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The Not-So-Great Present and The Bright Future of Mobile Web
It is striking just how big the mobile web grew, yet how poor the mobile user experience is. Sites are reporting that 50-70% of the traffic is on mobile, yet their pages either don’t render at all or don’t render legibly on mobile. At best, a site claims to be mobile responsive, meaning that it renders legibly. […]
Come to Techstars NYC Open House on September 11
We are opening applications for next Techstars NYC class on September 8th! This new class will start in January of 2015, and we are looking forward to meeting and recruiting amazing founders and great companies. Please stay tuned for a separate announcement on September 8th with the details on how to apply. Along with opening […]
ABB: A – Always, B – Be, B – Branding
I hold public office hours, and do a lot of Skype calls. I always wear a Techstars T-shirt during those calls. This week, one of the entrepreneurs immediately noticed and asked me about it. To me wearing a Techstars’ T-shirt is an opportunity to promote a brand that I stand for and care about. I […]
Action and Idea Lists for Lean Startups
Startups are easily overwhelmed with ideas. They have a ton of their own, and they hear a lot of advice from others. How do you actually take all of the ideas and prioritize, focus, execute and grow? Here is a simple system inspired by Agile software development that can help you do that. Its a […]
Free: It Works, It Cries, It Bites
Chris Anderson’s new book, Free: The Future of a Radical Price (available for free in text form and as an audio book), is stirring controversy and a spicy conversation around the blogosphere. The current wave of discussion started with a critical review by Malcolm Gladwell in the New Yorker. In his review, Gladwell defends journalism […]
Why Apple Will Dominate Next Gen Computing
Last week Steve Jobs took the stage at the Apple Town hall meeting and announced two major things for the iPhone: 1) support for Microsoft Exchange and 2) the iPhone SDK. The Exchange support was a relatively unexpected move, but in retrospect it makes perfect sense. In order to unseat Blackberry as the number one […]
