thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

This past May, Modi was elected Prime Minister of India in a historic election. Today, he gave a speech to a crowd of 20,000 at Madision Square Garden, outlining steps he is taking to cut bureaucratic red tape and encourage the Indian diaspora to invest back into India. In 2030, India is expected to surpass China in population.

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Steve Blank

JULY 27, 2015

government commercializes science. I spoke with Steve about innovation in the movie industry, and to Venk about his journey from bureaucrat in India to entrepreneur here in the U.S., 3D technology in theaters and at home. My sister was already here but I was having fun in India and I had no ambition (to come here.)

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

We’re standing 15 air miles away from the epicenter of technology innovation. I’ve been asked to talk today about the future of Innovation – typically that involves giving you a list of hot technologies to pay attention to – technologies like machine learning. In fact, it’s not about any specific new technologies.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 18, 2014

Although relatively few Israeli startups are focused on India, the market dynamics driving its mobile sector are worth a closer look. From a modest $200 million in bi-lateral trade in 1992 (when diplomatic relations were established), India-Israeli trade surpassed $6 billion in 2012-13. India is actually fragmented.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

This doesn’t mean just more technology stuff, though we’ll get that. Over the last half a century, Silicon Valley has grown into the leading technology and innovation cluster for the United States and the world. What’s happening is something more profound than a change in technology. The story to date is a familiar one.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. In India, two female journalists launched a mobile app to allow women to report harrassment and abuse, an issue in their hometown of Delhi and throughout the world.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

On Bplans, we often share information about United States’ specific resources, like SBDCs (small business development centers), but those resources probably aren’t as helpful to global entrepreneurs. Let’s say you’re an entrepreneur in India. You should type something like this into Google: “banks in India business plans”.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Today, at the roundtable, we had a discussion around the topic, especially in the context of specific geographies that were represented at the session: Dublin, Ireland, and Kolkata, India. In India, five of the seven major metros are seeing significant improvement in entrepreneurial energy. Let's look at today's presenters. Discuss.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 31, 2015

With hundred of thousands of global practitioners, the supply of ideas and best practices is endless. Telepathic, a new technology startup, is bringing A/B testing to the world of mass-market fiction and storytelling. The United States Digital Service, a federal government agency, is building a ‘stealth startup.’

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

We have three universities in the top 100 of the Shanghai ranking for engineering and technology. At home we have entrepreneurs who think global day one. The Dutch ‘invented’ the limited liability corporation with the inception of the Dutch East India Company. A conducive business environment. We need a center of gravitas.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

Three trends which started in 2010 should continue into 2011 and should accelerate as the year goes on: VC funding will continue to accelerate fueled by the global growth in entrepreneurship; job creation will see gains, fueled by startups and small business; initial public offerings will see a comeback. Investors will be bullish on startups.

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Start Up Blog

MAY 28, 2020

Likewise, it’s a lesson in the importance of brands, and being seen as technologically competent and future-centric. The Economic Perception of You: Being seen as future-focused and technologically literate in your career is a bankable asset. It’s one of the things our economy values most highly today. Details here.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 2, 2010

While there may be initial grants that launch businesses and get them off the ground, philosophically, we believe that a model of self-sustaining development is the key to a stable global economic system. It turns out that in my Vision India 2020 book, I have a similar project called FDBI. million financing round for. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 29, 2023

According to Jungle Ventures, Southeast Asia’s technology startups had a combined valuation of $340 billion in 2020. As per a report by InformationAge , by 2040, Asia is projected to top 50% of global GDP and drive. And the kinds of goods produced need to be tailored for India, need to be tailored for Indonesia, and so forth.

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 6, 2011

He points to innovations like Amazon’s ongoing transformation of the ecommerce experience – none of which would be considered breakthrough technology, but which in their aggregate have brought unprecedented consumer productivity gains. Ridley takes the reader all the way back through human economic history.

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David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

This is not a comprehensive list, but merely an attempt to highlight some of the most notable examples relevant for technology-enabled startups. For example, Qualcomm Ventures hosts an international business plan competition called QPrize , which targets mobile technology startups. 1) Corporate Venture Capital.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Some examples include Flipkart and Redbus in India, and Freshdiet in the US. One thing Vin said that I liked a lot is that the Malaysian government is spending heavily on tourism development campaigns, and Qyzzy may be able to become a part of that campaign. Google Adwords advertising. That sounds great.

