Fraudster:a: a person who is not what he or she pretends to be :impostor; Meet the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega+, a handheld device designed with the backing of Sir Clive Sinclair himself, and a modern representation of everyone’s favorite 80’s computer system designed by Sir Clive Sinclair. The Vega+ was crowdfunded on Indiegogo back in March 2016 to the tune of over half a million pounds, exceeding the goal at 367% with a scheduled delivery date of September 2016. As you’ve probably guessed by this article’s existence, it hasn’t shipped yet. As nature seems to demand in these stories, the actions of Retro Computers Limited and those involved are a much more interesting crapshoot than the actual product itself, which again hasn’t shipped yet. (Full disclosure: I backed the Vega+ to the tune of £110, I fully expect this fact to be used against me but in the interest of disclosure and because my name and contribution are public, I … [Read more...] about Crowdfunding Fraudsters: The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega+
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What our Startup Learned as First Time Exhibitors – Cost Breakdown, Analysis and Larry Page
For a startup, offline events can get really expensive. In the past (especially when we were bootstrapping), we’ve often skipped exhibiting at events primarily because of the huge cost commitment and uncertain RoI. Just like the folks over at Groove and Buffer, we too believe in being transparent in our functionality which is why earlier we shared an in-depth description of how AdPushup raised its first angel investment. Then we went ahead and wrote a post about what it takes and how much it costs to build a kickass office for your startup. Continuing down the same road, in this article we share what all we learned by exhibiting at an offline event along with the cost analysis and our marketing strategy. Event: AdTech 2015, 19-20 March At: New Delhi, India The post is divided into six parts. Read all of them. .: Introduction .: Booth Breakdown .: Viral Marketing Strategy feat. Larry Page and Boogle(sic) .: What we learned from the two days we … [Read more...] about What our Startup Learned as First Time Exhibitors – Cost Breakdown, Analysis and Larry Page