VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2020

I believe I am qualified to talk about this as I spent ~6 years at Google in strategic partnerships (commerce), as head of Campus London (Google’s first physical startup hub), Head of Google for Entrepreneurs Europe (now called Google for Startups) and eventually general partner for Google Ventures. M&A – Acquisitions.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2014

Currently, all things technology based have a high acquisition rate if they can provide a service for a wide range of emerging technology markets. Finding a partner that melds well with your existing business plan and internal infrastructure will help in ensuring that your partner enhances your performance, without hindering it.

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Acquisition Merger Europe Technical Review 193

David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

A typical VC thesis: “we invest in tech startups in Europe at an early stage” However, our experience shows that in many cases: . “Europe” means a handful of countries, for instance, France, UK, and Germany. These results are consistent for both US-based and Europe-based VC firms.

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Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. Should the New Administration Focus on Europe or IndoPacom? I disagree with that.

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Technical Review Technology China Taiwan 271

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

Understanding where your VC partner sits in their respective fund and where their fund is in the cycle of its investment lifecycle will help you understand your VCs behavior. By spending more time educating your board on your business you get more valuable advice from them. What Rob wrote in his post is right.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), a public-private partnership housed at the Aspen Institute, is organizing a Venture Capital, Private Equity and Angel Investor Delegation from the Maghreb. In addition, as part of the program, I’ll be making my first public presentation of our research study on VC portfolio operations value creation.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

How big is the market for Muslim-friendly products and services? To tap this burgeoning market, companies should consider working with local partners who possess a more intimate knowledge of each market. The old paradigm of manufacturing in China and selling in Europe and US is no longer entirely true.

Technical Review 171

Technical Review United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia China 171

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2019

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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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Growth will slow, partly due to internal limits and partly because the company is starting to bump up against the limits of the markets it serves.” He talks about making things that people want & going after a big enough market. The constraint between good ideas and growth operates in both directions. Growth, again.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Localization is not only desirable, but essential to gain and keep market share in specific countries. Even though it usually makes sense from a marketing perspective for a startup to stage software rollout to various linguistic groups, it makes no sense to design and implement your application that way. Prior experience is critical.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2017

One of the reasons why you are making money, is because the market has changed. The retail market has not altered much for decades, and remains a store that is focused on the people in the city and the surrounding cities. Market research. You cannot look at Europe as one playground. Market places.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2022

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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Global North America Intellectual Property Offshore 266

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

So why is online video such an attractive market to build a startup? Europe is roughly the same as the US. Europe is roughly the same as the US. These markets represent about $600 billion of total spend between them, leaving tons of opportunities for startups to disrupt and grow large. We like sight, sound & motion.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

The shrewd marketing tactics of an experienced business executive transformed what had been a regional sunglasses maker into an international company that is focused on disrupting the industry. With a viral approach to marketing and customer-friendly pricing, Hawkers today is sold primarily online and in 50 countries. Growing Hawkers.

Viral 157

Viral Private Equity Venezuela Los Angeles 157

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. 26 Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), the oldest venture capital practice in the United States, today announced the closing of a $350 million supplement to its current fund family, BVP VII, which closed in June 2007. 2009 Bessemer Venture Partners. Friday, February 27, 2009.

Software Review 48

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

It only seemed logical for Akos and his partners to bring this concept to the US. In 3 years, they predict more than 50 operating units. In 5 years, an international takeover after partnering with the right investors. For example exporting a new amusement concept to the US from Eastern Europe. How do you help clients?

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Security will shift from defensive to predictive AI-powered security (Norwest Venture Partners). Since AI and ML startups cut across verticals (analytics, fintech, health, adtech, security, etc), it’s easier to group them under the “machine intelligence” umbrella, coined by Shivon Zillis , a partner at Bloomberg Beta.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Startup 122

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2020

I found this reality addressed well in a new book, “ Fast Times ,” by McKinsey Partners Arun Arora, Peter Dahlstrom, Klemens Hjartar, and Florian Wunderlich. In the same year, Lego's profits soared 63% as they expanded their initiatives and operations in Asia and Europe. Keeping priority on what matters for long-term success.

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Agile Advisory Board Metrics Asia 307

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Mitul’s passion to excel and customer focus have been built into the core values and mission of Citius Partners. They provide a hands-on transformation and revenue growth partner for B2B technology companies. Inside Sales), Channel, Pre-Sales, SDRs, Marketing, Customer Success, and Professional Services.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2020

Proptech is one of the few exceptions to this, with most companies falling within the moderate impact category, due to the current freeze on the property market. Meanwhile in Europe. I might go deeper on other European markets in a future post. Prominent US VCs advised startups not to apply for SBA loans. Source: Pitchbook.

