May 24, 2011

In the connected world we live in, many of us wouldn’t think of even trying out a new restaurant before checking around on the web and among friends to see who’s been there. Ditto for traveling – and isn’t it more fun when you can involve your friends? Now gtrot,  short for globetrotting, (www.gtrot.com) makes it easy to share travel plans, collect...

May 20, 2011

While traveling around the world, Paige Brown wanted to share her experiences with friends and family, but couldn’t without paying for international access to her smartphone.  To solve this problem, she decided to create Tripeezy - a web and mobile application that allows for online and offline content sharing worldwide. Tripeezy is an Austin-based...

May 19, 2011

Who among us is not occasionally faced with the problem of how to spend the next few hours, the afternoon, the day? This being Chicago, something is happening pretty much at every moment, but until now there was no one to tell you what, only where. Enter Tabblr, the brainchild of co-creators CEO George Tung and Designer Milos Golubovic, who earlier came on the...

May 14, 2011

Rona Borre is the president and CEO of Instant Technology, an IT staffing and recruiting firm. After running a $30 million book of business at a global recruiting firm, Rona left to start Instant Technology with the goal of adding a personal touch to the staffing industry. What began as a startup in her basement has grown to more than 30 employees and almost $17 million in revenue. I interviewed Rona to learn the story of how she built Instant Technology from the ground up.

May 13, 2011

For heavy users of social media, navigating Facebook and Twitter content can be like drinking water from a fire hose. That’s why Austin-native Aaron Longnion founded Refynr – a web app that lets you filter the clutter out of your social media feeds. In less than 5 minutes, Refynr connects to a user’s social Facebook and Twitter accounts and...

May 6, 2011

Bo Fishback is the founder of Zaarly. Previously, Bo was the Vice President of Entrepreneurship for the Kaufman Foundation. Zaarly was created a LA Startup Weekend just a few months ago in February 2011, and is moving at the speed of light building a team, raising tons of capital, and preparing to create an innovative new e-comemrce platform. I interviewed Bo to learn the story of Zaarly and share experiences from his vast history as an entrepreneur.