Choosing the right technology for your startup is a daunting task. The decision is even harder if you’re thinking of developing a mobile application – not only do you have to pick a suitable tech stack for your business logic, but you also need to consider platforms for your target group (Android or iOS). Luckily, React Native is here – it’s a cross-platform framework that can help you kill two birds with one stone.
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When you start a new project, one of the main concerns is development time. After all, your market is changing all the time, and the longer you wait, the bigger the likelihood that someone else will implement the idea before you, thus getting the competitive advantage. But if you have a working version of your product, either to show to investors or to gain traction of your business, you can get ahead of your competition. Many companies also start with an MVP to get to know the real needs of the users. In this article, we’d like to check if using Flutter for MVP hybrid app development is a good idea.
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7 Tips for Startups. TechStars, Silicon Valley Bank and Factory Berlin Leaders on Scaling and Failing
Tomasz Grynkiewicz
What does it take to launch a successful startup? What are the key elements you should be aware of when choosing first hires, signing a deal with VC, and growing your startup?
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Startups planning for product development need to consider many things when it comes to picking the right programming language. Often working on a tight budget, startups must carefully consider many factors: the speed of development, the popularity of language, the cost of developers, libraries, integrations, security, scalability, and stability. It is for these reasons that your best bet will be to go for a robust and established technology such as Python.
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The 22 Lessons for Any Startup CEO. How to Deal with Customers, Product, Engineers, Family and More
Tomasz Grynkiewicz
Is it possible to achieve the pole position on the market while having precisely zero funding from investors? Surely it is possible, as evidenced by the story of Patrick Campbell, founder and CEO of PriceIntelligently (now ProfitWell). Back in 2012, Campbell has founded a pricing analysis startup that helps SaaS companies figure out their pricing strategies.
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The word ‘matchmaking’ might spark a cringe. It brings to mind scenes in which two strangers sit awkwardly facing each other, closely watched by their parents and not knowing what to say. Fear not, though, because matchmaking in the 21st century is nothing like it used to be two hundred years ago. Nowadays, it uses AI algorithms and is fully voluntary. The concept has also expanded well beyond romantic matches. You can now get matched (or connected) with employees you seek, caterers you need for your business, or people who could clean your home or fix your tech issues. Take a look at ten companies aiming to revolutionise our personal and business lives with state-of-the-art matchmaking technologies!
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From FinTech to FemTech to InsureTech – and much more besides – the Berlin startup scene is bursting with innovative young companies disrupting industries and designing tools to make our everyday lives easier. Here, we’ve picked eight of the very best of them – all offering life-simplifying apps that will quite literally change the way you work and live for the better. Let’s take a look…
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Food. We need it to survive, right? The way we provide nutrients to our bodies has changed a lot over the centuries, but the Digital Age brought in revolutionary changes which took place at an unprecedented speed. The startups showcased in this blogpost can help reduce the hassle associated with preparing food in many ways: they bring piping hot food straight to our door, deliver pre-portioned ingredients so that we can cook ourselves, or even do away with chewing altogether and supply powdered food. Want to know how the way we eat will change soon? Read about the 10 startups that are ushering in a food revolution!
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Berlin plays host to one of the most exciting startup scenes in all of Europe. In fact, the city is actually the continent’s second largest startup hub after London – and Brexit may have just put pay to that.
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New York’s tech ecosystem (Silicon Alley) currently ranks at number two in the country, only behind Silicon Valley. Silicon Alley’s dynamic growth since the mid-2000s has been made possible by NYC’s large capital stock and a developed financial market, efficient technical infrastructure, but also a developed system of startup accelerators. Startup accelerators are fixed-term programs that help early-stage or growth-stage startups turn into fully-fledged companies and attract the investment needed for further development. Here are the top ten NYC accelerators that your startup company should definitely consider at its seed stage.
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