Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 15, 2010

I had been working on marketing & strategy initiatives for European telcos for the past several years helping them to think through and design Internet offerings. He told me that he was leading the project globally and gave me the name of the lead Japanese partner.

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techcrunch.com

AUGUST 14, 2012

Putting An End To The Biggest Lie On The Internet. It’s long been said that “I agree to the terms of service” is the biggest lie on the internet. Google Tightens Up App Policy, Gets Stricter On Naming/Icon,… 7.25.12. Enterprise. Smartphones. Digital Cameras. Headphones. CrunchBase. Hot topics.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 16, 2013

Rather than fading away anytime soon, what we see is that crowdsourcing has transferred to the Internet. The Internet provides a particularly good venue for crowdsourcing since individuals tend to be more open in web-based projects where they are not being physically judged or scrutinized and thus can feel more comfortable sharing.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. You named 3 in your post, but what are the 10 others? Europe Consumer. (1). internet. (6). In search of Europe's next tech stars. How the use of internet is transform. Global Warning!

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

It might seem unusual to classify a generation of people after a technology, but it’s always been this way, just not explicitly by name. Millennials or Generation Y grew through a few global recessions and a pandemic. But what shaped their world was coming of age with the internet, mobiles devices, and social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2022

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. 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.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 9, 2015

E-commerce continues to grow worldwide, according to the Global E-Commerce Index by A.T. The global market volume is estimated to grow 18 percent, up to €994 billion, by the end of 2015. In Europe’s retail trade, not all product groups are subject to the same law. by Mark Fabian Henkel, co-founder and CEO of Paymill.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 28, 2011

There are 5 senses, and we still can’t experience 3 of them on the internet – so we must complete the connection / transaction off line…. The internet is trying to mimic the real world. The internet is in every second pocket. So the alternative of a global currency will emerge. GENERATION D (Digital).

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

The internet can provide a whole host of innovative strategies for businesses of any size to break into foreign markets. Content which may be perfectly acceptable in the USA or Europe may cause offence in other parts of the world. domain name (e.g. In fact, this isn't the case.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. The name of the bird is PiccoZ. Europe Consumer. (1). internet. (6). In search of Europe's next tech stars. How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity?

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Cracking the Code

APRIL 18, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Labels: anecdotes , internet , Online Gaming. Europe Consumer. (1). internet. (6). In search of Europe's next tech stars. How the use of internet is transform. Cracking The Code. Devils link.it

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. The first internet wave managed to solve pretty well the "Where to buy" problem, with sites like Kelkoo , Shopzilla , NextTag , PriceGrabber, or Shopping.com. Europe Consumer. (1). internet. (6). Watch this!

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2019

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. 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.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Founded in 2008, Shanghai-based CooTek is the company behind TouchPal X Keyboard and TouchPal Contacts , which lets you type contact names directly on your smartphone’s dial pad. Don’t threaten the Chinese Internet giants. In particular, CooTek is one Chinese app developer that has chosen to start by targeting the Western market.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

Let me drop a few names and you will get the picture: Adyen, Booking.com (acquired by Priceline), Distimo, Mendix, Shapeways, Spilgames, Takeaway.com, TravelBird, WeTransfer and Qandidate. We boast the world’s second highest fixed broadband Internet subscription rate only an inch behind Sweden.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2011

At today's roundtable, we discussed three major trends and opportunities for 2012 and also worked with an entrepreneur from Europe. Once upon a time, it was a rather straightforward exercise of collecting names and mailing addresses, and then running direct mail campaigns. Social Contacts. And what do entrepreneurs do?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 6, 2012

Chris Anderson wrote a really influential book some years ago called “ The Long Tail ” that shaped how many people think about emerging Internet markets. This was how companies who produced media became big before the Internet. The company started out in South Korea by making South Korean drama available on the Internet.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 7, 2016

Shiva’s over in Europe helming a number of product initiatives at Spotify. Shiva Rajaraman: A big part of my decision to join Spotify was to experience firsthand the culturally diverse and dense scene Europe represented. The global mean is so misleading. At a personal level, what has that been like? It’s a journey.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

News )—Stanford GSB, Harvard Business School, UPenn Wharton, Chicago Booth, MIT Sloan, Kellogg, UC Berkeley Haas, and Columbia Business School—and eight of the top ten global MBA programs , are all on the list of unicorns. Global Fashion Group (3x HBS, 2x Wharton). Of these MBA unicorns, 63 founders are represented. Shazam (GSB, Haas).

