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Sydney startup SeatFrog’s Fundraise Will Have Airline Passenger’s Jumping Out Of Their Seats For Joy

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Ever wanted to upgrade to Business or First Class shortly before boarding a flight, but didn’t know how? Wonder no more, thanks to new startup Seatfrog The disruption and democratisation of air travel by tech continues apace no doubt to the delight of passengers, who may not be casting such envious glances at first class …

London Commuters Take Note – Uber Just Doubled The Size Of Its Ride Sharing Catchment Area to Zones 1,2 & Heathrow

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UberPool, like UberX and just plain old Uber before it, has been a runaway success so far in London Tom Elvidge, General Manager of ride sharing startup Uber’s operations in London announced yesterday that the company is expanding its ride sharing service, UberPool, to the whole of zones one and two and Heathrow airport. Previously …

Pushing The Envelope – SAScon Becomes First UK Conference To Have It’s Own Facebook Chatbot

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Got time for a chat? Thanks to the efforts of digital boffins, intelligent chatbots should become a help, not a hindrance Have you noticed things have gone a little quiet on the Chatbot front lately? What happened – is the party over before it even began? Far from it – but what businesses are beginning …

London (and Europe’s) Biggest Tech Startup Funds And What They Are Buying

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It’s raining funding in Europe – but where are the puddles forming? Sometimes startup founders must feel a little bit like Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner and his stranded crew mates, who stared at the ocean surrounding their lost ship and cried out in desperation: “water, water, everywhere and not a drop to drink!” “Funding, …

What Is A Lead Investor And Why Do You Need One? They Are Gladiators, & If You Find One It’s Happy Days

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Whilst Ron Howard “made it”, made it, The Fonz had to make do with a role in The Waterboy – but still did pretty well. Echoes of the lead investor / founder relationship? Disclaimer – this article is pun ridden and uses stereotyping for “comic” effect The beauty of the tech startup world is that …

Squeezing The Truth Out Of British Venture Capital Funding; Deals Down, Funding Up, VCs Asleep At The Wheel?

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Stocks and Loans may break my bones but stats will never hurt me? Torture them for long enough, and stats will confess anything. At least that’s how the saying goes, but it’s a cynical soul who still decries “lies, damn and statistics”, in the face of today’s data driven analytical world. Do the stats really …

Fashion Tech & Gadget Site Kwaleo Joins The Personalisation Web Brigade And Makes A Pretty Good Fist (Bump) Of It

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Millennials, similarly to how the character of Blain, in the Arnie classic Predator, didn’t have time to bleed, ain’t got time to shop! Shop that is, in the classical sense. Looking at things for more than a couple of seconds before making a snap judgement, trying things on, “browsing”, measuring space at home to see …

Mistakes On A Plane – Why Airlines Can’t Capitalise On Digital Add-on Services

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They are the ultimate captive audience, sitting on board one of mankind’s greatest inventions, but in a strangely anachronistic twist if a passenger on a flight requires food, drink, entertainment or assistance they must run the gauntlet of the food trolley, sharp edged metal doors flapping, blocking off at least two of the available bathrooms. …

Silicon Roundup: Beyond Human Endeavour & Triumphing Against The Odds, Tech Is Starting To Eat Up The Column Inches

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That thing that nobody thought would ever really happen. It’s happening here’s a quick breakdown of last week’s news stories – Haggerston Times suspects Tech will begin to dominate the headlines as fantasy starts to become reality. Last week was notable for some big news stories; Donald Trump steamrollering his way past 17 career politicians …

The End Of The High Street, Or The Beginning Of The Click And Collect Revolution?

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First Woolworths, now BHS – has the British public fallen out of love with the high street? Can tech save it? It’s no secret that the British High Street isn’t what it used to be; in the past decade Woolworths, Jane Norman, Threshers, Peacocks and Clinton cards have all fallen into administration and been consigned …

2 Days’ Left To Pick Up Extra-Discounted Tickets For Open Mobile Summit In June – Save £200!

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you’ve heard that mobile is the future – so how do your products compare with the rest of the market and how can you find out? Maybe at the Open Mobile Summit… Calling all mobile product developers! On June 27th-28th The Open Mobile Summit Europe returns to London, at the Crowne Plaza in the City …

Force Over Mass Hosts “Ask Me Anything” At Huckletree HQ With The “Grumpy Entrepreneur” & Director, Wired Consulting

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Huckletree’s co-working space in the Alphabeta building, Finsbury Square – the perfect place to talk futuristic tech On stage at Huckletree HQ The lights shone bright on a panel who’s combined brainpower represents as good a reason as any as to why we do not yet need to fear a dystopian future where we are …

DKLM Hosts Inaugural Law Tech Hub, Asks How Law Intersects With Burgeoning Tech Startup Scene

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Is your startup drowning in legalese – get some colour at TechLawHub, the last Tuesday of the month DKLM are a Law Firm started in 2004 in Shoreditch by 4 partners with a diverse range of interests and a strong presence in India, China and Africa. “Our differences are our strengths”, they say and so …

The Staggering Figures behind The Rise Of Uber – The (second) Greatest Start-up Phenomenon Of All Time?

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Uber’s business broken down by the guys at mister BEEP; to see the whole infographic click here Uber; the name says it all. It’s the biggest, the most controversial and the most heavily backed startup to have come out of Silicon Valley since Facebook. It’s the biggest bet on a disruptive tech platform ever and …

Lobster, The Marketplace For Discovery And Licensing Of Your Creative Content, Smashes Crowdfunding Target – But There’s Still Time To Invest!

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Ever wondered what it’s like to be a professional photographer – supplying the fruits of your work to top media agencies like Mashable? Sites like Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and Facebook are making it possible to show the world how creative you can be – but with 1.8 billion photos being shared on social media every …

Virtual or Augmented – Who Will Win The Battle For Hearts And Minds?

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Virtual Reality VR Goggles Glasses Headset Device Concept Image We’ve all heard about Oculus Rift, and now it seems that Mark Zuckerberg, who acquired the company for $2bn in 2014, is ready to throw his full weight behind it. At MWC in Barcelona last week the Facebook CEO described VR as “the next platform where …

Postcard from Barcelona: 4YFN, MWC and Swedish Beers!

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When one door closes, another opens; ticket holders at 4YFN, Barcelona’s mobile start-up conference are flooding through the doors of big brother MWC 2016 today to join the nearly 100,000 fellow attendees to have walked the halls and floors of this gigantic, genre-defining conference, sniffing out opportunities, making contacts and signing contracts that will secure …

London Or Barcelona? Mobile or Fashion?

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The Bright Lights of Barcelona – Freddie Mercury would be proud Next week Londoners will take on the Catalans in an unofficial battle for Europe’s coolest city; Mark Zuckerberg will be headlining MWC 2016 in Barcelona, one of the world’s largest mobile and tech conferences, whilst London Fashion Week kicks off in London today. …