VC Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2022

2021 was a banner year for Israeli startups, breaking new records in fundraising, new unicorns, and exits. In this posts I review the potential risks for the Israeli tech ecosystem and the mitigating factors that counter some of them. Israeli startups are on fire. Exits of Israeli startups in 2021 reached $82.4

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Where there’s been the overthrowing of governments, mass protests and even outright civil war, there’s… entrepreneurship. “ Startup Rising: The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East “, written by seasoned U.S. internet executive and venture investor Christopher M. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

According to an old Harvard Business Review article, many people in history, famous for their inventions, like Thomas Edison, were entrepreneurs who only later were remembered as inventors of the products they commercialized. Of course it helps to have innovative technologies before you start building a business.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 16, 2022

As globalization takes place, companies worldwide are looking for new opportunities to expand their business. Most of them would like to: find global partners or distributors. But finding global partners can be a challenge when you don’t know where to look for them and how to reach them. Check customer reviews online.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 27, 2022

Serbia has been an important player in the global economy for centuries, and its role has only grown in recent years. The Serbian government is now looking to capitalize on this by launching a new initiative that will allow citizens to trade non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Second, it could provide a boost to the local tech sector.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

Internal corporate processes thwart innovation due to inherent inefficiencies of scale, high overhead, and the risk of impact on the corporate bottom line. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally. Government bail-outs do not promote innovation. New emerging manufacturing technologies (e.g.,

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

With the pandemic, climate crisis, global economic shifts and rapidly changing consumer markets, it is clear that many businesses of today will no longer be relevant tomorrow. It is our startup sector which will drive this innovative progress. Startup founders are our ambitious problem solvers. Risk and reward.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, contributing editor of Lean Startup Co. It’s been exciting to watch the Lean Startup movement grow from a practice utilized in the tech world to one implemented in a wide variety of sectors ranging from enterprise to education, religious organizations, nonprofits, and government groups.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Advanced technologies continually alter our world’s landscape, and each step is an incremental evolution that propels you forward. Businesses also demand flexibility, choice, agility, and cost-effectiveness from these enabling technologies to ensure that business capabilities can change with demand, market, trade mission, and more.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 18, 2020

Tech can play a role in helping on various fronts: Startups and tech companies working directly on tackling Coronavirus – from prevention to testing and patient care. For #1, there are calls for action coming from the EU and UK government to companies that can accelerate the manufacturing of respirators.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

On the other side of the spectrum, the idea of finding a unicorn has attracted many investors toward the much riskier venture capital and emerging technologies. Over the past decade, advancing technologies and social consciousness have been causing unprecedented and exciting shifts in every sector of the economy, not just the tertiary.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

As a potential investor, I always think of the high rate of failure of disruptive technologies, due to the longer learning curve of customers, infrastructure change consistently required, and higher marketing costs. Technology is great, but high-tech major-step-forward solutions are not the answer to all our change challenges.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Global estimates for online payment fraud in 2022 reached $41 billion (USD) , more than double the figure from the previous year. Companies must comply with the customer verification processes laid out by the relevant regulatory agencies and governments where they operate. Collect the correct payment information.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2020

This is due to the growth of entrepreneurship, which continues to boom. This is especially true of startup and smaller businesses who may not have the financial standing to recover. No one wants a governing body storming their offices to review the books. The need for this form of accounting has changed with technology.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2018

High-tech electronic data tools have revolutionized the way businesses operate nowadays. Startup businesses can benefit from the new tools in gaining root in the market. Considering the technology saves on time and money, it would be wise for startups to adopt it. Other things the technology reveals include: Fraud.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 7, 2021

10 Important Hiring Tips for Startups in Post COVID Era. Here’s Are The 10 Important Tips For Hiring In The Post-COVID-19 Era: Use Technology for Streamlined Flow. So, if they do not use the power of technology, there will be a pile of manual tasks knocking at your door. Hiring Global Talent. Consider Remote Hiring.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 14, 2022

However, that has rapidly changed over the years due to several factors. First, the Bitcoin global popularity increased after the financial crisis of 2008 which led many to question the stability of national currencies and fiat money. Bitcoin has been called a revolutionary technology by many, due to its innovative nature.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 30, 2020

What we’ve experienced while dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic has me thinking about the worldwide supply chain network and our absolute ignorance in not addressing the detrimental, looming effects of global climate change. states that the spread of the virus globally affected both the markets and vessel operations significantly.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 31, 2020

Venture capital investment is one of the top places startups look out for when seeking funding for their business alongside other popular options like angel investing and crowdfunding. In the same vein, various technological innovations such as artificial intelligence have made VC funding easier and less biased.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

As part of The Startup Magazine Founder Interview Series , we interviewed Maha and David Harper, wife and husband co-founders of Atlas Group London, a construction-tech startup that has digitized the building of healthcare facilities. TSM: With a bit more detail, what does your company do?

