12Society Announces Former NFL Player Michael Strahan as a Co-Founder and Funding From Groupon
Last month, having sold the assets of their latest startup, JungleCents, to its early investor, Mark Cuban, co-founders Sameer Mehta and Nadir Hyder took off to found a new venture. They brought with them what they said was one of the most important lessons they’d learned while building JungleCents — that the key to effective marketing, [...]
Read MoreTurntable.fm Now Lets DJs Rep Their Favorite Startups With Stickers While Dropping Beats
The appeal of social music platform Turntable.fmhas been its synchronous music listening in public dance rooms. Anyone can become the MC, playing the tunes and playlists of their choice, just as each listener can choose their own avatar, or chat with other music junkies in realtime. And now tech and startup geeks have a new feature [...]
Read More10 Things You Need To Know Before Interning at a Startup
Startups are an intricate mess of amazingness. Their innovative ideas never seem to stop developing. Any student would be lucky to intern for a startup, but there are some key items you must know before applying. Working for a startup is in no way a simple task, but worth every second that you spend with [...]
Read MoreIconic Data Named One of Inc.com’s Game-Changing Health Start-ups
African-American entrepreneurs David LaBorde, M.D. and Elliot Holland’s health start-up Iconic Data was recently named one of Inc.com’s game-changing health start-ups. We recently introduced you to the start-up that is helping make medical records easier for health organizations and physicians. Starting as just a web application in 2010, Iconic Data launched an iPhone and iPad app a [...]
Read MoreFounder of Student Circle Network to Launch Online University for Students in Africa
Nigerian entrepreneur, Gossy Ukanwoke is changing the way students in Africa receive education through online resources. Coined Nigeria’s Mark Zuckerberg, at only 23, he has created the Students Circle Network, an academic social network and plans to launch an online university called Beni American University specifically for African students. Student’s Circle Network has witnessed much [...]
Read MoreJustin.tv’s Founder Takes On Task Services With New Startup, Exec
Justin.tv has already gone in two directions. The main one is Twitch.tv, a video game-focused version of the original video streaming site, that by all accounts has booming traffic and revenue. The other one is SocialCam, a mobile video app spinout that’s also getting serious traction now. But the namesake co-founder Justin Kan is going in a third direction, [...]
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