KillerStartups Roundup: The Best Of Startup Life

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You’re busy. We get it.

The fast pace and crazy work hours of startup life make it impossible to keep up with all the latest startup news, trends, and tips – and worrying that you’ve missed out is no way to begin the weekend. That’s why we’ve rounded up this week’s hottest startup stories from KillerStartups below…

 

Killer Startups

  • Do not despair, bootstrapping entrepreneurs. Cloudswave can help you build what you need for your startup for a steal. “…a coupon site, but instead of discounted groceries, you’ll get deals on all of your startup essentials.” Hell yeah.
  • Guilty. Most of us have multiple screens lit up around our work station. Mobizen lets Android troopers transplant their computer screen to their phone and vice versa without skipping a beat, so you can work the way you want to, without all those bings and bleeps going off like fireworks all day.
  • Tech that will save instead of destroy brick-and-mortar retail? JumpQ is out to buck the trends and to revive retail by eliminating checkout lines. Very cool.
  • Big data meets booze. Cheers! Bevvy helps drinkers enjoy the cocktail renaissance to the max, learning about beverage options in a fun and social manner.

 

Living the Startup Life

  • Stud or spud? This Kickstarter campaign has crushed fundraising goals by proposing a simple and controversial project.
  • Startups move at a sprinters clip, but a marathon runner’s mentality often serves entrepreneurs well. David Schnurman leads from the starting block.
  • Everyone has different measures of success, but here are milestones worth celebrating that affirm you’re on your way.

 

Startup Tips & Trends

  • If you set out to build a Facebook in any market, you will fail. Find out the reasons why and how to build a successful company nonetheless.
  • Fight for your lives! Apps are turning into zombies in the App Store at an alarming rate. Learn how you can survive the app apocalypse.
  • Before you fall down the rabbit hole of starting your own business, here are 12 things you should consider doing before making the leap – some fun, some practical, some absolutely necessary.

 

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