How to launch your startup with World-Bank support ? The World Bank Group has launched XL Africa, a five-month business acceleration program designed to support the 20 most promising digital start-ups from Sub-Saharan Africa. As a part of the program the start-ups will receive mentoring from global and local experts, […]
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Failure, they say, is the stepping stone to success. In this blog, we review some of the startups that pulled the plug in April 2017 Vancouver’s Shoes.com shuts down operations (Product: Shoes.com ) Doug Stephens, founder of consultancy Retail Prophet, said the company suffered from having too few managers from the […]
Failed ventures April 2017 : Startups that didn’t make it
African startups seem to be in the news a lot this week. First comes news of World Bank Group launching a business acceleration program. The World Bank Group has launched XL Africa, a five-month business acceleration program designed to support the 20 most promising digital start-ups from Sub-Saharan Africa. As […]
How to launch your startup with World-Bank support ?
Sandoogh96 Is the Fourth App to Come Out of United for Iran’s “IranCubator” App Incubator Project, Provides Voters with Tools to Determine the Candidates They Are Most Aligned With Iranians Go to the Polls on May 19th BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA — Today, United for Iran, a Bay-Area NGO working to promote civil […]
Bay-Area NGO Releases New App to Provide Iranian Voters with ...
This week we feature the Danish startup banking platform, Hufsy. The Danish fintech startup Hufsy is ready to offer fellow startups a banking service beyond what they are used to. Hufsy provides a seamless, efficient and secure banking service to startups and entrepreneurs. By working with the fully licensed solarisBank […]
Startup of the Week: Danish fintech startup Hufsy
Microsoft Acquires Deis To Broaden Cloud Computing Scope – Microsoft wants more developers to use its platform and tools. Specifically, Microsoft wants more cloud computing developers to come into its fold. With this widely accepted truth in mind, it is perhaps logical to hear news this April 2017 of the […]
Digital Startup news roundup – Week ending 24th April
In this article, we continue the advice for small business and startups from Merilee Kern, MBA. A U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report revealed nearly half of all small businesses fail within the first four years of their existence. While there are many proven causes, including owner incompetence, inexperience, fraud […]
8 Great Ways to Foil Small Business Stagnation to Accelerate ...
In some of our earlier blog posts (link), we have been highlighting how startups need to start thinking and acting like a business (or small business). In a corollary to that thinking, larger tech firms are also trying to retain the essence of a ‘startup’ thinking. Amazon, by all accounts, […]
Amazon’s Day 1 thinking: eCommerce giant to retain a startup ...
2017 VC Market: U.S. Startup Investment Picks Up In Q1 – U.S. startup investment activity somewhat rebounded after a downturn late last year, with larger rounds and an improving environment for tech IPOs. However, funding totals are still below the highs set several quarters ago. A preliminary analysis of Crunchbase […]
Digital Startup new roundup – Week ending 16th April
Check out the recent report from crunchbase that highlights “2017 VC Market: U.S. Startup Investment Picks Up In Q1” U.S. startup investment activity somewhat rebounded after a downturn late last year, with larger rounds and an improving environment for tech IPOs. However, funding totals are still below the highs set […]