Sales proposals are both fun and frustrating to put together. Fun, because it’s a chance to snag a great new client or project; frustrating, because, unless you have a standard template in place, they are not always easy to put together. If your company leans towards the frustrating end of the process, it probably takes…
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According to FullContact, my first name is Kira, my last name is M. Newman, I’m female, and I live in Washington, DC. Other than the middle name blip, that’s pretty accurate, considering I left DC only two months ago. You can see what FullContact knows about you here. FullContact helps developers enhance their app’s contact…
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Dialawg |ˈdīəˌläg; -ˌlôg}| noun: A secure conversation, accessible from anywhere, where parties may exchange messages, share files, and collaborate on documents. Bloomington-based startup Dialawg is changing the way we collaborate on the cloud. Founded by Jeff Goens and Colin Mathews, the secure conversation platform aimed at professionals offers an extremely simple way to share, track, protect…
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CoCollage was a showcased startup at our Tech Cocktail Seattle mixer last week, and I really wish I had been there to meet the CoCollage team and shake their hands, because they are attempting to take social networking to the next level. Yes, that is a lofty goal, but I think they are on to…
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Zaarly, the community-based marketplace for buying goods and services, raised $14.1 million this week led by Kleiner Perkins and Sands Capital Ventures. The San Francisco-based startup also added Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay who was recently appointed CEO of Hewlett-Packard, to their board of directors. This announcement comes just eight months after Zaarly…
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It’s such a bummer when you find out that one of your favorite bands came through town while you were on vacation. Maybe it’s worse when a band you haven’t seen in years is touring but not performing anywhere near your town. A new startup out of Seattle called Stagester allows bands to live stream…
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If you’re a band, you know that you have a ton of competition in the never-ending race to get noticed, build a fan base, and turn your passion into a major success. If you’re a journalist, finding new bands that are worthwhile covering is a major challenge. Bloomington-based StoryAmp is bringing the 2 groups together…
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With the number of social platform options for sharing your status, location, photos and more, there is an opportunity to leverage the existing data to create interesting new experiences. If this sounds a little vague then let me explain. For example, if you own a coffee shop, it may be interesting to showcase some of…
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Lackluster analytics getting you down? ReportGrid, a company that was showecased at our Tech Cocktail Boulder event on Monday night, is here to the rescue with a simple API – and intelligent, eye-catching analytics to boot, which they deliver as a service through a web browser. They are also a Startup Weekend company and graduate…
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Do you lean on certain groups of friends to share and recommend books, websites or videos? Chances are you are sharing via email. Email takes care of one-to-one sharing; Facebook, Twitter and StumbleUpon cover one-to-many sharing, but there are few services that cater exclusively to small group sharing. Skmmr offers a new way to share…
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Call me a liar if you will, but an app that allows for location-based reminders is something I’ve been clamoring for for a couple of years now. Unfortunately, I never took the time to put it in writing. Now that iOS 5 has allowed for this functionality, it seems that, on the surface, yeah I’m…
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First the purview of professionals, then available to the masses via the desktop – quality video editing can be added to the software services now available in the cloud thanks to WeVideo. WeVideo is a web-based, collaborative editing platform. It’s a fully-loaded video editor that allows users to craft a story with others, add effects,…
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Yesterday in Pittsburgh, Innovation Works’ AlphaLab startup accelerator program launched another 6 companies at its demo day. Twice a year, up to 6 promising companies are selected to participate in the 20 week program. The current group of companies has been at it since June and have worked with mentors, advisors, and the Innovation Works…
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If you were at The Combine tech conference last week, you might have seen someone dressed as an ear of corn ushering attendees to the bar. You might also have seen this mysterious “Cornzilla” in the customized event app built by WhimMill. “We use push notifications to make it a little more playful,” says cofounder…
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Today in Cincinnati, The Brandery, a startup accelerator that offers a handful of startups a 12-week program that includes $20K in financing as well as access to their partners, mentors and other resources, launched its most recent class of startups. The Brandery was one of the top startup accelerators in our rankings this past May…
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If you are like most startups, you are working with a tight marketing budget. If you’ve been thinking about spending some of those dollars for online advertising, check out Boulder-based The Trade Desk. Their goals is to help you figure what is this impression, this user, and/or this website worth? Their data-driven marketing suite, which…
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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