Back in 2010, Rakesh started his company specializing in mobile application development in Ahmedabad, India. He started with only 1,000 US dollars (roughly 70,000 rupees), an empty office with a few plastic chairs and zero infrastructure. Today, Rakesh’s company, Space-O Technologies, overlooks 3000+ mobile applications with over 20 million downloads, has powered 25+ successful startups…
Date Spots in Silicon Valley
When most folks in Silicon Valley think of going on a date, they immediately think of heading up to San Francisco. And it isn’t a bad idea. Between the great restaurants, exciting nightlife, and amazingly beautiful views, there’s a reason why everyone who lives and works in the valley prefers to play in the City……
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In my ten years working at tech companies in Silicon Valley, I’ve worked on a few projects that have been described as “sinking ships”. Usually, these projects have been stuck in managerial hell, with a revolving door of top leadership cycling through trying to “right the ship.” More often than not, some aspect of the…
Solving a Scientist’s Dilemma
Dealing with Poor Research Equipment & Lab Management. Tom is the Founder of HappiLabs, a small business in Chicago still in its early stage but past the startup stage. His company provides consulting services and software to scientists who need help managing their laboratories and their lab equipment. You can think of them as an outsourced…
Who the Hell is Jürgen Furian & Andreas Tschas?
Driving the European innovation shift by connecting and empowering corporations and startups to bridge the new economy. Creating a tech startup in Europe vs Silicon Valley has genuine differences that many entrepreneurs are already aware of. European investors and corporations generally value stability and (for the most part) the goals are more towards steady, sustainable revenues…