Following President Obama’s signing of the JOBS Act, startups are now waiting for the SEC to finalize crowdfunding regulations. But what if crowdfunding – of a sort – were already possible? The JOBS Act’s equity-based crowdfunding goes beyond the crowdfunding available on sites like Kickstarter, because investors can actually make a profit – not just…
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A new Small Business Mobile Survey from Web.com found that 69% of small businesses say mobile marketing will be crucial to their growth in the next five years, while 64% plan to increase their investment in mobile marketing this year. Another survey by the Pew Internet Research found that 74% of smartphone owners use their…
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Each time you download a free app, 25 cents is donated to your favorite charity. A lot of startups try to do social good, but few are as simple as Apps for Action, an Android app that recommends apps to you. CEO and cofounder Cuy Sheffield sees it as a step up from the “slactivism”…
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I used to suffer from severe fantasy football addiction. I still do, I just used to, too. As someone who knows the compulsive qualities of fantasy sports first hand, there is a tendency to start seeing the world through the lens of occupational statistics. Watching Dancing with the Stars, listening to my favorite indie bands,…
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When it comes to the recruiting process, resumes and cover letters may get the job done – but how can you be sure you’re attracting top talent in your industry? A new website gives employers access to the best and brightest bunch of job candidates. Top Colleague is working to create exclusive networks of top…
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As cofounder of Soundbuzz, Simon Lower was the king of iteration: the company went from online to mobile, ringtones to 3G downloads, and B2C to B2B. But this “trial by fire” turned out well, with Soundbuzz getting acquired by Motorola in 2008. Much the wiser, Lower is now cofounder of venture accelerator Greencloud Labs and…
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Two for two. Two businesses started, two businesses acquired. First Doug Camplejohn started myplay, a digital music locker. That was acquired by Bertelsmann. Next it was Mi5, a web security gateway. That was acquired by Symantec. Today he’s onto Fliptop, a social information warehouse for people and brands. Is his current venture destined for the…
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If you need a robust e-commerce solution, you need Shopify. If you only want to sell one product, you need Toronto-based startup ShopLocket. Their platform allows you to create a single product “display case” online that can be embedded anywhere – your blog, website, social media – making it fast and easy to sell anything…
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Expedia, Travelocity, Kayak, Bing Travel, Orbitz, Yapta, Hotels.com, Priceline, TripAdvisor, JetSetter, DealBase, Hotel Tonight, Hotwire, Agoda, Room Key, HotelSweep, Hipmunk, Momondo, Room77, YourRoomKey. What I’m trying to say is, travel booking is a competitive space…. Could there possibly be room for another entrant into this field? According to Bob Rogers, COO and co-founder of DealAngel,…
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Video games are increasingly characterized by their creativity, engagement, and fascinating gaming experience. A few years ago, developing video games required expertise in software development, but there has been a shift. Tools such as GameMaker , Scratch, and GameSalad allow the development of very interesting games using basic programming skills. Now, if you have a…
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Korean students study too much – or at least the Korean government thinks so, according to a 2011 Time magazine article where officials patrol for students studying at “cram schools” after 10 pm. Cram schools offer tutoring so students can ace entrance exams and make it into prestigious, hyper-competitive schools. According to a popular joke,…
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As we prepare to kick off our monthly speaker series Tech Cocktail Sessions in Boston next week (register here), we have been getting a lot of questions about the Boston area startup scene. With some of the top educational establishments in the country – Harvard, MIT, Boston U, Boston College, Babson, Tufts, and many others…
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There is a lot of video on the Internet – and it’s growing so quickly that by 2015, we’ll have 500 billion hours of video online. Billion. Finding fun videos to watch now is a random exercise that results in a lot of wasted time, so imagine how hard it’ll be in 3 short years. …
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Since I’m new around these parts, I thought this would be a better way than any other to give you some insight about who I am as an entrepreneur (or “entreprenewbie” as I like to call it) and new media specialist. I’m really forgetful. No really. I forget everything. I’m so engrossed in what I…
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How many times have you watched a loved one open a gift that you spent hours (or, um, minutes) picking out and wrapping, only to see disappointment flash on their face before they remember that it’s the thought that counts? Kind of a sucky feeling. Baltimore-based startup NoBadGift wants to replace that feeling of failure…
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South Africa had an unemployment rate of around 25% in 2010, and some other African countries fare much worse. It’s not necessarily because jobs are scarce: often, it’s a problem of candidates not knowing jobs are available, or facing discrimination based on their tribe. “In some cases these job seekers have to trek for miles…
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Two months after the iPad 2 debuted in March, around 40% of users surveyed said their iPad was their primary computer, up from around 30%... Read More
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