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How a VPN can be a game-changer for any startup
How can a VPN be useful por a business? Is my business too small to require a VPN? Furthemore, isn't my business already protected by the company intranet? Let's take a look at a few ways a VPN is an essential asset no any business.
How does dilution affect my shares?
As an investor, do you know what dilution is and whether or not it should concern you? Here we give you the basics about what dilution is, what it consists of, when it occurs and how it can affect your participations.
Why we emphasize cash flow analysis?
Learn about cash flow analysis and why it is a crucial factor in a startup that, if left out, can lead to failure. We explain how we analyze the cash flow in Startupxplore and why we do it.
How could the analysis of the startup carried out by Startupxplore affect my profitability?
There is one part of Startupxplore that we consider vital, and that is the analysis we carry out of the startup, what is commonly known as a limited Due Diligence and which we like to call “thorough analysis” of the key matters. This is nothing more than an analysis of the company on various aspects to validate the existence of certain risks and, if they exist, whether it makes sense to bear them. Our analysis focuses on the legal, tax, ...
Diversification and the probability of independent events: advantages of diversification
Why is diversification so important? In this post, we answer this question based on the theory of probability of independent events, where we see that the more startups in our portfolio, the less risk there is of failure and therefore, more probability of success we can achieve.
We present you the evolution of Startupxplore
We explain the improvements in Startupxplore, as well as the steps we follow to select new opportunities and how the investment is made. Learn about the evolution of our premium investment platform.
What has brought us here? Startupxplore’s retrospective
Today we are going to go a little bit out of the usual blog tone, and we are going to talk in first person. We would like to share with you a little chronicle of what these last two years have been like for us, what we have learned along the way and how we see the investment platform market... All this before telling you what you are going to see in Startupxplore from now on ;-) THE ADVENTURE OF CREATING STARTUPXPLORE Just over two years ...
Off to conquer the world? Be aware of the difficulties of internationalization (although start-ups seem to be doing better)
Last year the number of Spanish exporting companies was 147,000, only 4.55% of the total. Although funding is an obstacle for all SMEs, the situation is much brighter for start-ups.
The Periodic Table of Spain Tech Startup Ecosystem
If you want to discover the key players of the tech startup ecosystem in Spain, search no more: we have created an infographic that gathers ther top spanish startups by market, as well as the most notable investors and accelerators. You'll also find the most voted top spanish startups
The multimillionnaire business behind bots: Silicon Valley’s new obsession
Silicon Valley’s new generations bet for a different system of interaction: bots. It's possible to order lunch, ask for a taxi or communicate with your work colleages thanks to the intelligent virtual assistants that live in chats and respond to text orders from users, connecting to other services to satisfy their needs. They eliminate the need to continuously change app, or of having the screen of your smartphone filled with them.