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PinU Is Another Attempt At A Location-Based App For Friends – Will It Work This Time?

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First, the bad news; many have tried to make location based networking happen (or Happn, perhaps we should say), but few have succeeded – although the likes of Facebook, Snapchat and WhatsApp haven’t even managed to crack it, perhaps it’s these sites’ omnipresence on people’s smartphones that has made location based networking so hard to …

Are You Going To…Apps World London This 19th-20th October?

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The Excel Centre in London’s Victoria Dock will play host to the Apps World Conference on the 19th and 20th October. Europe’s largest “gathering of passionate developers, mobile and marketing professionals” and “the only event to focus on end-to-end process of app conception, from idea, investment and start-up through to design development and marketing” will …

Hot Start-up? turnleft App Helps Networkers Nail New Connections & Take Chance Out Of “Chance Encounters”

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An ex-trader who couldn’t resist the lure of entrepreneurship has created an app to help serial networkers gain a competitive advantage, and to try to address the 25% of business traveller’s time that is spent idle. turnleft, currently available for iOS, is an app that helps its users “build strong relationships at home and away …

Tonight! Founders and Funders Are Holding A Speed Dating & Networking Party At WeWork South Bank!

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Sometimes it’s those last minute gigs you get wind of and attend that can make all the difference – to either a founder looking for investment, or an investor looking for the next great idea. Tonight, at WeWork on the South Bank, on the 8th floor, from where the views across London are simply breath-taking, …

Social Networking For Sports Stars Site Axis Stars Signs JV With Milestone Group To Promote “Passion Projects”

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Axis Stars have announced a JV with Milestone Group that will see them introduce their database of sports stars to new opportunities, including charitable causes Axis Stars, the elite social networking start-up aimed at helping sports stars better manage their careers and finances, has signed a Joint Venture agreement with AIM listed Milestone Group. …

Despark’s Ignyte Networking Series is Back! Startup Superstar Vincent Dignan Will Be Talking Growth Hacking Techniques At The Hub, Golden Square Next Wed

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Is there anybody who doesn’t enjoy Wednesday night networking in Soho? Serial networkers experiencing that dreaded sense of déjà vu as they chat to the same people, in the same places, whilst swigging beer and eating pizza (admit it – it could be worse, couldn’t it?) are in for a treat, as Despark’s ever popular …

Will Founder of World’s Most Talked About “Secret” Startup Magic Leap Reveal All At Upcoming Wired Business Conference?

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The ninth annual Wired Business Conference will take place in New York on 16th June at Spring Studios; the first round of speakers was announced last week by Wired and as you might expect it’s an eclectic mix of thought leaders, influencers, innovators and entrepreneurs. …

As Axis Stars rolls out version 2.0 of its Elite sportsperson networking, contract and sponsorship management platform, Haggerston Times asks, do we still need to see our sporting heroes suffer?

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The elite sportsperson as entrepreneur? It’s hardly a stereotype we normally apply to the world’s top football, basketball, rugby or tennis stars. We, the public are often quick to judge our sporting heroes, but rather than praise them for their achievements we’re often more likely to accuse them of being overpaid, spoilt, arrogant or living …