Startupbootcamp

Danmark støtter egyptiske iværksættere!

2011-07-11T14:19:00Z

For snart fire måneder siden modtog Startupbootcamp et opkald fra Lars Løkkes statsministerium. Lars Løkke skulle snart have møde med Præsident Obama, og de havde forinden nået til enighed om at der skulle gøres noget for Egypten for at fremme iværsksætteri for at kickstarte situationen umiddelbart efter revolutionen. De kommende uger talte vi sammen med udenrigsministeriet, og i fællesskab besluttede vi skabe en fantastisk mulighed...(read more)

Startup Weekend – Nu for mobil nørder.

2011-06-10T14:46:00Z

De populære 54 timers Startup Weekends events, som tidligere er blevet afholdt i København og Århus, kommer nu også som et weekendevent for mobilnørder – Startup Weekend Mobile Copenhagen. Eventet er arrangeret af Startupbootcamp og Nokia har tilbudt deres bygninger i Sydhavnen, København, til eventet. Kort fortalt er Startup weekend Mobile Copenhagen for fuldblods start-op entusiaster, som elsker at brainstorme, lægge strategier, udvikle og designe...(read more)

The Kinetik, a New App Discovery Network from Denmark.

2010-11-04T15:00:00Z

The Kinetik, a New App Discovery Network from Denmark.

The Kinetik is a cross promotion network for mobile app developers to promote each other and get more users without spending any money. We allow developers to choose who they promote, ensuring their users get a relevant selection of apps. So far, we have helped over 100 mobile publishers in categories like entertainment, productivity and social networking exchange clicks with other publishers.

We came from Buenos Aires to Copenhagen set out to create out a way that would help great ideas (in the form of mobile apps) get discovered. We had developed some apps ourselves and for clients and knew that with +200.000 mobile application developers like us, more than +350.000 apps are suffering from of the app discovery decease.

The Startupbootcamp experience.

First, we reached out to all of Startupbootcamp mentors and thankfully they were kind to talk to us. We started listening, shared opinions and received lots of feedback. As we set out to implement it, we had a lot of folks with questions and open minds. It made our project more fun, as we got lots of smart people helping us to realize the idea.

As we progress, we sailed the same sea and asked customers what they wanted. We build a super-quick prototype and begun spending more time with our customers.

One of our early adopters, the co-founder of Creative Mobile said “we've been doing this already by adding "more games" submenu to some of our products, but if there is a service which allows us to do this AND exchange clicks with other publishers AND control it via a web interface, then we'll happily switch to using it.” We have used his and many others’ feedback and will introduce a number of new features like adding screenshots, videos and the ability to connect directly with other members shortly. We will continue to listen to our users’ ideas and focus on their needs, all in sync with our goal to help discover, share and manage apps more effectively.

By sharing our ideas with smart people, our small team concentrated on the early advice and executed it quickly. We were lucky to build a network of people who understand and are involved with our idea and vision. They have not only been great mentors, but we have made lifelong friends which will enable us to build cool stuff, deliver a great product and have fun.

The Kinetik, a New App Discovery Network from Denmark.

The Startupbootcamp experience.

As we progress, we sailed the same sea and asked customers what they wanted. We build a super-quick prototype and begun spending more time with our customers.

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Is Gold Hidden in the Detail? – A Few Secrets on How Usability Testing can make You spot It

2010-10-21T07:46:00Z

We continue our rotating Startupbootcamp blog series. This entry is by Johan Frederik Schjødt, Co-founder of AutoUncle. We thought our product was clear, valuable and relevant to most people: An algorithm that finds the best deals in the used car market ( www.autouncle.com ). Not so! User testing made us realize that real users find it hard to understand the value of the product. We learned that the key to communicating the value is hidden in the details. Here is how we are trying to bring...(read more)