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. 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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. 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. Find global sources now.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

Many Internet marketplaces also have a rake or vig. Before discussing the merits of low rakes versus high rakes, let us first take a look at current examples of different rakes across the Internet. Booking.com was not always the online leader in Europe – in fact they were a disrupter stealing the flag from other large incumbents.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

In today’s incredibly busy, globally interconnected world, it can be easy to unintentionally start taking things for granted. As we reported last week, this was the year of the inaugural Women’s Entrepreneurship Day during Global Entrepreneurship Week. Europe and Africa, and the consumers. The feel-good news. No, really.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2011

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. 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. Find global sources now.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

In a global market where the buyers and sellers of coffee are often half a world away from those who grow and maintain the plants themselves, do you know what those worker’s lives are like? There are critics of the fair trade system itself, who say that it is less impactful than the name would imply. Thorough internet search.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2015

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. 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. Find global sources now.

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www.ere.net

JULY 15, 2012

It might surprise you to know that the average recruiter cannot name the distinct steps in the recruiting process, nor the goals or common failure points for each step. Sales and Guest Relations Manager for CIS, Eastern Europe & Greece. Skype name: olinkaru. Browse Articles by Tag. advertising. assessments. coldcalling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2012

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. 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. Find global sources now.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

Instead, the global pandemic has turned 2020 into its most harrowing year. 10:44) The moment the company went below 1x growth for the first time since it was founded as the pandemic hit China and then Europe. (11:50) 20:32) On believing in the internet as an immune system, then learning it's not and taking responsibility.(22:55)

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

First Name. The Wall Street Journal is phasing out support of the Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) browser. Internet Explorer. In the 1990s Internet boom, easy money helped founders maintain more control early in a companys evolution, but founder CEOs without voting control often got replaced by a professional manager ahead of an IPO.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2010

Entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, popularly known as “glocalization.” That means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. Find global sources now.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2011

about Moshe Lichtman, and why he is one of few men or women capable of leading an Israeli startup to global billions. He worked his way up the corporate ladder; in 1998 he became VP of the Digital TV platform strategy, which did not pan out, and in 1999 he found an opportunity in Microsoft Internet (MSN) international.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

NAME Comcast. NAME Verizon Communications. NAME Yahoo. NAME Shikhar Ghosh. NAME Toby Stuart. NAME Daniel Dreymann. NAME Charles Holloway. NAME David Cowan. Globaloney: Globalization Challenged. INTERNET BUSINESSES. Domain Name/Basic Site. General Internet. -

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

TechCrunch Europe ran an article in November of last year that European startups need to work as hard as those in Silicon Valley and I echoed the sentiment in my post about the need for entrepreneurs to be maniacal about their businesses if one wants to work in the hyper competitive tech world. We were based in London. I thought that, too.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2019

I had to grow up reading books because the internet was not yet a useful resource; it did not contain the depth of answers to pursue a passion. How did you come up with your business name? That very day I registered the name, and it stuck ever since. I didn’t. Tell us about your products and services.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 10, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Well, it is basically the mix of a video iPOD, a smart phone, a camera and an internet browser. Labels: internet. Europe Consumer. (1). internet. (6). In search of Europe's next tech stars.

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Designmantic Blog

MARCH 6, 2018

She is a recipient of a number of accolades such as Oracle’s Top Influencer of Europe, Forbes’ Top 20 Women Social Influencers and Career Experts’ Top Digital Marketing Influencer. Tamara’s name is synonymous with technology and marketing. Tamara McCleary. Website: tamaramccleary.com. Marsha Collier. Website: coolebaytools.com.

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