Snapchat started as a social communication tool which focusses on visual communication. I still remember being one of the first 50.000 downloaders (Android) in 2012.
(more…)Author: Marius Schober
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Snap Inc. is an Augmented Reality Company
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Finding and reading scientific papers is a pain in the ass. I am not a researcher nor a fresh university graduate. I still love to read interesting scientific papers regularly. For me finding and accessing scientific papers was nearly impossible or unaffordable.
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STOP Procrastinating at the Kitchen Table
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Do you know the feeling when you are at your kitchen table having breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a small snack? If you are like me you check your Instagram feed or your Facebook feed while eating, waiting, or drinking. I know that this is a bad habit as I could also use my phone to read a book, read the news, or watch some educational videos.
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Don’t Oversee Introverts
Since a few days, I am working as a freelance brand ambassador for Oculus Rift. What I do is I offer people the possibility to experience the world of virtual reality for the first time.
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We Finally Opened our Company Bank Account
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Today we finally received our bank account details. In other words: we opened our company bank account. It was a weird experience. While we had our notary appointment in very late November 2016 we somehow were not able to open a bank account before early February. Here are some lessons I learned as a first-time founder in Germany.
Our initial plans were to open our bank account within hours or maximum 3 days after our notary appointment. We chose an online bank called Fidor. We uploaded every document they needed except for a small mistake from our side. My co-founder left Germany just 3 days after our bank appointment and so it came that we only uploaded a black-white copy of his passport. They requested a high-quality photo and we did so a few weeks later. Finally, on January 11th we uploaded all necessary documents to their online platform. Since that day I tried to contact their (business) customer service a few times but the only response I got was unfriendly: “You need to wait, you are in a queue”.
My wish and patience to open a free bank account at Fidor bank were finally over. We made an appointment at Commerzbank and within less than 2 weeks we opened the account.
When it comes to service it is true: you get what you pay for. Instead of saving a few unspectacular Euros on the bank account I would now always go to a premium bank (like the Commerzbank) first. The idea of applying for a free bank account at Fidor stretched our nerves and did cost us a lot of time.
At least now we are ready to go.
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Last year was a big year for virtual reality. In 2016 several headsets have been introduced and announced. Now you can order your own VR headset for less than $1000 online.
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Why we need to introduce Instant Apps 2.0
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During my life, I owned more than five smartphones. Let’s be accurate: Android phones. One LG, and several Samsung phones. The real reason why I switched from a non-smartphone to an Android phone was the fact that you were able to download apps.
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Upselling Done Wrong
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Today I received the felt 100th call from my mobile operator. Let’s call them by name: Telekom. Telekom is, by the way, the German mother company of the U.S. T-Mobile.
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Professors are NOT the gateway to Knowledge
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The Education System Fails
Everyone who is or who has ever been enrolled in degree programs knows that to pass an exam in a university you need to memorize facts. Every time exams are almost there students begin working through 300 ridiculous slides.
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The world and left-oriented press and media are reporting non-stop about Donald Trump and the Brexit. Are these election results simply results of racism?
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