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Startup No 194 - #StartupRealities 2020 series LiveMediaCourt is a US reality TV channel that specialises in broadcasting live court sessions in which genuine judges and juries decide on reported fake news and media allegations cases. Claims made in mainstream media can be brought to a LiveMediaCourt judge for trial. The sessions would be broadcast unabridged if not dealing with sensitive issues such as terrorism charges or child abuse. CEO QUOTE "LiveMediaCourt is not a 'Judge Judy'-type exercise. The judges are real, not 'make believe real'. This is where it makes a big difference. Because it is a real court, anyone who lies in court risks perjuring themselves and ending up in jail. So people who often spread fake news on TV would think twice before they repeat a fake claim in one of our courtrooms." - said LiveMediaCourt founder and CEO Livio Medici-Cortez . Courtroom in Japan (Image source: Wikpedia )

Startup No 193 - #StartupRealities 2020 series EducationHubs is a university education services company which helps cities develop as global education hubs by promoting cooperation among the universities in the city to market themselves jointly using the city brand as the platform. To finance such projects, the company negotiates grants from city governments to finance the joint delivery of university courses. Thus, every student at a participating university can take up to three courses for free at three other universities in the city (funded by the local government). This promotes cooperation among the institutions and also creates an affinity with the city among students. CEO QUOTE " Nothing can beat a positive experience. When a student takes three courses at three universities that are not even their main alma mater, they are experiencing the life and culture of four institutions. Isn't this amazing!? This is how people develop a loyalty to the city, whether this is Barc...

Startup No 192 - #StartupRealities 2020 series StardomCatapult is an international coaching school that specialises in preparing candidates for elite scholarship and leadership programmes around the world, including Rhodes Scholars (at Oxford University), Schwarzman Scholars (at Tsinghua University), Fulbright Scholars (worldwide), World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Shapers and WEF Young Global Leaders. CEO QUOTE " School and university teach you the basics in life. But to really excel in your career, you need an extra nudge or push. We give you this nudge and connect you to alumni of these programmes who coach you how to join them yourself. " - said StardomCatapult founder and CEO Stan Catapoulos. Trebuchet catapult (Image source: Wikipedia )

Startup No 191 - #StartupRealities 2020 series  DefinedAcquisitions is a real estate intermediary which deals only in properties that have distinct and clearly defined geographical characteristics: for example islands, coastal strips of land, mountain peaks, or entire river valleys. CEO QUOTE “ The world is becoming more and more digital. Soon everything will be verifiable via blockchain, including property titles. But what happens if the entire blockchain ledger gets wiped out by a computer glitch or an Internet virus? We’ve seen many bitcoin investors lose their wallets in such freak accidents. This is why we want to play safe. We only invest in properties that can be pinpointed on the map and easily identified in the real world when looking at the landscape. Any property that has clearly defined natural boundaries would meet our requirements .” - said DefinedAcquisitions founder and CEO Defoe Acquilla.  Photo of Taal Volcano and Lake, Philippines (Image source: Wikipedia ...

Startup No 190 - #StartupRealities 2020 series  TwoBecomesOne is a PR, coaching and personal branding company that helps the “ No 2” in an organisation or business become “No 1”. For example, TwoBecomesOne could be hired by US Vice President Mike Pence to challenge US President Donald Trump for the top job (for his remaining term in office). CEO QUOTE: “ We are definitely not backstabbers. More like uplifters. ” - said TwoBecomesOne founder and CEO Twopac Onur .  Netflix series (Image source: Wikipedia )

Startup No 189 - #StartupRealities 2020 series  BlogPeerReview  is an online media company which subjects blog posts to peer review by fellow bloggers. For five dollars a piece, the company gets five experienced bloggers to read a blogpost and leave a meaningful comment each. The blog reviewers post all their comments in public and are free to make critical or positive comments as long as they have read the post once. The blog author who pays for the service gets engagement and feedback, which help improve the reach of the blog as well as the quality of writing, argumentation and topic selection. CEO QUOTE " In the world of social media, we are all shouting at the top of our lungs but hardly anyone would hear if all we do is leave scattered comments across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Blogs are a different matter: they are targeted communication channels. My company helps these channels grow into rivers, and helps these rivers connect. We are the Fiverr of the blogosphere!...

Startup No 188 - StartupRealities 2020 series  PhotoPlatforms is a city branding and promotion company which installs free viewing platforms at major urban landmarks to allow tourists and visitors to have photos taken of them at the respective attraction. Some of the platforms are permanent structures, while others are temporary ramps that can be moved in and out for the tourist season. The location of the photo platform is optimised to allow the best angle, sunlight and exposure for a quality Instagram photo that the tourist would not hesitate to post on social media. The platforms are user-friendly for taking selfies as well as for having photos taken by others. CEO QUOTE " In a world of social media, we let tourists and visitors do the advertising of the city. All it takes is to have a nice photo taken of you and, say, the Eiffel Tower, and then posting it on social media. It is guaranteed that social proofing and social jealousy will make at least several of your friends, acqu...