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Accel 2021 Euroscape: On the path to global dominance?

Cracking the Code

Before answering this, let’s take a look at what happened in the global software and cloud market over the last year. Global market snapshot The world now has 10 software and cloud giants worth more than $100B, representing $4.1T Beyond the giants, the momentum continues for the public companies in our global cloud Index.

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How Today’s Startups Can Adapt to a Globally Distributed Model

ReadWriteStart

Although it’s tempting to blame it all on the coronavirus situation and its formidable ripples, the pandemic only accelerated the processes of globalization and digitization that have been underway for decades. Still, COVID-19 helped tip the balance towards a globally distributed model. The world of work is transforming.

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Why We Can’t Let Luddites Ruin Global Trade

Both Sides of the Table

There was a grave consequence to nations who were slower to industrialize because the scale advantages wiped out entire local economies in foreign lands including Germany and France and in parts of the Middle East and Asia. And this is similar to the world we face today with global trade. But the opposite is equally true.

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Proper Staffing is Key to Effective Global Expansion

Startup Professionals Musings

In order to manage international growth your company needs to be directly involved in international expansion rather than relying on distribution partners. Thus, it is essential to appoint a ‘head of international’ with significant hands-on experience to chart your course in the global world. The cost to us was nine months of pay.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

BigBand Networks, which has more than 200 customers in North America, Asia and Europe, provides broadband service providers with digital video networking solutions designed to make it easier to distribute, manage and monetize video. Fifty of its manufacturing activities and 70% of its consolidated revenues derive from global operations.

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Two Entrepreneurs Turn Selling Men’s Leggings into a Global Business Success

Hearpreneur

What started as an e-commerce hobby selling men’s leggings in 2015 quickly turned into a global business with a steady increase in sales and stockists in the US, UK, Australia and Germany. We are Ben & Jordan, two brothers from Sydney Australia with a background in global advertising, design and marketing.

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Zero Marginal Cost Energy

Version One Ventures

Earlier this year, I published a post that was very bullish on an emerging electricity grid powered primarily by distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar, wind, and batteries. A surplus of DERs already presents a massive challenge for grids from Texas to Germany, a problem colloquially known as the duck curve.

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