German games maker Bigpoint lets go 120 employees
German online gaming giant Bigpoint has dismissed about 120 employees and is set to close its office in San Francisco, with founder and CEO Heiko Hubertz also set to stand down from the top role.
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Here’s a startup idea you don’t see every day — naked male house cleaners
Getting a cleaner can be the best decision people can make. And now German startup Putzpimmel is ramping up the housekeeping industry, offering their customers cleaners along with a little extra excitement.
How to find a cofounder you can fight with
Guest Post One of the key things to pay attention to in a search for a cofounder is how you fight -- and what you fight about. Here's how to find the right fit.
‘It’s not rudeness, it’s chutzpah’ – an insider’s take on Israel’s startup success
Guest Post When an Israeli tells you, “I think this is a horrible idea," he's not trying to insult you – he's just trying to save both of you the time.
Enough with the rhetoric! Crowdfunding works — here’s the proof
Guest Post We've heard the argument -- investment crowdfunding will be a cesspool of fraud, certain to bamboozle layman investors out of their hard-earned money. But that argument completely ignores the data.
Don’t believe the hype – Silicon Valley is not the be-all, end-all for tech companies
Guest Post Building startups outside of Silicon Valley gives you a competitive advantage.
Denmark’s startup scene heats up. Here are 5 companies to watch
A couple of weeks ago CNN Money wrote an article on seven cities they thought would be thriving as startup hubs in the future. On this list was the capital of Denmark – Copenhagen.
Need help? Walkie talkie app lets you broadcast a message to nearby users
Bike stolen? Or want a jogging partner? Talkbits lets you press a button on your iPhone or Android phone to feed a message out to users around you in a live stream.
How I quadrupled my productivity by hiring someone to slap me
Guest Post San Francisco: the city of weirdos. It’s got such a collection of nerds, hipsters, millionaires, crack addicts, etc. that no one even notices when a random blogger gets repeatedly slapped in the face at a coffee shop.
Industrial designer aims beyond mass-produced items (video)
Sponsored Post Industrial designer Joey Roth creates unique products in his Pasadena studio and sells them online and in boutique design stores.
How Indians defied gravity and achieved success in Silicon Valley
Guest Post When we reviewed the initial survey results, we thought something must be wrong. The Indian numbers could not have increased so dramatically.
‘Fake it until you make it’ – Eileen Burbidge’s astonishing tale of Skype’s early days
Editor's Pick The team were “killer smart”, witty and – looking back – a little insecure, just enough to give a feeling of “we can’t screw this up; we can’t let each other down.”
What’s in your social media style guide?
Guest Post What? You don’t have one? Then work your way thought this 9-step checklist.
Together, HTML5 and DRM can take out native apps
Guest Post Just like Apollo Creed and Rocky joined forces to take on Clubber Lang in Rocky II, HTML5 and Digital Rights Management (DRM) are an unstoppable team.
Hallelujah – Softbank/Sprint makes three
Guest Post Since the announcement yesterday that Japan-based Softbank is making a bid for majority control of Sprint-Nextel, the analysts have been busy churning through the implications. But the simplest and clearest one is this: The US wireless market will no longer be a tightly-controlled duopoly.
Why OpenStreetMap will beat Google and Apple
Guest Post Often forgotten in the great Google v. Apple Map war of 2012 is another challenger -- a platform that is far more suited for the ever-evolving needs of developers and the services they’re building, or one day hope to build: OpenStreetMap.
Why ‘saving money’ is probably the wrong way to pitch your product
Guest Post I can’t remember how many times at Smart Bear I tried to sell Code Collaborator with the argument that it “saves you money.” And customers demanded it — some even required that we produce an ROI spreadsheet. But this argument never worked. Not once.
myTaxi rolls into the US
German peer-to-peer taxi app startup myTaxi has announced expansion into the US – starting with Washington DC and with other cities set to follow.
Deezer goes global, releases free service to rival Spotify
French online music company Deezer today revealed what it intends to do first with its fresh $130 million funding from Warner Music Group owner Access Industries.
Txtr releases world’s smallest e-reader
Berlin-based Txtr, a major European ebook services company today released what it claims is the world’s smallest e-reader – the Txtr Beagle.
