Last week, 45,000 Salesforce users, developers, administrators, and C-level visionaries met at the Moscone Conference Center in San Francisco to swap information and learn about the latest Salesforce offerings and apps available on its platforms. Welcome to Dreamforce 2011. The conference was packed with keynote discussions about the computing past (primarily the PC era) and…
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Way back in December 2010, we predicted that 2011 would be the year of mobile payment. Boy, were we right! We have already covered 6 different apps/platforms, and I am about to cover a 7th, Venmo, below, an app that has actually been around a while. Tech Cocktail’s co-founder Frank Gruber explained to me that…
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I had the opportunity to meet Gary Vaynerchuk very early in his career which was transitioning from his day-to-day at a traditional brick and mortar Wine Library business to his Wine Library TV video show which propelled him to Internet stardom. Since then Gary has done the speaking circuit and has signed a seven-figure, 10-book…
Read MoreWhy is it that though you are bombarded by ads from big national chain restaurants showing everyone having a grand time, you prefer to eat at your neighborhood restaurant down the street? Do you ever wonder why you’d rather go to the smaller venue? The reason is simple: it’s because of deep personal connections. When you eat at big chain restaurants,…
Read MoreTune in today for the online premier of Life In Perpetual Beta at 8 PM CST at lifeinperpetualbeta.com. I first got to preview the film, Life in Perpetual Beta at Digital Capital Week last June and was impressed with Melissa Pierce’s film making debut. In case it is new to you, the documentary is an interview…
Read MoreOffline, first it was print, then radio, and finally television. Online, first it was traditional blogging; next came podcasts. Enter the video blogging gold rush. Today, due to the excess of competition, carving out space amongst the sea of blogs requires a true differentiating factor. It’s very possible that a quality contribution will simply get lost…
Read MoreAs we’ve toured the country this year showcasing early stage startups and tech innovations, we’ve seen dozens of location based services and daily deal sites. Groupon and LivingSocial have been the talk of Chicago and DC while other local deal startups have been positioning themselves to coat-tail off of their success and notoriety, finding unique…
Read MoreMany of us love our real-time streams in Twitter, Facebook and other social sites. However, as they grow, so does the desire to compartmentalize and look for smaller communities for our various needs or interests. And we’ve seen plenty of them popping up – from Yammer and Present.ly, that connect corporate environments as well as smaller…
Read MoreLast weekend I was down in Austin, Texas at South by Southwest Interactive (SXSW) and I was feeling creative and wanted to create a new experience like one I have never had at the event. I believe that my happiness is derived from my experiences so I decided to create a new holiday called Johnny…
Read MoreGary Vaynerchuck passionate wine expert, entrepreneur, and host of Wine Library TV will be returning to the Chicago area. Gary was in Chicago earlier this summer as the keynote speaker for the TECH cocktail CONFERENCE. Join him for an intimate evening at the historic Woodstock Opera House. The event will be held September 20th 2008…
Read MoreOn Thursday May 29, 2008 in Chicago we had an action packed day of TECH cocktail activities which included our first ever full day conference, TECH cocktail CONFERENCE, followed by our 8th Chicago mixer, TECH cocktail Chicago 8. It was a lot of fun as we were able to further our mission of better connecting…
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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
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
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
Coming off of one of our biggest Tech Cocktail mixer events in Chicago this past week, which showcased 14 early-stage start-ups, we thought it would... Read More