Just in time for TECH cocktail Boulder 2 next week which is shaping up to be another super event, TECH cocktail Boudler 1 demo’er SocialThing has been acquired by AOL. Congrats to SocialThing and the TechStars incubator program (of which it was a portfolio company). We look forward to celebrating with you all in Boulder…
Read MoreTECH cocktail Boston 2 at Tequila Rain was a bit of a wet one as a summer storm sprung itself on the Boston area making it problematic for us to even get to Boston. Luckily we made it out and so did a couple hundred dedicated Boston TECH cocktailers. Thank you to everyone that made…
Read MoreBy Lisa Hanlon, CPA: Frost, Ruttenberg & Rothblatt, P.C. Running a business in today’s world can be one of the most exciting and overwhelming challenges in a person’s life. Choosing the right business advisors that will assist an entrepreneur in starting a business or taking an existing company to the next level is a significant…
Read MoreWe are excited to announce we are coming back to Boston for our second TECH cocktail event this summer. You may recall, last fall we visited Boston for a super TECH cocktail Boston 1 which brought out a great crowd and showed off some local startups. You can check out the photos from TECH cocktail…
Read MoreTECH cocktail will be a topic of conversation on the video show, Jonny’s Par-tay on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 9pm EST. The show is hosted live by DC TECH cocktailers Scott Stead and Jonny Goldstein so tune in. Here are the details: What: A rollicking conversation with Tech Cocktail co-founder, Frank Gruber, Jonny Goldstein,…
Read MoreWe just uploaded the rest of the photos from TECH cocktail Chicago 8. The talented photographer Clayton Hauck captured the atmosphere at John Barleycorn Wrigleyville on Thursday, May 29, 2008. There are just over one hundred photos that you can view in the TECH cocktail Chicago 8 photo gallery. Enjoy!
Read MoreThis post is for all the developers in Chicagoland, DC, Boulder and Boston. Bottom line: We run into a handful of interesting companies each week looking for developers and development help. These companies range from brand new start-ups to young, growing companies to larger companies. Often times we know a couple of good folks to…
Read MoreFiltrbox, a Boulder-based startup which was founded about a year ago as part of the first TechStars program, will soon be launching a self-service business-grade keyword driven alerts product. Filtrbox offers keyword driven media search which includes the blogosphere & mainstream news. “Filtrbox is a business-grade version of Google Alerts.” – SOMEWHAT FRANK The filtrbox…
Read MoreIn preparation of the TECH cocktail CONFERENCE taking place on Thursday, May 29th in Chicago we thought it might be nice to offer up a little musical flavor in the form of the TECH cocktail Song which is a bit of a ballad. Enjoy!
Read MoreWith the TECH cocktail CONFERENCE just a few days away we wanted to take a moment to preview our super lineup of speakers. The conference will be taking place on Thursday, May 29, 2008 at Loyola University Water Tower Campus, 25 E. Pearson in Chicago, Illinois and offers two separate session tracks spread between the…
Read MoreDo you know someone looking for a summer internship? TECH cocktail is looking for summer interns. Aside from hosting our popular mixer events and our upcoming conference, both of which are “cocktails of tech people,” we are working on some other community projects and need a hand. Do you have a son, daughter, friend neighbor,…
Read MoreTECH cocktail CONFERENCE is just a month away and it is shaping up to be a super event, which brings together expert TECH cocktailers from across the country to help other TECH cocktailers learn from their experiences and take a “no nonsense” approach to running a business, leveraging technology and the Web. The goal of…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: This article was re-syndicated from SOMEWHAT FRANK. The Illinois I.T. Association CityLIGHTS 2008 Awards Gala took place in Chicago, Illinois on Thursday, April 3, 2008. The event was held at Union Station which you might recognize from the epic scene from the movie The Untouchables where Kevin Costner saves a baby carriage while…
Read MoreCongrats to Boston-based startup Compete.com, a TECH cocktail Boston sponsor, as they just announced they were acquired by TNS for $75 Million. Jay Meattle from Compete was one of the people very instrumental in helping us bring it to Bean Town so we are happy see Compete so successful.
Read MoreYes, that’s right folks. We figured announcing our conference today (register now! we have some great speakers already lined up) and putting on TECH cocktail Chicago 7 tonight wasn’t enough. That said, this is the official announcement of our new site design. This not a simple redesign mind you. We totally revamped the site over…
Read MoreThe first TECH cocktail CONFERENCE will unfold on Thursday, May 29, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. After hosting TECH cocktail mixer events for nearly two years, a full day CONFERENCE seemed like the next step. The conference will entail a full day of TECH events and TECH talks and will run from 9 a.m. till 5:00…
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There are a number of startup accelerator and incubator programs in the United States. We are fans of these programs (not to be confused with... Read More
We are excited to announce the participating startups for Tech Cocktail's South by Southwest (SXSW) event: #Startuplife Celebration presented by .CO. It was one of... Read More
With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage... Read More