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What the West needs to know about Russia’s tech scene

The Next Web

With a little knowledge of some of the key cultural differences and unique properties of the local tech scene, Russia can easily become one of the most attractive tech markets in the world for investors. Russia currently has the largest online market in Europe. Russia in numbers. Russian tech: Sectors to watch.

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

Both Sides of the Table

So it is a combination of markets and people. The contextual ad market was attractive. Since 2006 they have added offices outside of Boston including Menlo Park, Europe, and China. He is starting to see this occur in sites that are verticalizing content. He does think there are opportunities in vertical search.

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

Both Sides of the Table

What a pleasure that I got to spend an hour talking with both Om Malik (whom I’ve always respected his views) and Paul Jozefak , a venture capital partner at Neuhaus Partners in Germany (and formerly the head of Europe for SAP Ventures). The strategy of GigaOm and where they differentiate in the market.

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Interview with eFounders

Cracking the Code

Today is a very interesting time for the SaaS industry: Europe has shown it was capable of creating successful SaaS businesses, and it’s only the beginning. SaaS startups need to have a VC that understands the SaaS model, including market development strategies, upsell dynamics, sales incentive plan, etc.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Personalization Remains An Open Problem

ReadWriteStart

Mike's customer acquisition strategy is weak at this point, and he also has a rather broad strategy in approaching this market. and e-commerce businesses, so I would love to work with Kelly to help her figure out the various nuances of building a successful e-commerce business, especially one that differentiates on personalization.

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The truth about FMCG in Australia

Start Up Blog

In fact, these challenges are taking away most packaged goods marketers ability to determine their own marketing mix. And it’s harder than ever to differentiate consumer goods. What brand marketers must do is be part of important conversations with their audience. Sure, Australia is a tiny market on a global scale.

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A Rake Too Far: Optimal Platform Pricing Strategy

abovethecrowd.com

eBay recently launched an aggressive campaign attacking Amazon’s rate table on a vertical-by-vertical basis ( those percentages can be found here ). Booking.com is the unquestioned leader in online travel in Europe, and represents a substantial portion of TPG’s astounding $35B market capitalization.

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