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Which Categories of Seed Startups are Thriving? Which Aren't?

Tom Tunguz

Blockchain - another exponential curve that shows growth from 0 to 200 startups in eight years. Blockchain is clearly the category with the steepest slope. Social Media - Facebook went public in 2012. Eight years ago, there were nearly zero AI startups seeded.

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38 Bright Asian SaaS Stars

SaaStock

It is based on blockchain and allows businesses to take care of their finances on a number of platforms and in multiple currencies. Founded : 2012. Founded : 2012. Founded : 2012. Chelpis creates quantum-proof tech for cryptocurrency and blockchain. Founded : 2012. Based in: Hong Kong. Funding to Date : $1.6M

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The 18 Awesome Women of SaaS in Asia

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In 2012, she moved to Hong Kong and later on served as its Vice President there. In 2012, she became Assistant VP at JJL Overseas Education in Beijing, soon enough becoming its VP of Global Development. Kathleen Ting. Kathleen launched and built up the Family Office and Fund-of-Funds business at BlackRock AxJ. Lisa Zhang.

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How Will We Value a Crypto Token?

Tom Tunguz

Imagine you have a dollar to invest and you can choose between two options: a public cloud service or a layer 1 blockchain. There are approximately 1/3 fewer shares of Apple in circulation today than in 2012 because the company has used their cash to buy them back and retire them. How do you decide which is more attractive?

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5 Business Books I Wish I’d Read Sooner

OpenView Labs

Is Blockchain the technology unique? The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni (Published 2012). The idea that the latest is also correct holds in technical genres like software engineering, artificial intelligence, and the likes. Think the Bitcoin economic phenomenon is new? It’s a forcing function that brings impact and clarity to the list.

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5 Predictions for 2021

Tom Tunguz

Blockchain technologies become mainstream driven by the adoption of national reserve banks. In response, other national reserve banks introduce Blockchain based currency creation and control systems. The IPO market hasn’t been this hot since at least 2012, but likely since the dot-com era.

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How SEO Has Evolved Over The Years - Then And Now

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Here are a few examples of what Google considers perpetrators of these schemes: Google started attacking these schemes in 2000, but it wasn’t until the 2012 Penguin update that it began penalizing, banning, or de-listing websites that were found using link schemes. This industry is constantly evolving.