Entrepreneurs and investors speak about the need and urgency to increase investment and Scale Up start-up communities in their countries. Yet when it's time to invest capital, the culture of risk impedes the flow of money from the wallets of local investors into the pockets of entrepreneurs.
Thomas D. Nastas
- Subaru Recalls Nearly 120,000 US Vehicles Over Dangerous Airbag Issues
- Malaysia: Murderer of Aussie Businessman Had His Death Sentence Reduced To Only 35-Year Imprisonment
- Disney, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' Allies Settle Lawsuit Over Disney World Special District, Ending Feud Over 'Don't Say Gay' Law
Entrepreneurs raising money too often attempt to shape investor risk behavior to their investment opportunity. Instead, shape your business model to match the needs of not only your customers but investors too.
Brazil and China like Russia are large population countries with a growing middle class that is ripe for more consumer-facing clones, clonentrepreneurs and Clonentrepreneurship.
This part discusses the culture of risk in the developing countries and how it impacts the behavior of local investors and their willingness to finance seed and early stage tech business models.
2010 was a 'tipping point' for the start-up of Russia through two liquidity events and underlying forces in the country. First was the acquisition of the Russian Groupon clone called Darberry by Groupon.
What are the elements of a start-up community? What can you do to startup a start-up community in your city, or help it do more-faster?
Subscribe to VCpost newsletter
Most Popular
- Former CEO Shoots Himself to Commit Suicide After Receiving $25 Million Record-Breaking Fine for Fraud at Steinhoff
- Xi Jinping Warns Dutch PM That 'No Force' Can Stop China's Technological Advancement Amid Export Restrictions
- Social Security Benefits to Increase for Some Seniors After Addressing Overpayment Issues
- Disney Investor Nelson Peltz Criticizes the Company’s 'Woke' Strategy, Questioning 'Black Panther' and 'The Marvels' Films
- Major AI Companies Unite to Create the World's First Artificial Superintelligence Alliance Worth $7.6 Billion
- Citigroup to Complete Sweeping Overhaul This Week After Laying Off 5,000 Employees
- North Korea Refuses Peace Talk With Japan Unless They Confront Their 'Brutal' History; Business Relations at Risk
- Amazon Skips Cash Pay Hikes for Senior Employees This Year