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Entrepreneurship growth: perception vs reality

Tom Tunguz

The flurry of media activity in entrepreneurship including the spate of new TV shows like X-Factor for tech and Shark Tank, the refocus of the NYTimes and WSJ on technology, and the number of entrepreneurs on mainstream magazine covers gave me the impression that entrepreneurship is on the rise.

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The 18 Awesome Women of SaaS in Asia

SaaStock

All the while, she was also building up her path in entrepreneurship. In 2011, she co-founded Grab (previously known as MyTeksi) together with fellow Malaysian and Harvard graduate Anthony Tan. Hooi Ling then moved on to Salesforce, where she was Senior Director for Pricing Intelligence and Monetization.

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18 investors fueling Latin America’s SaaS superstars

SaaStock

Another was 2011/2012 where not only were another 5 VC firms started but it’s also when international ones set their eyes on this vast market. Founded: 2011. Founded: 2011. One of those was 2008/2009 when 5 funds were started. Most well-known funds experimented with funding Brazilian and Latin American B2C ventures.

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Latst day to vote at The Europas

The Angel VC

But all joking aside, The Europas is a great event which features some of the best startups in Europe and celebrates entrepreneurship, something we can't do too much in Europe.

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Drata’s CEO Adam Markowitz on creating a culture of cyber security

Intercom, Inc.

. “To help students earn the trust of employers, we had to first prove our security posture to universities” Adam: The experience came to an end in 2011 when the shuttle program was retired, and I made the jump from aerospace to entrepreneurship. I took the plunge, as they say.

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The 18 Outstanding Speakers at SaaStock LatAm 2019

SaaStock

Delving even deeper into the entrepreneurial seas, Patrick was Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Alpine Investors in San Francisco, as well as Program Officer at the Center for Entrepreneurship at Stanford. In 2012, he underwent a shift in his professional path and studied Technology Entrepreneurship at Stanford.

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Starting a SaaS in Berlin – 3 years in

Chart Mogul

International travel: Originally planned for 2011, Berlin’s new Brandenburg Airport is still nowhere close to being open — the ‘German efficiency’ stereotype clearly not extending to large-scale public sector infrastructure projects.