Last year was a phenomenal year for IPOs, with various companies raising a record $167.2 billion. The previous record was set at the apex of the “dotcom bubble” ($107.9 million). Nearly half the amount in 2020 was raised by an uptrend of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), allowing the market to participate in private equity
Wild market swings have become the new normal amid the coronavirus outbreak. The steep decline in oil prices came as no surprise. But no one could have imagined even a few weeks back that oil prices would plummet to negative territory. Shockingly, for the first time in history, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil nosedived
What’s common in every pursuit? It’s teething troubles. And, small businesses experience more than their fair share of this. That’s the reason around 20% of small businesses fail within the first year and almost 50% go under by the fifth year, according to figures published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. While these numbers
A long sales cycle can be frustrating and extremely costly. The more expensive your product, the longer it may take to convert a client from prospect to buyer. Companies in the B2B space or those selling solutions that are non-core for their target audience tend to have a longer sales cycle. Over the past decade,
Google conducted a webinar on June 14, 2011. The event was hosted by Amit Singhal, head of Google’s core ranking team. Other experts also helped us understand better what the search engine giant has been up to lately. Here are the highlights: Search is about breaking barriers to knowledge. Quest for knowledge is eternal. Desktop
Is it a netbook? NO… Is it a smartphone? NO… It’s an iPad! Astounding? NO… Amazing? NO… It’s simply… unbelievable! “So much more intimate than a laptop and so much more capable than a smartphone,” Steve Jobs said at Apple's biggest product launch since the iPhone three years ago. Why iPad Will Become An iFad
So, the day is finally here! In less than an hour, Apple will unveil its tablet computer to the world. Apple has managed to take the world by storm time and again. Will we see another earthmoving app, which people “just have to have”? Apple Tablet: The Middle Path? With Apple guarding the secret well
We are now part of Microsoft's BizSpark Program. This is exciting, as this global program fosters the success of innovative startups committed to Microsoft's platform technologies. Earlier this month, Veda was selected to join the Microsoft BizSpark Program as a Network Partner. Launched in November 2008, the BizSpark Program is a global business program designed
TopSEOs recognizes Veda Informatics as one of the Best Social Media Optimization Firms in India New Delhi, India, August 6: Veda Informatics has been ranked among India's top 5 social media optimization (SMO) firms by TopSEOs, an independent authority on internet marketing vendors. The company has achieved this feat for the third consecutively month, this
With the launch of Bing earlier this month, Internet marketers have something new to work on. Going by the basic scheme of things, let me keep this blog post extremely simple. What is Bing? Bing represents Microsoft’s quest to beat Google in the search engine war. The company is advertising Bing as a “decision engine”
