Monthly Archives: May 2017


The weekly Tech update FCC moves closer to dismantling net neutrality – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is poised to take the first formal step toward dismantling Obama-era net neutrality rules, which require internet service providers to treat all web traffic equally. Lobbyists and politicians on both sides of issue […]

Digital Startup news roundup – Week ending 21st May


SAN FRANCISCO– The annual WiSTEM Conference (Women in STEM), a core initiative of MKF, announced new dates and a new affiliation with the Mobile World Congress Americas event. WiSTEM 2017 will be held September 11-12 at the Marriott Marquis hotel in San Francisco, with a VIP reception scheduled for September […]

Women in STEM Conference Comes to San Francisco on Sept ...


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A recent article in Economic times describes a change in policy “Companies will have to declare job creation estimates to avail benefits under Startup India” Companies eyeing benefits under the Startup India programme (link) will soon have to declare upfront how many jobs they will create in order to qualify […]

Startup India: No free lunch for Startups – Generate jobs ...



Center for Data Innovation Unveils 10-Step Agenda for Congress to Harness Power of Data to Grow Economy and Benefit Society WASHINGTON—Congress is overlooking many opportunities to have the federal government publish more of the data it already gathers, collect more data that can be put to valuable use, and encourage […]

10 Steps US Congress Can Take to Accelerate Data Innovation


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This week we feature the California based hi-tech startup StackShare. StackShare (previously Leanstack), started in May 2013 as a side project. The founders wanted a better way to find and choose things that would help them build apps. Fast forward over a year later, and they have built up a […]

Startup of the Week: San Francisco SaaS and Tech startup ...


Here’s the news roundup of world of Digital Startups from the past week. Why My Startup Scrapped Its Perfectly Successful Business Model – One CEO explains why the best time to change everything is when it’s working out great. This spring, Tesla pulled ahead of General Motors to become the […]

Digital Startup news roundup – Week ending 14th May



NEW YORK, May 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Startup Institute, the leading career accelerator for the innovation economy in New York City and Boston, today announced the launch of its first part-time program. The 12-week part-time program is in response to demand from students who want to combine study with full-time employment, […]

Startup Institute Launches Its First Part Time Program


Most of us with smartphones, tablets and PC’s take mobile messaging apps for granted. Long before we had so called mobile messaging apps, MIT’s Computer Center had the Compatible Time-Sharing System (CTSS). This nifty multi-user operating system allowed up to 30 people to join a group chat – effectively inventing […]

The Rise of Messaging Apps


Calling all UAS Startups What Happens When a Drone Hits You in the Head? Does your technology help avoid collisions with people, buildings, or other flying objects? Well, even if it doesn’t we are interested in hearing from UAS startups. UASCI invites you to Pitch at the upcoming 2017 UAS […]

Pitch your startup at the upcoming 2017 UAS Tech Forum ...



Roadside poster from the Indian hi-tech city of Bangalore … A picture is worth a thousand words, and perhaps a sign of times: Money chasing ideas !   Text reads VC For STARTUPS Looking for startups with great vanity metrics and excellent knowledge of buzzwords. Preferably fintech, blockchain or enterprise. […]

Sign of Indian Digital Startup bubble ready to bust? !