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Reid Hoffman

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

For start-ups looking to achieve leadership positions in emerging and highly competitive global markets, it makes sense to prioritize speed over efficiency in the face of uncertainty. How do we achieve cooperation amongst a diverse range of governments, industries, and communities, all of whom have different and often competing interests?

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thebarefootvc

JULY 6, 2018

This is the most sophisticated understanding of the blockchain sector I have seen to date from a government: “The government has subdivided its industry classification scheme into three sectors, with ten further subdivisions under the guidance of the Korean Standard Industrial Classification ( KSIC ).

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thebarefootvc

JANUARY 27, 2014

Last week, a chart in the Wall Street Journal listed private companies globally that have raised capital at $1 billion-plus valuations from venture capital firms. 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.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 24, 2020

Every waking day, we are having tremendous changes in regulations and technology which greatly affects the way businesses operate. The cost of technology and the services needed to start and run a business has come down dramatically. Thanks to Bruno Pešec, Pesec Global ! #14- Photo Credit: Michael Zipurzky. Hope this helps.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2013

What will the future of InfoComm Technology (ICT) be like? Painting the scenario of how things will evolve, Cort Isernhagen of IDC Insights forecasted at the recent Infocomm Technology Roadmap Symposium 2012 that the ICT landscape over the next 10 years needs to consider four macro trends supported by four key pillars of technology.

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Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Pursue Global Markets 2. Pursue Global Markets. If you don’t have a business that can scale globally, then either don’t bother or just content yourself with staying small. In that same time frame, United States IPO volume declined 75% in real terms and now accounts for less than 11% of the global total. In the U.S.

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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.

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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.

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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. These standards allowed global collaboration and expanded the boundaries of trade.

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thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

This past May, Modi was elected Prime Minister of India in a historic election. Today, he gave a speech to a crowd of 20,000 at Madision Square Garden, outlining steps he is taking to cut bureaucratic red tape and encourage the Indian diaspora to invest back into India. In 2030, India is expected to surpass China in population.

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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.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 10, 2017

I’m originally from New Delhi, India and have lived in the US for 10+ years now. My professional experience is in the area of delivering technology solutions for major movie studios. air events global is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover and book event work, anywhere in the world. #5

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Now, what is most perplexing and intriguing about this horrific investing climate it that it is coinciding with what is unquestionably the greatest period in history for technology innovation and human progress. and the “West” to the BIC – Brazil, India, and China – and their brethren. For the U.S. So what to do? Just keep it simple.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

I sometimes feel that the Silicon Valley culture and we as technologists more broadly can breed monoculture in our approach to entrepreneurship, problem solving, market analysis and technology solutions. It globalizes. The White Tiger is set in India. He is born in abject poverty in the city of Laxmangarh in India.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

When speaking about the blockchain to many people in the United States, I get a puzzled look on why the technology matters. I didn’t take out my phone – still a feature phone, this was the year the iPhone was released – as I was told I may be followed and arrested if the government thought I was a journalist.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

When speaking about the blockchain to many people in the United States, I get a puzzled look on why the technology matters. I didn’t take out my phone – still a feature phone, this was the year the iPhone was released – as I was told I may be followed and arrested if the government thought I was a journalist.

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thebarefootvc

JULY 30, 2015

When speaking about the blockchain to many people in the United States, I get a puzzled look on why the technology matters. I didn’t take out my phone – still a feature phone, this was the year the iPhone was released – as I was told I may be followed and arrested if the government thought I was a journalist.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

“Boston has lost its previous leading position as the innovation and high-technology entrepreneurship center on the East Coast.” New York checked in at Number 5 in the Ecosystem Index but it’s the global capital of female tech entrepreneurship. Bangalore, India. ” Women Love New York. Vancouver, Canada.

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Transformify

AUGUST 27, 2018

Transformify , a UK-based Recruitment CRM, is pleased to announce a partnership with Volunteer4India , a social enterprise, to further broaden the presence of Transformify in India. Gender diversity remains a top priority for many businesses in India. ” About Transformify. About Volunteer4India.

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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.

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