Today, we’re excited to announce that Tech Cocktail has taken a $2.5M investment from Tony Hsieh’s Downtown Project (Hsieh is also the CEO of Zappos.com). Over the next year, Tech Cocktail will focus on deepening the coverage, exposure, and resources we currently provide to new startups and startup regions all across the United States and…
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On Friday, downtown Las Vegas saw four great speakers at the Downtown Construction Zone as part of Tech Cocktail Week. This edition of Tech Cocktail Sessions was the highlight of day three of the four days of events put on by Tech Cocktail and the Downtown Project that brought 30+ technology startup founders, investors, press,…
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Buying and maintaining a car is something many of us have been accustomed to since our sweet sixteenth birthday. But there has been a trend to go car-less and with this trend, new services like Zipcar, Uber, Lift, Sidecar and more have launched to provide options when you have no wheels. Today, the Downtown Project,…
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Cathy Brooks has made a bet on Las Vegas. At the end of 2012, she left a 20-year career in the tech industry to open the Downtown Dog House dog day care and training school. Working with the Downtown Project, she and her 70-pound Labradoodle Truman will provide much-needed canine services to the growing resident…
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Today we are excited to announce that Gabe Shepherd will be joining the Tech Cocktail team to help us with business development and evangelism. Gabe brings years of experience to Tech Cocktail as well as a great knowledge of the Las Vegas business and technology landscape. As you may recall, Tech Cocktail opened shop in…
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Today, Work in Progress opened a new coworking space in downtown Las Vegas called the 6th Street Workspace. The two-story building offers working space at an affordable $50 per month. And members also get access to a growing downtown wifi network and a series of events including speakers, classes, and social gatherings. But Work in…
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With his first interests being tae kwon do and computer programming, Matt Dorey shifted his focus and worked on his parents’ business at the age of fifteen. In doing so, he realized he wanted to be successful. This realization changed his focus from tae kwon do and computer programming to being a success – which, in…
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When I wrote an article about the VegasTechFund called “VegasTechFund to Startups: ‘We’re Weird,’” I wasn’t sure what they would think. Sure, their website does say, “We’re weird,” but not everyone likes to highlight their weirdness. Turns out they didn’t mind. “We are!” they tweeted. The VegasTechFund is a $50 million tech startup fund. Along…
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Tech Cocktail Week’s first day of lightning talks is officially behind us; they did not disappoint. Ten speakers provided a ten-minute window of wisdom into their realm of expertise. (Follow Day 2 Live on Twitter at #TCWeek) The talks kicked off with Tony Hsieh fielding questions from the audience on the latest happenings with the Downtown…
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Zubin Damania is a board-certified internist, who spent ten years practicing at Stanford Hospital. He’s also a rapper, who recently ventured into pop with “One Injection,” a music video about vaccines to the tune of One Direction’s “What Makes You Beautiful.” Damania’s rapping career started when Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, who had become his friend,…
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We get it, you’re busy. You weren’t able to get to every Tech Cocktail post this week; you were busy camping out for the iPhone. We feel you. Fear not, because we’ve curated the week’s top 10(ish) posts as determined by the Tech Cocktail editorial team. To get the Tech Cocktail weekly wrap-up direct to your…
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This post is part of Tech Cocktail’s overview of the Downtown Project, a $350 million fund that aims to revitalize downtown Las Vegas by funding new buildings, education, small businesses, and tech startups. It’s Friday morning in downtown Las Vegas. The neon lights are off and the temperature hasn’t yet climbed above 100 degrees. On…
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This post is part of Tech Cocktail’s overview of the Downtown Project, a $350 million fund that aims to revitalize downtown Las Vegas by funding new buildings, education, small businesses, and tech startups. Over the course of this past week, Tech Cocktail has been doing its best to paint the complete picture of what’s currently happening in…
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This post is part of Tech Cocktail’s overview of the Downtown Project, a $350 million fund that aims to revitalize downtown Las Vegas by funding new buildings, education, small businesses, and tech startups. We’re at the monthly Downtown Project update in September, a lively affair at the Plaza casino. The crowd has sampled from a sushi platter…
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This post is part of Tech Cocktail’s overview of the Downtown Project, a $350 million fund that aims to revitalize downtown Las Vegas by funding new buildings, education, small businesses, and tech startups. How many times can you say “community” in a few minute span? If it isn’t more than thirteen, then you’re lagging behind Downtown…
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This post is part of Tech Cocktail’s overview of the Downtown Project, a $350 million fund that aims to revitalize downtown Las Vegas by funding new buildings, education, small businesses, and tech startups. “Your culture is your brand.” This was the very basic premise behind Tony Hsieh’s philosophy of building a successful company. Turns out, he…
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