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7 Indications Your New Venture May Not Be Investable

Startup Professionals Musings

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. For new car companies such as DeLorean and Fisker, designing and testing the product is only the beginning. Your startup is in a high-failure-rate business sector. If you want U.S.

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7 Startup Proposals That May Raise Investor Red Flags

Startup Professionals Musings

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. For new car companies such as DeLorean and Fisker, designing and testing the product is only the beginning. Your startup is in a high-failure-rate business sector. If you want U.S.

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Building iPhone apps for the ‘Internet of Things’? Here’s how to get prepared

The Next Web

Jeremy Rappaport is a writer at Fueled , the leading iPhone application developers and masters of mobile design in New York City. What exactly is the “Internet of Things”? Since all new iPhones now require adapters for old charging devices, Square saved potentially millions of dollars on reworking its design.

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7 New Venture Scenarios That Rarely Attract Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. For new car companies such as DeLorean and Tesla, designing and testing the product is only the beginning. Your startup is in a high-failure-rate business sector. If you want U.S.

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Investors Consider These 7 Elements to Be High Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. For new car companies such as DeLorean and Tesla, designing and testing the product is only the beginning. Your startup is in a high-failure-rate business sector. If you want U.S.

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Want to work at a startup? Nail these 9 interview questions

The Next Web

Ryan Matzner is the Director of Strategy at Fueled , the leading iPhone application developers and masters of mobile design , based in New York and London. How many people live in New York City? With a city population estimate, it’s okay to be off by a couple of million. Explain it to me.

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The R/GA Connected Devices Accelerator, Powered by Techstars

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The newest accelerator, based in New York City, is called the R/GA Connected Devices Accelerator. R/GA creates advertising and marketing products based in technology and design and has earned countless accolades over the years, including Advertising Age’s “Digital A-List” and “Agencies of the Decade.” s Superman to 2006?s