Google’s 25,000-foot digital billboard, launched on Nov. 24, is the size of an entire city block and has a ridiculous pixel density. Avoid the trip to Times Square and see the monstrous billboard here.
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Tell us about the decision to apply for R/GA Accelerator and how has the experience been thus far? R/GA is great at helping companies build brands that consumers love and have emotional relationships with. This is very important to us, as we build products for consumers who care about the air they breathe every day. Having Techstars’ network […]
Meet NYC Startup Kasisto AKA Siri for the Enterprise
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Bitcoin and the Byzantine Generals’ Problem
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Doomed to Fail? The Uphill Climb of a Startup Entrepreneur
What kind of full-time worker needs a second full-time job just to make ends meet? An entrepreneur launching a startup, that’s who. Unfortunately, this is not an unfunny riddle, but more often than not, a cold, hard, fact. Rather than being able to invest his heart, soul, and time into his new business, the average […]