways mirrors the Politburo structure. stocks inventory) and is really more analogous to Amazon. How exactly is each marketplace and complementary service monetized?

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Virtual Stock Exchange. Loading… Markets. Stock Quotes. Facebook went public in May with two classes of stock that give founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg about 57% of the voting power even though he only owns about 28% of the shares. Zynga went public last December with three classes of stock.

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online.wsj.com

MARCH 4, 2013

Virtual Stock Exchange. 中文-简体 (China). Loading… Markets. Loading… Market Data. Stock Quotes. Market researcher Gartner estimates about half of all apps in the Apple store are free, compared with nearly three-quarters in Google Play. Student Journal. WSJ Classifieds.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 1, 2009

CEOs or CFOs of startups in the US, China, India, Israel, or the UK in the technology or life science industry should consider taking the survey. Head of Marketing 0.91%. Publish at Scribd or explore others: Law & Government Business & Law startup equity. Tags: Stock options. Head of Technology/CTO 1.19%.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2011

In the 21 st century, authoritarian governments still fear their own people talking to each other and asking questions. When governments shut down Google, Twitter, Facebook, et al, they are building the 21 st century equivalent of the Berlin Wall. Our financial systems (banks, stock market, credit cards, mortgages, etc.)

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2020

The institutions that governed our lives before are under extreme stress, and the cracks and gaps in the system are becoming rifts and fault lines. First in Wuhan, China, and then the fact that it can spread so quickly in Italy and continental Europe really surprises me and I think a lot of others as well in the scientific community.

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Artificial Inteligence Open Source Cofounder Design 60

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

These individual countries simply don’t have enough depth and although China and India have seemingly large pools, you should only skim from the top in those countries. Don’t focus on any one market, but instead on the over 4 billion people across all of Asia. Make the benefits of startups and stock options very clear.

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Silicon Valley Asia Engineer Stock Options 121

Ben's Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

Economic inequality and opportunities for job growth are directly correlated with overall spending levels on R&D and with the geographic concentration (or distribution) or those dollars — both public funding (government) and private (as with VC). As noted above, government spending on R&D has fallen and at the same time U.S.

Silicon Valley 36

Silicon Valley Non-Compete San Francisco Government 36

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 29, 2016

For twenty years, OFM has provided affordable, quality furniture through a dealer network to businesses, government, health care and educational facilities offering the latest concepts and designs in the furniture industry. The plan worked and the company is still known for its fast shipping.

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North Carolina Mexico Taiwan China 48

Growthink Blog

JULY 30, 2012

public stock market long-term woes would be comical if they weren’t so tragic. We are now well-beyond 13 long years of ZERO public market returns, with major indices (Dow, S & P, and NASDAQ) trading, on an inflation adjusted basis, much lower than they were in July 1999. governmental intervention in the markets.

Brazil 74

Brazil Angel Investor India China 74

Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

There are times when small and slow is the right strategy for a specific market opportunity. When the market conditions are right, you should blitzscale for the benefit of all stakeholders: customers, employees, investors, and society. Blitzscaling is a response to market dynamics, not the cause.

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www.businessweek.com

JUNE 18, 2012

Bloomberg Government. Markets & Finance. It’s a way to seed the market with our technology,” says Matt Revis, a vice president at Nuance Mobile, which makes money when appmakers upgrade to plans that offer customer service or more features. Jack Ma Is the Loneliest Billionaire in China. Bloomberg Briefs. Technology.

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Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 10, 2011

In May 1996, Open Market completed a successful IPO and more than doubled on the first day of trading, ending with a $1.2 billion market capitalization. The Internet bull market continued to run for four more years after the Open Market IPO, finally ending in the spring of 2000. We had recorded $1.8

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IPO IRR Brazil Government 48

Reid Hoffman

MAY 12, 2020

Our government and the corporate sectors have added trillions of dollars of debt to their ledgers. More women vote Democrat because they recognize the party’s commitment to policies and values that support and empower women, including electing more women to the highest levels of government.

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South Korea America Campaign Bankruptcy 36

BeyondVC

OCTOBER 27, 2003

It is easy to blame China for our domestic problems. The argument from Bush and the US Goverment is that because China is keeping the Yuan artificially low against the dollar, the US is losing jobs and running a huge trade deficit. billion in US Treasuries ranking it 3rd in foreign ownership behind Japan and Britain).

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China Japan Stock Government 60

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

By aggressively launching a free to use service, Alibaba’s Taobao quickly became the leading person-to-person trading site in China. The estimated annual GMV of GOAT and its leading competitor Stock X is already over $1B per year (on a combined basis). Despite this narrow focus, the company has been remarkably successful.

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Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My original thinking from Oct ’09 was, while I didn’t (and still don’t) have a crystal ball I worried that: consumers were over-stretched with debt (and make up 77% of the economy), unemployment would continue to rise, which in turn would drive the stock market south and cut the rate of M&A activity and VC investment even further.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 27, 2020

What I mean by that is where new market entrants create healthy competition and push the boundaries of innovation. While the right might tell you that government regulation gets in the way of competition, it seems pretty clear that it’s lack of government regulation that is the biggest impediment.

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Iraq Government Stock Bankruptcy 120

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

If you read the headlines or talk with zealous friends you may well think cryptocurrencies are either our savior from bureaucratic, ossified governments or are purely speculative Ponzi schemes. This market structure in which the few, large players use their market position to eliminate competition is inevitable.

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Government Distribution Stock United States 280

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2016

We can often get lost in the sideshows of the political season talking a bunch of nonsense about immigration, China bashing, race baiting and overplaying social issues and fear. Another segment was on China’s declining stock market, why it’s happened and what consequences it may have on the world economy.

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