Everybody can relate to the hassle of making reservations at an upscale restaurant: the place is booked solid, you have an endless wait for your table, or you show up and your name isn’t on the list. Joshua Stern, founder of I Know the Chef, wants to solve the problem with a little technology. Founded […]

Life has been a bit crazy lately for travel blogger Clint Johnston, who has just returned home after being on the road for six weeks. First he was traveling through Nepal, trekking to Everest Base Camp, then hopped over to Bhutan. He spent two weeks island-hopping in the Caribbean, stopping in St. Martin, St. Barths, […]

When two hot entities collide, the results can be explosive. And when your amazing tech startup joins forces with Collider, its co-founder says to expect nothing short of a supernova. Collider, a startup accelerator, offers a highly selective four-month program in which marketing and advertising tech startups are equipped with an arsenal of tools to […]

On a bright Sunday afternoon, four 20-somethings carrying a stepladder and some tools walk onto the basketball court at Corporal John A. Seravalli Playground. Ryan Kulp looks at the hoops, rusted, and bare. The kids playing ball look up to him, a little puzzled. Kulp isn’t employed by the city’s park department. It may come […]

In a world where the rhythm of the work day is set by the incessant clacking of keys, where the scenic route to the water cooler is alongside a sea of grey cubicles, and the word “efficiency” is drilled into our brains ad nauseam, it’s no wonder that stress is driving us all to an […]

In a world full of would-be disruptors, startups vie for recognition. Competition heats up because new companies have a very short window to get it right. For Mariya Bouraima, founder of Aveya Creative, a company’s long-term relevance is inevitably tied to a strong brand image. So either tell a compelling story or risk being forgotten. […]

Don’t call Julie Sygiel a panty queen, a title she’s heard aplenty. However, this WeWork Soho West member, the founder of Dear Kate, is an expert on all things underwear. The idea for her company came about when Sygiel took a chance course in entrepreneurship, a departure from her usual chemical engineering classes at Brown University. […]

Jimmy Pinto wasn’t even thinking about starting his own business when his second watch in six months stopped ticking. I basically came up with the idea for the company because another one of my watches broke on me,” says Pinto, founder of Broome & Mercer. “I said ‘Screw this, I’m going to create my own […]