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How to Flip Your Startup in 5 Steps
Steve Blank, author of Four Steps to Epiphany,together with Eric Ries, has helped formulate the thinking behind the Lean Startup methodology . I had an opportunity to meet him during a discussion around the…
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The Brief History of Funrank, an Agile Startup from Finland
Earlier this year, Kristo Ovaska, Varun Singh and I decided to work on a startup together. It didn’t work, but for the right reasons. Here’s the tale of a failed “lean startup”. How it…
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Europe’s Top Investor Talks about the Baltics
The Baltic entrepreneurial scene has been very active lately. The success of startups such as Rovio, Applifier, Grabcad, coupled with the Startup Sauna program scouting for the next Skype, prompted me to ask Hussein…
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Startup Sauna Brings Heat to the Baltics
The Aalto Venture Garage is starting its fourth and largest accelerator program yet for Nordic and Baltic startups. Finland and the rest of the region is urgently realizing that to drive their economy, they…
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What You Missed at LAUNCH
LAUNCH conference, which I attended, is positioned right before DEMO and SXSW, and I have to say,I wondered how many startups need to launch at one time. The answer is many, and a lot…
Play Singstar Songs On Your PC with Ultrastar Deluxe
We’ve covered how to play user-generated games on PC, and while user-generated content is very much in demand, another popular avenue for gamers is that of open source clones. One such game is Ultrastar…
Create Your Own Zelda Indie Game
If you fancy yourself to be an “old school” gaming enthusiast, and have always harbored a closet desire to design titles of your own, you’re in luck. Zelda Classic is a game engine that…
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The Best Point & Click Adventure Remakes
Point & click adventure games such as Monkey Island, Sam & Max and Space Quest were the most popular genre on PC in the early 90’s. They are much more difficult to find nowadays…
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HOW TO: Make Your Own Mario Indie Game
Super Mario just turned 25 this year! The world’s favorite plumber is more recognized than Mickey Mouse. Several indie developers have attempted recreating a good clone of Mario Bros, myself included, and failed to…
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5 Brilliant Indie Games You Haven’t Played
Christmas is coming, and like every year, people are going to buy a lot of dull, expensive AAA games for their favorite console. I would like to share with you some different games I…