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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

In a sweeping expose on the dynamic forces shaping the “New East”, Ben Simpfendorfer’s “ The Rise of the New East: Business Strategies for Success in a World of Increasing Complexity ” provides an in-depth view of how the economic resurgence of Asia and the Middle East are changing global markets.

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Born Global or Die Local – Building a Regional Startup Playbook

Steve Blank

China, Russia, Brazil, India, Indonesia all meet those criteria. However, most countries don’t have sufficient population to support scale with just their local market and ultimately need to be global players – from day one. One of the groups I spoke to was the Australian Sports Technology Network. Outside the U.S.

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Starting Up In Singapore (Part I) – Product/Market Fit

YoungUpstarts

The business may either start in Singapore and quickly venture outwards OR it starts in a larger regional market e.g. Indonesia from day one. Global from day one (GD1). Startups in this category have the know how, mindset, confidence and product differentiation to address the global market from day one. Consumer Facing B2C.

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Significant Percentage Of Global Email Traffic Is Spam: Cloudmark

YoungUpstarts

Interestingly, research compiled from messaging threat protection service provider Cloudmark’s Global Threat Network actually places the United States as the top country in the world in terms of volume of email spam, followed by Brazil and France. Global Ranking for Volume of Email Spam. Percentage of Emails Flagged as Spam.

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[Singapore] Job Satisfaction No Indication Of Job Loyalty: LinkedIn

YoungUpstarts

Professional online networking site LinkedIn have just have gotten some empirical to support that. This was in comparison to a global average of about. . ” Change Jim to any other name, and you may have heard similar conversations around the office watercooler or pantry conversations at many companies. seven to two.

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[Asia] [Event] Demo Asia 2012

YoungUpstarts

Singapore is the second country in Asia to host a DEMO event after China, and the event will comprise of conferences, pitches and networking sessions for an invited group of companies to launch their products for the first time to an audience. An Asian Innovation and Entrepreneurship Showcase.

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Web 3.0+: The Hyperconnected Global Internet

thebarefootvc

I overviewed the growth of the global internet and penetration, noting that the future of the Web was going to be driven by emerging countries, as mobile connectivity continues to be more ubiquitous and the West is largely penetrated. Globalization of the Internet. conference in NYC, in September 2010. We are interdependent.

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