Yearly Archives: 2018

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Typecast.com, a browser-based app aimed to ”take the pain out of designing typography for the web” announced in a tweet that it is shutting down As of January 1, 2018, Typecast is no longer supported. This Twitter account will be closed on March 19. Please follow @Monotype for information on […]

Typecast.com, startup behind typography shutting down

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This week, Blackberry (NYSE: BB), the tech giant that ‘invented’ smartphones, filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Facebook, whatsapp and instagram in the Los Angeles federal court. Blackberry’s move highlights a number of significant issues with patents, including monetizing their ‘value,’ the investment in portfolio of patents, and their role […]

BlackBerry sues Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram over patent infringement: What’s the ...

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The Dubai Startup Hub, in partnership with Smart Dubai, launched the 3rd Dubai Smartpreneur Competition.This year, the competition is seeking business ideas in 3 categories, namely Blockchain, AI and Digital Transformation. Back for its third annual round, Dubai Startup Hub, an initiative of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in […]

Dubai Startup Hub launches the Third Dubai Smartpreneur Competition

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Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 4th March 2018 News you can use 5 Tips for Employees and founders:  Moving on on after your startup fails – Business leaders accept risk-taking and appreciate that failures are a part of the game. They are […]

Digital Startup news roundup – Week ending 4th March

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Ride sharing and ride-hailing services have revolutionized travel for millions of people and upended the business model of existing Taxi services. While the market is dominated by big names like like Uber and Lyft in North America and others like Ola in India, smaller players are also trying to carve […]

Ride-hailing startup Fasten announced shutdown

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On this blog, we periodically review opportunities for startups. One such opportunity is to find innovative, low-cost ways to port Apps from Android to iOS (and the other way around). A while ago, we reviewed opportunities in the  Smartphone race to the bottom:  Startups are leveraging the outsourced manufacturing facilities […]

Android vs iOS : Opportunity for startups to port Apps

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The smartphone market in India continues to be very vibrant. On one hand, smartphone makers and software companies are racing to leverage opportunities at the bottom (link). Even Indian tech giants like Reliance are positioning their services, like JioPhone as they explore Smartphone race to the bottom. On the other […]

The leaked BlackBerry ‘Ghost’ is reportedly a high-end Android phone ...

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Startups that failed in February 2018 iDAvatars winds down operations –  iDAvatars, a  startup that develops software for users to interact with virtual assistants has begun the process of shutting down operations after losing a key customer, the founder and CEO Norrie Daroga said Monday.The company was trying to create […]

RIP: Startup shutdown in Feb 2018

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A few weeks ago, we saw an announcement of US Embassy launching the “Nexus Startup Hub In New Delhi” aiming to support a dynamic ecosystem for innovative Indian startups by sharing best practices in business and entrepreneurship and in incubation. Along the similar lines – foreign governments promoting and trying […]

German Indian Startup Exchange Program launched

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On this blog, we frequently review startup stories and reason for their success and failures. A list of recent startup failures from our blog  A recent infographic from CBSInsights highlights some of the key reasons why startups fail. They highlight “After reading through every single of the 101 postmortems, we’ve […]

Top reasons why startups fail

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