DC startup Umba Box made its first monthly shipment in October, surprising women with lip balm made with distilled herbs, a zipper pouch/glasses case, and hand-dipped beeswax birthday candles. These handmade products were crafted by designers like Stewart & Claire, Herriott Grace, and SevenWhiteRabbits. You can buy Umba Box packages like this by the month,…
Read MoreThe idea of managing a community online and off has been around since the earliest days of AOL and Compuserve. Recently, the official role of “community manager” has become more prevalent as social media has taken rise giving consumers a louder voice. Due to this shift, connecting a business with its community has become a…
Read MoreIf your are in the D.C. Metro area on Friday afternoon May 16, 2008 tell you boss you need to head to Busboys & Poets for a social media workshop. Speakers sessions will be followed by interactive workshops. Here is the full schedule: Justine Lam ………….. Back to the future: How the internet brought the…
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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