Get inspired by General Assembly’s new video series: Stop Talking. Start Making.
General Assembly, one of the 5 coolest coworking spaces in New York City, has long offered an impressive set of classes to its community. And in part a promotion for GA’s brand-new online program, Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship, the team has created a truly impressive video series. The series, wisely named Stop Talking. Start Making, packs face-to-face advice from some of NY’s top entrepreneurs, like David Kelley (Founder of IDEO & Stanford’s d.school), Bre Pettis (Founder of…
Read more...EventFarm takes on Eventbrite with a major update to its mobile check-in app
EventFarm is an online ticketing and guest registration startup from DC that’s like Eventbrite on steroids. Instead of being built around a main site and templates, EventFarm is a true platform where brands get all the attention. The company works on multiple levels within the event space and has already racked up an impressive client list since we first wrote about them as part of the emerging DC startup scene….
Read more...The watchful eye of a camera could soon protect our kids’ schoolbuses
Have you ever cringed at the sight of a car dangerously passing a stopped school bus? If so, we have good news; to protect schoolchildren, a new system called Student Guardian will capture images and videos of potential offenders. Developed by the road safety company Redflex Traffic Systems, Student Guardian mostly consists of a safety camera. Installed on the front and rear driver’s side of a school bus, it monitors traffic…
Read more...Seedcamp kicks off its USA tour, first stop: New York City
Startup incubators are all the rage these days, but few can hold a candle to Europe’s Seedcamp, an early-stage micro seed investment program that we’ve written about quite a few times at The Next Web. Seedcamp first popped up on my radar last July, when it announced 4 winning teams from its Mini Seedcamp New York trip. This year, 20 entrepreneurs from Seedcamp, led by Reshma Sohoni, Carlos Eduardo Espinal, Kirsten Campbell and Philipp…
Read more...Design inspiration: The art of the résumé
A résumé or CV (the longer of the two) is a summary of all your work, gathered together onto a single sheet of paper, PDF or site. It’s a traditionally mind-numbing requirement for every job application, but remains incredibly useful nevertheless. But instead of blending into the crowd and throwing together a single column list with Times New Roman, what if your résumé could covey much more? I’m not talking about a…
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