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Startup of the Week – Beatguide, your local electro party guide
The founders behind iOS and web app Beatguide epitomise turning a passion into a business. Fittingly located in Berlin, the heart of the electro music scene, the Beatguide team can easily switch between aggregating events into
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“People don’t know what they want until you show it to them” – Xyo takes Steve Jobs’ advice to heart with new social app search
“A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them” – Berlin app-lovers Xyo are taking Steve Jobs’ oft-quoted advice to heart with their new social search platform for mobile
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Top tips for startup HR from SoundCloud’s Caoimhe Keogan
It’d take a lot to leave a job at Google to work for a much smaller-scale internet company, but SoundCloud‘s new HR expert Caoimhe Keogan has no regrets about her decision. She was drawn away from
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Zuckerberg’s Choice… which Berlin startup should Facebook buy?
So Mark Zuckerberg, boss of some social networking site or other and all-round really rich guy has been traipsing round Berlin in the last few days. The excitement here was more than if Jesus,
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Soundcloud opens New York offices, hires ex-Pandora sales veteran to monetise
Soundcloud has announced that its expanding its US operations, by opening new offices in New York. In addition, the music distribution platform has already made its first New York hire – Dan Gerber –
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Europioneers: Soundcloud founders win European Tech Entrepreneur of the Year
The EU Commission-backed Europioneers has revealed Soundcloud founders Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss (above) as the winners of its European Tech Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2013. Additionally, the Young European Entrepreneur of the Year
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Red Bull’s new accelerator to boost European music startups
It seems that everyone is jumping aboard the accelerator bandwagon, with Red Bull the latest company to join the fray. The company has launched an accelerator – the Red Bull Amplifier – to help
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VIDEO: “I’m constantly surprised by what people can make with their hands” Caroline Drucker of Etsy Germany
Caroline Drucker is the Country Manager for Germany, Switzerland and Austria for online crafter’s marketplace Etsy. Born and raised in Toronto, based in Berlin, Drucker set foot in the German capital in 2001, and has
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Weavly partners with Tumblr, Imgur and Twitter’s Vine to spice up your creative mashups
Need more fodder for your creative mashup endeavours? Look no further… Berlin-based online video editor Weavly today announced an integration with three new sources: Tumblr, Imgur and Twitter’s social video app Vine. This means
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The hot new music startups for 2013 – Songful, Jamplify, Stageit, Audience.fm
Music trade fair MIDEM just revealed the winners of its startup competition – Songful, Jamplify, Stageit and Audience.fm, who join previous years’ illustrious winners SoundCloud and Songkick. MIDEM is mostly an old-industry event, drawing up to 7000
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