It’s not quite Groupon for nightlife; at least don’t say that to Poggled CEO and Co-Founder Joe Matthews. “I hate that. Our business is so different. We do events, not daily deals,” says Matthews. Matthews’ aversion to the comparison is fair – there are differences. Although it’s hard to deny the similarities. Timely Deals At 1pm,…
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The entrepreneur that brought you a wealth of hilarious and embarrassing text messages is now devoting her time to Banters, a platform for sharing quotes. Cofounder Lauren Leto started the site, then called Bnter, in 2010. It recently changed its name to Banters and launched a new iPhone app that integrates with Siri for recording…
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Last March at SXSW, Tim O’Reilly called Fluidinfo his favorite startup. Three years earlier, Robert Scoble said it was “unfundable” but “world-changing” – yet Fluidinfo has since raised $1.3 million from investors including Esther Dyson and O’Reilly himself. Why is Fluidinfo garnering such praise, and why is it so hard to understand? Fluidinfo is basically…
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WITNESS, a nonprofit focused on documenting human rights abuses, has long been distributing cameras and training citizens to use them. But with cameras now available as software on smartphones, WITNESS has an opportunity to create a camera specifically designed to capture photos of human rights abuses, war crimes, and social justice issues. The first version…
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Leave it to Google to give the perfect illustration of a problem we forget we have. In the video below, Google asks, “What if real-life purchases were like online checkout?” – with all the confirmations, questions about contact info, and even timed-out sessions – to explain why online sellers need Google Analytics. But the video…
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Curated monthly subscription services took off in 2011, with sites like Lost Crates, Umba Box, and BabbaBox sending out packages of stationery, women’s products, and kids’ arts and crafts. So it’s no surprise that a startup is finally aggregating those services – and giving them the tools to take off. Memberly is an online marketplace…
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When I first checked out Remixt.us’s beta, I was a bit skeptical: it looked like a bunch of nice image collages, but I wasn’t sure why users would create them. But talking to cofounder Angela Min, I began to see how it could be beautiful and meaningful. Remixt.us’s bookmarklet lets you grab content from all…
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Today 14 new startups are being announced as part of DreamIt Ventures Demo Days Philadelphia. This invitation-only event showcases the year’s graduating ventures first with a presentation from each individual start-up, followed by an open gallery where attendees can interact with the companies directly. For DreamIt Ventures, one of the top 15 ranked accelerators in the U.S.,…
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Gojee, the curated recipe site that we covered previously, launched Gojee Drinks and announced over 200,000 members on Thursday. The new section has the same gorgeous photos and easy search of Gojee Food – with the ability to sort by what you have, crave, and don’t like – except the pages have names like non-alcoholic…
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If you are looking for way to navigate around your city, you might want to check out the New York-based startup FlyKly. FlyKly offers a electric bicycle in two models: the sleek, forward-thinking Modern (shown here and above left) or the rugged, classical feel of the Vintage (shown here and above right). Both come at…
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TechStars showcased its second graduating class in New York City on Tuesday, with mayor Mike Bloomberg in attendance. “I hope you all work hard to make a lot of money, hire a lot of people, and pay a lot of taxes!” said Bloomberg, during his time on stage. TechStars’s previous NYC class is currently being…
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Smartling, the language translation service for websites and apps that we previously covered, has launched a new service for small businesses today. The New York startup updated its platform with new features, like a style guide and a glossary for translators, and a new interface targeted at small businesses and non-technical staff. “The meek and…
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Urbandig, the mobile application that gives you the “off the beaten path” places to go and things to do – and which we covered previously in August when it launched – is going to be hitting the Big Apple of New York City this week. New York City has so much more to offer than…
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Last week in New York, we got a chance to sync up with the X.commerce team, which is a new division of eBay. X.commerce includes eBay, PayPal and Magento and will soon be launching a new platform for merchants, payments and beyond. The launch of the platform will take place at the X.commerce Innovate Developer…
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CityPockets culled through the data from the ~200,000 deals stored in their daily deal wallet product to create this infographic illustrating some fun and interesting stats around the Daily Deal space. A few of the more interesting tidbits you’ll see in this infographic include: Within the top 10 daily deal providers, Groupon has over 85% user share….
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I generally get a lot of requests to meetup with new people over coffee who want advice or to share their latest product or service. I love meeting new people and seeing their products, gadgets and more – and helping others out. But, it can be quite time consuming trying to coordinate schedules and meet…
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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