Author: OurCrowd

[Neverware in Forbes] Neverware: Giving Your PC New and Fast Life for Free

Jun 12, 2016 | ,

My son’s four-year-old Toshiba laptop has been dying a slow death. Oh, sure we made the Windows 10 upgrade as soon as Microsoft made it available, which seemingly encouraged the machine to run even slower. We resigned ourselves to the reality that it was time for a new laptop – especially for the new school year that starts later this summer. And I figured we’d donate the old one to a local school, which I tend to do with our outmoded PC’s. Read more on...

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[Ubimo in Martech Advisor] Ubimo Appoints Sarah Calkin Ward as Senior Marketing Director to Drive Product Positioning and Awareness

Jun 10, 2016 |

Ubimo, leaders in the self-service mobile programmatic space, has appointed Sarah Calkin Ward to its senior management which has resulted in an expansion of their New York-based team. Sarah has been hired at Ubimo as the Senior Director of Marketing where she will be overseeing all initiatives related to go-to-market strategies, positioning and communication. Read more on Martech...

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WEBINAR: Network effects and how to leverage them for sustainable growth

WEBINAR: Network effects and how to leverage them for sustainable growth

Jun 9, 2016 | ,

Since 1994 approximately 60 percent of tech company value creation has been in companies with a network effect at their core.” ~ James Currier, Managing Partner, NFX Guild Join OurCrowd for a live webinar with James Currier, Managing Partner of the NFX Guild in Silicon Valley, to learn more about the importance of network effects and how to identify companies that leverage them for sustainable growth. James is a serial-entrepreneur and investor in Lyft, Flickr, DoorDash, HoneyBook, AngelList, as well as current OurCrowd investment opportunity, Splacer. Silicon Valley Guru James Currier on the Power of Network Effects Wednesday, June 15th (8:00 PM Israel / 1:00 PM New York / 10:00 AM San Francisco) In this webinar, you will learn about: The definition of network effects and their importance for enabling sustainable growth How NFX Guild identifies the most promising startups to join their accelerator Marketplaces, market networks, and other business models which leverage the power of network effects >> Reserve your seat on the webinar —- James Currier James is a well-known serial entrepreneur and investor. He is currently a Partner at Ooga...

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[Wired] The exclusive world of startup investment is opening up

Jun 8, 2016 |

“The idea that venture capital and investment stays a cottage industry with no automation and no scale, no change really in fifty years is crazy,” OurCrowd founder and CEO Jonathan Medved tells WIRED. After seeing the success of crowdfunding websites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo, Medved saw an opportunity to apply the same logic and open up investment “to the power of the...

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[Celeno in Light Reading] Celeno Wins Comtrend Deal for WiFi

Jun 7, 2016 |

COLOGNE – Celeno Communications, the leading provider of smart managed Wi-Fi solutions and advanced networking solutions supplier Comtrend Corporation, announced that Celeno’s Wi-Fi chipsets and smart Wi-Fi technology have been selected to power Comtrend’s PowerGrid 9072 Powerline Ethernet + Wi-Fi 11ac Adaptor. Read more on Light...

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