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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

In the middle of the Vietnam War, student riots protesting military research forced the end of classified work on most college campuses. Some of the speed differences are because commercial companies and academics face Darwinian competitive pressures for revenue or recognition. The very definition of a contractor implies a contract.

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Is Outsourcing The Key to Better Productivity?

YoungUpstarts

Doesn’t that mean laying off half the workforce and sending all your core activities to manufacturing sweat shops in Vietnam and telephone call centres in New Delhi? There is a cynical proverb, apocryphally credited to the media, which is “never let the truth get in the way of a good story,” of which the above is a perfect example.

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17 Entrepreneurs Celebrate Summer Business Accomplishments

Hearpreneur

Beauty brands relay on social media strategy as much as traditional PR! Also, I had the opportunity to present my “Organic Reach is Dead: Learn to Pay to Play Like a Pro” Masterclass to a standing room only (or sold out) crowd on the main stage at the Social Media Week Los Angeles conference. Image Credit: Trina Albus.

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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. This is even true for the Asian arms of Silicon Valley VCs.

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Are Facebook Investors Playing Russian Roulette?

crowdSPRING Blog

They can’t – certainly not based on Facebook’s current revenue opportunities. First , there’s a huge disconnect between Facebook’s user growth and potential revenue per user. That’s very healthy revenue, but significantly below the revenue needed to justify a 100 billion dollar valuation.

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Transportation, On-Demand And The Asian Economy – Asian Horizons

YoungUpstarts

The on-demand economy may have been spurred by the big names that have frequent mentions in social media or otherwise: Uber, Airbnb and the whole shebang. The sharing economy is expected to grow to US$335 billion in revenue by 2025 from US$15 billion today, according to PwC – and these are no small numbers. Hyperlocal Focus.

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Expanding your startup into Asia? Here’s how to build out your operations in the region

The Next Web

He is currently CEO of Bubbly, a social media startup backed by Sequoia Capital, SingTel Innov8, and JAFCO. The worst-case scenario is that they will steal your intellectual property and cut you out of the loop (this is especially true in countries like Indonesia, Vietnam, China, and Thailand) — I’m serious, watch out!

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