Reid Hoffman

MAY 10, 2022

To tick off just a few at random: the economies of China and India, artificial intelligence, crypto and blockchain, environmentally friendly consumer products, cloud computing technology, biotechnology—though some of them may seem out of date before too long. What are some examples of current waves?

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Artificial Inteligence Marketing India China 52

Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

A quick look at the really nice sites developed in just a few months by companies like CircleUp, FundersClub, Bolstr, Seedrs, et al will show you that the base technical challenge of creating a marketplace/social network is not particularly difficult.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 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. China Venture Capital. China now has plenty of both.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 267

Up and Running

AUGUST 24, 2020

For example, in China, a taxi company discovered a new business area by using AI to monitor what people were saying on social networks. This is especially important when approaching digital initiatives and deciding on which departments or tools showcase the greatest opportunity for an upgrade.

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David Teten

AUGUST 29, 2012

Our team has a combined experience of 200 years at companies such as TD, Ontario Lottery & Gaming, Chitiz Pathak (gambling law), Apple, IBM, KPMG and Cisco, and a deep understanding of the sectors that StockGaming operates in: stock market, gaming, gambling and social-networking. Welcome to the virtual mall.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 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. China Venture Capital. China now has plenty of both.

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

ReadWriteStart

MAY 22, 2020

After an agreement with the manufacturer of, say, children’s clothing, you create a website or a page on social networks, upload a photo of the product , its description and price. To get started, find the manufacturer, supplier, drop shipper, and create a website (group in social networks) with an offer to purchase something.

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Turkey China Social Network Advertising 135

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

The Dunbar Number, From the Guru of Social Networks | Businessweek - [link]. Social Networking Eats Up 3+ Hours Per Day For The Average American User - [link]. Verizon finds US developer outsourced his job to China so he could surf Reddit and watch cat videos - [link]. I hope you enjoy these links!

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 13, 2019

When he was 13, Harry watched “The Social Network,” the movie about Facebook, and it inspired him to become an entrepreneur and investor. If you missed the last few along the way during my blogging vacation, they include John China (SVB), Sherri Hammons (The Nature Conservancy), and Rebecca Lovell (Create33).

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Salon C American Innovators in China with Eisenhower Fellow Chelsea Collier Four US innovators share their unique experiences traveling through China to discover people, culture, business, and food surprises while the 2016 Presidential election and historic World Series take place back home. Contrasting China via their Zhi-Xing (? ?,

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 9, 2012

Well, unsurprisingly, online social networking is huge with this lot. Weekly Facebook use is incredibly high especially in Southeast Asia (Singapore, Philippines and Indonesia rated 93-percent) as compared to other social networks. The quantitative research was conducted online between June and July 2011.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 1, 2013

This compares to Asia Pacific markets such as Australia (4+ million), India (19+ million), and China (3+ million). In the News LinkedIn professional social network Singapore social media' Singapore is the fourth market in Southeast Asia to surpass the 1-million mark, after Malaysia (1+ million), Indonesia (1.5+

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 12, 2011

As you are reading this article, there is a team of cyclists on their bamboo bicycle travelling from Kazakhstan to China. Share, connect and be in the loop with HippoCampus, the next big thing in the social networking field. Innovative and revolutionary, Bamboobee created an organic bicycle out of bamboo. Every step counts!

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2011

In the case of this bubble, it was social networks, consumer and mobile applications, and the cloud. In December 2010, Youku—the YouTube of China —went public, with a valuation of $4.4 In May 2011, RenRen—the Facebook of China —had a first day valuation of $7.4 billion at the end of the first day (on $58.9

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Silicon Valley Stealth Valuation Mississippi 327

www.readwriteweb.com

MAY 10, 2012

social media. social networks. social networking. POPULAR TAGS. advertising. developers. foursquare. google plus. augmented reality. semantic web. mobile web. RWW PARTNERS.

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HTML Technical Review Software Review Semantic 69

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2011

We debated everything including, “is Apple like China?&# “Is Facebook the new AOL?&# “Has Twitter become useful to our moms & sisters?&# “Was AOL smart to have purchased HuffPo?&#. It has to do with the future of social networking. I had to be on stage at 7.30am for the Startup Accelerator event.

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Technical Cofounder Austin Hosting Cofounder 294

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. Now you can get a product built in China almost overnight with minimal up-front cost, with delayed payment based on first-customer order commitments. Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

EFactor The authors of business networking book The N Factor venture up the alphabet a little bit to bring you the EFactor. This social network for entrepreneurs can help you answer your questions in a handful of different ways. Thankfully responses aren’t restricted with a character limit.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 12, 2016

It’s this moat that makes network effect companies so attractive to investors and entrepreneurs. However, we don’t believe that opportunity in social networking is dead. There’s always a potential to build a social network around an emerging vertical; for instance, Twitch rose with eSports’ popularity.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

There are also tons of tools for creating your own microsites, Facebook apps, social networks, blogs and more. 10 Beginner Tips from PHP Masters View More » Apple Apple Launches Online Store in China 5 Fun iPhone Accessories for Kids Apple Now Offers Free iPad Engraving Steve Jobs: iPad Mute Switch Wont Do.

