This document summarizes financial and operational details of Shapeways, a 3D printing service company. It discusses Shapeways' funding history totaling $38.5M, growth from 1,000,000 objects printed in 2012 to 2,200,000 in 2013. Key highlights include partnerships, new materials like food-safe ceramics, and procedural modeling software. Competitors are mentioned along with the potential for further growth through technological advances, partnerships, and an expanding user base.
Sina Weibo is a Chinese microblogging website launched in 2009 that had over 500 million registered users and 61 million daily active users as of 2013. It filed for a $500 million US IPO in March 2014, valuing the company between $3.3-7 billion. While it has grown significantly since launch and become popular for sharing images and videos, Sina Weibo now faces increased competition from other social platforms like Wechat and will need to adapt to remain a leader in the Chinese market.
Team Infinity proposes an app called Boomerang that allows users to have real-time conversations with representatives based on their location. The app would automatically share the user's location and connect them with the responsible party to get help. It aims to simplify human communication by providing a single point of contact tailored to the user's context and location. The minimum viable product (MVP) would allow users to anonymously message with businesses and see other users' comments and feedback.
This document provides information about Scott Johnson's product, which offers foreign language lessons and translation services using advanced users. It has raised over $38 million in funding and has 25 million users. Started by Luis von Ahn in 2011, the service was selected as Apple's App of the Year in 2013 and has partnerships with CNN and BuzzFeed. While currently free, it generates revenue through a large translation market, and the founder aims for profitability soon.
Alibaba was founded in 1999 in an apartment and has since grown to a $140 billion valuation. It launched successful sites like Taobao and Alipay and now generates billions in annual revenue. Alibaba saw the potential of the Chinese market early on and built a large business through its free marketplace model. It continues to expand its services, including a new US ecommerce site, and remains a dominant player in China's growing online retail industry.
MDA Information Systems provides sensor system technologies and products including financial information, a short history of the company, current popular products, proprietary technologies, holographic displays, competitors, and future plans.
Groupon is a deal-of-the-day website launched in 2008 that offers daily deals for local businesses. It retains approximately 50% of the revenue from each deal with the rest going to the business. Groupon has experienced rapid growth, with total revenue increasing from $1.61 billion in 2011 to $2.6 billion in 2013. It was co-founded by Andrew Mason, Eric Lefkofsky, and Brad Keywell in Chicago and has since expanded to 41 countries. Groupon's success is attributed to its unconventional business model that provides a minimum return on investment for merchants.
Fishing Joy is a mobile game and game engine developed by Chukong Technologies that has over 13 million daily active users and 62 million monthly active users. The company was founded in 2010, received $1.2 million in initial financing and has received $83 million total so far. In 2013, revenue was $12 million for July and up 17% for the first half of the year. Chukong focuses on insights into popular mobile games, organizational skills to build a platform from its large user base, and investing in its Cocos2D-x game engine.
Team Infinity presented a proposal to improve feedback by allowing users to select their location, interact directly with brands, and implement an incentive system to gamify the feedback process. The current problem is that giving feedback causes friction due to uncertainty around who receives it, how it is delivered, and where it impacts. Data shows that while location awareness and simplicity are most important to users, they are less satisfied, suggesting areas for improvement.
Team Infinity proposes a solution called "Observe" to allow giving feedback with less friction. Their minimum viable customer is a University of Michigan student who regularly gives feedback and is impatient, opinionated, and empathetic. Observe would let users send feedback with optional contact info, and the app would deliver the feedback to the appropriate parties with context in order to solve problems for everyone involved.
Union Square Hospitality Group is a restaurant group founded in 1985 which now has an estimated market cap of $10 billion. It opened its first restaurant, Union Square Cafe, in 1985 and has since expanded to include other popular restaurants like Gramercy Tavern, Eleven Madison Park, and Shake Shack, which started as a food stand in Madison Square Park in 2004 and went public in 2015. The group emphasizes hospitality over just service and sees providing higher wages as key to attracting quality employees and delivering better customer experiences.
