Why Yahoo acquiring BrightRoll is significant to BeBirbal As Facebook did in July of this year, Yahoo have today acquired a video advertising platform, BrightRoll. …

Is starting a startup a stupid idea? I read a blog sometime ago about a startup that had acquired 250,000 downloads for their picture app but couldn’t pay their server bills and were forced to shutdown. The story of their blog- don’t start the new Instagram. At the time of…

Marketing or Hustling? I’ve been running an online marketing business for the last 4 years and sometimes marketeers are the most infuriating people to work with and be involved in meetings with. …

Pitching for the Creative England Accelerator Yesterday I pitched for the Creative England accelerator in Bournemouth which was a great exercise to refine a 7 minute pitch to a panel of 6 people. So I thought I would explain how I prepared and what I spoke about yesterday and although…

Recently some fantastic opportunities have appeared some my seeking them out and others which I hadn’t anticipated. It gives me real confidence and enthusiasm for the project and will really help the app’s launch and it’s exposure. On the flip side, the testing is proving to be a bit of…

How iOS 8 helps BeBirbal The release of iOS8 has been the single biggest update to the operating system since the launch of the iPhone, according to Apple. Having read a few articles and playing with my phone all day, I’m excited by the new features that will help BeBirbal. …

I tried to get a book published after University and whilst I enjoyed writing it, I loathed the long boring days of editing. Ultimately I lost my way with finishing the book as best I could of. Years later I find myself in a similar situation, having finished development of…

The new iPhone 6 and video: how it effects BeBirbal So what have we learnt tonight about the iPhone 6 and the improvement to video? From the apple.com site just published: The iSight camera doesn’t only take great photos. It lets you shoot stunning 1080p HD video at 60 fps, capture…

How Instagram’s Hyperlapse app helps BeBirbal It’s worth noting first that you have to approach competitors and new releases positively, I try to think about how it will benefit my own startup and with the release of Hyperlapse i fell there’s plenty to be excited about. Simply and most notably…