Traveling abroad? Odds are you’ve done ample research on the top destinations to visit, restaurants to eat at, and the hotels at which you’ll be staying. You’re ready to go, right? Not exactly. A good trip can quickly go south (figuratively speaking) based upon the treatment you receive from the country’s locals. Many assume…
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Michael Mikikian, Founder of LA-based Gickup, which we have covered before, wants to bring back an oldie but goodie – The Dating Game. Yes, the cheesy, super popular game show that ran from 1965 to 1986. This time, of course, it will be all online – and The Blind Video Dating Game (BVDG) looks really…
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What’s the #1 feature your users want? If you said anything other than “simplicity,” the Crowdtilt team thinks you’re probably wrong. After 3 months at Y Combinator, that was the most valuable lesson they learned: “The most helpful and most common feedback was the encouragement to launch as early as possible, instead of feeling like…
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Whether this weekend represents the end of spring break or just the beginning, at some point you’re kids will be whining, I mean, saying, “I’m bored.” When they need a break from doing puzzles and playing games, reading, running around outside, and even playing with friends, check out some of the below Easter apps from…
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Tell me if you’ve experienced this frustration for yourself. You and a group of friends go to a major event – e.g. college football game, music festival, or technology conference. Throughout the event’s various highlights, you and your friends are snapping pictures as if you worked for TMZ and everyone was Lindsey Lohan (is she…
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A revolutionary technology. It’s not every day you come across a vision so ambitious that a startup founder is willing to toss around such a claim. It’s not every day, however, that you come across a technology like Matterport, a remote scanning device that creates highly accurate and interactive 3D models of interior spaces and…
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Here’s a neat little tool that can save you time, clicks, and possibly from arthritis: Click.to, an app for posting on Facebook, searching Google, or starting a Skype call, and more with just one click. Simply copy an object – a photo, phrase, or phone number – and select the appropriate action. Your favorite actions…
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After starting AxHill, a government consulting agency, back in 2009, Jonathan Lunardi was exposed to an issue that would forever change his life. Along with fellow co-founder Paul McDonald, Ph.D., the team tasked themselves with leading the U.S. Army and National Guard Bureau in creating a program for veterans focusing on health promotion, risk reduction, and suicide…
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Solomon Arman Nabatiyan was a research professor at Northwestern University before he started pitching investors. His company, CerviaDx, was planning to create a revolutionary cervical cancer test that would be as easy as a pregnancy test. It seemed like a great investment, Nabatiyan explains: a woman dies of cervical cancer every 2 minutes, yet it’s…
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Brent Freeman, Founder and CEO of Roozt, the world’s marketplace for cause-related brands, knew in elementary school that he wanted to make a difference in the world. “My dad is cinematographer here in LA, and he always said, ‘Follow your heart and do what you love.’ When my mom passed away from cancer when I…
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Personal finance tool HelloWallet launched version 2 of its iPhone app today, with new features that help you manage your money on the go. If your employer offers a HelloWallet membership, you can do your setup on the iPhone – including linking bank and credit card accounts to monitor transactions. If you see a pink,…
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“Faith is taking the first step, even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” – Martin Luther King Jr. The great Martin Luther King Jr.’s words are just as fitting to starting up as anything else. Dan Henderson, co-founder of Meal Ticket, knows this as well as anyone. Two years ago, Henderson and fellow co-founder…
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As we reported yesterday, the president is expected to sign a bill on Thursday to allow crowdfunding for startups from non-accredited investors (i.e., you and me). Once this happens and the SEC details the rules, EquityNet will be one of the first sites to allow this new crowdfunding. The site has already seen $50 million…
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Tonight, Tech Cocktail will host our 2nd mixer in beautiful Boise, Idaho, home to an emerging startup scene, as part of develop.idaho 2012, presented by Perkins Coie. This half-day, industry-led software event, hosted by the Idaho Technology Council, was put together to promote and support the active software community in Idaho. You can follow @developidaho on Twitter to…
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It’s a new take on an old concept – I mean, older than the first leisure travel apps you saw. Old as in the days when a relative or friend would make a personal connection for you when traveling to another city – old. The service is called Tripl, and it puts social-centric technology to work,…
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Remember Hot or Cold? Not the Katie Perry song, but the kids’ game: you hide something and help the seeker find it by telling her if she’s “hot” or “cold.” Well, now you can play it on your iPhone – or, for businesses, you can create a game to lure in customers. Hot or Cold®…
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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