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Capturing The Entrepreneurial Energy At StartEngine's Demo Day

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It was standing room only at StartEngine 's Demo Day Wednesday afternoon, held at Santa Monica's Cross Campus , as the startup accelerator launched eight of its latest startups into the world, after a 90 day process of mentoring, honing their business model, and heads down development. READ MORE>>.

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StartEngine Debuts Eight New Startups At Demo Day

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StartEngine said that the companies--who have all gone through the 90 day mentorship process at StartEngine--include the BedAbroad (international student housing marketplace); CARBON 38 (online luxury fitness destination for women; Smilu (cross-platform, multiplayer video games); WhereMyDogsAt (mobile social networking for dog owners); Ember (demand (..)

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AppOnboard raises $15 million to let Android users try before they buy apps on Google Play

TechCrunch LA

Play Store shoppers who engage with an app store demo before installing have higher retention and are more likely to become paying customers than those who install directly without playing or using a demo version, the company said. As part of its new pitch, the company is offering a 30-day free trial for any App Store Demo.

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Lime is building its first scooter ‘lifestyle brand store’ in LA

TechCrunch LA

Apparently with a physical storefront where it can convince customers of the wonders of on-demand mobility. There will be demos, tutorials, and presentations on how to be safe.” How can Lime differentiate its scooters and bikes from the piles of Birds and Spins filling Los Angeles sidewalks?

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The Audacious Plan to Make Electricity as Easy as WiFi

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They demoed the electricity transfer with a physical device that looked like something that would never be allowed on an airplane. uBeam intends to charge your mobile phones at amazing speeds while you are simply using your phone or setting it down anywhere. Was there consumer demand? But it seemed to work. No brainer.

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Investors, MVPs and Evidence of Traction

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Investors Really Want Evidence of Traction So you built your MVP; you bring it to the investor; you demo it; and I will guarantee they will ask you: "So how many users do you have? Investors demand more than that. I would guess that this represents less than 5% of startups. How much is it costing you to get users?

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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

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There is a lot of pent-up demand. With the iPhone, Apple finally broke the hegemony that the telecom carriers had over mobile applications and that has stifled innovation for too many years. Mobile will likely spawn a whole new wave of innovation because it’s pervasive, location aware and always with you. Seems an obvious fit.