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SBA Technical Review Startup 124

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

Not just because meeting Clayton was influential in shaping my thinking about markets but also because Derek Andersen (who founded Startup Grind) is such an awesome host and runs a very informative events. You start traveling around Europe, starting working for them overseas. Or did I want to move to Europe? Tell us about that.

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Cofounder Technical Cofounder Startup San Diego 337

Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 3, 2015

As group marketing director of Creditsafe, David Knowles creates and drives the company’s brand and marketing strategies throughout the U.S. and Europe. He possesses 20 years of experience in branding and marketing with expertise across B2B and B2C industries, including retail, food and beverages, and financial services.

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Iceland CPA Europe B2C 60

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The top 100 SaaS companies in Europe and Israel The European Software-as-a-Service world changed forever when Daniel Dines, the founder of UiPath, made the cover of Forbes as ‘Boss of the Bots’ last month. The 2018-19 cohort were valued at a combined $126 billion in market cap on their IPO day, which is 4.3x 2009, CapitalQ, Yahoo!

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The Next Web

JANUARY 16, 2014

Secondly, because he had single-handedly managed to achieve something that my adopted startup hometown of London (despite a fair amount of wailing and hand-wringing) has not yet achieved; namely, an incredibly successful public flotation of a homegrown tech company listing on the local market. and RealEstate.com.au

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Australia San Francisco IPO Cofounder 146

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

If you’re a startup entrepreneur, you risk facing a competitive disadvantage if you wait too long to expand your operations. The first step in the process of expansion is identifying which markets are of the most strategic significance to your business. For example, angel funding is more prevalent in the United States than in Europe.

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France Marketing Social Media Startup 77

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 14, 2018

I am working to develop deeper relationships with LitLife’s school and district partners to ensure that our literacy consulting work is as effective as possible. By highlighting work that is going well with partners, we can also cast a light on the amazing work happening in each of our sites! 7- New ideas and partners.

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Entrepreneur Germany Leadership Partner 69

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

Thus, localization is not only desirable, but essential to gain and keep market share in specific countries. Even though it usually makes sense from a marketing perspective for a startup to stage software rollout to various locales, it makes no sense to design and implement your application that way. Prior experience is critical.

Software 200

Software Distribution Europe Database 200

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2022

In fact, 2021 was the year that my sister and business partner quit her 9-5 corporate job and we both went full time with the business. As a studio that produces animated commercials and explainer videos, the pandemic hits us hard, as not many companies are willing to spend their budget for marketing. Photo Credit: Shokouh Hatch.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Curation Software Review 123

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

While all that was happening, SYME perfected its offering and came to market with a tamper-resistant, unchangeable ledger. Things have flattened since then, but the potential for more rolling lockdowns across Europe over the busy Christmas period has manufacturers in a flap. SYME set the AIM on fire in August, soaring past £1.25

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Balance Sheet Stock Europe IPO 290

Cracking the Code

APRIL 21, 2021

Founded in Bucharest, and now headquartered now in New York City, UiPath rang the bell this morning at the NYSE, becoming the largest public cloud company born in Europe. After going $0 to $1mm in their first 10 years, UiPath has now hockey-sticked to over $600mm in revenue in 2020, and the automation market is still in early innings.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

It is simply the most important way to proactively control your career development and how the market perceives you. That was fine with me – the market is the market. That was the market. In today’s market you can prove your worth, in 1991 that was a bit harder. Not operational. It is neither.

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Marketing Europe Engineer Networking 385

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Statistically, less than 50 percent of small businesses are still operational after five years. These include the hiring of virtual assistants, which lowers operational costs while increasing the level of productivity. . By outsourcing, it is estimated that you can reduce cost of operations by at least 40 percent.

Small Business 60

Small Business Non-Compete Europe Philippines 60

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

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).

Global 136

Global North America Intellectual Property Offshore 136

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2012

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).

North America 260

North America Intellectual Property Marketing Offshore 260

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. The founders, LPs, and venture partners have a long history in local startup ecosystems in the Southeast including LaunchTN , The Company Lab , CoStarters , and several other regional funds and resources. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

The shrewd marketing tactics of an experienced business executive transformed what had been a regional sunglasses maker into an international company that is focused on disrupting the industry. With a viral approach to marketing and customer-friendly pricing, Hawkers today is sold primarily online and in 50 countries. Growing Hawkers.

Viral 78

Viral Private Equity Venezuela Los Angeles 78

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

How To Survive And Profit From Radical Change written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Jonathan Brill. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Jonathan Brill. More About The Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network: Check it out here. Like this show?

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