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Ben Allen

Ben Allen is a traveler, a writer and a Brit. He worked in the London start-up world for a while but really prefers commenting on it than working in it. He has huge faith in the tech industry and enjoys talking and writing about the social issues inherent in it's development.


Features
Yaniv Feldman on the creation of cointelligence and crypto vs traditional economies
Ben Allen Posted On March 5, 2018

investment, analysis, cryptocurrencies

While the crypto markets exist in eternal flux Yaniv Feldman, co-founder and CEO of cointelligence.com, provides a sober and mature approach to the growing incorporation of the crypto markets into the traditional economy.


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Features  / Perspective
The contrast between shitcoin and altcoin is pure startup
Ben Allen Posted On January 19, 2018

shitcoin, altcoin, startup. tech

The lower end of the cryptocurrencies market is filled with cowboys and outlaws, it’s a world of pluck, cynicism and chance, and encapsulates the startup mentality almost entirely.


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Startup Pitches
Beer: The latest market to be upended by tech
Ben Allen Posted On January 19, 2018

beer, tech, disrupt, platform

The US beer market suffers from a hangover from prohibition-era distribution laws, which the tech sector has now turned on its head.


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Features  / Perspective
The Silicon Valley Paradox: Tech’s Solutions to the Food Insecurity on its Doorstep
Ben Allen Posted On December 27, 2017


One in four people in Silicon Valley are at risk of hunger, according to a report in The Guardian sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.


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Perspective
Contracting Millennials: Tech will help identify top emerging talent
Ben Allen Posted On December 21, 2017


Millennials are cornered by the current zeitgeist, labeled as lazy by some and idealistic by others.


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News
Neurotechnology implants could drastically change the aging process as we know it
Ben Allen Posted On December 10, 2017


This week, in Boston, six nursing homes announced plans to close without explanation. And a further three Connecticut nursing homes are facing fines for jeopardizing resident safety. These kind of news stories are a symptom of a damaged elder care system that is already […]


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Funding & Acquisitions News  / Launches  / News  / Startup Pitches
Coding Autism looks to train engineers and promote independence for people with autism and Asperger’s
Ben Allen Posted On December 5, 2017


Workplace diversity issues are broader than gender, ethnicity and age; 66% of autistic adults are unemployed.


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Uncategorized
How are apps getting behind the Great Firewall of China?
Ben Allen Posted On December 1, 2017


The internet was introduced in China in 1994 in as part of the Open Door approach to tap into Western capitalism, six years later came the introduction of the Golden Shield Project.


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Features  / News
Central European Startup Awards Winners Announced
Ben Allen Posted On November 23, 2017


Thousands of nominations have been narrowed down to 1,400 applications, and from there over 100 national winners were selected. And we now give you the final 13 regional winners for Central Europe.


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Funding & Acquisitions News  / News  / Startup Pitches
SophiaTX builds the systems behind your everyday transactions
Ben Allen Posted On November 20, 2017


Every time you deal with any company, you are by proxy dealing with a series of other companies. B2B business is booming, and the e-commerce B2B market by itself is expected to be worth $6.7 trillion by 2020, and it only accounts […]


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Interviews  / News  / Startup Stories
Startups tackling India’s healthcare inequality
Ben Allen Posted On November 16, 2017

healthtech, digitisation, development, rural, urban, healthcare

The lack of a digitized ecosystem in India, especially in rural areas, might seem like a hindrance for tech companies, but some companies are finding it affords opportunities which can’t be found in developed countries.


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Advice  / Features  / Interviews  / Startup Stories
The entrepreneur who became a Lyft driver to conduct customer research
Ben Allen Posted On November 9, 2017

entrepreneur, forkspot, lyft, restaurant, Startup

Grigori Mikayelyan was a failed and an aspiring entrepreneur; furnished with a new idea – and determined to make a success of it – he became a Lyft driver to conduct customer research with his passengers.


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