As Co-Founder and CTO of FeedBurner which sold to Google back in 2007, Eric Lunt has experience building a successful tech startup into a business. Eric’s new venture, BrightTag, looks to ease the pain that publishers have with inserting ads, metrics and other includes into a web property. BrightTag creates a simple system that can be controlled…
Read MoreIt’s been an exciting year in technology and business as we have watched the idea of social shopping captivate peoples minds thanks to Groupon and LivingSocial. We also grew accustom to constant privacy changes by Facebook which kept us on our toes. There was also the rise of the concept of the “super angel”. There…
Read MoreThe Pivot. It’s a term that has been used a lot lately in the startup world as it was popularized by the idea of a lean startup which was championed by Eric Ries and Steve Blank. In it’s simplest form, a business should pivot, or change something about it’s direction, if the current business model…
Read MoreLast week, About.me, the San Francisco based started founded by Tony Conrad, rolled into public beta with an astounding 400,000 registered users. Today we were surprised to hear that About.me was acquired by Aol (confirmed by this True Ventures blog post). The fact that Aol acquired About.me was not nearly as surprising as the speed…
Read MoreThough some entrepreneurs might be interested in creating a product that could quickly be sold to Google, Microsoft, Twitter or Facebook, building a business can sometimes take a little bit of time. Chicago-based couplepreneurs Genevieve Thiers and Dan Ratner know this as they are currently working on building their third startup together. Their last startup…
Read MoreThe way to launch a new startup, product or company has changed a lot in the last decade. Just five years ago the blogosphere was the best way to plant the seeds to launch your startup. But what was once just a blogosphere of voices has morphed into a social media empowered age where everyone…
Read MoreOne of my favorite quotes from the recent Startup Mixology conference came from entrepreneur-turned-adviser and investor, Travis Kalanick: Fear is the disease, Hustle is the antidote. Since I saw those words up on the screen, they haven’t left me. You see, Tech Cocktail is a startup too – and we also have a product that…
Read MoreLast week, we recapped the Tech Cocktail Startup Mixology Conference that took place in Chicago on October 28th. We had a great time in Chicago hosting the day full of events. If you were not able attend in person, I hope that you at least got to follow our Twitter updates and the live video…
Read MoreFor those who weren’t able to attend the Tech Cocktail Startup Mixology Conference, here’s what you missed: a lot. The great news is that I’ve written a detailed play-by-play of the entire day, we’ve got plenty of photos and there are videos coming as well. After a brief introduction from conference co-host, Frank Gruber, Doejo…
Read MoreOver the past few years, I’ve been to more conferences then I can remember, ranging from big O’Reilly productions to smaller events produced by local agencies or enthusiasts. For the most part, they’ve served to keep me up to date on trends or inspire me in a general sense. So when we set out to…
Read MoreWe are excited to announce the Startup Mixology Conference that we are hosting on October 28th in Chicago, Illinois. The full day conference will cover key ingredients that go into starting up and running a business. Like the conference we hosted in 2008 which included such speakers as Dick Costolo, Gary Vaynerchuk, Mike Domek, Micah…
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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
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
We are excited to announce the participating startups for Tech Cocktail's South by Southwest (SXSW) event: #Startuplife Celebration presented by .CO. It was one of... 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