myTaxi goes America
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Sebastian
The big (well) news today is that German startup myTaxi has entered the US market (article in English on GigaOm, German on mobilbranche.de). I think this is very good news for several reasons. Firstly, for once a German company is on the forefront, not the copycat. Let’s just say there was a propensity among certain […]
This Week in Startups – 180: The History Lesson
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Sebastian
Like Ken Auletta’s Googled gave the backstory on Bill Campbell and the Google part of early 2000s, these 80 minutes with Jason and Travis Kalanick give you all the backstory of Scour (p2p music, even before Napster), Red Swoosh with Marc Cuban and other internet history stories. Seriously, if you can’t wait for the Encyclopedia […]
next big thing: ToothTag iPhone App
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Sebastian
Vor langer langer Zeit hatte ich mal so ein kleines Tool, was die Systemeinstellung des Rechners veränderte, je nachdem in welchem WLAN ich eingelogged war. Und so ähnlich kann man sich ToothTag der Firma NeuAer vorstellen – nur on steroids! Ob WLAN, Bluetooth, Radio, oder NFC – all diese “Netze” können Auslöser für eine Konfiguration […]
This Week in Startups, Foundation: better audio?
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Sebastian
As you know I love listening to Jason’s This Week in Startups. Too bad the audio version they offer is mixed too low – once you’re in traffic, forget about it. I also love watching Kevin Rose’s Foundation series, but would prefer listening as well. Do you think I should put out some audio with […]
Rant-Academy Day 2: Why Michael Robertson is wrong
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Sebastian
This Week in Startups #42 was great and filled with lots of insights until Robertson talked about Global Warming. How can he say it’s not worth it to put immediate effort into saving natural ressources and trying to market alternatives? Especially with his standing I’d argue he has a responsibility to be careful how hard […]