Blast StartUps

Coursera

Blast — Tue, 07 May 2024 13:53:06 +0000

Coursera connects educational institutions with peoplee looking to learn valuable skills through online courses. Their platform is home to a variety of educational resources through trusted sources such as colleges.

Blinkist

Blast — Tue, 07 May 2024 13:47:47 +0000

Blinkist is perfect for curious people who love to learn, busy people who don’t have time to read, and even people who aren’t into reading. Get the key ideas from nonfiction bestsellers in minutes, not hours. Get book lists curated by experts and personalized recommendations.

Curio – Hear what matters

Blast — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 19:11:48 +0000

At Curio, they handpick content from leading publications and turn them into beautifully narrated audio you can listen to at any time, anywhere.

But with life too fast, days too short, and our attention fragmenting by being constantly distracted by our smartphone and computer screens, we knew we had to design an experience where people would get smarter, feel happier, and become more empathetic to the world around them – with none of the effort.

This is why on Curio you’ll only find content worthy of your time and attention.

SecureTribe social network

Blast — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 18:04:23 +0000

SecureTribe is a good startup to take a look at with Facebook’s data sharing in the news. It’s a new, modern take on how a social media photo/video sharing service should work. They focused on the security and privacy of the users. Absolutely no content is shared with the general public without the user’s express permission. All content is encrypted before it leaves the iPhone and can only be viewed (decrypted) by an authorized user with the appropriate decryption key.

Their unique platform allows you to choose what aspects of your life you share with those around you. Let’s say you went to church on Sunday and took a charming album of selfies. Great! This can be shared with Grandma and Grandpa. But…what if you were singing “take me to church” on Sunday, at the new club in town. You now have some…interesting pics…ones that should only be shared with your closest friends.

With SecureTribe, you can create private OR public albums, choosing the specific people you do and don’t want to share content with. No more concerns about shocking Grandma to death with those #Unexpected selfie photos.

Parents can even create ulta-secure/invitation only Private tribes to safely share baby pix with family without any concern of online predators.

Discovery app to do new things

Blast — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 19:30:03 +0000

Qrawd is the latest event discovery app for anyone looking to do new things throughout their city. Look through a list of the most exciting events around you as rated by other users by looking through a continuous stream of user generated pictures taken at the event.

Qrawd allows users to take a peek into shared experiences at local events. View snippets of videos and pictures posted by other users in real-time. You can also create and promote your event for free.