Apple has now joined a host of merchants in removing the Confederate flag from its platform – in its case, the iTunes App Store. Several app developers are now reporting that their Civil War games, which featured imagery of flag as part of their game’s historical context, have been pulled from the App Store. Apple’s move to ban these games follows similar decisions by a number… Read More TechCrunch

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Company / App Name: Tele-mail http://www.Tele-mail.com Twitter – tele_mail What does it do? Tele-mail turns marketing E-mails into warm sales calls, AUTOMATICALLY by embedding triggers based off the open or specific link click(s). Why do we need it? Any business that sells a product or service with enough margins to pay commissions to sales reps. We are looking for companies that have an established sales force, proprietary client data lists with full record (name, phone and email),. Who is it for? – What makes it stand out from the crowd? We are the only platform that integrates telephony into E-mail ... → Read More

The Startup Pitch - Thursday, June 25, 2015

Company / App Name: Funnel https://funnelnow.com/ Twitter – What does it do? Funnel enables website owners to easily process work-related inquiries and keep track of their business contacts through contact forms. Why do we need it? Small shops and individuals don’t have the time or need for a full blown sales/CRM service, but they still need to do sales, and keep track of their customers. Who is it for? Freelancers, small businesses. What makes it stand out from the crowd? CRM applications are usually lead-oriented and revolve around statistics, sales funnels, and generally designed to be used by salespeople. ... → Read More

The Startup Pitch - Thursday, June 25, 2015

 LittleBits, a 3.5-year-old, New York-based maker of electronic components that both children and designers can snap together to create everything from toy robots to lightweight industrial products, has raised $ 44.2 million in Series B funding led by DFJ Growth, with managing director Barry Schuler joining the board. Morgan Stanley, Alternative Investment Partners, Grishin Robotics and Wamda… Read More TechCrunch

TechCrunch - Thursday, June 25, 2015

One of the things I’ve always struggled with as an investor in high growth tech companies is the tension between getting profitable vs growing more quickly. It has become a central tenet of tech growth investing (in both the public and private markets) that growth is more valuable than profitability and you can always focus on profits once you have “captured the market.” This leads to behaviors like investing heavily in sales and marketing to increase the growth rates of a business beyond what it can grow at “organically.” A few months ago, I blogged about a formula I came ... → Read More

AVC - Thursday, June 25, 2015

Company / App Name: Brick Crush bit.ly/1Hi8gC3 What does it do? Smash, bash, and destroy the bricks to progress just like the classic brick crush game. The quicker you do the more you can show off to your friends and share! Slide the paddle to make the ball bounce and break the bricks in order to Why do we need it? its fun and time pass game. Who is it for? Games What makes it stand out from the crowd? Time pass What’s next? Next app The post Pitch for Brick Crush appeared first on The Startup Pitch. The Startup ... → Read More

The Startup Pitch - Thursday, June 25, 2015

 U.K. telecoms regulator Ofcom has called for more to be done to improve broadband services for startups and SMEs, publishing a report assessing the problem and setting out an action plan to improve broadband provision for businesses with under 250 employees. Read More TechCrunch

TechCrunch - Thursday, June 25, 2015

Pew Research's Millennials surpass Gen X'ers as the largest generation in the U.S. labor force reports that in Q1 of 2015 Millennials surpassed Generation X to become the largest share of the American workforce. The report chart below shows the generational shifts in the U.S. workforce over the past two decades.   An interesting sidelight to the report is Pew's definitions of age cohorts. Somewhat surprisingly there are no official demographic cohort definitions, so different groups use different definitions. Pew's are to the right. Most everyone uses the same definitions for the older generations, but there are differences in how people ... → Read More

Small Biz Labs - Thursday, June 25, 2015

Company / App Name: InvolvEdu http://involvedu.com/ Twitter – What does it do? InvolvEdu is free web and mobile app for High School and University students that allows them to get credit for what they do outside of class. InvolvEdu is the first app to regulate the traditionally unregulated extra-curricular market. Why do we need it? Letter grades have been gradual inflating for decades – which is causing the in-class GPA to become much less relevant. Due to this, students are turning to student groups and other activities to find new ways to stand out. Who is it for? InvolvEdu ... → Read More

The Startup Pitch - Thursday, June 25, 2015

 PayPal teamed up with Uber back in 2013 to offer the U.S. taxi-hailing service’s customers additional payment options. The world has changed a lot in those 18 months — Uber is now present in over 300 cities with China set to soon become its largest market — so, with that in mind, PayPal and Uber have extended their partnership to cover an additional 9 countries worldwide. Read More TechCrunch

TechCrunch - Thursday, June 25, 2015