In February of this year, Croatia got its first incubator for ventures working with AI, machine learning and data analytics. Sixteen startups already joined!
June 18, 2014 was the day when we were honoured to be a part of Startup Yard’s Demo Day in Czech National Library of Technology in Prague, and witnessed the birth of a new age entrepreneurship along with its contagious desire for changing the world. Watching these new entrepreneurs and hearing out their great ideas made us feel proud and happy, knowing that there are young people who clearly put the matter in their own hands when it comes to changing the world. They created 127 jobs and will turn “complicated” into “simple”, not only with the ideas they presented at the Demo Day, but also with their innovative entrepreneur approach and highly enthusiastic spirit.
Yet again, Luigi opened his presentation with an interesting fact. During the 45 minute walk, more than 49 million gigabytes will be create! When we look at the number of the decisions which will be made using this data, only 6 percent of the companies will interpret it and actually make a use out of it.
The Czech social analytics web service Socialbakers has launched their official Twitter profile analytics service as a way to enter the broader social media analytics market. Socialbakers has focused almost exclusively on Facebook so far and plans to keep focused on the biggest social network in the world, but they are planning to broaden their offering, Twitter being the first step.
Shift in Croatia attracted thousands of developers and thus made its way to the very top of developer conferences in Europe. Now they are ready to cross the borders of Croatia and come to the USA. Applications for Shift Miami are starting soon!
More than 100 mentors worked with 103 interns at 6 of Infobip's regional offices. Interns gained new skills and knowledge, got to feel what it's like to work at a global tech company, and on top of that, 87% of them got - job offers.
Keeping in mind how much the IT industry influences all other industries but also everyday life, it's surprising how little is said about IT consulting, which is practically the bridge that connects the two. That's why we sat down with a junior and two seniors on different career paths - to explore this profession with those who practice it, love it, and live it.
