A guest post by Kixka Nebraska: In the world of ubiquitous tech conferences, the MLOVE Forum has the reputation of being the Pirelli calendar among the networking events: insightful speakers, cutting-edge themes for high-level target groups at exclusive venues, supplemented by in-depth workshops – and this in a casual-friendly atmosphere.
Hackathon? You are a freak.
The word hackathon scares many people. Many of my friends too, for example. They believe it is all about coding and difficult algorithms. A hackathon is many times about developing a business idea as far as possible in a limited amount of time, from concept to business plan coming up ideally at the end with a working prototype.
The SXSW-Festival 2017 is now over, and Hamburg startups that had made it to Texas are back in the Hansestadt. Time to take a look back on these few unforgettable days!
Team Baqend and Sandra Hartwig from Cribb on the rooftop terrace Fogo de Chao – Photo: Hamburg Startups
The decor is set in Altona, a district in the west of Hamburg, known for being a prime choice of residence by many expats. Tonight the 12min.me team expects us in the basement of a Uruguayan restaurant – Carrasco – in a large and comfortable room that can accommodate roughly 70 people. The room is only half full, but the mood is cheerful and conversation is flowing effortlessly among the attendees. Weiterlesen
Like every month, Anita Böhm and Florian Elbers organize their SEO meetings for online marketing rookies and experts. We’re starting 2017 with a specific tool: OnPage.org. The Munich-based company has established itself over the years as one of the essential tools for online marketers, along strong competitors such as SEMRUSH, Sistrix, or Ahrefs, among many others. Weiterlesen
A full house at Mindspace, Hamburg startup personalities and an overjoyed winner: this is what you may have missed out at the Hamburg startups Mixer – SXSW Edition. The audience made up its mind: Nüwiel must represent Hamburg at the SXSW festival in Austin in March! What the startup can expect there and how it came to this choice, this is what our follow-up report holds!
Yesterday was a big day for the Betahaus! They hosted the Weihnachtsmixer (Christmas Mixer) 2016, organized by Hamburg Startups and the Airbus BizLab. Let’s have a quick look at who was there and which startups featured in the mixer! Weiterlesen
There is a lot of events in Hamburg. But this one takes the gold when it comes pronunciation. It’s a terrible word to utter if „sh“ sounds don’t roll out easy for you: Spätschicht (late shift). I let you practice this tongue-twister a bit with bab.la (click on the speaker icon). At any rate, I reach Mindspace Hamburg where the event is being held to discover a gorgeous building in the heart of Hamburg (Rödingsmarkt) – impressive from the outside and even more on the inside. After climbing up a few flights of the majestic stair, I walk into a large room filled with jazzed-up entrepreneurs, service providers and investors. Weiterlesen
Start-ups have all one thing in common: money is tight. And when it comes to spending some money on marketing, I often hear „nothing, let’s just get traffic from Google.“ How naive. But that kind of thinking usually puts TV advertising out of reach for most startups: of all the media, it is the most expensive one. Weiterlesen