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…
Read MoreHate getting a traffic ticket? PhantomALERT to the rescue! Their GPS-based warning system alerts drivers to those increasingly ubiquitous red-light cameras and pesky speed traps (which, ahem, I discovered last weekend can be really well-hidden). While radar detectors are illegal in some states, like Virginia, PhantomALERT is both legal and safe. Thanks to the world’s…
Read MoreDuring a business’ infancy stages, few things are as important as building a strong professional network. Unfortunately, building this network often requires a good deal of time and money, two resources many small businesses lack. Through the explosion of social networking websites, however, new opportunities exist for small businesses. VentureAlly can help your business seize…
Read MoreWe wrote about Sqoot a few months ago as part of the DreamIt Ventures class of 2010 coverage in Philly. They’re back now – this time in Chicago with a new logo and a refined business model. Originally positioned as a way to track a list of activities you’d like to do, Sqoot has repositioned itself…
Read MoreLast Thursday night, Tech Cocktail hosted a classic startup mixer event in Austin, TX showcasing a spectacular lineup of ten early stage startups. Many thanks to our multi-city tour sponsor Sprint the “now network” and our many community sponsors who included WP Engine, Blue Parabola, Girls in Tech, Social Media Club Austin, Bart Bohn from Austin Technology Incubator and Jeremy Guillory of 3…
Read MorePalantir Technologies is a company that was born out of Palo Alto by a few PayPal alumni and Stanford computer scientists, so it’s natural they would have an office in the Washington DC area, right? Well, maybe not so obvious, but they are here for a reason – our Government. What does Palantir do? They…
Read MoreThe business of sports in the U.S. is a multi-billion dollar a year industry. Events are held all over the country where collectors gather to buy and trade memorabilia. But once a collector has bought a piece and has placed it in the perfect spot in their media room or mancave, there really isn’t a…
Read MoreA lot of people track the things they do on a daily basis. They log their miles, keep food diaries, gratitude journals and bucket lists. Keeping track of stuff enables us to look back, see progress and get our arms around what we’ve done with our lives. If our lists are public, they can also…
Read MoreEver had an idea for a cool game you wanted to play on the iPhone or even your desktop and frankly you just didn’t have the technical know-how to get the job done ? Of course, we all have. Now you can remove the barrier of technical know-how because the folks over at GameSalad have…
Read MoreLast night, I attended the DC Lean Startup Circle in Arlington, Virginia, hosted by Kevin Dewalt and Ken Yarmosh, featuring a couple of industry heavy weights, Dave McClure and Eric Ries, talking about everything “Lean Startup.” The group was in town for the Startup Visa Act which we covered previously. The duo spoke for a…
Read MoreWell well, another week down with some great events and even bigger tech news. Locally in DC we had some big news, our good friend Nick O’Neill had his company, Social Times acquired by WebMediaBrands ! I have had the pleasure of getting to know Nick over the last couple of years and was always…
Read MoreThis past Wednesday I had the “pleasure” of battling the traffic heading north from DC to Baltimore to attend the MD Tech Crawl hosted at the Emerging Technology Center. The ETC is a great coworking space in which many of the local Baltimore startups have offices. Anyhow, you may be asking yourself just what is a Tech…
Read MoreOne of the big trends that has been on the rise since I found myself in the middle of the startup scene is coworking spaces. I just got back from the Emerging Technology Center for an event (post on the way for that) which is a terrific space that is shared by some of the up and…
Read MoreThis morning I was fortunate enough to have the time and a ticket to head downtown to the Newseum and watch a great event put on by Goldy Kamail and Fedscoop called Cloud Computing Shootout. So before we get on too far, just wanted to take a moment and tell you briefly about Fedscoop and…
Read MoreSo last week we dove head first into the topic of just how to start your new company. This week I wanted to share with you some great information I came across in a post about some pitfalls to think about before you start a partnership. It was stuff I had never thought about before….
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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