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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Until we weren’t. Nobody cared about our valuations any more.

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Top 6 Cleantech Startups in Singapore Securing Impressive Funding Rounds

AsiaTechDaily

Register Singapore is emerging as a hotspot for cleantech innovation, with a growing number of startups focusing on sustainability and environmental impact. The startup intends to leverage this funding to support a regional expansion strategy, with its sights set on entering the Malaysian and Philippine markets within the next two years.

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The Venture Investment Guide: Insights from Enlight Venture’s Yongmin Kim’s Illustrious Career

AsiaTechDaily

An experienced investor, his journey in venture capital began in 2007, a tumultuous period with a global financial crisis. Kim emphasizes that while all investments are focused on short-term financial performance, founders must concentrate on their long-term business strategy to increase valuation.

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10 Zurich-area investors on Switzerland’s 2020 startup outlook

TechCrunch

Venture Kick was launched in 2007 with the vision to double the number of spin-offs from Swiss universities and draws from a jury of more than 150 leading startup experts in Switzerland. Also sustainability will hopefully be put back on the agenda. How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy?

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Four Ways Business Owners Can Attract New Employees and Retain Existing Talent

Smart Hustle Magazine

Already facing supply chain issues, businesses can hardly sustain the one-two punch that occurs when they’re unable to fill a new position or keep inventory in stock. At my company in New York, we’ve implemented to following four strategies to ensure our workplace stays both vibrant and, most importantly, staffed.

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German Bionic raises $20M led by Samsung for exoskeleton tech to supercharge human labor

TechCrunch

“With our groundbreaking robotic technology that combines human work with the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), we literally strengthen the shop floor workers’ backs in an immediate and sustainable way. Measurable data underscores that this ultimately increases productivity and the efficiency of the work done,” says Armin G.

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Arbisoft co-founder Yasser Bashir on building trust with early-stage startups

TechCrunch

Co-founded in 2007 by Yasser Bashir, Arbisoft falls on the larger end of the spectrum of software development partners that our readers have recommended in our ongoing survey. What started with three people in 2007 is now one of the most successful software companies in our region. Arbisoft is a manifestation of many of those ideas.

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