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Everything you need to know about our startup growth program – in 2 minutes

Mar16
by on March 16, 2015 at 10:00 am
Posted In: 2015, Around the Web, Events, Insider, the next web conference

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Each year, The Next Web hosts its early-stage startup growth program Boost at both its conferences in Amsterdam and New York. The program was designed with three goals in mind: to help put your company in reach of the capital, coverage and customers that it needs to grow. For this year’s TNW Conference Europe we’ve already confirmed more than half of our Boost participants, but we’re still accepting applications from promising young startups. Companies such as Waze, Rapportive and Shutl have all taken part in our startup programs in the past, with each going on to be sold for millions. The catch? The…

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Mark Zuckerberg’s year of books – Ed Catmull’s ‘creativity’ review

Mar16
by on March 16, 2015 at 9:18 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Entrepreneur, Insider, Mark Zuckerberg, Product Reviews, review

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Caitlin is Editor in Chief at Page19 and frequently writes about marketing, communications, and creativity. This post originally appeared on Blinkist.  Mark Zuckerberg’s 5th pick for his Year of Books is Ed Catmull’s Creativity, Inc. Read on for insights from the Pixar & Disney Animation Studio president on managing a team of creative superstars, why business plans aren’t always the answer, and what creative DNA really looks like in a business. Oil and water. Mentos and Diet Coke. Business and creativity. There are certain combinations that weren’t made to mesh, but the last of those might be the exception. Creativity can, in…

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YouTube’s reportedly planning a subscription service for on-demand video

Mar16
by on March 16, 2015 at 8:35 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, video, youtube

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YouTube may soon offer viewers a subscription-based video-on-demand (SVOD) service. A content creation studio’s comment to Variety reveals that the video platform is “exploring the prospect of launching its own subscription VOD service.” The subscription-based VOD service is reported to be modeled on YouTube Music Key, which brings unlimited, ad-free access to music videos and about 30 million tracks on Google Play Music for $7.99 per month. An executive at a YouTube content creation partner said that it was approached by the video site late last year about getting on board an SVOD licensing deal. Competitors like Vimeo, Vessel and…

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