THE WORLDS FIRST SKATEBOARD WITH AN ELECTRONIC CANVAS

We created the World’s First Skateboard with an Electronic Canvas.

But this is no regular skateboard, This is one of the world’s most advanced electric motor vehicles. It hits speeds of 20km/h and features a lithium battery similar to what they use in mac laptops. It gets up to 18km distance per charge. And we have implemented the latest in motor technology – a brushless motor that allows you to brake safely even at high speeds.

The beauty of our board is its patent pending electronic panel design. We realised pretty quickly that travelling at the speeds this board can go that safety was a major concern especially at night. The electronic paper besides looking super cool allows for high visibility at night, and this is a problem that no other board has addressed.

While the panel showcases our branding at present, it also provides us with opportunities for collaboration with underground brands down the track, featuring endless possibilities for cool animations based on their artwork, from logos, to photo realistic imagery.

This Longboard also has an Electric Motor and can travel up to speeds of 20km/h!

We added electronic paper to one of the world’s most advanced electric skateboard with a lithium battery.

The ‘El Paper’ light up and animates, illuminating your path at night.

The Specs:

Motor: 280W, 36V (brushless- motor) Battery:7AH, 36V( lithium battery)

Tire: PU wheels Max speed: 20km/h Working time per charge:60 minutes Distance in per charge: 5-18km Loading capacity: 100kg

Available only on Pozible _ The Creative Crowdfunding Platform

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TYNKER // TEACHES CHILDREN TO CODE THROUGH GAMES

As a kid growing up with games I didn't learn much more than the value of a mushroom or star! Actually that is not true, collecting gold coins was perhaps also a pre-cursor to my world view on capitalism =) Fortunately for us, Tynker a computing platform designed to help teach kids programming skills by playing games now exists. Great idea right? I mean, make something fun and kids will want to engage with it, make learning an invaluable skill the byproduct of playing a game , wel...that has real appeal as a tool for education and big venture capital firms agree.

Tynker has raised $3.2million in seed funding from 500 Startups, Felicis Ventures, and GSV Advisors, to name a few.

Programming knowledge in today's world goes far beyond benefits for the IT sector, and learning such an invaluable skill at such a young age means that your child will be well-equipped for employment in the digital age, regardless of the profession they pursue.

ZENDESK MAKING THE HELPDESK SEXY (STARTUP GRIND ARTICLE)

Sometimes the biggest problems out there in startup land that are yet to be solved aren’t that sexy, Mikkel from Zendesk knew that “working on a helpdesk won’t get you the girls” but he also knew that solving big market problems comes with a chance to be extremely profitable.

Companies were investing heavily in helpdesk infrastructure only to find the cheapest employees possible (usually outsourced) to be their interface with their customers. Sounds crazy right? But you are all familiar with this scenario.

At a time when a customer is in obvious need to be shown support it just wasn’t there and that meant unhappy customers. Unhappy customers of course ultimately leads to a loss of business.

This was the opportunity that Zendesk Founder Mikkel Svane pounced on, and in a candid and entertaining fireside chat enlightened us on how his business developed to solve this problem and how he tackled it.

I might also point out that recently Derek, our CEO and Founder retweeted a story from Techcrunch highlighting the tremendous opportunity ($192 Billion Market) that exists in government. So while I never advocate starting a business purely for financial gains and without passion, I am sure that some of you out there maybe just have a big idea that could work in this market and wanted to give you something to think about. The truth is opportunities come in all shapes and sizes and don’t necessarily have to be as sexy as entertainment, mobile, or social media as was the case with Zendesk, so be sure to take note on any frustrations you may have on a daily basis.  At the end of the day if you genuinely set out to truly help improve people’s lives in one way or another the money will come with time, persistence but most importantly listening to your customers.

 Zendesk built a business around it!

Mikkel’s story was extremely powerful to me for the simple fact that he had real world problems, fights with co-founders, venture capitalists that shut their door in his face, all of these things that we seem to forget when we see someone that has achieved so much in such a short timeframe. The fact is that we are all human, and each and every successful entrepreneur comes with a unique set of tales that more often than not involved tremendous struggle and sacrifice on their way to the top… I hope you enjoy the story of Zendesk.

(Article I wrote for Startup Grind)