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What it’s like to found a startup in Estonia

The Next Web

Timo Rein is the cofounder & CEO of Pipedrive , and was previously the cofounder of Vain & Partners - the leading Sales Training company in the Baltics. If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance that you’re an American, and that means you don’t know how good you have it. The startup attitude. With just 1.34

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Aspen Institute Maghreb Investor Delegation, next week in NY and CA

David Teten

Monday, January 14 th : Technology Investing – 3-4:30 PM, NYU Wagner at 295 Lafayette Street (Puck Building ). Speakers include: - Kareem Amin, Co-Founder, Frame. - Rami Essaid, Co-Founder & CEO, Distil Inc. - Yao-Hui, Founder, The Hatchery. - Andrew Mitchell, Managing Partner, ZIG Capital. .

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Zachary Bogue And Matt Ocko Launch Data Collective, An Early Stage Fund For Big Data Startups

techcrunch.com

Alexia Tsotsis is the co-editor of TechCrunch. Founders Den co-founder and angel investor Zachary Bogue has joined forces with seasoned big data VC Matt Ocko , Metamarkets founder Michael Driscoll and Prismatic CEO Bradford Cross to launch Data Collective , the world’s first Big Data-only early stage investment fund. .”

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Why it is hard for VCs to say ‘no’ and why that ‘no’ could be good news for an entrepreneur

The Next Web

Prior to Credo, Andrej worked at an early growth fund Benson Oak, the first backer of AVG Technologies . And if they do, they complain about lack of global potential or misunderstand my product completely. “Do Co-investments are an industry standard, and entrepreneurs should strive to get as much know-how on board as possible.

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What in the World ?!?

thebarefootvc

I overviewed demographic and economic trends globally and outlined the opportunity for technology companies to access growth in the emerging markets. Jan Koum, one of WhatsApp’s founders, immigrated to the US from Communist Ukraine as a teenager. He worked at Yahoo, where he met his co-founder.

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Coping With Late Payment – Managing Asia’s Slow Payers

YoungUpstarts

In a survey conducted in Europe, 60% of respondents said intentional late payment was the major cause of hikes in DSO. If an overseas customer is not able to settle an account due to liquidity problems, sourcing local finance to bridge the gap is an option. Singapore Business Federation, Singapore: Your global Asia Hub.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. As of year-end, Foursquare had over 15 million users, with an exponential growth rate globally. The era of the patriarch is nearing an end.