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Our 6,000th Member, ICS Certified keeps our environment healthy.
Today's featured startup is our 6,000th member! ICS Certified improves environmental hygiene, health & safety – virtually anywhere! AboutFounded in Portland Maine, I.C. Solutions LLC is on a mission to empower a healthier world. As new England’s only comprehensive provider of Active-Antimicrobial and Performance Enhancing Surface Coatings, UV Air and Surface Sterilization Systems, our goal is simple.Empower virtually and space or textile to actively help protect people from infectious diseases such as H1N1, Common Flu and Common Cold (gram negative and positive), Avian Flu, MRSA, Staph, E. Coli, Salmonella, C. Difficile bacterium and more, without increasing the use of continually applied chemicals and...
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What I Learned From Pitching At SXSW’s Dolphin Tank
This post can be found here and was written by Misty Gibbs.The most important lesson was embracing failures as learning experiences.By Misty Gibbs (Founder & CEO, Empower Lounge)I had the great opportunity to pitch Empower Lounge at SXSW for Startup America Women‘s The Dolphin Tank.What did I learn with only two minutes to pitch the panel of judges who happen to be ALL women, a rare opportunity for a female founder? Less is more. More is better.Less is more about the “why” behind your product. I spent most of the two minutes sharing research and what I learned first-hand about what smart women really crave from the digital world to build the case for the pain Empower Lounge is solving. Yes, this is story is important...
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Hacking Your Introversion
This post originally appeared here and was written by Alex SchiffLast month, I took a Myers-Briggs personality test for my management and organizations class. I received an ENFJ score — extroverted, intuitive, feeling and judging. But in every category besides extroversion, it was a “weak” result in that if I answered a few questions differently it could have gone the other way. The only thing that Myers-Briggs could definitively tell me was that I’m an extrovert.If you met me 5 years ago, this would have been a laughable characterization. I may have had extroverted tendencies growing up, but it was always cased in a thick and unbreakable introverted shell. I would think about going up to people for one reason or...
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Today's Featured Member: Project Living Well, THEY DID IT!
Project Living Well: A brand created by and exclusively for the everyday world changer. Today's featured startup member, Project Living Well set out to crowdfund $20,000 and they did! (in 100 days)Read their inspiring story below and watch their motivating video. WATCH: LAUNCH CAMPAIGN: WE DID IT!!!!!My name is Matt Johnson. I just joined the Technori writing team and am co-founder and CEO of Chicago based retail/lifestyle brand start-up, Project: Living Well. The Project has a mission to outfit, encourage and inspire the lifestyle of the aspiring everyday world changer. We began (literally) at a water well in rural Latin America, where we realized that there were lifestyle brands for athletes, artists,...
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The Gig Tank
By Sheldon Grizzle, Air Traffic Controller of The Company Lab, a Partner of Startup TennesseeIt's great to see people who are really passionate about what they do (or in most cases I see, what they WANT to do). I get to see it every day at the CO.LAB, as I work to help entrepreneurs get their ideas off the ground. I am blessed to work alongside people who are passionate about their venture, passionate about their team, passionate about innovation, and passionate about their community (mine is Chattanooga). My recent experiences at SXSW reminded me that Chattanoogans are not alone in their passion for these things.I think a lot of credit for the current groundswell of entrepreneurial excitement is due to the efforts of Scott Case, CEO...
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Every company needs a mascot.
Today is National Puppy Day, and we wanted to “paws” and reflect on the impact dogs have on the startup culture. Today’s blog has been provided by Scrappy and Shaggy (@scrappyshaggy) who are Startup America team members and entrepreneurs in their own right. We are often amused at how frequently we’re the subject matter of startups like our members: DoodyCalls, Nap Dog Media, The dog dorks, CAMP 4 PAWS, Doggie Day Camp and Boarding, CharlieDog and Friends LLC, Blue Dog Mead, Blog Mutt, and so many more. Don’t get us wrong, we love our direct-to-the-door treat delivery service as much as the next dog. But, beyond that, our role in the startup ecosystem is far...