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Small Business Technical Review Social Media Software Review 104

YoungUpstarts

JULY 22, 2011

The company also introduced 12 new initial development partners, including China’s Kooky Panda , Indonesia’s Elasitas , India’s Nazara, Indigo Entertainment from India, as well as Singapore’s The Mobile Gamer.

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Mobile Community Programming Developer 169

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. Now you can get a product built in China almost overnight with minimal up-front cost, with delayed payment based on first-customer order commitments. Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself.

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Entrepreneur Burn Rate SEM Social Network 235

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2013

All the people in China is a large and growing market, but all the people with cancer is much more well-defined. On the Internet, I would add new social networking sites, and new matchmaking sites. Market and opportunity risk. There is always less risk with a well-defined problem in a large and growing market. Operational risk.

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Intellectual Property Mexico Startup China 261

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It became a theme in my keynote at Caltech on the future of social networking. After Meebo launched, his friends helped him get the word out and soon they were getting coverage as far a China and India. We then captured this conversation again on camera. We then spoke about startups. Tell us about the Meebo launch.

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Connecticut Cofounder Silicon Valley Web 286

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2012

All the people in China is a large and growing market, but all the people with cancer is much more well-defined. On the Internet, I would add new social networking sites, and new matchmaking sites. Market and opportunity risk. There is always less risk with a well-defined problem in a large and growing market. Operational risk.

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Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Mexico China 271

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2015

Lenovo has been working on its things portfolio for about a year, and the company is poised to bring its expanded collection of products to market in China. We expect Lenovo to continue creating and selling a range of consumer technology-based products in China and, eventually, in markets outside of China.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

When you use the internet, it doesn’t matter if you’re calling someone down the road or in China; it’s free both ways. Think Outside the Social Media Box. There are so many options to consider when it comes to formulating your business’s approach to social media. But they are not the only two players on the field.

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Social Media Startup China Analytics 100

David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

But now, the defining movie of today’s twentysomethings is “The Social Network”. Strong Asian ties, especially to China — Yale has among the strongest ties to China of any major Western university, matriculating its first Chinese student in 1854. Everyone wanted to work in finance. Everyone wants to work in tech startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 5, 2010

This Saturday morning I’ll be giving the keynote presentation on “ The Future of Social Networking.&# (unfortunately they didn’t give this event it’s own URL so this link should only work until the day of the event.)

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Baltimore DC Social Network Aggregator 222

Gust

JUNE 10, 2012

Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. Now you can get a product built in China almost overnight with minimal up-front cost, with delayed payment based on first-customer order commitments. Sales and marketing costs. Savings can be huge in these areas.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 29, 2023

They're, for the last year, there have been multiple parents actually youth class actions suing social networks for addicting kids and affecting their mental health. Gaia Bernstein (16:58): So there are southeast countries in Southeast Asia have been worried about gaming for over a decade and now more about social and networks.

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Technical Review Technology China Business Model 79

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

You won’t impress investors by claiming that everyone in China needs one, and nobody else has exactly the right features to compete with you. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Explain the business model.

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Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 283

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

All the people in China is a large and growing market, but all the people with cancer is much more well-defined. On the Internet, I would add new social networking sites, and new matchmaking sites. Market and opportunity risk. There is always less risk with a well-defined problem in a large and growing market. Operational risk.

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Intellectual Property Mexico Startup China 223

VC Cafe

JULY 25, 2017

“Take a moment think who would actually miss you if you deactivate all your social networking accounts, whatsapp, BBM etc”?—? Now bigger than social media, messaging apps are on practically every phone, and only growing in engagement. messaging apps are the new social networks, they are valuable, important and sticky.

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VC Cafe

JULY 25, 2017

“Take a moment think who would actually miss you if you deactivate all your social networking accounts, whatsapp, BBM etc”?—? Now bigger than social media, messaging apps are on practically every phone, and only growing in engagement. messaging apps are the new social networks, they are valuable, important and sticky.

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Social Network Russia Mobile Japan 74

The Next Web

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Google’s clone Baidu is hugely successful in China. Think Linkedin – social networking concept adapted to the business industry. Many ventures exist which essentially do the same thing, but with localization. For example, SnapDeal is a Groupon clone in India with localized content and features.

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Mobile Startup Singapore India 151

The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Now that traffic to the top four western messaging apps now exceeds traffic to the top four western social networks it is only a matter of time before all the commerce ideas we’ve heard about at Facebook come to messaging apps (not least because two of them are owned by Facebook).

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