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The app evolution: leaner, faster, cheaper

Original post by  venturebeat In the battle to get mobile eyeballs, in a world that is more mobile by the minute, the mobile app is stomping all over the mobile web. Both consumers and employees are voting for the convenience, the ease, and the better overall user experience of native apps on both smartphones and […]

14 top tips for hackathon success

By  Kirsty.Cooke  Taking part in a hack day? As we have recently emerged, triumphant but tired, from a pretty successful hacking event, the FusePump team are pleased to present this handy guide for hackathon victory… 1. Know your client The FusePump Hackathon was carried out in partnership with an existing client, Chain Reaction Cycles. (We used their data […]

London’s top 20 Fin-Tech start-ups

By  Gabriella Griffith As one of the world’s biggest finance centres, is it any wonder we have a booming start-up ecosystem supporting it and shaking it up? London’s tech start-up scene is pretty sexy. It’s clustered around the hippest part of town. It’s populated by throngs of young, good looking, be-spectacled charmsters and many of its […]

10 tips for hackathon success

By Nate Aune   1. Set realistic expectations There’s the temptation to go into a hackathon thinking that you’re going to build a 1.0 version of a product. The reality is that with only 24 hrs, you’ll be lucky to build something that actually works and is demoable. Make sure it’s something you can build in 24 […]

4 Things Investors Need to Know About Your Startup #sundayschool

Original post by SHARON WIENBAR via Entrepreneur Angels, venture capitalists, private equity firms and mutual funds all evaluate investments on the same four basic criteria. At the various stages of a company’s evolution from brilliant-insight baby to billion-dollar behemoth, those investors will weigh your attributes differently. When you pitch your company for funding, focus on these four topics: […]