We love to see companies iterate and find their way based off of consumer feedback. One company that comes to mind is OrderZoom. OrderZoom is San Diego-based online ordering platform from restaurants. Since debuting at the first San Diego Tech Cocktail event last February, they’ve rebuilt many parts of the site based on feedback from…
Read MoreWho uses pagers anymore? Restaurants do. They usually use flashy, brightly lit pager systems to manage their waiting customers. San Diego-based startup TapGuest just launched offering restaurants a more modern and useful solution. TapGuest is a web-based, iPad friendly wait list and guest management tool for waiting areas. It offers an iPad friendly guest paging…
Read MoreWhen you are hungry in the city and it’s time to order in, many people turn to the depths of their kitchen drawer. You know, the one dedicated to all the takeout menus that have been collecting for years. Sifting through the pile to determine which place to dine can be a daunting task. Chicago…
Read MoreThere are plenty of web services that allow you to search and find restaurants and, more important, reviews about those establishments. The largest ones are probably Yelp and Open Table. There are also tons of other mobile apps like FourSquare that offer brief reviews as you “check in” at these locations. But what if you’re not necessarily looking for…
Read MoreOk, it’s Friday night and you want to get carry out because your are too tired form work to cook a meal and so you wade into “that drawer.” You all know the drawer, the one with all the menus scattered about, or even worse grab the phone book to try to decide what and…
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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