Blog Profile / Telegraph.co.uk Tech Startups Blog
| URL : | http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/category/tech-startups/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Technology Industry News / Start Ups | |
| Posts on Regator: | 7 | |
| Posts / Week: | 0 | |
| Archived Since: | April 19, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
An unhackable, uncrackable iPhone messaging app? If this is for real, the Government needs to pay attention
This morning a ballsy Shoreditch tech firm, Redact, have launched an iPhone messaging app that they say is completely uncrackable, unhackable and totally secure. Unlike a lot of people making big claims about their technology, they've actually put their money where their mouth is. They've offered a cash reward to anyone who can intercept and [...]
Fifty million quid on beautifying 'Silicon roundabout'? That's our money you're throwing away, Dave
I spent six months this year on the management team of a tech finance startup. In that time, I heard local entrepreneurs ask for plenty of things from government ministers: a relaxation of our arcane visa rules (to enable them to employ talented developers from overseas) and a cut in National Insurance contributions (the biggest [...]
The difference between a failed business and a successful one, in five key numbers
A while back I wrote a blog about “40-year-old marketing directors not understanding social media”. It sparked a lively debate. One of my arguments was that many of today’s senior marketing execs had entered marketing precisely to avoid the focus on numbers and metrics that have become today’s basic marketing tools. I was obviously generalising, [...]
Are tech users obsessed with beauty over substance?
The new iPad 3 is out, and as you might expect it is a beautiful object. But is the technology business in general becoming overly concerned about appearances, at the cost of functionality? It seems that every single day an app or web service is launched that is "disrupting" its industry and is primed to [...]
The information flood: businesses are drowning in data
A few weeks ago I wrote that 40-year-old marketing directors didn’t "get" social media. It struck a nerve. Many social media marketing managers agreed and aired their bottled-up frustrations with bosses who weren’t prepared to learn. Meanwhile, some "40-year-old marketing directors" were offended. (For the record, I’m 40 too – it’s about attitude, not age), [...]
The march of technological progress doesn't create jobs: it destroys them
On November 4th last year, the Prime Minister spoke about the internet startup hub that has grown up in Shoreditch, known as "Silicon Roundabout" and more recently co-opted by the government under the name of "Tech City": The world of business is changing at an astonishing rate. Insurgent companies are taking advantage of thousands of [...]
SXSW 2010: Five companies to watch
The techies are leaving Austin today following the close of South by Southwest Interactive yesterday. In their place comes the music industry, whose bands, fans and execs are here for a festival that runs until Saturday. I’m here until Friday because Feargal Sharkey, of UK Music, addresses the conference tomorrow. It will be interesting to [...]