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World’s first cross-border Silicon Valley / Bangalore hackathon focuses on ‘The Future of Collaboration’

Hackfest sponsored by Tata Communications will provide a total of $50k in cash prizes and $25k in growth acceleration services for the creation of next generation open-standard collaboration applications Tata Communications becomes the main sponsor of the first simultaneous hackathon event linking together Silicon Valley and Bangalore (July 12th-13th 2013). During the two day hackfest, […]

TechMeetups FinTech Drinks & Demo Night! #TMUdrinks

For every community to refresh and innovate itself, innovative and fresh ideas are demanded and so was it at the TechMeetups FinTech Drinks & Demo Night at 6.00 pm on the 25th June, organized in the heart of  London’s financial district, Canary Wharf, in Level 39. Level 39, Europe’s largest accelerator space for finance, retail […]

Hiring for startups – advice from @WorkableHR

For years, Workable recruited for fast-growing companies. Went through thousands of resumes, down bottomless mail threads and countless job boards, each with its own posting structure. Roughed it with tedious applicant tracking software, the obligatory excel files on-the-side and the impossible coordination of interviews and feedback. Nikos Moraitakis, founder of Workable, is sharing his experience in […]

What is crowdfunding?

Original post by Georgina-Kate Adams via Startups How does crowdfunding work and is it right for your business? With the economic downturn causing banks to tighten their purse strings, you may need to find alternative sources of funding to get your start-up off the ground. Indeed, 65% of entrepreneurs planned to seek alternative finance in 2012, according to […]