An Annual Membership With Apple’s Joint Venture Program Can Make Starting Up Easier

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Getting your startup off the ground can be tricky business. Instead of having your tech-savvy people handling the IT troubleshooting, you’d prefer to keep all technical hands on deck for more important things – say building the product.

One resource for startups we’ve caught wind of recently is Apple’s Joint Venture Program – where their ‘Business Team’ offers services such as systems set up, tech support and custom training for your staff.

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Top 5 Hong Kong Bitcoin Startups To Watch

bitcoin1In the past couple months, the Bitcoin space in Hong Kong has been teeming with competition, with Bitcoin Group HK launching the city’s first ATM on Friday.

According to the SCMP, Bitcoin exchange ANXBTC was hot on their trail with their own machine release just hours after. While those two companies duked it out last week, a third will soon arrive on the scene. Alitobit, will be launching their own machines starting next month.

In light of these recent developments, we’re adding two more companies also innovating in the space to make a list of the top 5 Bitcoin startups to watch in Hong Kong.

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UX-Men Monthly: What Are Dark Patterns and How Startups Can Avoid Them?

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This is a guest post from senior usability consultant Ada Yuen  and she examines what Dark Patterns mean from the end user and business owner point of view.

According to DarkPatterns.org, Dark Patterns are “a type of user interface that appears to have been carefully crafted to trick users into doing things – such as buying insurance with their purchase or signing up for recurring bills.” Although Dark Patterns might improve KPIs in the short run, Ada says that it will damage your company’s reputation and eventually your business in the long run.

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