Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

Формула «Hacker+Hustler» уже устарела Есть популярное мнение, что для успешного стартапа нужно два основателя, две роли: Hacker и Hustler. – Hacker. Если это айтишный стартап, то хакер – это Главный Программист. Если это торгово-закупочная история, то хакер – это человек, который на чуйке закупает то, что «пойдет». Если это производство, то хакер – это тот, кто придумает и соберет то, что людям понравится. В общем, хакер – это человек, который знает, ЧТО сделать, запрограммировать, купить, скопировать. Он ц... →

Education tech startup Teachable (formerly known as Fedora) has raised $4 million in a Series A round of funding according to CEO and founder Ankur Nagpal. The company provides a platform that’s like a Shopify or a SquareSpace for tutors or teachers. Its platform allows subject matter experts to quickly construct online courses and sell or give them away to their followers, setting their… Read More... →

Идеальная неделя глазами основателя стартапа Skillshare... →

Being able to book a restaurant table online or on your phone is pretty nice, but what about your next doctor appointment? While it doesn’t sound as sexy, I’d rather call a restaurant than a doctor’s office. That’s why French startup Doctolib is trying to make it easier to book appointments. The company just raised another $28 million (€26 million). French public… Read More... →

We have the opportunity to transform politics, making it clean and crony-free. As a citizen, this is your chance, your opportunity to participate in the process and create your government. We can create a new generation of leadership, replacing the crony capitalism of Tammany Hall with the ethos of the millennial economy, making politics accessible, easy and on-demand. Read More... →

И превратит ее в соцсеть... →

When Cisco bought AppDynamics last night for $3.7 billion, it was initially a bit of a shocker, partly because of the timing, just days before the startup was scheduled to IPO. While the acquisition was clearly part of a longer term strategy by Cisco to shift focus from its hardware business to one based more on cloud software, at its core, the deal was a pure data play. Data has taken… Read More... →

Предприниматель и основатель студии разработки Neon Roots Бен Ли опубликовал в блоге компании на Medium заметку о том, почему молодым предпринимателям не стоит переоценивать важность ранних инвестиций и отмечать их так, словно компания заработала деньги самостоятельно. Редакция vc.ru публикует адаптированный перевод материала.... →

Video doorbell and connected security device startup Ring has raised $109 million in a Series D round, following its $61.2 million raise last year, when it also launched its Ring Pro smart doorbell. This time around, the new funding follows quickly on the heels of its launch of its connected video motion floodlight, which debuted at CES and will help Ring continue to pursue its goal of… Read More... →

Button, the NY-based startup that lets mobile apps integrate with one another, has today announced the close of a $20 million Series B round. The funding round was led by Norwest VEnture Partners, with participation from existing investors Redpoint, DCM, and Greycroft. Though a bit technologically challenging, the premise behind Button is simple: Apps work better together. A great example… Read More... →

London-based Cleo, a startup that’s developed an AI-powered chatbot to help you manage your finances, has picked up $700,000 in funding from an impressive list of angel investors, including Skype founder Niklas Zennström. Read More... →

Сегодня в рубрике «Стартапы» — Telegram-бот Journalist, который оформляет текстовый, видео или аудиоконтент в онлайн-трансляцию на сайте или в блоге. Передаем микрофон.... →

Российский стартап «Мультикубик» научил американцев смотреть "советские" диафильмы .... →

Cuvva, the Scottish startup that reckons it’s spotted a gap in the market by offering hourly car insurance sold through a mobile app, is set to launch a novel and potentially disruptive new type of car insurance designed for infrequent drivers. It’s well known that many people who own a car drive it less and less these days, especially those who live in a city, and yet conventional… Read More... →

Советы для тех, кто хочет быть большим и страшным.... →

Vestiaire Collective is slowly but surely turning into a giant e-commerce platform for clothes and fashion accessories. Think about it as a sort of eBay for fashion items, but with a premium positioning. The French startup just raised $62 million (€58 million). Vitruvian Partners is leading the round with existing investors Eurazeo and Idinvest also participating in the round. Overall,… Read More... →

We’d been hearing murmurs for a while that Tilt was up for grabs and was talking to a few folks in recent weeks, and early January caught wind that the company may be acquired by Airbnb. And it looks like the chatter was right, with The Information reporting today that the company is in talks with Airbnb for an acquisition. The report jives with what we’ve heard as well. The… Read More... →

Six months after introducing Juicero to the market, its Doug Evans jumped ship from the company he founded after selling off Organic Avenue in 2012 (that juice company would go on to file for Chapter 7 in 2015). In October, the luxury juice squeezing startup brought former Coca-Cola North America president Jeff Dunn on in his stead. Just last week, the company slashed the price of its… Read More... →

Издание Business Insider опубликовало материал о том, как обстоят дела у американско-китайской компании Faraday Future, занимающейся производством электрокаров. Журналисты побеседовали с десятком близких к стартапу источников и выяснили, что проект испытывает финансовые и управленческие трудности.... →

Corporations could be a lot more efficient with the travel spend, believes booking platform TripActions. And they’re announcing $14.6 million in funding from Zeev Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners to fulfill that mission. Premised on the idea that people spend more money when it’s the company’s dime, the startup offers employees rewards for staying under a target budget. Read More... →