Grow a larger mobile user base through cross-promotion with The Kinetik

2010-10-20T13:40:00Z

We continue our rotating Startupbootcamp blog series - our ten teams take turns sharing their thoughts and experiences. This entry is by Juan Moreno of TheKinetik . Even before coming to StartupBootCamp we’ve been passionate about the mobile business. We started by developing mobile sites mainly for hotels and films, like Best Western and Filminute. Then, the application bee stung us and we developed our first apps: A Twitter-like app for jokes called La Mona Lista and Cowboy whip (for one...(read more)

Selling on Social Media

2010-10-18T08:00:00Z

We continue our rotating Startupbootcamp blog series - our ten teams take turns sharing their thoughts and experiences. This entry is by James Hobbis of Gruvi. Usually when we are speaking with friends we do not expect to be sold something. Sometimes we will accept a friend trying to persuade us to do something. But social norms don’t allow any selling in the commercial sense to occur. Think about the awkwardness of selling a car to a friend – what price should you set, the highest price...(read more)

Social networks are a girl's best friends

2010-10-14T11:53:39Z

We continue our rotating Startupbootcamp blog series - our ten teams take turns sharing their thoughts and experiences on their Startupbootcamp adventure. This entry is by Artas Bartas, of Spockly. E-commerce in the Recession You might be forgiven for thinking that e-commerce business have been thriving in the gloom of the recession: while physical retailers closed shops, pruned their workforce and filed for bankruptcy protection, online retailers busied themselves attracting increasing share of...(read more)

The Eternal Battle – and Mobile Phones

2010-10-13T15:17:00Z

We continue our rotating Startupbootcamp blog series. This entry is by Andreea Chiriloiu, Community Manager Webcrumbz.net . Men vs. Women We like to believe that we have a rather homogenous team, here at Webcrumz.net – 2 guys and 2 girls, so we try to keep the atmosphere as chilled and relaxed and work-focused as possible. But we apparently never succeed no matter how much we try to. We always end up in a competition: Ciprian against Ionut, Alexandra against me, or simply just men versus women...(read more)

Software is the best tool we humans have to create a better world

2010-10-11T08:06:00Z

We continue our rotating Startupbootcamp blog series - our ten teams take turns sharing their thoughts and experiences on their Startupbootcamp adventure. This entry is by Thomas Jam Pedersen of 3Djam. Intro Since ancient times, we humans have achieved mind blowing progress. This progress seems to follow the hockey stick curve, which is extremely difficult to grasp for us. Yet, the world around me often reminds me that there are a myriad of problems that we humans have not solved yet. Check out this...(read more)

Mobilize or Die!

2010-10-06T19:57:51Z

We continue our rotating Startupbootcamp blog series. This entry is by Andreea Chiriloiu, Community Manager Webcrumbz.net . In regard to the radical title, it is actually easy to comprehend: everything is done via mobile nowadays. And what is not done now, will be done in the near future - or else! I am being so radical because everything around us point to that conclusion. From comprehensive studies to everyday situations, the facts still remain the same - either you stay connected via your mobile...(read more)

Being new to an old business or being old to a new business

2010-10-05T18:25:14Z

We continue our rotating Startupbootcamp blog series. This entry is by Niels Kristian Schjødt, Co-founder of AutoUncle. Setting Our Sails The other day I found myself looking back at the first year being an entrepreneur with my brother. I was thinking about how we had gotten along, how we had managed the first ups and the first downs, and what we have learned from it. It all started out around Christmas last year, when the idea evolved from a burning wish to help ordinary car buyers to find...(read more)

Mobile Apps or Mobile Sites?

2010-10-01T13:38:00Z

We continue our rotating Startupbootcamp blog series - our ten teams take turns sharing their thoughts and experiences on their Startupbootcamp adventure. This entry is by Ciprian Borodescu from WebCrumbz.net Want to go Mobile? Let us say you have a company with a great website and you want to have mobile web presence as well. What are your options to go mobile? Do you go for a native app based approach or the web based approach? Right now there are more than 250,000 iPhone apps in almost every category...(read more)