Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 31, 2015

With hundred of thousands of global practitioners, the supply of ideas and best practices is endless. Every year, our team conducts more than 500 customer development calls to understand what challenges the community is facing. ReadyTalk became interested in Lean Startup principles to develop new lines of business.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

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. In India, two female journalists launched a mobile app to allow women to report harrassment and abuse, an issue in their hometown of Delhi and throughout the world.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 2, 2010

We see a lot of businesses that can be characterized as social enterprises, ranging from education to rural development businesses. While there may be initial grants that launch businesses and get them off the ground, philosophically, we believe that a model of self-sustaining development is the key to a stable global economic system.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 29, 2023

According to Asian Development Bank, Covid-19 pushed 4.7 As per a report by InformationAge , by 2040, Asia is projected to top 50% of global GDP and drive. And the kinds of goods produced need to be tailored for India, need to be tailored for Indonesia, and so forth. Southeast Asia was walloped by Covid-19.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Some examples include Flipkart and Redbus in India, and Freshdiet in the US. One thing Vin said that I liked a lot is that the Malaysian government is spending heavily on tourism development campaigns, and Qyzzy may be able to become a part of that campaign. That sounds great. Suresh is a 1M/1M premium member. Photo by [link].

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Reid Hoffman

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

For start-ups looking to achieve leadership positions in emerging and highly competitive global markets, it makes sense to prioritize speed over efficiency in the face of uncertainty. How do we achieve cooperation amongst a diverse range of governments, industries, and communities, all of whom have different and often competing interests?

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David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

Microsoft BizSpark is a global program that helps software startups by giving them access to a range of Microsoft software at free or discounted prices. They are a major sponsor of several accelerator programs, including Startup Weekend ; Global K-Startup , which “aims to help Korean startups go global,” and 10,000 Startups in India.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Unfortunately much of the press coverage missed the mark, with many headlines claiming that India was banning cryptocurrencies. Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, during annual budget conversations, reiterated that bitcoin was not legal tender, and that the government would be clamping down on illegal activity using cryptocurrencies.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 24, 2020

Big business seems dead set on eliminating small business and government regulation is consistently making it more challenging to live the American dream. Thanks to Bruno Pešec, Pesec Global ! #14- We evolve with the industry and serve as pioneers to new developments. 14- More inspired to be entrepreneurs.

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thebarefootvc

JANUARY 27, 2014

Last week, a chart in the Wall Street Journal listed private companies globally that have raised capital at $1 billion-plus valuations from venture capital firms. Globalization and resulting economic prosperity has created more wealth around the world. Suddenly, everyone’s worth a billion dollars. Or so it seems. Technology ubiquity.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Obviously, none of us can accurately determine what the future will hold, but thanks to globalization, rapid advances in the scientific and technological sectors, and a very connected online world ( among other things ), change is happening faster than ever before. And in the 21st century, it will take China and India just 15 years.

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OnlyOnce

JANUARY 2, 2011

Productivity Gains – This is something frequently cited as critical to developed economies like ours in the US. Fiscal Policy vs. Monetary Policy – Fiscal Policy is manipulating the economy through government taxing and spending. So here’s my quick & dirty cut at Macroeconomics for Startups. Why should you care?

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

To the first question, I would point to three main factors –payback for the 80’s and 90’s, globalization, and governmental intervention. As for globalization, in this context it is the idea that wealth in the last 11 years has not so much been destroyed as it has simply moved from the U.S. Develop action plans 4. For the U.S.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Most notably, the ground-breaking development and rapid global distribution of mRNA vaccines highlighted the speed and scale of technological advances to outsmart humanity’s most dire threats. of the global population. billion actively use the internet worldwide – 59.5% More than 5.22 of the world’s population.

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

To the first question, I would point to three main factors –payback for the 80’s and 90’s, globalization, and governmental intervention. As for globalization, in this context it is the idea that wealth in the last 11 years has not so much been destroyed as it has simply moved from the U.S. Develop action plans 4. For the U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 11, 2018

The clients, competitors, providers, intermediaries — distributors — and other public (such as the government or the press), are known as the company’s micro-moments. He is the founder, CEO and creative head of DG Studio, a Los Angeles based digital agency with Sister companies in India and Mexico.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Because of a global donor blood shortage, particularly in emerging markets, clinicians and patients don’t have enough access to donor blood. Carolyn Yarina , Co-Founder and CEO of Sisu Global Health. Prior to Sisu, Yarina founded a medical device non-profit working with rural mobile clinics in India. and Indian companies.

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Start Up Blog

MAY 5, 2020

These are my conclusions, which I think provide a solid template for examining the global economy: The False Dichotomy: We don’t live in a world that is either strictly global or national. Many of the things we regard as local actually have more global origins. Both co-exist and have done so for a very long time.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2016

by Raj Subramaniam, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications, FedEx Services. Globally, only 38% of SMEs currently export overseas, even to markets right next door. Globally, SMEs that sell overseas generate average revenues of US$1.5 Could it be that exporting overseas is simply not worthwhile?

