Imagine a Greenwich Village apartment turning into a pop-up food shop, or the basement of a storage center opening early for a Daybreaker party, or a rustic backyard becoming a fashion runway. These are all recent projects by Splacer, an Israel-based startup that finds one-of-a-kind spaces for customers who are hosting big events. The platform […]

We all enjoy the convenience of two-click takeout, trading stocks on our phones, and swiping right to find the love of our lives (or perhaps just a date for the night). So why is apartment hunting still trapped in the ’90s? In many cities, Craigslist is the default for finding rental housing. Some might say […]

Jay Mulakala recalls one particularly hard-hitting conversation with a potential investor. “He told us straight up, ‘Your pitch sucked,’” says Mulakala. Mulakala and Andy Putch knew they had a tough road ahead of them when they founded their software company FreeSkies. After all, the two of them had just graduated from the University of Illinois […]

The robots are coming, and this time it’s for your job. They’re bypassing the interview process and heading straight for your desk, not to mention the desks of your co-workers. And it looks like they’re here to stay. With technology advancing and the labor market evolving, the encroachment of robots is more widespread than you […]

Once customers download your app, the last thing you want is for them to forget about it or (gasp) delete it. That’s where Mark Ghermezian comes in. His company Appboy, which he founded with Bill Magnuson and Jon Hyman in 2012, answers questions all app developers have: How do you get the word out about […]

For a 9-year-old girl, Lily Lee seems incredibly busy. It’s not just the usual things, like doing flips in tumbling class, learning how to play the flute, and walking her dog named Lucky. For the second year in a row, the San Francisco fourth grader has been organizing a toy drive so that foster kids […]

Sebastian Steinhauser knew that there had to be a better way to receive packages. He was tired of waiting at home for the truck, sacrificing precious hours just to avoid a missed delivery. It was inefficient and, for those with schedules as full as his, impractical. The WeWork Moorgate member set about finding a solution, […]

Shelves full of sleek, minimalist jars and bottles are the first things you notice at the headquarters of LeSalon. If it feels a bit like a salon, that’s not accidental: the London-based company offers high-end nail services. But this isn’t where the pampering takes place. Their innovation is that their services are delivered to your […]