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How The Fourth Engineer At Amazon Web Services Finally Found His Startup Passion
One of the hardest things about starting a business is coming up with an idea that people will pay money for.That was the problem Distelli CEO and founder Rahul Singh faced when he left Amazon Web...
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I Tried The App That Will Send Somebody To Do Your Laundry For You
Laundry is a time-consuming chore I'd rather not think about.That's why I was eager to try out Washio, an 0n-demand laundry startup with door-to-door service. I tried something like Washio in college....
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The Black Tux Raises $10 Million To Reinvent Tuxedo Rental
Tuxedo rental startup the Black Tux has announced a $10 million Series A funding round lead by First Round Capital.The company is the first online-only tux rental and handles everything from suit...
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The Guy Behind 'Ship Your Enemies Glitter' Just Sold His 'Stupid Idea' For...
The founder of Ship Your Enemies Glitter, a single-purpose website that lets customers anonymously ship their enemies glitter, has sold his business for US$85,000 less than two weeks after starting...
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A Stanford Grad Got $2.1 Million To Make A More Elite Tinder — Here's What It...
Amanda Bradford doesn't think her dating app, The League, is elitist. She prefers the word "curated," the same way Ivy League schools and top employers select only the best candidates.The League, which...
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Here Are The Best Services To Prank Your Friends
Pranking friends and coworkers never gets old, but old stand bys like covering a colleague's desk in tinfoil can feel tired. Product Hunt, a discovery site focused on new products, put together a...
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This 17-Year-Old Just Dropped Out Of High School To Launch A Tech Accelerator...
When 17-year-old Eddy Zhong's 14-year-old little brother couldn't find a teen-focused accelerator program or summer camp focused on entrepreneurship, Eddy Zhong decided to found one.He dropped out of...
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16 Startup Trends That Will Be Huge In 2015
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has invested in some of today's most talked-about startups, including Slack, Buzzfeed, and Instacart.Andreessen Horowitz has its finger on the pulse of what's...
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London Cash Startup TransferWise Is Now Worth $1 Billion
London-based peer-to-peer money transfer service TransferWise has raised $58 million in a new round of funding that values the company close to $1 billion.The Series C funding round is led by US...
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How The Founders Of TransferWise Came Up With The Idea For Their...
The London money-transfer startup TransferWise is now worth nearly $1 billion, a huge milestone for any tech startup — especially in Europe.It's actually pretty difficult to explain what TranferWise...
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Why TransferWise's $1 Billion Valuation Will Terrify The Banks
The London-based finance startup TransferWise has just raised $58 million in venture capital funding, with the Financial Times reporting that the company is now valuated at almost $1 billion.Even in...
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London's $1 Billion Finance Startup TransferWise Is Just Like An Ancient...
TransferWise is the hottest tech property in London right now. The finance startup has raised $58 million on a rumoured valuation of almost $1 billion off the back of its ingenious way to transfer...
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This Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Has Spent $300,000 On 'Smart Drugs'
There’s nothing Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs won’t try to hack, including their own biology.Founders like Dave Asprey, a 41-year-old Californian, chug fistfuls of pills every morning in the hopes...
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New York And Boston Are Ready To Get Blitzed For The Blizzard
People in the path of Winter Storm Juno seem to be turning to alcohol as they get ready for what could be one of the worst blizzards New York City has ever seen.Drizly, an on-demand app for alcohol...
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Ship Your Enemies Glitter Was Just One Big Viral Marketing Stunt
A web service for mailing your enemies envelopes full of glitter that sold for $85,000 last week has been revealed as just one big viral marketing stunt. The founder of the service, Mathew Carpenter,...
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Sorry, Silicon Valley: The Best Way To Build Your Startup Is To Travel The World
One year ago, startup CEO Jay Meistrich sold all his belongings, stuffed a 40-liter backpack with bare essentials, and headed out of San Francisco. Over the next 12 months he traveled to 45 cities, 20...
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This Incubator Only Accepts Startups That Can Actually Improve The World
Every startup wants to change the world, but DC-based incubator and seed fund 1776 fosters the type of early stage companies that just might have a chance.The incubator is focused specifically on...
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Deliveroo, The Online Food Delivery Service Just For Restaurants, Is Raising...
Deliveroo, the London-based startup that lets restaurants offer takeaway delivery to customers online, is raising £16 million in new funding and eyeing international expansion.The Series B funding is...
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Huddle's New CEO Says An IPO Won't Happen Soon
Huddle, the London-based company that makes collaboration software for documents, has hired new CEO Morten Brøgger to replace Alastair Mitchell. After the announcement, Brøgger said that any plans for...
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London's hottest new finance startup is identical to an ingenious ancient...
TransferWise is the hottest tech property in London right now. The finance startup has raised $58 million on a rumoured valuation of almost $1 billion off the back of its ingenious way to transfer...
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