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2020

These are some of the sensational headlines used to describe the havoc created by the COVID-19 pandemic to the global economy. Governments and businesses across the world are consistently speaking about the need to adjust to a new normal. Use The Time To Plan For A Digital Future.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

In Beijing we hadn’t seen air so badly polluted since we had been in Agra in India in the winter where I swear there was a day you could wave your hand in front of you and see traces of it in the air (and their excuse was they burn dung for heat.). The <10% that decide to go global early do so by starting outside of China.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2013

Over the next few decades, this young cohort would comprise a rising proportion of citizens in Asia (31%-40% in Singapore, Korea, Hong Kong and Japan, and more than 51% in Malaysia, Philippines, India and Indonesia). 2005 to Today: Retail, Manufacturing, Finance, Government Specific, etc. Macro Trend 2: Urbanization.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

In Beijing we hadn’t seen air so badly polluted since we had been in Agra in India in the winter where I swear there was a day you could wave your hand in front of you and see traces of it in the air (and their excuse was they burn dung for heat.). The <10% that decide to go global early do so by starting outside of China.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

OrangeScape positions itself as an Application Platform As A Service (APaaS) provider, and has some marquee customers in India including Unilever, Citibank, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and Sterlite. Next, Paul Croskrey with OBM Global pitched the Multi Angular Force Generator (MAFG), an alternative energy startup aiming to provide off-grid power.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2022

The only countries that saw higher growth in tech investments were Germany (170%) and India (164%). 2021 Tech Trends: Israel is winning the global race for tech funding. Part of a global trend. Records were broken globally as well, both in terms of funding and number of unicorns. India: $42 billion ??U.K.:

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Campus Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 15, 2010

The Indian Government is focusing hard on education and here is some interesting news regarding their plans for providing $35 tablet computers to millions of students. Later in the piece, Terry Thomas, a partner in the local arm of global audit firm Ernst and Young, is among those striking a note of caution.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 10, 2018

For instance, in India, none of the current platforms attract more than 34% of the population (which is 2 nd highest in the world). The answer is simple – India’s social platforms aren’t really built for anyone outside of the U.S. So why aren’t citizens of other countries as enamored? or those who may settle in the U.S.

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Entrepreneurship for the Sustainable Development Goals. The UN Sustainable Development Goals are both optimistic and achievable. To succeed, we will need innovation that is both original and deployed at global scale. Or these business models might just fund the global availability of products and services with minimal profits.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Roi Patterson from Sherbrooke, Canada, presented my3P.com , a motherhood and apple pie concept for solving the world's problems - from teaching teens how to build lawn mowing businesses to teaching government agencies how to do economic development to teaching businesses how to perform better to being a feeder to incubators.

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Growthink Blog

JULY 30, 2012

To the first question, I would point to three main factors – continued payback for the 80’s and 90’s, globalization, and governmental intervention. As for globalization, in this context it is the idea that wealth growth in this period has not so much been paused as it has simply moved from the U.S. That develop action plans.

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thebarefootvc

AUGUST 31, 2018

Behind the scenes, we’ve seen much development progress. Interestingly, Satis, a blockchain advisory firm, published a report this past week (link below) that predicts offshore markets for cryptocurrency will be main drivers of crypto market growth, citing a loss of confidence in government monetary policy around the world.

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Reid Hoffman

APRIL 14, 2014

billion people in China, India, and other developing countries will join the global middle class. As the global middle class expands, there will massive opportunities for entrepreneurs to create more efficient industries and more productive business ecosystems. Over the next decade and a half, 2.5

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www.businessweek.com

JUNE 18, 2012

Bloomberg Government. Global Economics. In September, Nuance started offering free tools to mobile developers for building applications using Nuance’s speech recognition software. Siri is an example of “the types of situations we are looking to develop: smaller companies using us becoming big.”. Bloomberg Tradebook.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

I realized that working for large companies who were fighting each other, or fighting the government, was never going to scratch that itch. If manufacturers can increase productivity , they can produce more without increasing costs, then they are more globally competitive. Photo Credit: Vanessa Bouche.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

I was living in Silicon Valley at the time of the panel, but I had been living abroad for 11 years before returning having lived in England, France, Italy, Spain and Japan as well as establishing physical offices in India. The patriarch of the family works his arse off developing expertise in making gloves for other people.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

Surfers alway want to know the waves conditions in real-time and they want to stay connected with their local and global community. After more than a year of growing the goFlow global surf community, we realized that this need to know the conditions in real time doesn’t only apply for surfers. Thanks to Roni Eshel, goFlow !

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David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

While fundraising of US VCs has dropped slowly as a percentage of global limited partner allocations over the last decade, non-US startups are receiving a more rapidly increasing percentage of that money. As a result, the Canadian government created the Canadian Technology Accelerator Initiative. Source: NVCA, Pitchbook.

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