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The Heartbeat of Korean Gaming: Pangyo Techno Valley’s Evolution into a Cultural Epicenter

AsiaTechDaily

Amid these strides, the 2022 White Paper on Korean Games by the Korea Creative Content Agency highlighted an 11.2% YoY growth in the domestic game industry sales in 2021, touching KRW 20.9913 trillion won. This sector has been on an upward trajectory since 2014.

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What minority founders must consider before entering the venture-backed startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. Funding for Black entrepreneurs in the U.S. hit nearly $1.8 billion in the first half of 2021 — a fourfold increase from the previous year.

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Angel Capital Association Awards Prestigious Hans Severiens Award to Sage Growth Capital’s Dr. Kevin Learned

Angel Capital Association

His impact as the Founding Chair of its Education and Smart Practices Committee has meant that thousands of Angel investors, ecosystem builders and entrepreneurs have been touched by his dedication not only to the art of angel investing, but by his contributions to the body of smart practices.

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Celebrating 2021 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

ACA members and groups enjoy unprecedented education and networking opportunities, brought to them by the trusted authority in angel investing. ACA’s education offerings are headlined by a series of nine courses for angel investors and entrepreneurs, known as Ann and Bill Payne ACA Angel University.

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The 5 Marketing Channels of Great SaaS Companies

Tomasz Tunguz

Buyers want to educate themselves before engaging with a salesperson. Content marketing takes many forms: blogs, white papers, social media engagement, eBooks, videos and so on. Paid ads are sometimes used to drive potential buyers to white papers and other content, but this can get pretty expensive really quickly.

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Ripe For Disruption: The Asset Management Business

David Teten VC

And second, I wanted to inform the strategy of my new firm, Versatile VC , from the most educated point of view. . This is inconsistent with the fact that women control $14 trillion in assets today, projected to reach $22 trillion by 2020, according to a Family Wealth Advisors Council white paper. . Can you explain that?

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How to Win Consulting, Board, and Deal Roles with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds

David Teten VC

Typically you’ll share your expertise in 5 main ways: phone calls, presentations/in-person meetings, surveys, white papers, and in-depth consulting projects. of all board positions are still held by white men. Joining an expert network also saves you both time and financial resources.