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Xpenditure raises $5,7M means no more expense reports

Xpenditure raises $5,7M means no more expense reports

There is one thing that bothers me a lot… Taxes and reimbursements of travel expenses (and everything that comes with it). As an entrepreneur you want to focus your attention on the things that really make a difference and not waste a lot of time with your expenses. I want

Facebook Canvas – Great In-App Shopping Feature (beta)

Facebook Canvas – Great In-App Shopping Feature (beta)

Most users do not use more than a handful of apps on a daily basis and Facebook is surely one of them. Facebook are now looking into adding a new shopping feature to the regular app and have started rolling out a few beta tests with a feature called Facebook

Dropbox & Adobe make it easier to edit PDFs

Dropbox & Adobe make it easier to edit PDFs

There is one file format that I have never really truly understood… PDFs. The main “issue” that I have with them is that it is nearly impossible to edit these files nicely and quickly. Yet I use PDFs on a more than regular basis – especially for contracts and IOs. Now

Not Every Startup Should Be Venture-Backed

Not Every Startup Should Be Venture-Backed

Sarah Guo wrote an interesting few lines on the fact that she thinks that not all ventures should be venture backed. What she in my opinion points out rightfully so: Long term goal alignment and personal incentives need to be in line with the companies long term health. If the

80% of your culture is your founder

80% of your culture is your founder

Here is some great bedtime reading I thought would be more than worthy of re-blogging and sharing. As part of the core team of any business, it is key to understand the impact that your behavior has on the culture of the organization. The article on first round describes what

Develop your longterm company vision before you start

Develop your longterm company vision before you start

Start-ups have professionalised tremendously in the last couple of years, yet many still make the same unnecessary rookie mistakes. One thing that I have learned in the last few years is that it is not only important to have a plan, but to develop your vision before you start. The

Why I am not excited about the latest Instagram update

Why I am not excited about the latest Instagram update

Instagram is one of the social network I thoroughly enjoy using and browsing regularly. It has given me a whole new perspective on what the world looks like – when your sole attention is focused on one little non-scalable square. As a hobby photographer, I have come to love the full