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Gidsy just got funded!

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photo: This is what it looked like | http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_virginia/2899343224/

It’s official. We’re happy to announce that Sunstone Capital, Werner Vogels, Index Capital and Ashton Kutcher have made a significant investment in Gidsy. We could not be more happy and can’t wait to take Gidsy to the next level with you.

For more information please see our press release:

http://gidsy.me/wJUJ68

Love,

Gidsy 

Eines der vielversprechendsten Berliner Start-ups ist Gidsy.com. Die Geschäftsidee erinnert an Handwerk- und Kunstcommunitys wie Etsy und DaWanda: Orts- und Fachkundige bieten Führungen oder Workshops an, in denen sie ihre Kenntnisse und ihr Können vermitteln und Teilnehmerzahl und Preis selbst festsetzen. Für fünf Euro zum Beispiel bietet Robert L. einen einstündigen Snooker-Kurs an, für acht Euro gibt Bettina S. eine Mittagspausen-Yogastunde in Kreuzberg. Hinterher können Teilnehmer bewerten, wie es ihnen gefallen hat und ihre Entdeckung in sozialen Netzwerken weiterempfehlen. Gidsy kassiert jeweils zehn Prozent Vermittlungsgebühr.

“Wir wollen der Lonely Planet 2.0 werden”, sagt Edial Dekker über Gidsy. Gemeinsam mit seinem Bruder Floris und Mitgründer Philipp Wassibauer kam dem gebürtigen Niederländer die Idee zu dem dezentralen “Marktplatz für Aktivitäten” im Sommer des vergangenen Jahres. Im November ging die Seite online. Nach Berlin folgten Lokalisierungen für New York und Amsterdam. London, San Francisco und eine deutschsprachige Version sind in konkreter Planung.

Psychologists have found a way to make money-fueled happiness last, however: Buy experiences, not material goods. We adapt to things we do slower than just plain things.

Interviewer: If you get hold of two magnets, and you push them, you can feel this pushing between them. Turn them around the other way, and they slam together. Now, what is it, the feeling between those two magnets?

Feynman: What do you mean, “What’s the feeling between the two magnets?”

Interviewer: There’s something there, isn’t there? The sensation is that there’s something there when you push these two magnets together.

Feynman: Listen to my question. What is the meaning when you say that there’s a feeling? Of course you feel it. Now what do you want to know?

Interviewer: What I want to know is what’s going on between these two bits of metal?

Feynman: They repel each other.

Interviewer: What does that mean, or why are they doing that, or how are they doing that? I think that’s a perfectly reasonable question.

Feynman: Of course, it’s an excellent question. But the problem, you see, when you ask why something happens (…)

davemorin:

46 seconds on life from Steve Jobs.

Gidsy Logbook: Now in NYC! 

gidsy:

After an incredible first week in Berlin, we’re proud to announce that Gidsy is now available in NYC!

photo: Photographing New York City | http://gidsy.com/activities/4565/photographing-new-york-city

A few highlights:

Gidsy Logbook: We've launched our public beta version in Berlin! 

gidsy:

Gidsy launches in Berlib
Head over to Gidsy right now and have a look around. After months of hard work, we’re launching our first public beta version…!

Wondering what Gidsy is?
Gidsy is a marketplace for unique experiences, where any individual can host an activity and anyone else can book a spot in that…

actioncontents.com: Gründerszene Digs Deep 

fiahless:

Over the past few months Amen has been lucky to receive a lot of favorable, critical and honest German press coverage. We are very grateful to the amazing people at Spiegel, Welt, Zeit and the diligent bloggers at Techcrunch, netzwertig, deutsche startups, TechBerlin and

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