This company presentation discusses a neighborhood review website that allows users to discover local businesses, write reviews about their experiences, and message friends. The presentation provides an overview of the website's features for users and businesses, its financial and user growth history since 2004, current data and facts about monthly users and global expansion, strategies for ensuring quality reviews and loyalty among contributors, potential future profit models, and competitors. The CEO discusses starting the company on a $1 salary and being part of the CEO club.
Netflix started in 1997 as a DVD rental service, switching to a flat fee unlimited rental model in 1999. In 2007, Netflix introduced streaming and began producing their own original content like House of Cards in 2013. While Netflix now has a $25.2 billion market cap and $5.5 billion in 2014 revenue, increasing competition from services like Hulu and rising licensing costs require caution in predicting Netflix's future growth.
Twitch began in 2007 as Justin.tv, which livestreamed its founder's daily life, and eventually expanded to allow anyone to broadcast any content. The gaming category grew rapidly, and in 2011 it spun out as Twitch. Twitch was acquired by Amazon in 2014 for $970 million. Twitch attracts high internet traffic, with over half of users watching more than 20 hours per week, and it succeeded by starting focused on gaming and becoming a social network for gamers beyond just livestreaming.
Box is a cloud storage company that provides services like file sharing and collaboration tools to enterprises. Founded in 2005, it has since raised $414 million in funding and is now valued at $2 billion. Box has over 82% of Fortune 500 companies as customers and recently redesigned its iPhone app and offered 50GB of free storage. Its focus on security and access controls for enterprises has helped it grow significantly over the years since its initial $350k investment from Mark Cuban in 2005. Analysts predict Box will launch its IPO soon to compete further with Dropbox and other cloud storage providers in both the consumer and enterprise markets.
Rdio is a digital music service that provides on-demand access to over 20 million songs, social networking features, and music recommendations. Founded in 2010 by Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstr旦m, Rdio has raised $17.5 million but is not yet profitable, with 120 employees. While offering strong recommendations and integration features, Rdio likely won't overcome the lead of competitor Spotify in the digital music streaming market.
1) Lockheed Martin was formed through the merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta in 1995.
2) Some of Lockheed's most famous aircraft include the U-2 spy plane from the Cold War, the SR-71 Blackbird strategic reconnaissance jet, and the stealth F-117 Nighthawk fighter.
3) While the F-35 Lightning II program has faced criticism over costs, it also represents Lockheed's largest contract and will provide the company with work developing cutting-edge fighter jets for many allied nations over the coming decades.
Rovio Entertainment is a company founded in Finland in 2003 that began as a mobile game developer and is now a major entertainment company known for its Angry Birds franchise. It launched its first major hit, Angry Birds, in 2009 and has since expanded into animated content, merchandise, theme parks, and more. Key to Rovio's growth has been its ability to transform a digital property into a broader entertainment brand and integrate virtual and physical worlds through its large, loyal fanbase.
Trello was launched in 2011 by Fog Creek Software, known for creating Stack Overflow and Kiln. It began as a web and iOS app for project management and gained 500k users by mid-2012 when the Android version was released. In 2014, Trello became its own company led by CEO Michael Pryor and had grown to 4.75 million users. The company makes money through freemium subscriptions like Trello Gold and raised $10.3 million in funding from Spark Capital and Index Ventures. According to the founder of Fog Creek, Trello aims for rapid growth supported by its free platform, API, and plugins rather than focusing on niche markets like Ben and Jerry's ice cream.
LinkedIn launched in 2003 and grew rapidly, reaching profitability in 2006 with 20 million members. It launched its mobile site in 2008 and had an IPO in 2011, reporting over 259 million members by 2013. In April 2015, LinkedIn acquired online learning company Lynda.com for $1.5 billion. While it has had great success and growth, its future is predicted to be good but not reach the level of being a "superstar" company.
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Runnable is a two-year-old startup that provides code snippets and documentation for programming languages and APIs through a searchable online platform. It has over 1000 code snippets, partnerships with over 20 companies, and 150 companies waitlisted. The company has raised $2 million total in two seed rounds for its enterprise business model and virtual machine environment. While the founder had prior success with web hosting, the future of Runnable acquiring large users and its financial prospects remain uncertain according to the document.
