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Airbnb S-1 (Part 1): So How Profitable Is This Thing Really?

View from Seed

Airbnb’s availability as a marketplace and its aggregation of substantial consumer demand has actually meant certain forms of lodging have been newly built or converted into rooms for the primary purpose of listing on Airbnb. So Where Does Airbnb They Go From Here?

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Advice For Innovative Companies Entering Emerging Markets

YoungUpstarts

If you are an innovative company entering an emerging market, you should be aware that you are sailing into a vast ocean and will need to engage in purposeful navigation. Emerging markets can be volatile, and the trick is to maintain a steady course by keeping an eye out for the critical beacons of market progression in your industry.

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IPA: a Quiet $10B Market (Automation is En Fuego part 2)

Austin Startup

I’m going to talk about the market dynamics for Intelligent Process Automation, but first let’s take a moment to understand why this software is valuable for the companies that buy them. And so we’ll see RPA firms push into process context in various ways, each according to their own vision for the market.

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The Adam Gant Interview: Idea-Powered Solutions to the North American Housing Crisis

The Startup Magazine

During these years of study and reflection, he imagined a solution to the housing affordability crisis that has limited access and driven costs upward for millions of families in North America who seek home ownership. markets often inflexible in responding to the housing needs of prospective homebuyers? In Canada, the U.S.

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Marketers Focus More Attention on Mobile Gaming

YoungUpstarts

In 2013, there were 909 million mobile gamers worldwide, nearly half of which resided in the Asia Pacific region, and 146 million of which came from North America. We all know that mobile is in demand and shows no signs of stopping. How Mobile Gaming Marketing Will Change. Exponential Growth of Mobile Gamers.

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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

YoungUpstarts

New emerging technologies have been the key catalyst for in-demand jobs. Vancouver has a situated tech market with a direct line to Silicon Valley. Tech Association listed five tech jobs in high demand until 2021. Tech companies need advertising, marketing, public relations, and technical sales professionals.

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7 Reasons To Think Globally While Still New And Local

Startup Professionals Musings

This approach, popularly known as “ glocalization ,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. Remember when the Chevy Nova required a rename, once Chevrolet realized that Nova meant "no go" in the Spanish market (not a great name for a car).

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