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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective

Both Sides of the Table

We’re at a new watermark because there are now global assets deployed and as the sun peeks out so to do the riders and the revenue. Last year at this time Bird was just planning its multi-city rollout having had tremendous success in Santa Monica & Venice. But springtime is here. Hats off to the teams that have done this.

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10 College Business Incubators We’re Most Excited About

YoungUpstarts

Follow along as we explore 10 of the most exciting college business incubators around today, and be sure to share your own favorites in the comments: Entrepreneurs Hall @ The RIT Global Village. Some of the i-lab’s long-term residents include mobile app ActivePepper, baby gear rental company Baby Buggle, and software developer Rover.

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The R/GA Connected Devices Accelerator, Powered by Techstars

Feld Thoughts

The newest accelerator, based in New York City, is called the R/GA Connected Devices Accelerator. R/GA is part of Interpublic Group of Companies, one of four global ad holding companies, and is the most award-winning agency in the digital world today. They are the force behind the opening title sequence for 1978?s

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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

Both Sides of the Table

Between our on-board CPUs and your mobile phone companions we have an enormous amount of data on transportation routes, where riders want to pick up scooters in the morning and where they leave them in the evening. This is why so many great LA funds like Upfront, Greycroft and B Capital Global have all backed Bird. Why scooters?

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How to get creative with your domain name registration

The Next Web

Not only do you need to come up with something relevant, but you have the added stress of worrying about the verb effect, if it’s easy-to-spell, globally understandable, catchy, memorable and gives off the right impression. The social events startup has spread to major cities in the US, and has just launched across the pond in London. “He

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A review of the first eleven Techstars Unicorns

David Cohen

Twilio became a popular perk for Techstars companies globally over the years and many other Techstars portfolio companies use the product extensively. Scopely is an LA based interactive entertainment company and a leading mobile games publisher. DigitalOcean is based in New York City. #9: 4: Zipline (2011).

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After Raising $6.7M For Startups And Winning SEC Approval, AngelList Opens Up Investment Platform To More Companies

techcrunch.com

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. As Smartphones Reach A Global Tipping Point, Why Your Product Isn't As Simple As You. New York City. New York City. Enterprise. Smartphones.

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