Alibaba is seeking to raise $25 million for its IPO, which could value the company at $21.8 billion. The company has a market capitalization of $210.6 billion, making it the second largest in the world. It generated $11.41 billion in revenue in the last quarter, with year-over-year earnings growth of 28.7%, and has $21.49 billion in total cash and $11.16 billion in debt. Alibaba owns Taobao, Tmall, and Juhuasuan, which are the largest online shopping, brands and retail, and group buying platforms in China respectively.
Qihoo 360 is a Chinese cybersecurity company founded in 2005 that provides antivirus and internet security software. It has strong growth since going public in 2011 with a total value of $23.32 billion. Qihoo 360 has expanded from PC security into mobile security, search engines, and other products and services. It maintains a large user base of over 465 million monthly active PC users and 408 million mobile users through primarily offering free antivirus software and expanding with that large, verified user base.
Kingsoft had 2013 revenue of 2.2 billion RMB (354 million USD) and profit of 754 million RMB (123 million USD). Founded in 1988, Kingsoft is a Chinese software company known for products like WPS Office and antivirus software. In recent years, Kingsoft has focused on developing games, office software, and network security as well as mobile and cloud-based applications.
Snapchat is a mobile app that allows users to share photos that disappear after being viewed. It was started in 2011 by Reggie Brown and Evan Spiegel and reached 1 billion photos shared by November 2012. Snapchat turned down a $4 billion acquisition offer from Google in 2013 despite having no revenue to date. Its secret sauce is sharing ephemeral photos privately, and it faces competition from Facebook and Instagram but still leads in daily usage. Snapchat may struggle to generate sufficient revenue from advertising or virtual goods to justify its $4 billion valuation.
AOL Inc. started as Control Video Corporation in 1983 and became America Online in 1989 before merging with Time Warner in 2001. It is now a digital media company focusing on brands, content and experiences. In 2014, AOL Inc. generated $2.53 billion in revenue and $125.6 million in net income with a market capitalization of $3.139 billion.
Qlik is a business intelligence software company founded in Sweden in 1993 that focuses on desktop and mobile analytics tools. It has grown significantly in recent years with nearly 1,700 employees in 24 countries and over 31,000 customers in 100 countries. Qlik uses in-memory compression technology to provide fast insights on large datasets and has seen strong 40% annual sales growth, positioning it as an exciting but smaller competitor to IBM, Oracle, and Tableau.
Butterfly Labs is a private company that was the #1 hardware supplier for Bitcoin mining when Bitcoin mining became very popular. The company was founded in 2011 to do semiconductor design and started making Bitcoin mining equipment like FPGA miners and then shipped their first Bitcoin ASIC miners in June 2013. While the CEO has a criminal history, the company faces competition from other mining equipment producers and financial services, but the author remains optimistic about Butterfly Labs' future role in the Bitcoin and altcoin economies.
Team Infinity presented a proposal to improve feedback by allowing users to select their location, interact directly with brands, and implement an incentive system to gamify the feedback process. The current problem is that giving feedback causes friction due to uncertainty around who receives it, how it is delivered, and where it impacts. Data shows that while location awareness and simplicity are most important to users, they are less satisfied, suggesting areas for improvement.
Team Infinity proposes a solution called "Observe" to allow giving feedback with less friction. Their minimum viable customer is a University of Michigan student who regularly gives feedback and is impatient, opinionated, and empathetic. Observe would let users send feedback with optional contact info, and the app would deliver the feedback to the appropriate parties with context in order to solve problems for everyone involved.
Union Square Hospitality Group is a restaurant group founded in 1985 which now has an estimated market cap of $10 billion. It opened its first restaurant, Union Square Cafe, in 1985 and has since expanded to include other popular restaurants like Gramercy Tavern, Eleven Madison Park, and Shake Shack, which started as a food stand in Madison Square Park in 2004 and went public in 2015. The group emphasizes hospitality over just service and sees providing higher wages as key to attracting quality employees and delivering better customer experiences.
This company presentation discusses a neighborhood review website that allows users to discover local businesses, write reviews about their experiences, and message friends. The presentation provides an overview of the website's features for users and businesses, its financial and user growth history since 2004, current data and facts about monthly users and global expansion, strategies for ensuring quality reviews and loyalty among contributors, potential future profit models, and competitors. The CEO discusses starting the company on a $1 salary and being part of the CEO club.
