I’ve been fortunate to have been part of half a dozen exits this year, and have seen the process work smoothly, and other times, like a roller coaster with only the most tenuous connection to the track. Here are ten bits of advice I’ve distilled from these experiences in the …
Read More »Singular closes $30M funding to accelerate innovation for growth marketers
Since founding Singular in 2014, we’ve focused on solving the data challenge for marketers. And it’s only gotten tougher. Five years ago when we came up with the idea for Singular, there were 150 marketing technology tools. Today there are almost 7,000, and the average enterprise uses more than 90 …
Read More »Motivating Development: How To Inspire Creative Marketing Teams
Motivating Development: How To Encourage Creative Marketing Teams Tips from executives on how to inspire creativity in the workplace Tweet Share Join Countless Fellow Followers Login or register now to gain instant access to the rest of this premium content! Creativity can be the driver for change . However inspiring …
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Read More »Changing consumer behavior is the key to unlocking billion-dollar businesses
In the summer of 2012, I had just learned of a new service where a driver would pick you up in their own car, not a taxi or licensed town car. You’d be able to recognize the car by the pink mustache strapped to the front. I quickly downloaded the …
Read More »TNB Aura closes $22.7M fund to bring PE-style investing to Southeast Asia’s startups
TNB Aura, a recent arrival to Southeast Asia’s VC scene, announced today that it has closed a maiden fund at SG$31.1million, or around US$22.65 million, to bring a more private equity-like approach to investing in startups in the region. The fund was launched in 2016 and it is a joint effort …
Read More »Indonesia e-commerce leader Tokopedia raises $1.1B from Alibaba and SoftBank’s Vision Fund
Indonesia-based e-commerce firm Tokopedia is the latest startup to enter the Vision Fund after it raised $1.1 billion Series G round led by the SoftBank megafund and Alibaba. SoftBank and Alibaba are existing investors in the business — the Chinese e-commerce giant led a $1.1 billion round last year, while …
Read More »Struggling e-commerce firm LightInTheBox completes $85M deal for Singapore’s Ezbuy
Southeast Asia is a growing digital marketplace and increasingly a focus for startups across the world but there haven’t been many exits. So it’s notable, then, that struggling Chinese discount e-commerce service LightInTheBox has closed its acquisition of Singapore-based Ezbuy, which operates a cross-border selling service in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and …
Read More »China’s JD.com teams up with Intel to develop ‘smart’ retail experiences
Months after it landed a major $550 million investment from Google, China’s JD.com — the country’s second highest-profile investor behind Alibaba — has teamed up with another U.S. tech giant: Intel. JD and Intel said today that they will set up a “lab” focused on bringing Internet-of-Things technology into the …
Read More »Salesforce doubles down on Japan with dedicated $100M fund
It’s been a good week for Japanese startups. Fresh from Google making a rare investment in the country when it backed AI startup ABEJA, Salesforce — another U.S. tech titan — has announced a $100 million fund for enterprise startups in Japan. The Japan Trailblazer Fund is Salesforce Venture’s …
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