Sentences with phrase «with startups like»

Lately, most of the new startups I have heard of have been in the Philippines, but we can't forget about the other countries, with startups like CryptoPick pushing Bitcoin adoption.

CBS News reported this bitcoin exchange is eyeing a $ 1 billion valuation, putting it on the same tier with startups like Uber and Pinterest.

Drone navigation technology is a hot sector with startups like AirMap, ANRA Technologies, and Skyward all building their own variations.

Reserve, which competes with startups like OpenTable and offers restaurant reservations, was developed by Uber cofounder Garrett Camp's startup studio, Expa.

Not exact matches

Not only had Mayer bought a string of tech startups, but she's signed high - profile deals with folks like Katie Couric to produce original content.

TUSK: One of the reasons I enjoy working with startups so much is because it's a lot like a political campaign — especially early - stage.

And, like all successful small - business owners, Eric concurs with the importance of planning, especially for a startup period where you're not going to make much income and what you do make is likely to be put right back into the business.

It's a great addition to have a fund like this to provide capital with connections for nascent startup economies in Middle America.

Around 2009, such U.S. startups as Fulton Innovation and WiTricity began licensing technologies with futuristic - sounding names like «inductive coupling» and «magnetic resonance.»

A new smartphone app from the SBA aims to equip startups like Flawless Group with a wealth of small - business information.

«Blockchain» became the buzz word in financial technology this year, with everyone from banking and financial institutions (like Goldman Sachs and the New York Stock Exchange) to payment processors (Mastercard, Visa, and American Express) extolling its potential and publicly announcing interest in it, often in the form of startup investments.

I took a class in business school with a guy named Steve Blank, who's like the startup guru.

Having the opportunity to work for companies like Deloitte, working at Pardot when we were acquired by Salesforce, and now launching my own startup with 75 employees and growing, I don't think I could have been this fortunate in any other country.

The rapid development in this nascent field has spawned venture capital funds, like Data Collective and Bloomberg Beta, that invest with a focus on MI startups.

As a startup executive with an engineering background, I know firsthand what it's like to have holes in my knowledge base.

Answers like «all of America,» «anyone with a mobile phone,» or «every female on earth» is far too broad to tackle with a startup and shows you don't really have a strong understanding of your market.

Nearly a year ago, Walmart launched its startup incubator Store No. 8 with the aim of reshaping the retail experience through technology like virtual reality and drones.

He said his experience working with tech products at companies like Product Hunt and Meerkat provided him insight into consumer - focused startups.

Called The Next Foundry, it will link high school entrepreneurs with young founders like Gillis who can guide them through the startup process.

«I want France to be a startup nation, meaning both a nation that works with and for the startups, but also a nation that thinks and moves like a startup.»

But startup opportunities may be limited, at least on the hardware side, with companies like Samsung and HTC grabbing most of the market for devices.

Y Combinator itself has put out a list of types of startups it would like to see apply to the program (many of them stunningly ambitious), my Inc.com colleague Bill Murphy, Jr. has even uncovered a truly monster list of 1,001 business ideas (though many of them, such as a toothbrush holder with actually big enough holes, are probably not going to make you billions), and I've personally rounded up even smaller business ideas that you can start without so much as a spare $ 100 in the bank.

What it is: Angel investor David Tisch has funded startups like Harry's, Kitchensurfing, and Flatiron Health, but he took a stab at cofounding a startup this year with Spring.

Intelligent cars capable of communicating with one another and with outside systems — thanks to companies like Peloton and Zendrive — are also vulnerable to hacking, so startups like Argus Cyber Security and Movimento offer protection.

Startups in Vietnam, like Indonesia, thrive with little government support beyond legal advice and $ 10,000 cash under a scheme dubbed Vietnam Silicon Valley.

With programs like the Domain competition, Idea Village, Launch Pad, and the New Orleans Startup Fund, New Orleans is building a reputation as an under - the - radar location for young entrepreneurs.

And while a startup like Betterment probably can not go toe - to - toe with Capital One, there are different ways they can align themselves with major consumer events.