Netflix started in 1997 as a DVD rental service, switching to a flat fee unlimited rental model in 1999. In 2007, Netflix introduced streaming and began producing their own original content like House of Cards in 2013. While Netflix now has a $25.2 billion market cap and $5.5 billion in 2014 revenue, increasing competition from services like Hulu and rising licensing costs require caution in predicting Netflix's future growth.
Twitch began in 2007 as Justin.tv, which livestreamed its founder's daily life, and eventually expanded to allow anyone to broadcast any content. The gaming category grew rapidly, and in 2011 it spun out as Twitch. Twitch was acquired by Amazon in 2014 for $970 million. Twitch attracts high internet traffic, with over half of users watching more than 20 hours per week, and it succeeded by starting focused on gaming and becoming a social network for gamers beyond just livestreaming.
Box is a cloud storage company that provides services like file sharing and collaboration tools to enterprises. Founded in 2005, it has since raised $414 million in funding and is now valued at $2 billion. Box has over 82% of Fortune 500 companies as customers and recently redesigned its iPhone app and offered 50GB of free storage. Its focus on security and access controls for enterprises has helped it grow significantly over the years since its initial $350k investment from Mark Cuban in 2005. Analysts predict Box will launch its IPO soon to compete further with Dropbox and other cloud storage providers in both the consumer and enterprise markets.
Rdio is a digital music service that provides on-demand access to over 20 million songs, social networking features, and music recommendations. Founded in 2010 by Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstr旦m, Rdio has raised $17.5 million but is not yet profitable, with 120 employees. While offering strong recommendations and integration features, Rdio likely won't overcome the lead of competitor Spotify in the digital music streaming market.
1) Lockheed Martin was formed through the merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta in 1995.
2) Some of Lockheed's most famous aircraft include the U-2 spy plane from the Cold War, the SR-71 Blackbird strategic reconnaissance jet, and the stealth F-117 Nighthawk fighter.
3) While the F-35 Lightning II program has faced criticism over costs, it also represents Lockheed's largest contract and will provide the company with work developing cutting-edge fighter jets for many allied nations over the coming decades.
Rovio Entertainment is a company founded in Finland in 2003 that began as a mobile game developer and is now a major entertainment company known for its Angry Birds franchise. It launched its first major hit, Angry Birds, in 2009 and has since expanded into animated content, merchandise, theme parks, and more. Key to Rovio's growth has been its ability to transform a digital property into a broader entertainment brand and integrate virtual and physical worlds through its large, loyal fanbase.
Trello was launched in 2011 by Fog Creek Software, known for creating Stack Overflow and Kiln. It began as a web and iOS app for project management and gained 500k users by mid-2012 when the Android version was released. In 2014, Trello became its own company led by CEO Michael Pryor and had grown to 4.75 million users. The company makes money through freemium subscriptions like Trello Gold and raised $10.3 million in funding from Spark Capital and Index Ventures. According to the founder of Fog Creek, Trello aims for rapid growth supported by its free platform, API, and plugins rather than focusing on niche markets like Ben and Jerry's ice cream.
LinkedIn launched in 2003 and grew rapidly, reaching profitability in 2006 with 20 million members. It launched its mobile site in 2008 and had an IPO in 2011, reporting over 259 million members by 2013. In April 2015, LinkedIn acquired online learning company Lynda.com for $1.5 billion. While it has had great success and growth, its future is predicted to be good but not reach the level of being a "superstar" company.
Runnable: Discover Everything Through CodeNeil Sood
油
Runnable is a two-year-old startup that provides code snippets and documentation for programming languages and APIs through a searchable online platform. It has over 1000 code snippets, partnerships with over 20 companies, and 150 companies waitlisted. The company has raised $2 million total in two seed rounds for its enterprise business model and virtual machine environment. While the founder had prior success with web hosting, the future of Runnable acquiring large users and its financial prospects remain uncertain according to the document.
