According to the Social Good Network, about 47 percent of people who go to donate to a nonprofit end up giving up. That’s a lot of lost money that the Boise startup wants to put in the hands of worthy causes. Social Good Network’s offerings start with a better donation button for nonprofits’ websites. Instead of…
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When you were a kid, was there anything more satisfying than your onesies? Hint: nope. Pajamas own that soft spot in your heart by combining comfort, self expression, and positive association. Smart PJs, winner of last night’s Hottest Showcasing Startup – Boise, wants to add technological innovation to this list. Smart PJ’s transforms kid’s evening…
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The average worker spends about three hours of the day sifting through email. You are working on a project when a new email comes in, you read it, and realize your coworker is asking for presentation data from a three-week-old meeting; now, where did you put it? David Johnston, Patrick McGuninness, Curtis Lacy, and Chris…
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Mobile app development is a vicious cycle. Every time technology hardware improves, so must your app. While it may be easy initially to build a small app following instructions and manuals available online, the process of building an app for a new technology (for example, Bluetooth LE hardware), and keeping your app updated, can be tedious as…
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Since edX launched last May, ten top universities have joined MIT and Harvard in offering free online college courses. Coursera delivers you content from over 50 other universities, Udacity offers college credit for some classes, and Udemy has a library of over 4,500 free courses. But – at least for courses filmed at universities –…
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I’ve noticed an interesting phenomenon on Yelp; perhaps you’ve seen it? Some great restaurants end up with three stars – but when you take a look at the rating distribution, the majority of reviews are four stars. Negative reviews can, perhaps undeservedly, pull down a restaurant’s rating. But not on WHO I CHOOSE – this…
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“Tracky is a lot like a mullet: all business in the front, all social party in the back,” their website jokes. Tracky’s results are real and practical: you can manage multiple projects, keep track of to-do’s and timelines, and assign tasks. Unlike other project management tools, plans are based on the individual (rather than the…
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Vayable cofounder Jamie Wong used to help friends with their travel plans. It was a hobby; it was something she was simply very passionate about: sharing her own experiences and tips to others. She travel-planned honeymoons, family vacations, and romantic getaways for friends – then she blogged about it on WordPress. This began to spark…
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Tech Cocktail covered Tips For Vino’s launch in September, and we wanted to check up on Mathieu Choux’s creation. The site offers an online wine class for servers that promises an instant surge in wine sales and better trained staff. “Guests have an expectation to receive excellent customer service,” says Choux. “That includes knowledge of…
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Ever find yourself a little curious to find out what brand of shirt or shoes a friend was wearing, or where they got it? Perhaps you went as far as to comment on their Facebook photo or Instagram pic, asking the same questions, or letting them know that you loved it, and want one. The…
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Founded in 2009, i-KPI Software is still plodding along determinedly to improve the manufacturing industry. Their app, FactoryKPIs, lets manufacturing executives monitor processes and deal with issues on the go from an iPhone or iPad. Below, president John Nichols shars his slow-and-steady, persistent approach to entrepreneurship. Tech Cocktail: What’s the hardest lesson you’ve had to…
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Cincinnati-based Cladwell wants to do for men’s clothes what Amazon’s recommendation engine has done for pretty much everything – that is, make potent and relevant recommendations that are specific to each customer. Given that most guys look at shopping for clothes as a pain, Cladwell knows it is solving a real problem. Based on early…
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Tech Cocktail loves Austin. This is scientific fact. SXSW serves as a festival highlight year in and year out. But it’s been a few years since we’ve had the privilege of hosting a non-SX-inspired Austin Mixer, and quite frankly, it’s been long enough. On April 24th, Tech Cocktail is bringing the Mixer parade back to Texas’s capital…
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Dr. Jim Lewis, CEO of Silverback Learning Solutions, Inc., wanted to create an education technology program that centers on the success of educators and provides a clear picture of a student body. To help educators perform at their highest and most well-informed levels, Lewis began his extensive work on Mileposts. Collaboratively developed between educators and…
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Event discovery is fertile ground still prime for the taking. Although a highly competitive landscape, when one of the many “what’s going on around me” apps finally emerges, the sky is the limit. Las Vegas-based Tabeso has taken a big step in the right direction by winning Tech Cocktail Week’s Hottest Showcasing Startup at last night’s Mixer…
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Every two years, the US Department of Energy hosts a “Solar Decathlon”: a competition among 20 universities to design and build a solar-powered house. Started in 2002, the program hopes to show the public that energy-saving homes can be beautiful and prepare students to work in the clean energy industry. The University of Nevada, Las…
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