Today, coding education startup Treehouse announced $7 million in series B funding led by Kaplan Ventures. The site, used by companies like Zaarly and Starter League, helps you learn programming by watching video content made by real teachers. Then, you can practice right inside your web browser with Treehouse code challenges. This model has already…
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Today, Y Combinator graduate Firebase launched Firepad, which lets developers add collaborative document editing to their apps with a bit of JavaScript. This open-source tool is already used by Atlassian and Socrates. Similar to Google Docs and Treaty, Firepad has the advantage of working offline. You need a subscription to Firebase to receive updates.
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“Within the poster-strewn walls and pizza-covered floors of America’s college dormitories, there are thousands of businesses being built as we speak.” So reads the casting call for a new reality show produced by Alloy Digital, the creators of YouTube channel Smosh with 8.8 million+ subscribers. Dorm Biz is looking for eight startups from across the country…
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Boston-based Healthbox, a leading business accelerator that supports early-stage health care companies, kicked off its second program recently, along with anchor partner Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA). The program supports innovative startup companies as they respond to continued industry demand for creative solutions to pervasive healthcare challenges. “Blue Cross is committed to bringing…
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Giving consumers access to virtually any song they’d like to hear — at any time and for free — may not sound like a business model tech startups would be quick to emulate. But the truth is that Spotify’s model is focused on more than free streaming. Startups across the board can learn from the…
Read MoreUniShared, a French startup going through the Imagine K-12 accelerator, today released the VideoNotes Google Drive application for taking notes on online videos. The app lets you take notes in the same window; clicking on a section of your notes takes you back to that part of the video. It works with YouTube, Coursera, EdX,…
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AngelHack, the unique hackathon that tacks on an accelerator program for winning teams, is coming to 36 cities this May and June, from Europe, Israel, and Russia to India and Asia to Australia and South America. This year, the winning teams will get 12 weeks of mentorship in their home city, then an expenses-paid two…
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Today I got the sad news that tech blogger, entrepreneur and health and fitness blogger Allen Stern had passed away. The cause of death has yet to be disclosed. This came as a shock to me as Allen had spent the last two years devoted to changing his lifestyle and improving his health. It was…
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For small restaurants, cooking fantastic food on a regular basis is difficult, but trying to fill seats and retain customers is a whole different issue. Many of these restaurants are cornerstones of communities, and Ola Ayeni, founder of Eateria, has made it his mission to help keep their doors open. “Independent restaurant operators and small…
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The power of the mobile web has allowed job seekers to connect with companies from the palm of their hand and apply for jobs from virtually anywhere. Because of this, it’s important for recruiters and employers seeking to fill positions to follow this trend. With the help of a new recruiting website builder by SnapHop,…
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Unlike any mobile browser you may be familiar with, the Adrenaline Browser has opened the floodgates for new ideas, concepts, and designs to flourish on the smartphone. The Valkyrie Systems team seeks to separate their browser from the rest of the pack with a number of native features built in. Sam King, Shuo Tang, and Haohui…
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We get it, you’re busy. You weren’t able to get to every Tech Cocktail post this week; baseball is upon us. We know. Fear not, because we’ve curated the week’s top 10(ish) posts as determined by the Tech Cocktail editorial team. To get the Tech Cocktail weekly wrap-up direct to your inbox, sign up for the Tech…
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Social media is changing the way employers fill job openings. According to a recent survey, 52 percent of job seekers use Facebook to look for a job, 38 percent use LinkedIn, and 34 percent use Twitter. While these numbers highlight the importance of social media in the job search, they also present a problem for…
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On March 20, Hubspot peeled back the veil on its company culture by posting its CultureCode on Slideshare, snapping up 300,000 views in less than three weeks. The beautiful, 150-page presentation shares the beliefs, values, and practices that make HubSpot unique – from customer focus to transparency to autonomy, from honesty to high standards to…
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Starting tomorrow, Las Vegas will play host to the 2013 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, the world’s largest electronic media show covering filmed entertainment and the development, management, and delivery of content across all mediums. The NAB Show garners more than 90,000 attendees from 151 countries and features more than 1,600 exhibitors. It’s hailed…
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