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Why Crowdfunding is Important
This post originally apperaed here and was written by Carl Pierre.With the passing of the JOBS Act through the senate, you have probably heard the term “crowdfunding” thrown around quite a bit in the past few days. For those unfamiliar with the term, PleaseFund.us describes it as: “the collective cooperation, attention, and trust by people who network and pool their money and other resources together, usually via the internet to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations.”In the past, crowdfunding has been a topic of heated debate and controversy due to it’s laissez-faire approach to regulating investments into companies. With past financial meltdowns like the Dot Com bubble and the 2009...
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10 Ways For Female Entrepreneurs To Get Funded
By Jean Brittingham We need more companies run by women, but they’re often shut out of the investment game. Here are some ways to break through the VC glass ceiling.There are many myths about what makes any given community great for entrepreneurship. The Kauffman Foundation, which has done some of the best research on what makes entrepreneurs tick (and what helps them be successful) admits that the “magic sauce” data about startup success (or failure) is just not there.At the same time, there is a growing consensus that new companies are critical to creating a strong economy. From my perspective, new companies started by women will be one of the keys to a truly sustainable new economy. But first we have to overcome...
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Featured Startup: Wildfire sets your brand on fire.
Today's featured member, Wildfire grew from 2 people in 2008 to over 300 employees worldwide today. They have become the largest social media marketing software company in the world.Wildfire is an easy-to-use yet powerful tool to grow, engage, and monetize your audience on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.This week Wildfire was featured in a TechCrunch article Wildfire is Huge, after releasing revenue numbers for the first time, and we can see why! In 2011 they had revenue growth of over 300% and surpassed a total of 13,000 paying customers, including 30 of the top 50 global brands. Learn more and sign up for their platform here: Website: http://www.wildfireapp.com/Twitter: @wildfireFacebook: http://www....
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Bplans.com Wins the Startup America Partnership Challenge Against Small Business Trends!
This post originally appeared hereStartup America's recent "Master Challenge" was one of the most successful to date. In the "Sign up Your Startup Challenge," Tim "Bplans" Berry (founder of Bplans.com and Palo Alto Software) took on Anita "Trends" Campbell (of SmallBizTrends.com) to see who could recruit the most companies in a one-week period. Tim and the crew at Bplans won the friendly competition, but the real winners were the 54 entrepreneurs who became members of Startup America.“We’re proud to be a Startup America partner and appreciate the opportunity to offer free tools and support to entrepreneurs through this important initiative,” commented Sabrina Parsons, Palo Alto...
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Featured Member: Blurtt
Today's featured startup, Blurtt successfully launched their product yesterday! What is Blurtt?Blurtt is an iPhone app with mission to help people better express themselves. Learn more about Blurtt and Download the free app and start blurtting! Website: www.blurtt.comTwitter: @blurttFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/blurttiPhone App: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blurtt/Check out the mad press they received: http://launchdfw.com/news/blurtt-launches-to-wave-of-press/ http://www.teare.com/2012/03/blurtt-launches-in-the-app-store/http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/the-tech-observer/2012/03/21/blurtt-a-new-app-to-make-going-viral-with-memes-a-bit-easierhttp://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/21/iphone...
