2014년 12월 7일 일요일

Reddit co-founder Steve Huffman's startup tips; Australians prefer smartphones over TV; goCatch questions Uber's burn rate

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Startup founders should always aim big according to Reddit co-founder Steve Huffman.

A majority of Australians would rather go without television than their smartphone, while the number of users using their mobile phone for just calls and SMS has fallen to just 9%, according to a new survey.

The race to get products under the Christmas tree from Kickstarter-backed projects.

An Australian startup is hoping to revolutionise the surveying and building industries by using a cloud-based platform to create 3D images from data gathered by drone aircraft.

Competitor questions Uber’s burn rate after $US1.2 billion capital raise.

On a mission to provide small businesses with better courier options, Sydney startup PPost incorporates GPS and crowd power to provide more flexible, transparent and speedy services than traditional courier companies.

Australian movie streaming player EzyFlix will offer its movies at the same price as US customers would pay over Christmas.

The famous theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking, has revived the debate on whether our search for improved artificial intelligence will one day lead to thinking machines that will take over from us.

If you thought raw was just something people occasionally did to “detox”, then you obviously have not met a dedicated fruitarian. That and more in Best of the Web.
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Reddit co-founder Steve Huffman’s startup tips
Reddit co-founder Steve Huffman’s startup tips>
by Kye White
Reddit co-founder Steve Huffman says many of the mistakes he and co-founder Alexis Ohanian made during Reddit’s early years arose because they were “aiming lower than they should have been”.
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Most Australians would rather give up their TV than their smartphone: Survey>
by Andrew Sadauskas
A majority of Australians would rather go without television than their smartphone, while the number of users using their mobile phone for just calls and SMS has fallen to just 9%, according to a new survey.
Competitor questions Uber’s burn rate after $US1.2 billion capital raise>
by Andrew Sadauskas
Uber has announced it has completed a financing round of $US1.2 billion, valuing the company at a total of $US40 billion, as competitors point out the service continues to face substantial challenges.
The race to get products under the Christmas tree from Kickstarter-backed projects>
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The challenges for Kickstarter-backed hardware startups don’t end once you’ve raised the money.
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by Andrew Sadauskas
An Australian startup is hoping to revolutionise the surveying and building industries by using a cloud-based platform to create 3D images from data gathered by drone aircraft.
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On a mission to provide small businesses with better courier options, Sydney startup PPost incorporates GPS and crowd power to provide more flexible, transparent and speedy services than traditional courier companies.
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The famous theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking, has revived the debate on whether our search for improved artificial intelligence will one day lead to thinking machines that will take over from us.

“Why should Australians pay a premium?”: EzyFlix founder on why he’s cutting prices >
by Kirsten Robb
Australian movie streaming player EzyFlix will offer its movies at the same price as US customers would pay over Christmas.

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