Springboard Mobile

02/20/2013

TechStars London is born! Great day for Springboard, as we announce the merger with TechStars and plans for 2013. Find out more on our blog (http://springboard.com/blog/apply-to-techstars-london-today) and follow the discussions on Springboard Accelerator !

Success has many fathers, and Springboard is no exception to this. There is, however, one individual who has had more influence upon Springboard’s inception and core philosophical views than anyone else. David Cohen helped me create and launch The Difference Engine, the predecessor of Springboard,...

01/09/2013

Our series following startups taking part in London’s Springboard Mobile accelerator draws to a close as the teams descend on Facebook HQ in Menlo Park, Silicon Valley to show demo their ideas to investors at the heart of the global startup scene.

Having previously demoed in London and New York City, how will they fare in a place where the competition is fiercer than anywhere else in the world? Watch this week’s episode and find out.

01/09/2013

We’re nearing the end of our video series following startups participating in London’s Springboard Mobile accelerator. The teams ended the program with demo days in three cities; London (see last week’s video), New York and at Facebook’s Menlo Park HQ.

In the meantime, what did Flitto, We Are Pop Up, I Judge Fights and House Map make of the New York demo day after having been accelerated in the very different surroundings of the London tech scene? Watch the latest episode and find out.

01/09/2013

In episode 12 in our video series following the Springboard Mobile accelerator in London, the first of three Demo Days arrives. How will the teams we’re following – Flitto, We Are Pop Up, I Judge Fights and House Map – fare in the face of investors? Are they ready?

Following the London demo day captured in this video, the teams have now headed to the USA to pitch to investors in New York City and Silicon Valley. Having been accelerated in the UK, will they face a culture shock? Tune in next week to find out.

01/09/2013

In episode 11 in our video series following the Springboard Mobile accelerator in London, we’re looking at the teams’ approach to PR.

With the first of three demo days just a few days away, the teams need to think about how they will get the word out about what they do. Flitto, We Are Pop Up, I Judge Fights and House Map tell us about their individual approaches, from contacting the press to sending tweets to pop stars.

01/09/2013

For episode 10 in our video series following the Springboard Mobile accelerator in London, we decided to let the teams interview each other.

Watch as Flitto, We Are Pop Up, I Judge Fights and House Map – under pressure with three demo days in London, New York and Silicon Valley set to take place just a fortnight from now – share their experiences of the accelerator and their plans for the future.

01/09/2013

It’s episode 9 of our video series following the Springboard Mobile accelerator in London, and the end of the 13-week programme is in sight.

As the startup teams prepare to present at three demo days in London, New York and Silicon Valley, ‘pitch doctor’ Annette Kramer has stopped to coach them on the best ways to sell themselves. How will they fare?

01/09/2013

It’s time for episode 8 of our video series following the Springboard Mobile accelerator. This time we catch up with I Judge Fights and HouseMap, both of whom are making progress, how are the relationships within the teams faring though?

01/09/2013

As our video series following startups taking part in the Springboard Mobile accelerator enters week 7, we catch up with how progress is going for three of the teams.

What has been the good, the bad and the ugly of I Judge Fights, We Are Pop Up and Flitto‘s experiences so far?

01/09/2013

It’s week six in our video series following teams taking part in the Springboard Mobile accelerator. This time, we meet Romanian startup House Map.

The three-man team is working on a map-based approach to real estate search, and we join them as they’re tweaking their all-important algorithm.

01/09/2013

As our video series following teams taking part in the Springboard Mobile accelerator enters week five, we hear from South Korean social media translation service Flitto.

While London is home to plenty of mainland European entrepreneurs who have relocated, Asian startups are far rarer. So, how are they settling in? Join them for a bagel and find out.

01/09/2013

As our video series following teams taking part in the Springboard Mobile accelerator enters week four, we catch up with the I Judge Fights team as they prepare to launch their Mixed Martial Arts-focused app on the App Store.

Looking for SEO advice to increase their app’s exposure, they turn to probably the most relevant expert they could possibly find – they’d watched her in martial arts combat just a few days before…