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As sites like Fab wean themselves off flash sales, with some VCs expressing scepticism towards the longevity of the flash sales model, others remain bullish. Perhaps it’s a case of flash sales working better in some verticals than others. Today, the UK’s SportPursuit, a 1 million member-strong flash sales site for sports enthusiasts, is announcing a series B round of funding.
Y Combinator-backed online retailer platform and former TechCrunch Disrupt participant, 42, is today making its official debut. The company, founded only a year ago, is working to turn raw point-of-sale data into actionable insights for brick-and-mortar businesses that can help them boost their sales.
This includes details about a store’s best customers or which products are top sellers, among other things.
The label of “serial entrepreneur” is a point of pride in the start-up world, an indication that this is not your first rodeo. In a survey asking about factors that contributed to their success, entrepreneurs ranked past successes and past failures above everything but prior work experience. Yet new research from from the Centre for European Economic Research casts doubt on that belief.
An alliance representing more than a thousand European cities wrote to Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the European Council, yesterday (17 February) calling for binding 2030 targets of 40% for energy efficiency, and 30% for renewable energy, in line with a European Parliament proposal.
When it comes to developing software, few companies can match Google’s prowess. It doesn’t just have the most popular search engine. Chrome is the most widely used Internet browser. Gmail, Calendar, Spreadsheets, Docs, and Presentations are legitimate alternatives to Microsoft Office. Picasa, Google’s free photo management software, might be as good as anything from Apple. Android dominates the phone and tablet landscape. Google Maps is becoming the best navigation program on any device.
Like some giant Darwinian experiment, mobile threats are evolving differently by country – but, according to a new report from mobile security firm Lookout, the biggest risk factor is user behavior.
The report, “Mobile Threats, Made to Measure,” is based on data from 50 million Lookout users last year. It points to country-based specialization for chargeware, malware, and adware, as developers modify their strategies for different threat environments.
La primera edición del Ágora es una iniciativa del Business Acceleration Center (BAC) de Mondragón, en colaboración con Goi Eskola Politeknikoa de Mondragon Unibertsitatea (MU), cuyo propósito es impulsar la generación de nuevas oportunidades de negocio a través del emprendimiento.
El Ágora, que se celebrará el próximo sábado 1 de marzo, en el campus Garaia de MU, constituirá un evento estructurado de un día de duración, destinado a que una serie de equipos multidisciplinares respondan a retos tecnológicos o de mercado concreto, propuesto por las empresas, mediante la especificación básica de nuevos productos o servicios. Para ello, el Ágora llevará a cabo una dinámica de trabajo que integra las diversas actividades.
More stress appears to be a modest drawback of being an entrepreneur in America. In the U.S., entrepreneurs are slightly more likely than other workers to report experiencing stress a lot of the day "yesterday"-- 45% vs. 42%. They are also slightly more likely than other U.S. workers to say they worried a lot of the day "yesterday"-- 34% vs. 30%.
It’s been five years already, and Jolicloud still has a few tricks up its sleeve. Yesterday, at an event called the Jolicloud Ecosystem Party, the company presented its long-term vision for the company. It also gave everyone a sneak peek at Jolicloud 2, a step forward in the company’s ultimate goal to build the only platform you need to simplify and centralize your life on the web.
