Are you interested in Science and want to get involved in some cool stuff? Or are you a researcher and need to connect with people to help make your research better? Well either way SocialSci is for you. SocialSci is a Boston based startup thats aims to help Scientific research experiments reach that next level….
Read MoreWith the tag line “Build Your Business, Not Your Billing System”, Chargify’s mission is to simplify recurring billing for SaaS and Web 2.0 companies, allowing them to grow their business more quickly. Much more than a simple payment system, the product allows businesses to access customer insights, revenue, signups, and cancellation trends from a real-time…
Read MoreMost product managers and Web entrepreneurs would probably agree, that building tutorials within your website or product can be a drag as they tie up designer and developer resources. That is until now, thanks to Cambridge, Massachusetts based startup, TutorialTab. TutorialTab looks to help website owners enhance the user experience without writing a line of code….
Read MoreIf you thought the gym or yoga studio was your safe-haven from the connected world, think twice. Devices and sites are keeping us connected and trying to keep us on plan and in shape more than ever. The great news is that new sites like FiVi.com are moving beyond simple planning and tracking, attempting to…
Read MoreDo you like to clip coupons? Even when handed to me on a silver platter, I always seem to forget coupons at home. You might not need to worry about that anymore as Peekaboo Mobile offers a free iPhone application that provides coupons, discounts and promotions directly to your phone based on your current location….
Read MoreGood, bad or ugly we all have an online reputation. Online reputations have become easier to sculpt with the prevalence of social media, which can be a double edged sword as negative information can also easily be associated with your rep. Reper, a Cambridge-based startup that has yet to officially launch, is looking to offer…
Read MoreIt was only a matter of time and leave it to three women from Harvard University to fill in the media marketplace hole for providing content targeted directly to college women across the U.S. at Her Campus. Launched in September 2009, the trio’s mission also includes redefining the future of online magazines by individualizing content,…
Read MoreLooking to bring a cost effective wind technology to the marketplace, Altaeros Energies is developing an Airborne Wind Turbine (AWT) that will redefine renewable energy and eliminate the need for compromise between cost and sustainability by producing clean power at a cost that is competitive with non-renewable resources. Using a helium-filled ring-wing to provide buoyancy,…
Read MoreYou’re a parent with a young child growing like a string bean in the summertime. A box of clothing in your child’s size, that you selected online, arrives in the mail. Your payment? $13 for shipping and your own box of outgrown children’s clothes, picked up at your doorstep, that will go to another family….
Read MoreTECH cocktail is in Boston this week as we look to help amplify, educate and better connect the Boston area tech startup and entrepreneurial community. Join us Thursday evening as we showcase 11 local startups and rally together the innovative Boston tech community – RSVP here. Friday morning start the day off right, with some…
Read MoreDistracted driving is sure to become a safety epidemic as our need to be connected strengthens and more and more people decide to respond to that one text message or place a call while driving. Most people probably associate distracted driving with texting, but research shows that driving while simply talking on a cell phone…
Read MoreHaving trouble getting in front of a Venture Capitalist to share your ideas? This past week, Bain Capital Ventures, a humongous fund that has backed such companies as LinkedIn, Staples, Doubleclick, Shopping.com and more has launched the Boston-based Bain Capital Ventures Innovation Center (BCVIC). The BCVIC initiative looks to provide early-stage entrepreneurs with help and…
Read MoreBoston was considered by many as “Silicon Valley before Silicon Valley existed.” The startup community is anchored by some key venture funds and angel investors. So we are excited to be hosting our fourth TECH cocktail Boston mixer event on Thursday, July 29th. The event will take place in the Microsoft New England Research &…
Read MoreIn this episode, I’m chatting with David Hauser, co-founder of Grasshopper, a Boston based company that provides a virtual phone system for entrepreneurs. If you can’t see the video, please click here. A special edition episode from Big Omaha I caught up with Dennis at the Big Omaha conference, which happened May 13-15, 2010 in…
Read MoreWe all recall doing classic scavenger hunts growing up. Now, Boston-based SCVNGR is a startup that makes it easy to create a scavenger hunt from a simple mobile device. SCVNGR is the brainchild of Seth Priebatsch, a 21-year-old who founded the company while a freshman at Princeton University in 2008. We last caught up with…
Read MoreThe DEMO Conference and VentureBeat have been on a tour the last couple days visiting Boston, NYC and tonight Washington, D.C. as part of a three day Innovation Tour. The tour aims to connect with local entrepreneurs in each of the communities and to help spread the awareness of the upcoming DEMO Conference on September…
Read More
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