Alibaba is seeking to raise $25 million for its IPO, which could value the company at $21.8 billion. The company has a market capitalization of $210.6 billion, making it the second largest in the world. It generated $11.41 billion in revenue in the last quarter, with year-over-year earnings growth of 28.7%, and has $21.49 billion in total cash and $11.16 billion in debt. Alibaba owns Taobao, Tmall, and Juhuasuan, which are the largest online shopping, brands and retail, and group buying platforms in China respectively.
Qihoo 360 is a Chinese cybersecurity company founded in 2005 that provides antivirus and internet security software. It has strong growth since going public in 2011 with a total value of $23.32 billion. Qihoo 360 has expanded from PC security into mobile security, search engines, and other products and services. It maintains a large user base of over 465 million monthly active PC users and 408 million mobile users through primarily offering free antivirus software and expanding with that large, verified user base.
Kingsoft had 2013 revenue of 2.2 billion RMB (354 million USD) and profit of 754 million RMB (123 million USD). Founded in 1988, Kingsoft is a Chinese software company known for products like WPS Office and antivirus software. In recent years, Kingsoft has focused on developing games, office software, and network security as well as mobile and cloud-based applications.
Snapchat is a mobile app that allows users to share photos that disappear after being viewed. It was started in 2011 by Reggie Brown and Evan Spiegel and reached 1 billion photos shared by November 2012. Snapchat turned down a $4 billion acquisition offer from Google in 2013 despite having no revenue to date. Its secret sauce is sharing ephemeral photos privately, and it faces competition from Facebook and Instagram but still leads in daily usage. Snapchat may struggle to generate sufficient revenue from advertising or virtual goods to justify its $4 billion valuation.
AOL Inc. started as Control Video Corporation in 1983 and became America Online in 1989 before merging with Time Warner in 2001. It is now a digital media company focusing on brands, content and experiences. In 2014, AOL Inc. generated $2.53 billion in revenue and $125.6 million in net income with a market capitalization of $3.139 billion.
Qlik is a business intelligence software company founded in Sweden in 1993 that focuses on desktop and mobile analytics tools. It has grown significantly in recent years with nearly 1,700 employees in 24 countries and over 31,000 customers in 100 countries. Qlik uses in-memory compression technology to provide fast insights on large datasets and has seen strong 40% annual sales growth, positioning it as an exciting but smaller competitor to IBM, Oracle, and Tableau.
Butterfly Labs is a private company that was the #1 hardware supplier for Bitcoin mining when Bitcoin mining became very popular. The company was founded in 2011 to do semiconductor design and started making Bitcoin mining equipment like FPGA miners and then shipped their first Bitcoin ASIC miners in June 2013. While the CEO has a criminal history, the company faces competition from other mining equipment producers and financial services, but the author remains optimistic about Butterfly Labs' future role in the Bitcoin and altcoin economies.
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How to reestablish better sales forecasting, suitable to more volatile economic conditions. The case in point is B2B capital equipment industries, but the lessons extend well to other capital and large financial commitment sales, including SaaS and professional services, not just physical technologies.
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Rushi Manche has received recognition for his academic, entrepreneurial, and public service achievements at the state, national, and international levels. His contributions span a variety of disciplines, including finance, technology, and education.
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Tesia Dobrydnia brings her many talents to her career as a chemical engineer in the oil and gas industry. With the same enthusiasm she puts into her work, she engages in hobbies and activities including watching movies and television shows, reading, backpacking, and snowboarding. She is a Relief Senior Engineer for Chevron and has been employed by the company since 2007. Tesia is considered a leader in her industry and is known to for her grasp of relief design standards.
A recruitment policy outlines the guidelines and principles an organization follows when hiring new employees. It ensures consistency, fairness, and transparency in the recruitment process, setting clear expectations for job roles, qualifications, and selection criteria. This policy helps attract the right talent, fosters a diverse workforce, and supports the organization's overall goals.
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IT Firms in Magarpatta have transformed the region into one of Punes most vibrant and sought-after technology destinations. Located in Hadapsar, Magarpatta City is a privately managed, self-sustained township that blends residential, commercial, and IT infrastructure with green and eco-friendly planning. The presence of leading software companies, excellent connectivity, and world-class amenities make it a hotspot for IT professionals and businesses alike.