Who ever said snail mail is dead? They might feel differently about that after checking out Quarterly Co. This once-per-quarter mail service curates some of the most interesting and influential taste makers and industry leaders, and has them send you a package based on a specific theme. For example, Josh Rubin and Evan Orensten, the creators of…
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“Don’t cheat the world of the things only you can figure out and only you can do”, says Laura Fitton, the founder and CEO of OneForty, which sold to Boston-based HubSpot last summer. Fitton, who is now the Inbound Marketing Evangelist for HubSpot, talked to Tech Cocktail’s Frank Gruber about the greater context of everything…
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When it gets down to it, it’s really about the impact startups can have on our quality of life and the passion entrepreneurs bring to the table for their audience. That’s what entrepreneur Alexis Juneja shared with us when we interviewed her as part of Tech Cocktail’s Delivering Happiness series. In terms of inspiration, Juneja, co-founder…
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Rohit Bhargava loves the “agony filter” on Hipmunk. Why? Not only because it filters out the multiple stops and 12 hour layovers, but because of the philosophy behind it; leveraging technology to “filter out the idiotic”. And let’s face it – the world needs to filter out more idiotic. Bhargava is the author of Personality…
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I’m going to go out on the limb and guess that you’ve probably heard someone complain about having “a case of the Mondays” already today. If not, pull up your Twitter feed, browse for 30 seconds, and then meet me back here. Okay, now you’ve seen someone complain about “having a case of the Mondays.” …
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BaoMoi, one of the top news sites in Vietnam, was inspired by Google News; its cofounder and CEO, Tuan Nguyen, was inspired by the Adam Sandler movie Mr. Deeds: He owned a company and said to the board members: ‘Did you have a dream in your childhood? Do you really want to be a businessman…
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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…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: This article was written by photographer and entrepreneur Jen Consalvo of Shiny Heart Ventures and Thankfulfor.com. It was originally published in Women Grow Business – an excellent collection of posts by female entrepreneurs, edited by Jill Foster but has been re-edited for TECH cocktail. You can follow Jen Consalvo on Twitter at: @noreaster…
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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