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

It’s that time of year, time to look back and reflect on the most significant storylines in the tech, startup, and VC world. And, with that warning, I offer to you, the big stories in the startup and investing ecosystem of 2018, written in ascending order of importance and magnitude…. 4/ Global Trade Wars Are For Real.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

According to Atos, a European multinational information technology services and consulting business, $50 billion is invested in FinTech annually. According to another Allied Market Research report, global FinTech will be worth $698.48 It should include doing background checks and reviewing their security rules and practices.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2022

Here are best practice tips to consider to ensure your next hardware product doesn’t get delayed or worse lie dormant for years due to regulatory hold-ups. certified test equipment and test environment) results available for governing agency review. Get familiar with ensuring safety and minimizing product interference.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

The largest ones are Alibaba, Global Sources, DHgate, EC21, Tradekey, Asia Trade Hub, and go4WorldBusiness. Global Sources, once listed in Bermuda and now owned by the private equity giant Blackstone, has been active in Hong Kong since the 1970s and focuses on trade in and out of the former British colony. B2B Marketplaces in Asia.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. The previous post described how China built its science and technology infrastructure. This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. – The Torch Program.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 10, 2024

billion in annualised revenue , an a myriad of new companies were born, from open source LLMs to application layer startups that were able to move fast and do much more with less. Much like mobile technology became a de facto part of every startup, AI is no longer a category but the core or a component of every product.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Every waking day, we are having tremendous changes in regulations and technology which greatly affect the way businesses operate. This means that more and more entrepreneurs are designing solutions to global problems, creating innovative products and services that meet real needs, and driving social change.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 2, 2022

Bitcoin is often thought of as an American invention, but it’s actually a global phenomenon. This is due to a number of factors, including the continent’s status as a financial hub, its regulatory environment, and its history of embracing new technologies. The Netherlands is also a major hub for bitcoin activity.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The pandemic has caused a severe downturn in global economies. Yet despite the overarching negative outlook, startups seem to be weathering the storm. Quartz mentions that startups seem to be dealing with the pressures of the pandemic far more effectively than larger businesses and conglomerates. Larger Companies Responses.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 26, 2014

From mundane love messages to celebrity pronouncements, or to the sharing of online content to even being used as a way to coordinate anti-government protests during the Arab Spring, Twitter has been in so many different ways for so many different purposes it’s now hard to imagine our world without it.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 9, 2010

T he birth of the Israeli venture capital industry was supported by government programs like Yozma. The proposal will enable investors in startups to receive tax write-offs on investments for high-tech companies who spend at least 70% of their salaries in Israel. The Israeli High-Tech Support Plan.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2023

We've also seen extensive use of technology and increased remote working. As a result, businesses in this field should leverage technology to provide interactive, easy-to-understand educational content that can help customers make health-related decisions and maintain healthy habits. Thanks to Erik Pham, Health Canal ! #2-

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Steve Blank

JUNE 27, 2017

This article originally appeared in the Harvard Business Review. As more and more companies face disruption from globalization, new technology, and startups that have more capital than the incumbents, the continuing cry from Wall Street investors is, “Why can’t companies be as innovative as startups?”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

According to an old Harvard Business Review article, many people in history, famous for their inventions, like Thomas Edison, were entrepreneurs who only later were remembered as inventors of the products they commercialized. Of course it helps to have innovative technologies before you start building a business.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 13, 2019

In an effort to support startups looking for capital and mentorship, The Startup Magazine is supporting American Electric Power in the launch of its IlluminationLAB global innovation program for technology entrepreneurs. We encourage all startups to consider applying to this rewarding startup accelerator.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 14, 2011

But those same words could easily be applied to the Singapore-based technology entrepreneurs present at Techventure 2011. Just a bit of background – the high-tech start-up scene in Singapore is said to be growing healthily in recent years. Plans for more Singapore-based technology incubators. Singapore Innovation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2014

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. The good news is that a patent can scare off or at least delay competitors, and as a “rule of thumb” patents can add up to $1M to your startup valuation for investors or M&A exits (merger and acquisition).

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