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Geocoder Gem

If you are building a property rental application (Similar to https://www.airbnb.com/) or a transportation startup (Similar to https://www.uber.com/ or http://www.grab.com/) and using maps heavily, then the Geocoder gem would be your bestfriend.


Make Konga Great Again; 5 things Konga should do now to bounce back

If you have been following the story about Konga’s brouhaha, I guess you will by now think there is fire on the mountain and we all should run for cover. Well, as a witness to the arena during my stint with Konga…


I just changed the title of this post because the other one sucked…

Yann Girard

I was mostly getting drunk and hanging out at random clubs to meet random girls. That’s what most of my early twenties were really all about.


On Startup Family, Gratitude, & Experience

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I am immensely grateful to my forever CEO & friend, Will Weinraub & my LiveNinja Squad for an amazing two and a half years. I was blessed to create and share experiences everyday under the LiveNinja banner. I was…


The Rising Costs Of Teacher Shortages (And How You Can Avoid Them!)

Schools forced to advertise vacancies at least twice before recruiting are wasting thousands of pounds in the process.


Chinese group buys Israeli gaming company Playtika for $4.4 billion

The Chinese consortium says Playtika will remain an independent unit managed from Herzliya.


Texas-Squared Startup Newsletter #050

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Repeat rate is a vanity metric.
Alex Taussig
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Alex Taussig As the CEO of a 15-month old apparel Ecom start up, you noted metrics that I track very closely. The exception is our churn rate. Do you have suggestions for tracking and measuring churn?


Interview with the founders of the business intelligence solution CrunchBoards

CrunchBoards is a platform for small and medium sized enterprises (SME) and its accountants. They no longer have to use excel documents to work out if their business or clients can afford to move…


Secularists Concerned As Church Of England Vows To Maintain Its 25% Stake In English Schools

Last week the Church of England released news of its plans to open over a hundred new Free Schools by 2020. Stephen Conway, the bishop of Ely, announced the plan in his…


They Think It’s All Over…

School terms broke up last week, but a formidable workload still awaits the nation’s teachers.

In fact, teachers are likely to spend between 2 and 3 weeks of their 6-week summer break working, according to results of a new survey.


Why Teaching LGBT Sex Education In Schools Should Be Compulsory

The UK is internationally considered one of the most liberal nations in the world, and we have taken great steps in creating an equal and inclusive society where differences can be celebrated and embraced. Lesbian, gay…


The Science Behind The Temper Tantrum

We’ve all seen it. Either from a first-hand perspective, in the classroom or out in the street. A child has started screaming with such endurance that we’re all convinced that they’ll pass out before they give it in. Often this image is accompanied with a weary…

50 People You Should Know In Growth
Tradecraft
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Fascinating professionals Tradecraft! It’s inspiring to read about these people and I’d like to inspire too.


Pokemon Go

You may remember Pokemon spamming the TV and the cards being traded ruthlessly on the playground some years ago, well now they’re back. On the 14th of July Niantic released an augmented reality app that allowed users to catch ‘Pokemon’ on their phones. With a growing number of younger kids having access to…