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[Asia] Getting Cloud Computing Right The First Time

YoungUpstarts

This is the second part of a two-part series covering the 2nd Annual Cloud Computing World Forum – Asia edition which was just concluded at The Mira, Hong Kong on 30 th Nov and 1 st Dec. In the previous article , we introduced Cloud Computing and some of the current trending issues in the Asia Pacific region.

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The State of Gaming in 2022

VC Cafe

Investment bank Drake Star Partners published a report on the gaming investment and M&A activity in the first half of 2022. In previous downturns, and particularly during the pandemic, gaming faired well as people seek escapism, but there are a few clouds in the horizon. How many people play games in 2022? Over 3 billion.

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How is the VC Asset Class Doing?

View from Seed

The top quartile has distributed 2.03x (vs. 1.68) and the median fund now has distributed 1.27X (vs. The longer the portfolio maintains the same value without distributing back cash, the worse the fund’s ultimate IRR. Based on that metric, the top quartile fund has now distributed 2.03X after 12 years. 2 years ago).

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The Firewall Is Dead – What Can Businesses Do To Protect And Secure Their Brands?

YoungUpstarts

Agile businesses have moved to the cloud because of its scalability, efficiency and reliability, amongst other benefits. As the cloud becomes increasingly common and the data deluge shows no signs of slowing down, the good old firewall is simply no longer sufficient for protecting the highly distributed assets of the enterprise.

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boldstart 2018 recap and what’s hot in enterprise 2019

BeyondVC

We had another solid year filled with learning, growth, laughter, and new projects and partners. Thanks to all of the amazing founders, advisors, co-investors, corporate partners, and others that helped make 2018 an amazing year. will be a great fit with the Salesforce marketing cloud. We are truly grateful for your support.

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How Pertino is reinventing the future of business networking

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Almost a year ago, my partner Barry Eggers and I met with Craig Elliott and Scott Hankins to talk about their vision for a new company, Pertino. From a business model perspective, the Pertino team observed how the shift to the cloud was enabling an entirely new class of IT services that could empower the little guy.

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Tips For Managing Your Regular Mail In Your Business

The Startup Magazine

Inboxes can be flooded daily, especially for companies, as they liaison with partners, colleagues, clients and customers. . Remnants of these physical files should be distributed in separate bins firmly apart, too, so that no competitors of yours can rummage around and piece things back together for their prying eyes. .