Starting a business? Start with a mentor
By ANDY ROE, SUREPAYROLL GENERAL MANAGER Mentors have a storied history in the business world. Some of the most famous and successful...
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Featured Startup Pitch: Wyldfire is a dating app where women are the gatekeepers
By BRIAN FREEMAN, WYLDFIRE CO-FOUNDER AND CEO ELEVATOR PITCH Wyldfire is the original mobile dating platform with ladies as the gatekeepers in...
Lightning Pitch: duet.to – Dropbox-powered web hosting
COMPANY: duet.to ELEVATOR PITCH: Hassle free Dropbox-powered web hosting. PRODUCT/SERVICE DESCRIPTION: Dropbox has done an amazing job...
Lightning Pitch: Influenster – Social product discovery, reviews, and rewards
COMPANY: Influenster ELEVATOR PITCH: Product discovery. Reviews. Rewards. PRODUCT/SERVICE DESCRIPTION: Influenster is the ultimate hub...
Featured Startup Pitch: AmbyGear is a smartwatch designed to educate and keep kids safe
By PATRICK MUGGLER, AMBIT NETWORKS/AMBYGEAR FOUNDER AND CEO ELEVATOR PITCH The AmbyGear smartwatch is the world’s first smartwatch designed...
Crowdfunding reinvented: Raising capital in the digital age
By BENOIT VIALLE, NAKEDWINES.COM COO The concept of crowdfunding isn’t new, but technology has given it a fresh spin with multiple platforms...
Featured Startup Pitch: Reportory has created a curated news service targeted at consumers making the switch from print to digital
By TRACY CLARK, REPORTORY FOUNDER AND CEO ELEVATOR PITCH Reportory lets you pick which news sources you read, sections you enjoy and keywords...
Featured Startup Pitch: ChallengeMeClub has created a platform for issuing and accepting challenges around the world
By CAMERON MCLAIN, CHALLENGEMECLUB FOUNDER ELEVATOR PITCH ChallengeMe is a global contest platform for issuing and accepting challenges....
Lightning Pitch: CharityMint – Charitable giving made easy
COMPANY: CharityMint ELEVATOR PITCH: Giving to charity made easy. PRODUCT/SERVICE DESCRIPTION: CharityMint is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit...
Lightning Pitch: Trippeo – Simple business travel and expense management
COMPANY: Trippeo ELEVATOR PITCH: Beautifully simple business travel and expense management. PRODUCT/SERVICE DESCRIPTION: Trippeo is...
Finding the right employees: The key to a successful startup
By ALEX COTRAVIWAT, MARENDO GROUP PRESIDENT AND CEO For many of my clients, we start the hiring process for them, helping to get their businesses...
Stockholm-based Sqore looks to disrupt corporate recruitment through online skills-based challenges
A Q&A with Sqore co-founder and CEO Niklas Jungegård. The Stockholm-based startup, which has built an employee recruitment platform around...