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Startup Florida
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Recent News:
10/19/12 - Startup Communities Across the Country, Huffington Post (Startup America Partnership)
10/19/12 - Bonfyre partners with Powder Keg Conference 2012, St. Louis Business Journal (Startup MO & Startup IA)
10/17/12 - Food Waste In, Renewable Energy Out: Startup Re-Nuble Is Crowdfunding the Local Green Economy, Huffington Post (Startup DC)
10/17/12 - Powder Keg aims to blast Indy startups onto national scene, Indianapolis Business Journal (Startup IN & Startup MO)
10/17/12 - Featured Startup Pitch: Founded by a group of teachers with tech backgrounds, ActiveGrade seeks to fundamentally change the way grading is done in schools, Startup Beat (Startup IA)
10/03/12 - How Tory Burch Created A $2 Billion Empire In Less Than A Decade, Business Insider (Startup America Partnership)
10/01/12 - Voices of the Tech Community: What do Ecosystem Need? The Miami Herald (Startup FL)
9/20/12 - Entrepreneurs make pitches as Startup Maryland and its studio bus rolls into UMBC, The Republic (Startup MD)
9/20/12 - USF-led partnership awarded $1 million to launch new companies, Tampa Bay Business Journal (Startup FL)
9/19/12 - Startup Bus tours Maryland, stops in Baltimore area to promote entrepreneurship, Baltimore Sun (Startup MD)
Startup America at DEMO Fall 2012:
10/11/12 - Startup Connection: Nourishment for mind, body and soul, St. Louis Business Journal (Startup MO)
10/05/12 - The 14 Most Interesting Startups To Emerge From DEMO, TechCrunch (Startup CA & OR)
10/04/12 - St. Louis startups look to cash in on DEMO showing, St. Louis Business Journal (Startup MO)
10/04/12 - St. Louis’ Click With Me Now, Evtron Pitch At DEMO 2012, Techli (Startup MO)
10/03/12 - DEMO Gods: Birds, brains, and the best products of the season, VentureBeat (Startup CA)
10/03/12 - BRIEF: Stamford's eBrevia Wins Scholarship for Tech Conference in Silicon Valley [The Hartford Courant], Bloomberg Businessweek (Startup CT)
10/03/12 - LifeStyleFeed brings the Seventh Art to restaurant selection, VentureBeat (Startup DC)
10/03/12 - Playing recruiter: This startup pays you to find your friends jobs, VentureBeat (Startup DC)
10/03/12 - Don’t like checking your mail? MailGapp may have your solution, VentureBeat (Startup HI)
10/03/12 - Itography hopes to lure advertisers to location-based virtual collection game, VentureBeat (Startup TX)
10/03/12 - Weekend warriors: Track your fitness with Novusport’s social mobile sports game, VentureBeat (Startup TX)
10/03/12 - Today, birdwatching. Tomorrow, saving the entire planet!, VentureBeat (Startup CA)
10/03/12 - Demo Fall 2012: Creating More Focused Social Networks, PC Mag (Startup OR, DC, IA, VA)
10/03/12 - Demo Fall 2012: Business and Commerce Applications, PC Mag (Startup MO & Startup CT)
10/03/12 - Stamford's eBrevia Wins Scholarship for Tech Conference in Silicon Valley, The Hartford Courant (Startup CT)
10/03/12 - RecBob takes the work out of after-work sports, VentureBeat (Startup IA)
10/03/12 - Watch RecBob’s DEMO presentation at noon (Live stream), Silicon Prairie News (Startup IA)
10/02/12 - Meet The 8 Startup Winners From Startup America’s DEMO Contest, Nibletz (Startup TN, OR, IL, DC, CA, IA, CT, MO)
10/02/12 - Cut through the legal fog with computer-generated summaries, Global Reporter (Startup CT)
10/02/12 - Cut through the legal fog with computer-generated summaries, VentureBeat (Startup CT)
10/02/12 - Birdeez app flies toward birdwatchers' iPhones, TechHive (Startup CA)
10/02/12 - Bonfyre Takes on Private Mobile Sharing with New App Focused on Real Life, Not Newsfeeds, Herald Online (Startup MO)
10/02/12 - Three St. Louis startups launch products at California conference, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Startup MO)
10/02/12 - This Barrel Is Ready to Roll! Launching Our Tech Startup, HuffingtonPost (Startup DC)
10/02/12 - For big-ticket items, social shopping needs more screen-sharing, VentureBeat (Startup MO)
10/02/12 - Flite’s new Touch Ad Studio lets top publishers actually make money on mobile, VentureBeat (Startup CA)
10/02/12 - Bonfyre launches mobile app to combine private with social sharing, St. Louis Business Journal (Startup MO)
10/01/12 - CoPatient Launches Online Platform to Audit & Appeal Medical Bills on Behalf of Patients, Sacramento Bee (Startup OR)
10/01/12 - D.C. job-search start-up launching at DEMO in Silicon Valley, The Washington Post (Startup DC)
10/01/12 - D.C. at Demo: High School CEO debuts Hallway, The Washington Post (Startup DC)
09/30/12 - Hills Bank and Trust promotes four, The Gazette (Startup IA)
09/29/12 - RecBob wins Startup America contest, will pitch next week at DEMO, Silicon Prairie News (Startup IA)
09/13/12 - Click With Me Now wins a trip to DEMO, St. Louis Business Journal (Startup MO)
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