Jul 29, 2011

There is so much more to traveling than sight-seeing. Startup Tripping is connecting travelers with locals to share cultural experiences. From coffee to homestays, Tripping is focused on connecting travelers on a deeper level  in over 140 countries by bringing people together based on mutual interests or shared networks. Perhaps you’re into scuba diving?...

Jul 28, 2011

Think of all the teachers in your life. Whether learning a new sport or picking up a new hobby, there were probably numerous resources that helped you acquire your super stealth skills. MentorMob is a new startup that is centered around the idea of learning from crowdsourcing. Just like Wikipedia is for collective knowledge, Mentormob is all about collective...

Jul 28, 2011

When Hoply duo Jessica Lybeck and Erin Hopmann stumbled upon a great idea for taking classes and learning new things, they were excited.  So excited that they quickly found themselves abandoning Hoply in full-time pursuit of Dabble. Dabble is a platform for teaching and taking classes – with a twist. Lybeck and Hopmann recognized that sometimes people...

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 25, 2011

These days many adults are finding they need to supplement their education to find that “dream” job. Unfortunately, most adults don’t have the guidance of career counselors that were freely available back in high school and college. As the composition of the American economy changes, many are wishing that they could get some help. At...

Jul 23, 2011

No matter how much a company spends on advertising a product, people still find themselves asking, “Where do I buy this”? It was precisely to answer that question that Retailigence was born. While many people now go to the Internet to do their shopping, sometimes that’s just not an option. No time to wait for shipping, you’d like to see it first or just...