Entrepreneur August Graube knew that his idea for a new children’s toy was a good one, but then Microsoft named it a finalist in its annual Small Business Contest. Now Graube is in the running to win $20,000. Anyone can cast one vote a day in the contest, which runs until April 24. Winners will […]

It was Scott Dunn’s fifth networking event in two weeks. After waiting for an hour just to get in the door, he discovered that he was just one of hundreds of entrepreneurs competing for the time of prospective investors. “It was pretty much a waste of time,” he remembers about the November event. “There was […]

When Martin Macmillan ran a successful music app a few years ago, he didn’t feel successful in the monetary sense. Held back by the slow access to his hard-earned money, the entrepreneur with a background in banking knew there should be a faster way to collect cash. In 2014, he launched Pollen VC in London. […]

It takes a lot of effort to go to the gym. The time commitment and financial investment creates a mental hurdle between you and the treadmill. But if you have enough motivation to sit in front of your computer, forget the gym. Get fit while you sit with HOVR, a remarkably simple device that replicates […]

Happy Goon is all about “updating greeting cards for the digital age,” explains CEO Colin Hughes. The company takes the old-fashioned greeting card, the kind that you might get from your mother, and gives them a high-tech spin. “When used together with our mobile app, our physical greeting cards appear to come to life,” the […]

Candace Aylor is a tenacious advocate for children’s mental health issues. The Austin resident has backed initiatives in the Texas State Capitol, pushed for change in state agencies, and challenged local lawmakers. Most of this work she does pro bono, so there isn’t much money for a traditional office. In order to secure a place […]

In this series, WeWork’s director of digital community selects a WeWork member to get to know better, sharing her fun findings with the rest of the community. When WeWork River North’s community manager Billy Gurowski told me about Natalia Jones from InVision, of course I was intrigued—for over a decade, she has been teaching others […]

Remember that time you went to a basketball game, but what you thought would be great seats were behind a pillar? The folks at Rukkus are doing something about that. The digital ticketing marketplace’s newest feature, called Seat360, uses virtual reality to let you check out the view from inside 100 of the largest venues […]