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Why The Future Of US High-Tech Is Bright

YoungUpstarts

Other social networking, online marketing, clean-tech and bio-tech companies have fallen out of favor with some investors, fueling speculation regarding the future of the US technology sector. Global Demand. They are not alone. Thus they enjoy fewer benefits from having larger markets than the innovation industry.

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Power To The People – Creating Trust In Data With Collaborative Governance

YoungUpstarts

Just think of the turmoil caused by the dawning of the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) era, with employees demanding to use their beloved, personal mobile phones or tablets for work. Now even more IT agitations are on the way, once again being generated by employee demand. It’s a familiar story. Just as Web 2.0

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Why Every Business Needs To Become A Platform, And How To Do It

YoungUpstarts

Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter? By allowing people to provide transportation on demand without having to have access to an extremely scarce and expensive taxicab license, Uber was able to amass a US network of over 160,000 drivers in just five years. What’s the hottest trend in business right now?

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

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. For the last few years, there really hasn’t been a demand to innovate on top of the ecosystem that’s been built. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. business models.

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6 tips to bridge cultural differences in marketing communication

The Startup Magazine

In the seventies they used an image of a stork and a baby for the introduction of Pampers in Japan. Great idea, one would think… Where it not for the fact that in Japan the stork has nothing to do with babies. Check if there’s market demand for your services. It happens to the best of us. Ask Proctor & Gamble.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

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. For the last few years, there really hasn’t been a demand to innovate on top of the ecosystem that’s been built. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. business models.

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Soundbites from the future

Start Up Blog

Un-Social Networking: Martin Lindstrom of Brand Sense says we are suffering a little from digital emptiness. Australia has the highest usage and penetration of social media at an average of 7 hours a month. This is ahead of the USA, the UK and Japan. They thought we should be able to demand payment.

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