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Underneath the rock star claims and hyperbole about changing the world, there were some gems that hit the stage in Mountain View. Today, the companies ranged from child care to bitcoin. As Silicon Valley tries to expand beyond the build-an-app and hope Facebook/Google/Apple/etc buy’s it business plan, start ups have become more eclectic. The First Trillion-Dollar Startup. Editor’s note: Rhett Morris is the director of Endeavor Insight, the research arm of Endeavor, a nonprofit that supports more than 900 entrepreneurs in 20 countries.
11 of the Hottest Startups from Tech Open Air Berlin 2014. Ah, Berlin.
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But in reality, it’s demo day at the Autodesk gallery showcased 10 companies with hardware products that might actually be worthy of your hard-earned cash. In particular, four caught our eye. From skateboarding to dropping off your keys at the local convenience store, these four ideas are the result of 111 days of work in Shenzhen China they’re working with manufacturers and fine tuning their business hoping to solve problems via hardware instead of software. Syrmo Nearly every company has released a wrist-bound tracker. And The Winner Of TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2014 Is… Vurb. It’s been a long, tough road, but it’s finally time to crown the winner of the Disrupt Battlefield.
This year’s batch was truly awesome. Twenty-seven startups took the stage to present. The six finalists were Boomerang Commerce, ISI Technology, Mimi, Mink, ShowKit, and Vurb. It was an amazing batch with multiple hardware startups, innovative business models and good engineering. Wayra U.K. Adds Six More Startups To Its 2014 Mentoring Program. Back in January the Telefonica-backed accelerator Academy, Wayra U.K., announced the intake for its 2014 accelerator program – naming 13 startups that would be put through their paces during the nine-month mentoring program.
Today it’s topped up that number with six more startups which will be joining the existing teams in its London-based Academy in May. U.K. Startup SkillFlick Opens Its Doors As A Marketplace For Local Services — Starting In London. SkillFlick is a U.K. startup with the self-described aim of building an ‘Airbnb for local skills’.
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Register now and save $200! Growth vs. Profit: What Should Rising Startups Focus On First? Startups to Watch at SXSWi 2014. 7 Early Stage Startups to Watch in 2014. 8 Emerging Tech Hubs You Should Pay Attention To. From Silicon Valley to Silicon Alley, and Berlin’s hip coffee shops to East London’s Silicon Roundabout, the world is well versed in the global innovation boom towns. 15 Early Stage Startups to Watch. 10 Startups to Watch in 2014. If you only focus on the multi-billion dollar valuations of young companies like Pinterest, Uber and Snapchat, you might assume 2013 has been a very good year for tech startups. How Israeli Companies Can Go From Starving Startup To Growing Company. Noam Fine, co-Founder and CEO of Widdit, providing app developers engagement solutions over the mobile and Web platforms. We read every day about new startups that have raised capital and have just recently launched their app or platform. App.net launches Backer, a service to help startups and developers crowdfund new features.
25 January '14, 09:48pm Follow App.net, the social platform by Dalten Caldwell has launched a new crowdfunding service called Backer that allows companies to ask users for money before committing to build software features. Winamp Acquired, Will Live to Play Another Song. 3 Pillars Of The New Business World: APIs, Identity, and Data.
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