I met with a couple of extremely impressive entrepreneurs recently, and I was so blown away by these guys, I wanted to share a bit of their wisdom (without disclosing any specifics about their stealth company).

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In an age of “smart” everything – phone, TV, scale, watch, fridge – here’s an idea that’s refreshingly contrarian: build an app that’s not so smart. Not dumb. Just one that doesn’t try to be smart enough to do everything for a user.

That’s the idea behind Cal, a …read more
Source: PandoDaily

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I recently had a Twitter conversation with a great friend about an article that really hit home for me. A recent Pew Research study concluded that more fathers feel they aren’t spending enough time with their kids than mothers (including working mothers), and I have to say that …read more
Source: VentureBeat

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One year into its onslaught on Western Europe online women’s fast fashion retailer JustFab has acquired The Fab Shoes (no relation) to accelerate its pace. The move will add 500,000 subscribers in France and Spain to its existing 1.5 million in Germany and UK, bringing …read more
Source: PandoDaily

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It’s been 25 years since Cinderella (the glam metal band, not the Disney princess) crooned “You don’t know what you got ’til it’s gone / I don’t know what it is that I did so wrong.” I suspect that they were singing about heartbreak and not about app developers’ …read more
Source: PandoDaily

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Giving up half of your company for a mere $250K seems an absurd proposition. Only offer on Shark Tank? Bad business school case study? I must have missed a zero or two, right?

If that sounds bad, how about half of your company for $90K? Crazy?

No. This is the …read more
Source: VentureBeat

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Q: Why does a to do list application need $3.5 million in funding? A: Because it’s becoming more than a simple to do app. Today, Any.DO one of the more popular to do list applications for web and mobile, announced a seed round of funding led by existing investor <a target=_blank …read more
Source: TechCrunc
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When we we last talked to augmented-reality startup Dekko back in September of last year, the company was building a platform on which it hoped to find developers to build a new generation of applications that blend computing with the real world. And while it still hopes to be that platform, which it’s calling a “real-world operating system,” the company is focusing its efforts to create its own applications to attract users and developers alike.

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Paidpiper launched at Disrupt NY today, aiming to make your physical wallet, and presence, less necessary — in a good way.

At the beginning of my freshman fall at Stanford I was wandering around campus with a lanyard around my neck buying books, a bike, a mini fridge and more. Not destined to be an accounting major, I forgot to check to make sure I had enough money in my account, so I had to wait for my mom to transfer money to me before I was able to buy an Intro to Humanities book that served as a top-notch coaster.

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