Deal Radar 2009: Grab Networks

According to a February 2009 ComScore report, millions of consumers have begun watching short video clips frequently throughout the day. Over 75 percent of the US Internet audience, or more than 145 million people, view videos online. Further, the average online viewer watches 312 minutes (5.2 hours) of video per month, that in segments of

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Venture Capital in China: David Chao of DCM (Part 6)

SM: Seeing where it has been, where is innovation in China going? DC: In the cellular space they did it right by relying on open technologies, and innovation will continue there. They did not have anything native, so they had to rely on Motorola and Nokia, as well as an OS like Symbian.

Entrepreneur Journeys Book Review: “If at first you don’t find funding…”

Check out Heather Clancy’s timely SmartPlanet post, “If at first you can’t find funding…fund yourself,” discussing Sramana’s latest book, “Bootstrapping: Weapon of Mass Reconstruction”.

Venture Capital in China: David Chao of DCM (Part 5)

SM: India has remained the IT back office. The best product company out of India is Zoho, which did $60 million last year as a fully bootstrapped company. That seems to be the best India has done in terms of product and innovation. DC: We were the seed and first investors in Sling Media, which

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Win Free E-Book Copy of “Entrepreneur Journeys”

We have four remaining free coupons for an e-book copy of “Entrepreneur Journeys, Volume Two: Bootstrapping: Weapon of Mass Reconstruction”. The first four people who write a review of “Entrepreneur Journeys: Volume One” on Amazon AND send a tweet to @sfrocks (you can tweet @sfrocks by changing your status on Twitter to “@sfrocks Amazon review link”) with a link to the

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Catching Up On Readings: Can Social Gaming Save The Media Industry?

Something’s gotta give — perhaps social gaming is the answer. Click on the full article for this and all of the posts from this past week, in case you missed them.

Selling in a Non-objective Environment (Part 4): The Fatal Attractionist

By Guest Author Jim Healy “I won’t be ignored, Dan!” said Alex Forrest in “Fatal Attraction.” And neither will Kim Jong Il. In this fourth article in the series, we cover the fatal attractionist. The concept of a fatal attraction in sales means a relationship that was thought to be wonderful but finally results in

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Venture Capital in China: David Chao of DCM (Part 4)

SM: I am intrigued that I have not heard you speak about bootstrapped entrepreneurship in China. It has been a very strong outsourcing destination for the manufacturing industry for several decades. There must have been a solid bootstrapped entrepreneurship ecosystem during that period, right? DC: In China there is a whole other world of traditional

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