An entrepreneur who founded a crowdfunding software firm after a career as an accountant with Deloitte and BT has been named chief executive of the year by judges of a Scottish technology awards scheme. Jude Cook established Edinburgh-based ShareIn in 2011 and it has since developed into one of Scotland’s…
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As an interior designer, Nicole Gibbons was used to friends asking for decorating advice. And in 2016, one needed help selecting paint, so Gibbons consulted a well-regarded brand’s website — and found it impossible to navigate. The lightbulb went off: She could create a direct-to-consumer paint brand that offered a…
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The story, narrated by Houston itself, tells how the founding team came up with the formula of large-scale viral marketing to rise among its competitors at the beginning of the century. A lesson for anyone who wants to increase their audience (and fast). It was then that Drew Houston, co-founder…
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Canadian startup carrier Canada Jetlines has filed a lawsuit against David Neeleman and two of his companies after alleging that Neeleman and his companies derailed Jetlines’ financial plans when they poached Jetlines’ CEO Lukas Johnson. In the lawsuit, Jetlines is seeking $27 million USD in damages as they believe that…
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The space technology of NASA admire – only a few years ago that was possible in front of the TV at best. In the future, founders are to work with the US space agency under one roof. Space travel, a playground for prestigious governments, dominated by the US space agency…
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About one and a half years after its founding, the Viennese “PsychTech” startup HiMoment has reached around 30,000 regular users. Now premium content in the form of 21-day lucky challenges to bring in first sales. It’s a question that every startup has to ask: When do you start monetizing? A…
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Berlin as an important address for startup financiers? The capital threatens to be overtaken by investments from Paris – because France avoids the mistakes of German politicians. Paris could overtake Berlin in the coming years for investments in startups In 2018, lenders spent almost 2.5 billion euros in growth companies…
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“Make it in Ulm – Do it in Ulm” is the slogan with which the city, together with Neu-Ulm and the districts Neu-Ulm and Alb-Donau, want to become more attractive for founders. “There are people with good ideas, but they go to Berlin instead of pursuing their projects because the…
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Berlin as an important address for startup financiers? The capital threatens to be overtaken by investments from Paris – because France avoids the mistakes of German politicians. Paris could overtake Berlin in the coming years for investments in startups In 2018, lenders spent almost 2.5 billion euros in growth companies…
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MercadoLibre, the leading company in e-commerce technology in Latin America. It has announced the closing of its IPO of approximately 1,150 million dollars in common shares at a price of 480 dollars per share. Which includes the full exercise of the purchase option of the subscribers 150 million additional shares…
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