On our Rawporter Roadtrip stop at the FOSE 2012 show in Washington DC we bumped into the guys from Nixle. Nixle is a new platform that allows municipal agencies like the police, elected officials, and county governments to quickly communicate with their residents in emergency situations, for community announcements and to keep people informed. When
Griffin the global music and accessory company has shown off a whole different side of their portfolio of accessories at the FOSE show in Washington DC today. We visited the FOSE show today as part of our Rawporter Roadtrip (www.rawporter.com). Griffin showed off their survivor series cases for the new iPad. These are the only
Private car service app Uber has taken the U.S. by storm in the select markets they are doing business in. You simply download the app and have a car come and get you (in select markets). Across the pond in London there’s another company operating in both London and Dublin, doing the same thing with
The BUILD Entrepreneurship Program was established in 1999 with a goal of propelling disengaged high school students academically through entrepreneurship. Build started in Silicon Valley. It’s a four year college prep program that helps high school students develop, build and run their own small businesses. The program currently serves 1,000 students and has expanded to
Facebook representatives are to appear before a congressional committee in Washington DC today over the issue of online privacy for kids. This is a week after Google representatives were in the congressional hot seat for the exact same reasons. Both companies are testifying before the congressional privacy caucus headed by Representative Ed Markey (D Mass).
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At Nibletz, we love to hear and tell stories of awesome women entrepreneurs. People often think that women are getting the short end of the startup stick, but when you look around, it’s easy to see female-led companies excelling in almost every space. Fortune agrees that it’s important to celebrate women entrepreneurship. Since 2009 they
After launching a Google Doc last week to connect furloughed federal workers and startups, 1776 spearheads an effort to create a whole online platform at unfurlough.us
There’s already a lot happening at Everywhere Else Cincinnati, and we’re not even through the first morning! We’ve talked about the new Startupland documentary before. The new movie, set to premiere in February, chronicles the lives of startup founders going through The Fort accelerator in Washington, DC. It’s been quite a summer for Justin Gutwein.
HourlyNerd is the latest startup to get an investment from Dallas Mavericks owner and ABC Shark Tank Shark Mark Cuban, that makes three announced this week. More here.
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