Google Maps, What CEOs are Reading & More Reading List Highlights
5 hand-picked articles from across the Startup Digest Reading Lists. Sign up to receive great weekly content on various topics from expert curators.
1. Uber to Mentor Start-Ups with Social Impact
By B Dasarath Reddy – Business Standard
Digest: Startup Communities
Curators: Julian Miller, Brad Feld, Shane Reiser
Mentoring is such a critical ingredient to the recipe for startup communities flourishing. Scaling on the wisdom and experience of others can not only have profound effects, but can compound throughout the ecosystem so it’s great to see these sort of exchanges. Read More
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2. Google Maps is the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of the Company’s Smart Assistant Future
By Jillian D’Onfro – Business Insider
Digest: Mobile
Curator: Edith Yeung
Volunteers are helping Google get closer to being able to serve recommendations for complex queries like “tourist-friendly nightclubs in Vienna that play Senegalese music.” Read More
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3. I Listened to 82 Finance Startup Pitches — Here’s What I Learned About Where Wall Street is Heading
By Tina Wadhwa – Business Insider
Digest: FinTech
Curators: Karolina Noronha, Camron Miraftab, Thilmin Gee
The common narrative when it comes to financial technology startups is that they pose an existential threat to established players. But after listening to 82 startup pitches at two of the most prominent fintech events in New York, it’s clear the startups are telling a different story… Read More
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4. The CoWatch Brings Amazon’s Alexa to Your Wrist Starting Today
By Chris Velazco – Engadget
Digest: Wearables
Curators: Aashay Mody, Ashish Aggarwal
A couple of months ago, we featured the CoWatch crowdfunding campaign on this newsletter. iMCO and the ex-Googlers working on the Cronologics OS have successfully turned what could’ve been another bit of crowdfunded vaporware into an actual product – the CoWatch – complete with blessings from Amazon. Read More
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5. What CEOs are Reading
By McKinsey
Digest: Leadership & Resiliency
Curator: Miriam Meima
As you build your reading list for your next plane ride or Sunday afternoon, you may consider a title one of these many leaders are finding interesting, informative and inspiring. Read More
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