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Synk Monkey

@SynkMonkey

All-in-one mobile calendar invite (+maps+groups+messaging) app helping active people schedule plans with friends. Check us out on iTunes and start making plans!

 Charlottesville, VA, USA
synkmonkey.me
Joined August 2011
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Good article about Clayton Christensen's take on disruption & Appl/Tesla/EDU...bizjournals.com/sanjose/news…
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Just opened my Internet Explorer..w/ Bing Bar...to check my Hotmail...and yet again it is running agonizingly slow. #MicrosoftFAIL
Tech Startups Are About To Start Dropping Like Flies slate.com/blogs/future_tense… via @FutureTenseNow
Tech Startups Are About To Start Dropping Like Flies

Tech Startups Are About To Start Dropping Like Flies

One thousand startups will be orphaned; many will die. One billion dollars will have gone for naught. Bright young minds across the country will be out...

slate.com
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The evolution of VC...FRC helping out their portfolio companies in a new way for the holidays gifts.firstround.com/
.@carpedonut to be first project funded by UVA #crowdfunding #startup @seedvillecrowd ow.ly/fbM9F
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Website born out of necessity for storm into- allows you to click through and see the front page of major news sites news.parsely.com/
AirTime Schadenfreude... theatlanticwire.com/technolo…
Planning or canceling a wedding? Check out Bridal Brokerage, another C'ville startup. usnews.com/news/articles/201…
New Company Sells Canceled Weddings On the Cheap

New Company Sells Canceled Weddings On the Cheap

Now you can buy a canceled wedding at a discount... and make life easier for the couple that called it off

usnews.com
4 Days to Apply for distilledintelligence.com - don't miss out on a chance at $100K and an amazing 2 days with investors and startups!
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Hidden gem from @vkhosla here: "Once you hire the wrong people it’s really hard to get a [#startup] back on track." m.techcrunch.com/2012/09/12/…

Vinod Khosla: "I Feel Sad Sometimes For Y Combinator Companies That Get So Much Hype" | TechCrunch

The legendary mentor Vinod Khosla criticized accelerators like Y Combinator who produce startups with overly slick pitches that he says garner "so much hype that they get valuations that no one who...

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Interesting article about Apple vs. Samsung on HBR and whether copying actually creates more innovation: blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/08/who…
10 Y Combinator startups that didn’t make it, but should’ve zite.to/QVfan6 What can you learn from these failures?
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SynkMonkey mentioned...» Cool Websites and Tools [July 18th 2012] makeuseof.com/tag/cool-websi… via @makeuseof
Good reminders & lessons about Hashable's failure... inc.com/minda-zetlin/4-dumb-…
4 Dumb Mistakes That Killed Hashable

4 Dumb Mistakes That Killed Hashable

This promising start-up was supposed to kill business cards. A series of bad decisions killed the company instead.

inc.com
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Autodesk Buys Socialcam for $60 Million on.mash.to/Q1XYMg
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The winner of the SynkMonkey Android Launch iPad Giveaway Contest will be announced Monday. Have a great Weekend & make plans w/ SynkMonkey!
Check out this great app and start making plans the easy way with @SynkMonkey. ar.gy/1IIu @Startup_VA #featured #startup
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New at nibletz.com Charlottesville #startup @synkmonkey keep your friends, calendar and events in sync ow.ly/bITQP
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5 days left to try and win a new iPad or $500 Amazon Gift Certificate! Use SynkMonkey to organize your plans! Details: synk.mn/NVtSGW
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