Here are takeaways and highlights from Demo Mobile 2013, with an emphasis on mobile startups and entrepreneurs.
Startup
Startup turns a smartphone into a smart toy
Unveiled at Launch, Ubooly shows power of sensor technology (and hugs) Target audience: Entrepreneurs, technologists, designers, marketing professionals, businesses, toy manufacturers, parents. At last week’s Launch Festival in San Francisco, I spent a few minutes talking with Carly Gloge, the founder and CEO of a new startup called Ubooly. They make cuddly plush toys that […]
Lean Startup’s Eric Ries on building accountability into your startup
Entrepreneurs love quoting the tenets of The Lean Startup movement but Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup, urges entrepreneurs to move beyond the buzzwords and take on metrics. Find out why you need to take a closer look at metrics to understand what really matters to growing a business.
Best advice on starting a new business
What’s the best advice anyone ever gave you about starting a business? We asked the question at the Lean Startup Conference.
Snoox: Recommendations from friends, not strangers
Snoox, a new social recommendations engine has launched and is showcasing the power of peer recommendations. Snoox aspires to be a social application that helps users to share recommendations for the things they love and to find the best of everything.