Boon vs Skoove

No good deed goes unrewarded

Boon founder Dakota Younger thinks it’s time for nice guys to finish first. Boosted by a recent $100,000 lead investment from Verifi CEO Matthew Katz, his vision could soon be a reality

Boon’s platform makes it dead simple to find and refer contacts to the perfect job opportunity. Even better, Boon automatically tracks every referral, issuing a hefty payment to members responsible for each successful referral.

By creating a direct referral network for family, friends and associates to use, Boon aims to transform the way businesses engage with potential hires. Leveraging this referral network along with its intuitive platform design and drawing from his previous experience as a tech recruiter, Dakota is confident in Boon’s ability to dramatically reduce hiring costs while simultaneously improving the strength and longevity of each hire.

The warm fuzzy feelings don’t stop there. “BoonBack” is a feature within Boon that enables both businesses and users to donate small portions of their rewards to non-profit educational programs across the globe. Making Boon a veritable Dr. Seuss machine of positive vibes and good karma.

The easiest way to learn to play piano.

Skoove is a fun music learning platform offering the world’s first interactive online piano lessons. Designed for beginner and returning pianists, the app works via web browser and delivers expertly designed lessons, giving real time feedback and adapting to your pace. Just plug in a keyboard or e-piano to get started.

Founded in Berlin in August 2014 by music technology veterans and cofounders Dr Florian Plenge and Stephan Schulz, Skoove completed a seed funding round with the largest German early stage fund, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), in 2015. The startup is a graduate of the renowned Microsoft Ventures Accelerator in Berlin, and is supported by the Microsoft Ventures Alumni program and the acclaimed Fraunhofer IDMT research institute.

Featured in VentureBeat and on Sky News, Skoove launched in public beta on 15 September, 2015.