Aug 9, 2011

Entrepreneurs are never short on ideas, but they are often short on time. Bob Lozano, co-founder of Appistry, was in the midst of building his own venture when he saw a new business opportunity. Appistry is a platform for data-intensive computing applications, and Bob realized that credit card processing could be completed effectively on Appistry’s platform...

Jul 26, 2011

Some of the best businesses are started by entrepreneurs who personally understand the market before they launch a company. Gabe Lozano was a baseball player before he was an entrepreneur. After 17 years of playing ball, he understood both the fundamentals of the game as well as the size of the market. In 2008 he started LockerDome to capitalize on a huge...

Jul 12, 2011

Nathan Pettyjohn was at a hardware store when he heard a customer ask for help finding grommets. The clerk said he had no idea what those were; the customer started yelling in frustration and walked out. As the hardware store lost a sale and the customer did not get what he wanted, Nathan saw something that would change his life: a problem he could solve. Out...

Jul 12, 2011

Tech.li is expanding its coverage  to St. Louis! We’d like to introduce our newest writer, Kyle Welborn. Kyle is the founder of an angel investment group in St. Louis called FinServe Tech Angels. His passion is in providing high-growth entrepreneurs with the capital and resources necessary for them to succeed. He worked with high-tech startups across the...