thebarefootvc

JANUARY 27, 2014

Some, such as Chinese mobile company Xiaomi, were founded less than five years ago while others such as Good Technology have been around for more than a decade. Information is more widely available, due to increased connectivity through technology platforms. Technology ubiquity. And so we know the bubble will pop—for some.

Technical Review 63

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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.

Small Business 60

Small Business Artificial Inteligence Demand Technical Review 60

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

If you read the headlines or talk with zealous friends you may well think cryptocurrencies are either our savior from bureaucratic, ossified governments or are purely speculative Ponzi schemes. In more than a decade of writing about the Internet and tech-enabled businesses I’ve learned that mobs don’t do nuance well.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

This is a good time as ever to examine whether financial focus is now shifting towards Impact as an opportunity for companies, and how technologies that intentionally tackle social and environmental issues are becoming business models with strong returns. How will they be able to deal with it if not through private investment?”

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Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 1, 2009

CompStudy publishes an annual report of equity and cash compensation that provides compensation data on top management positions and Boards of Directors at private companies in technology and life sciences. Head of Technology/CTO 1.19%. 2008 CompStudy Report in Technology. President/COO 2.58%. Head of Engineering 1.32%.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Let’s say you’re an entrepreneur in India. You should type something like this into Google: “banks in India business plans”. For example, you might try: “What kind of business plan does United Bank of India require for a loan?”. Also, look for resources affiliated with your country’s government. It looked promising.

Global 62

Global South Africa United Arab Emirates United Kingdom 62

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Technology. Loading… Personal Finance. Personal Finance. Personal Technology. TECHNOLOGY. Craig Walker, co-founder and CEO of Firespotter Labs, a technology incubator, said it feels unnatural to bestow so much voting power on one executive. Ran gold Resources Ltd. View All Search Results » |.

Silicon Valley 42

Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

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.). It was the first of the 54 Science and Technology Industrial Parks.

Silicon Valley 267

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 267

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

” Sixteen innovative and high impact MaD Venture Fellows were invited to present at the MaD Ventures Salon on 25 January, pitching to 300 people in the investment, finance and business communities in Hong Kong. Its technology introduces a whole new way of consuming content and information in a much more visual and effortless way.

Silicon Valley 157

Silicon Valley Artificial Inteligence Asia Singapore 157

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.

Global 40

Global Switzerland Japan India 40

Pascal's View

AUGUST 28, 2010

government dataset compiled by the U.S. billion, followed by finance, 19 deals, and healthcare, 17 deals. The fact that Singapore, Brazil, India, China, Chile, the U.K., warned a technology forum this week that without a change in U.S. government policy ‘thenext big thing will not be invented here.

Venture Capital 56

Venture Capital America Initial Public Offering IPO 56

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2010

However, Deborah is looking for ways to sell her low carbon footprint green house technology to producers, and is in conversations with producers in Senegal and India. The company is profitable and has so far raised only $400,000 in friends and family and angel financing. Jimmy asked if he should be raising money at this point.

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Senegal Nevada Bootstrapping Silicon Valley 117

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. It is not possible for financial investors to gauge the viability of this technology without some help from scientists and researchers.

Entrepreneur 114

Entrepreneur India Silicon Valley Massachusetts 114

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.). It was the first of the 54 Science and Technology Industrial Parks.

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

It is, however, too early for financing. She writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Discuss.

Poland 126

Poland Argentina Oakland Entrepreneur 126

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. Finance, Banking, Loans, etc. Whats on your technology toolbelt? View All Search Results » Subscribe. Deutschland.

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

My keynote remarks at the UN General Assembly’s High-Level Event on Innovation and Technology – SDG Innovation. To achieve that vision, we need new technologies; new collaborative strategies between governments, NGOs, and the private sector; new methods of sharing and scaling what works. My name is Reid Hoffman.

Networking 28

Networking Chile Government Global 28

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

It struck me that had the technology existed, travelers could have taken advantage of our empty aircraft to get back to London and then the aircraft could be dropped in Oxford, with minimal additional cost. The wedding industry is notoriously one of the least technologically advanced retail sectors. Image Credit: Brittany Haas.

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur LLC Cofounder Green 91

www.businessweek.com

JUNE 18, 2012

Bloomberg Government. Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Technology Solutions. Technology. Technology. Markets & Finance. In 2009, Nuance Communications ( NUAN ) , one of the largest players in voice recognition software, licensed its technology for use in a small mobile app. Bloomberg Law. Innovation.

Greece 45

Greece Ukraine New Hampshire China 45

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

has transformed from a small information technology components firm into a comprehensive and full-service IT computer hardware and support solution provider, servicing over 20,000 clients across the country. I never want renters to find themselves in my situation – scared, displaced and worried about my finances. 18) Better Person.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Together, CMRR, Cashflow, Churn, CAC, and CLTV make up the “5 C’s of SaaS Finance. As a private company, you have a VERY high cost of capital (well above 10%), whether you raise venture capital, angel money, friends and family investments, bank financing, or all of the above. Philippe Botteri. Bessemer SaaS Law #3.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

Pascal's View

AUGUST 11, 2009

The abundance of risk capital during America’s technology bubble in 1999 and 2000 effectively financed the launch of the technology innovation ecosystems that now thrive in China, India, Singapore and other emerging (and increasingly robust) economies.

Global 31

Global Offshore United States Singapore 31

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I think it’s a huge mistake to outsource technology as a startup. Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. Government grants – Credit cards / debt. If you believe in it – then finance whatever you can yourself. Other sources of capital.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 10, 2020

We need to wait for the government to fix it." If you're in the technology business, that's like sacred ground. But my original background was in technology. They were trying to figure out how to monetize a lot of the technology that they had. But then by my second year, I had a real interest in finance.

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