In other words, while many gyms enjoy a mutual beneficial relationship with ClassPass, it's changed the nature of the boutique fitness business, at least in markets like New York where the startup is well established.

Like the apparel trade before it, the mattress industry is going through deep changes, with a wave of startups, such as Casper, Endy and Yogabed selling mattresses online.

Like many of you, my days off were peppered with a slew of push notifications about the sexual harassment reckoning happening in Startup - land.

It seems lately like every startup that finds a bit of success grows convinced its culture and genesis myth are special and need to be shared with the world.

Startups to watch: Anchored by internet 1.0 titans like image - sharing service Photobucket, the scene got its start with a high concentration of work / play - oriented software developers working at facilities such as the University of Colorado and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

While President Obama has supported a few proposals that benefit high - growth, high - tech entrepreneurs (like the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, most of his policies have been hostile to the interests of Main Street business owners, particularly those running labor - intensive businesses with low - wage employees.

To sustain a startup - like attitude, in 2009 the Henderson, Nev. - based e-commerce giant launched Zappos Labs, a San Francisco division staffed with 11 full - time employees dedicated to exploring what consumers want out of their shopping experiences, then creating new ways for them to engage on the main site.

I actually believe that the investments that they've made in terms of things like the iFund where if you're a startup and you want to build a really great new Internet company that's going to leverage what apple is doing with mobile, Kleiner is it, they are it.

The startup world is full of its fair share of jargon, with buzzwords like «unicorn,» «disruption» and «innovation» becoming so commonplace in entrepreneurs» vocabulary that they nearly lose their meaning.

Unless you have a startup that's trying to change the world, like Apple in its early years, I find personal goals that also benefit the company resonate better with employees than big - picture company goals.

«They laughed a little bit about these startups that come in with their cloud solutions, and they're like, «We have an indemnification policy that any cloud vendor has to sign that puts them on the hook for $ 5 billion if anything should go wrong with their cloud.»»

I feel like a lot of startups struggle with doing too many things and only doing them half way.

This is a unique group of investors who are focused on building out bitcoin and blockchain technology, assisting startups and companies with developing in specific areas like compliance and regulation, payments, security, identity, smart contracts and more.

Ramarkishnan says he's benefited greatly from resources like Venture Strategy Solutions, a student - run consulting group that works with tech startups, like T - Spring and Fieldwire, to provide strategic consulting services to entrepreneurs.

Founded in 2014 by Jacob Wood, the NYC - based startup uses key measurements like inseam, neck, sleeve, and waist sizes, along with height, weight, and desired fit to guarantee perfectly fitted clothing made just for you.

While some companies have gone full steam ahead with establishing a design studio within their marketing departments, smaller and leaner startups and businesses might find a tool like Canva's extremely useful for creating high - quality images meeting Twitter's and other social channels» exact technical specifications.

Though startups have innovated around sleep recently, larger companies like Under Armor have begun with their «Athlete Recovery Sleepwear,» using fabric that helps recovery by converting body heat into far infrared energy and reflecting it back into the body.

In addition, much like their product packaging — pink bubble wrap adorned with emoji - like stickers — Glossier stores are perfect fodder for Instagram and Snapchat (which the startup routinely mines, so its data analytics tools can measure how popular each product is on social media.

But as Airbnb, like fellow sharing economy behemoth Uber, clashes with regulators, some policy makers embrace the rental startup.

Consider partnering with startups that can solve these problems for you, such as Deliv, which uses a stable of couriers in handpicked cities to deliver packages, or ShopRunner, which is testing lockers in 7 - 11s for deliveries just like Amazon.

Now, like Uber and Lyft in the ride - hailing market before them, electric scooter sharing startups are warring for the hearts and minds of customers and investors alike — while also battling with local authorities to be recognized as a legitimate mode of transport.

Operating outside of the Bay Area, we've never had to compete with the likes of Facebook, Google, and Palantir Technologies for technical talent, or hundreds of other highly funded startups.

Like Red Robin, those two rivals also work with online and mobile ordering startup Olo to ensure the back end of the technology would run smoothly with their physical restaurants.