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How to raise money for your startup from VCs and investors in Asia

The Next Web

He is currently CEO of Bubbly , a social media startup backed by Sequoia Capital, SingTel Innov8, and JAFCO. Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, and Vietnam each have a couple of very good VC firms. Thomas Clayton has started and run numerous high-tech startups in Silicon Valley.

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Are Facebook Investors Playing Russian Roulette?

crowdSPRING Blog

For example, there are five major markets where Facebook is not the top social network : China, Russia, South Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. If you haven’t tried Facebook ads yet and are considering doing so, here’s a brief Facebook lean marketing guide to help you. I’d love to hear from you in the comments.

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If I Told You I'd Have to Kill You: The Story Behind “The Secret.

Steve Blank

Thailand: Bats, Moths and John Scoggins I was 19 in 1973 and in Thailand in the Air Force working on electronic warfare equipment on fighter planes, gunships and Wild Weasels, at the tail end of the Vietnam War. Air travel, media that conducts waves, velocity, acceleration.

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Entrepreneur Making Huge Strides in the Digital Age

Hearpreneur

That’s the story of Zima Media, and the co-founders, Michael Zima and Damien Bouvier. We had a chance to interview Michael Zima and asked about their story, how they started their business and the future of Zima Media. You are going to interact with clients from Australia to California to Vietnam all before lunchtime.

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Boom and Bust and What Comes Next

Scalable Startup

“Boom and bust is our lot and we must follow the ancient advice.that Joseph gave to the Pharaoh: Put away your surplus during the years of great plenty so you will be ready for the lean years which are sure to follow.”. Housing is cheap in the Central Valley, but the cost of living is even cheaper in India and Vietnam.

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Out of the Crisis #21: Tomas Pueyo on the hammer and the dance, political polarization, and how the pandemic will affect the way we live and work

Startup Lessons Learned

So when a fractured world where the media is as politicized as it has ever been, who managed to get this message out? He wasn't a media star. So first of all, what a testament to social media and its power to reach- Tomas Pueyo : Huge. And in fact, The Lean Startup is very much that. His name is Tomas Pueyo.