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JD.com Celebrates a Decade of Non-stop Delivery Service During Spring Festival Holidays

The Startup Magazine

It was likely these reasons amongst others that this year JD was named the exclusive partner of China’s Spring Festival Gala, the Chinese New Year special produced by China Media Group and commonly known as the world’s most watched television program.

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4 Ways Sales Can Help Your Company Offset Losses From Trump’s Trade Wars

YoungUpstarts

Companies buying or selling products or parts across international boundaries are likely to see higher costs which, without effort, must be passed onto the customer. Share the pain with business partners. These paradigm shifts are very real and demand a proactive response. Employ the sales team to expand globally.

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[Review] Startup Guide For The Technopreneur

YoungUpstarts

After all, you have an excellent product in the works that is sure to take over the world! Too many times I have witnessed start-ups with very promising and innovative products fall victim to financial starvation,” says Shelters. An ace team of business types and star programmers? Sheer luck? Surely they see the genius of it all?

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Careers Start by Peeling Potatoes

Steve Blank

When I got to my first airbase my job was lugging electronics boxes on and off fighter planes under the broiling hot Thailand sun, to bring them into the technicians inside the air-conditioned shop, to troubleshoot and fix. Solutions From Hands On. Worked weeks non-stop responding to customer Requests For Proposals (RFP’s.)

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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

How big is the market for Muslim-friendly products and services? To tap this burgeoning market, companies should consider working with local partners who possess a more intimate knowledge of each market. This led American entertainment giants like Disney and Viacom to partner Indian companies like UTV and TV18.

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[Singapore] Evernote Partners StarHub to Expand Footprint Here

YoungUpstarts

Productivity and notetaking software maker Evernote has been growing from strength to strength since it launched into public beta in 2008, and to date has grown to some 66 million users worldwide. “We’ve also seen good traction in Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand.”

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

It might be the products or the customers they deal with, or it could even be the fact that they are the ones in charge of it all. Being an entrepreneur is more than just about selling a product or service or the freedom to make my own hours and call the shots. 17-Creating new content and products. Photo Credit: Vipe Desai.