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Meet 100 startups in Europe waiting to get funded

Apr16

by Sindy Cator on April 16, 2014 at 3:47 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Voice

If you’re an investor and look for dealflow in Europe, I have good news for you. We’ve done all the work, you only have to cherrypick. For Boost, our new startup program in cooperation with WeTransfer, we’ve interviewed over 400 European startups in the past months, 99 of them are selected to demo their services, products and technologies at TNW Europe Conference. To make it even better for investors, we’ve gathered all pitch decks so you can browse through all the opportunities. Of course you’ll want to meet up with some of these hot startups, so we got that covered…

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└ Tags: europe, news, syndicated

5 pitfalls to avoid when joining someone else’s startup

Apr16

by Sindy Cator on April 16, 2014 at 3:05 pm

Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, How-To's

George Deeb is the Managing Partner at Chicago-based Red Rocket Ventures, a startup consulting and financial advisory firm based in Chicago. Typically, entrepreneurs start their own business. But, from time to time, they will see a unique opportunity to join somebody else’s startup, either as investing CEO or as a new member of the executive team. Here are five things you need to assess before making the leap: 1. Your fit with the founders Your fit with the team in terms of skill set and personality is obvious enough. It is important you can get along with your new partners,…

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Boomerang for Android adds support for Microsoft Exchange accounts

Apr16

by Sindy Cator on April 16, 2014 at 3:00 pm

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

Baydin, the company behind the Boomerang for Gmail apps, has announced today that its native Android app now offers support for Microsoft Exchange accounts. Available since June last year, the Android build has always been pretty handy at helping users deal with their inbox, but the omission of Exchange support on mobile devices would have ruled it out for people that wanted to manage work and personal accounts. Now, that’s not a problem any more. The company said the app will support customizable gestures and features like snooze, send later and response tracking. Users can also search Microsoft Exchange accounts,…

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Boomerang for Android adds support for Microsoft Exchange accounts

Apr16

by Sindy Cator on April 16, 2014 at 3:00 pm

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

This story continues at The Next Web

└ Tags: news, syndicated

DabKick adds public viewing rooms to its media sharing iPhone app

Apr16

by Sindy Cator on April 16, 2014 at 3:00 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Real-time media sharing app DabKick has branched out beyond its one-on-one focus with the addition of public “DabKick Rooms” for consuming content with other users. The service will start off with a single curated room that will play free content around the clock. In the future, DabKick envisions adding specific rooms for celebrities and artists to interact with their fans. It also hopes to work with content distributors, such as Comcast, on rooms that would require logins to view TV content. DabKick also said it will soon introduce private rooms that users can create to watch videos and share photos….