Failure is something that we all face everyday. It’s how we react to failures that makes us who we are. Startups are a constant flow of successes and failures. Micah Baldwin, the CEO of Graphic.ly, has most recently created community around digital comics and worked at various startups through the years. Micah joined us at…
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We have talked with Garrett Camp before and marveled at the growth of his social recommendation engine, StumbleUpon. The site has been growing like a weed and sending around more social media traffic than Facebook or Twitter. Pretty impressive. We love StumbleUpon as it’s a great way to find new relevant content on the web via…
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Location based services have been hot for a few years now, motivating people to check-in to collect a badge or other virtual good and compete with others. One of the leaders in the space is Gowalla, an Austin based startup led by founder and CEO Josh Williams. Josh is an entrepreneur who has had other…
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TechStars the seed accelerator and startup incubator that got it’s start in Boulder, Colorado in 2007, has been expanding like mad. They have now taken on branches in Boulder, Boston, Seattle and most recently New York. TechStars also made big news earlier this year as they were part of the Startup America initiative, rolling out…
Read MoreIf there’s someone who knows a little about delivering happiness to people, it’s Ben Huh, founder and CEO of Cheezeburger, a network of humor sites where over 16.5 million people go each month to get their laugh on. Ben took some time out of his SXSW schedule to share his perspective on blogs vs books, failure, and business…
Read MoreAs CTO of Threadless, Harper Reed helped grow the community-based company that prints designs created and chosen by users from 2 barely functioning servers to over 45 devices. He also helped Threadless produce a revenue of over $20 million. Reed has since moved on from Threadless and is working on his own secret startup. Harper…
Read MoreBack in October, we produced a full day conference called Startup Mixology in Chicago. Over twenty amazing entrepreneurs, investors and experts took stage to share their advice. We knew that this was a special event and wanted to capture some additional words from our experts before and after they hit the stage. For this video…
Read MoreOver the past few years, I’ve been to more conferences then I can remember, ranging from big O’Reilly productions to smaller events produced by local agencies or enthusiasts. For the most part, they’ve served to keep me up to date on trends or inspire me in a general sense. So when we set out to…
Read MoreThis past September, I had the pleasure of attending and speaking at The Combine conference in Bloomington, Indiana. We hosting our first Indiana Tech Cocktail mixer event to kick things off with the help of Betsy and Mike Trotzke and Brad Wisler from Sproutbox. It was a great weekend of events and we had a…
Read MoreAs a creative agency founder and an entrepreneur I wanted to share my thoughts on how Foursquare will work in the future. It started as a rant about how to improve Foursquare, moved to IM, email, Twitter and Facebook discussions with friends and colleagues, and has evolved into an explanation of how Google and Facebook…
Read MoreI first interviewed CEO Gini Dietrich a little over a year ago on a crisp April morning in her Chicago office. We had previously been chatting on Twitter about whether or not it was beneficial for small companies to appear small. Gini was interested in the conversation because her PR company Arment Dietrich was a…
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What follows is an excerpt from Engage!, the complete guide for brands and businesses to build, cultivate, and measure success in the new web. It’s available online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or at a bookstore near you. Social media is reinventing marketing, communications, and the dissemination of information. While businesses now have access to…
Read MorePicking the right legal structure for your startup can save both money and hassle. The three structures most often mentioned are LLCs, Delaware S Corps, and Delaware C Corps. Deciding which structure to go with is dependent upon what your goals are. Venture Capitalists (VCs) will only invest in Delaware C Corps, but sometimes it…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: This article was written by Shashi Bellamkonda. A prolific Twitterer, blogger, and product innovator, Shashi speaks seven languages and ardently works to turn his hobbies into his profession. He blogs at: blog.networksolutions.com and shashi.name. You can follow him on Twitter at: @shashib. At this time of the year there is a flurry of…
Read MoreIs there something you’ve been wanting to do? …like start a business or change your focus? Recently, I was at a cocktail party talking with a woman about her job. She seemed genuinely upset about how her life was going and wanted to change direction but seemed stymied about making any changes. We then talked…
Read MoreThese days, most of us are pretty good about monitoring our website activity. We know our “hits” from our “page views” from our “visitors” and many of us track those numbers religiously. Unfortunately, though, those numbers only show you who reaches the virtual door. What happens after a potential buyer steps inside your website? Too…
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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