10 years ago today, on April 16th 2010, an egg was laid. The first Garage48 hackathon kicked off at the IT College in Tallinn. The energy was amazing. Seeing the happy participants at the end of the event made us understand: something great has happened. What we did not know at that time was that… Continue reading Happy 10th Birthday, Garage48!
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Technology
Top 10 #estonianmafia startups to watch in 2014
It’s end of the year and the annual list of top Estonian tech startups (also known as #estonianmafia) to keep an eye on in 2014 is out. Like each year, it’s based on survey of Estonian top startup leaders, angels and VC’s and other major players on the tech scene. It’s compiled by the main… Continue reading Top 10 #estonianmafia startups to watch in 2014
Top 10 Estonian startups to watch in 2013
Based on input from Estonian startup thought leaders and investors (including yours truly), the weekly Estonian popular tech & startup themed radio show & podcast Restart (run by MP of the Estonian Parliament and a startup founder himself, Andrei Korobeinik) has selected the most promising Estonian startups to keep an eye on in 2013. Here… Continue reading Top 10 Estonian startups to watch in 2013
See what’s popular among friends: Utopic.me preview
Ever wondered, what’s popular among your friends right now? Which links are they sharing and reading? Which music listening to? What events are being attended? Even the simplest question – what movies your friends watch and like – has not had a good online solution. We’ve now launched an early pre-beta preview of Utopic.me: a new… Continue reading See what’s popular among friends: Utopic.me preview
Upcoming startup incubator deadlines
UPDATE: Updated list for 2011/2012 available at http://startupin.me/incubators … Original post from 2010: With so many Y Combinator style startup / seed / idea incubator & accelerator programs out there, you can lose track of upcoming deadlines. So here is a list of upcoming application deadlines for year 2010 (now outdated) for you (click on… Continue reading Upcoming startup incubator deadlines
Areas for startups to tackle
Here are some thoughts what areas I would like to see startups to concentrate on during the coming year. Some are real life issues and everyday problems, some just broad thoughts where there might be new developments happening. Automatically collected structured recommendations and top lists from friends. How often have you wished to know, what… Continue reading Areas for startups to tackle
Online business model revenue gap
Everyone is abuzz regarding the sustainable income models for online companies – mostly advertising and paid services. Wherever you look, you see huge gaps between income from both consumers and corporate customers and the cost base of quality businesses. Downturn in ad revenues has made this even more visible from my last posting in January,… Continue reading Online business model revenue gap
Opencoffee Club Tallinn – August 6th
OpenCoffee Club Tallinn, our format-free and free-form meeting for startups, investors and tech people takes place August 6th, 9-11 AM, at Mercado Cafe (Ülemiste City, Lõõtsa 6, Tallinn, Estonia). Please join in, it’s fun and free! For more information join our Facebook group (343 members as of today) and event information. You can find background… Continue reading Opencoffee Club Tallinn – August 6th
Shopping for a dive boat
As a diver that has always used a full face snorkeling mask and having lived by, on and under the sea my whole life, you always think of your own dive boat. What a better way to check out some virgin wrecks or cold deep black seas. So this Saturday I decided to step by… Continue reading Shopping for a dive boat
Baltic Startup Scene – Techcrunch Speech
Here is more or less what I presented at Techcrunch Nordic in Stockholm, with some extra stuff that I cut because of time limits. If someone would like to hear more about Baltic startup web and product development opportunities, feel free to get back to me. Besides our company there are tens of great software… Continue reading Baltic Startup Scene – Techcrunch Speech