Yearly Archives: 2018

Lytro, the startup innovating in photography in Augmented/Virtual Reality segment announced that it is shutting down. The team posted a blog stating “Starting today we will not be taking on new productions or providing professional services as we prepare to wind down the company. We’re excited to see what new […]

VR/AR startup Lytro announces it is shutting down

29 Mar, 2018 in Articles / failedStartup tagged Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / failed startup / incubator / lessons / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup

The Bengaluru-based, MonkeyBox, that was trying to innovate in nutritious meal delivery for School kids announced it is shutting down. The co-founders Sanjay and Sandeep announced the shutdown on its website Unfortunately we are at a point where we will not be able to fulfill our promise of delivering healthy and nutritious […]

Venture funded startup, MonkeyBox shuts down

28 Mar, 2018 in Articles / failedStartup tagged Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / matrimonial / matrimony / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup

Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 25th March 2018 News you can use High Speed Trading and Artificial Intelligence – We are beginning to see the increased adoption of machine-enabled investment management techniques including high speed trading, stock picking and portfolio re-balancing. Many […]

Digital Startup news roundup – Week ending 25th March

25 Mar, 2018 in WeeklyStartupNews tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / matrimonial / matrimony / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture / virtual reality / VR by mydigitalstatrup

The Virtual Reality startup, Upload, is shutting down both its San Francisco office and its Los Angeles co-working space as it struggles to secure new funding. Upload was rocked by sexual harassment lawsuit, and reports of ‘toxic work culture’ at the startup, which made it hard for it to raise additional […]

VR startup Upload shuts down

25 Mar, 2018 in failedStartup tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / matrimonial / matrimony / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture / virtual reality / VR by mydigitalstatrup

Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 18th March 2018 News you can use High Speed Trading and Artificial Intelligence – We are beginning to see the increased adoption of machine-enabled investment management techniques including high speed trading, stock picking and portfolio re-balancing. Many […]

Digital Startup news roundup – Week ending 18th March

18 Mar, 2018 in WeeklyStartupNews tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / matrimonial / matrimony / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup

Upwork and Freelancers Union recently published the results of “Freelancing in America: 2017” (FIA), a comprehensive measure of the U.S. independent workforce. The fourth annual study estimates that 57.3 million Americans are freelancing (36 percent of the U.S. workforce) and contribute approximately $1.4 trillion annually to the economy, an increase of almost 30% […]

Top 10 highest-paying tech jobs in the gig economy

16 Mar, 2018 in Articles tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / freelance / gig economy / incubator / lessons / salary / small business / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup

A University of Texas at Austin professor and her team were honored with a prestigious SXSW Interactive Innovation Award for the MasSpec Pen, a device that will allow surgeons to identify cancerous tissue in seconds. “This is special for our team because South by Southwest is an Austin event, and […]

Pen-Like Device That Detects Cancer Takes a Top Prize at ...

15 Mar, 2018 in Articles / Press Release tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / blockchain / business model / cancer / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / innovation / lessons / matrimony / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup

There are different reasons why startups succeed and fail. Many startups get acquired and begin to enhance the value of the acquiring firm. A couple of years ago, the footwear and accessories retailer DSW announced it was acquiring Ebuys for $62.5 million to enhance its eCommerce capabilities. On Tuesday, the retailer […]

DSW abandons and liquidates Ebuys

14 Mar, 2018 in failedStartup / News tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / dsw / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup

The adoption of Artificial Intelligence based tools and techniques are helping business leaders indicatively transform industry verticals where repetitive decision making based on past-patterns is the key to success. Retailers like Sephora are leveraging AR and AI to help customers choose cosmetics; AI enabled supercomputers are helping alleviate Urban Traffic […]

High Speed Trading and Artificial Intelligence

14 Mar, 2018 in Advice / Articles tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / matrimonial / matrimony / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup

Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 11th March 2018 News you can use BlackBerry sues Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram over patent infringement: What’s the big deal? This week, Blackberry (NYSE: BB), the tech giant that ‘invented’ smartphones, filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Facebook, […]

Digital Startup news roundup – Week ending 11th March

11 Mar, 2018 in WeeklyStartupNews tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / matrimonial / matrimony / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup