Startup

3 tips for entering the US market: From Russia, with love of startups

25 October, 2012

Original post by Alexey Aylarov via ventureburn Culturally, socially and historically, Silicon Valley and Moscow are worlds (or at least 5800 miles) apart. But in a small pocket of Moscow, a growing number of entrepreneurs – supported by a growing number of enthusiastic local venture capitalists – are beginning to make the Russian capital a key pushpin on […]

Startup of the Week: InternAvenue

25 October, 2012

Original post by WIRED.co.uk InternAvenue is an online recruitment tool that allows employers to access graduate interns in key business areas of interest. Companies can create a profile and search through prospective interns to find those candidates with the exact skills they are looking for, rather than posting a regular job ad. The company was founded by […]

Startup of the Week: Hyperoptic

18 October, 2012

Original post by WIRED.co.uk Hyperoptic is the first residential broadband provider to offer a 1GB symmetric (i.e. upload and download speed) service, starting with coverage in London. It was founded by Boris Ivanovic and Dana Tobak, who co-founded internet service provider Be in 2005. Wired.co.uk caught up with Ivanovic. Founders: Dana Tobak and Boris Ivanovic Launched: End […]

Can you gamify content curation? This startup thinks so

4 October, 2012

Original post by Janko Roettgers via GIGaom Many video curation startups do away with the old-fashioned programming guide to help users find TV shows and online clips. Turkey-based Woisio, which launches its private beta Monday, takes a little bit of a different approach: it keeps the guide – but gets rid of the schedulers. Woisio wants, instead, […]

8 Ways To Handle A Request For a Higher Starting Salary

3 October, 2012

Original post by KAZIM LADIMEJI via Recruiter.com We all know the situation: It’s been a tough search with limited quality candidates and you’ve got a severely under-staffed internal team. At last, you find a great candidate who fits the bill and loves the company, and every thing is going fine until at offer stage they drop […]