Meet Healthfundr: Equity-Based Crowdfunding For Health Startups

When Marshall McLuhan said that the medium is the message in the 1960s, it’s amazing to think about how much that idea still applies in present culture. What he meant is that new forms of media (technology) transform our experience and is ultimately more important than the content that is shared. In other words, technology [...]... Read More

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7 App Marketing Strategies That Actually Work
BY: The Young Entrepreneur Council
What’s the most effective strategy you’ve used to market your company’s app thus far? Why? The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of [...]
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Rank and Style
BY: Sonali Basak
Sarika Doshi saw a need to empower the female consumer, and she’s doing it by joining science and fashion. Rank and Style launched one week ago, and it aggregates the most reliable fashion advice. – Tuesday, April 2, Sarika Doshi and her team of four launched Rank and Style to serve as a powerful solution [...]
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5 Questions with Zoostores.com’s Nikhil Behl
BY: Jesse Bouman
Nikhil Behl is a technology entrepreneur with 15 years of experience in the e-commerce space. He currently serves as the CEO of Zoostores.com. I was able to connect with him and discuss his endeavors as well as entrepreneurship in the Valley in general. 1. What inspires you about entrepreneurship and innovation? When I was at [...]
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10 Trends That Will Dominate the Tech Startup World in 2013
BY: The Young Entrepreneur Council
What tech trend do you anticipate will dominate the startup world in 2013? What can SBOs do to prepare? The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only nonprofit organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship [...]
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14 Newer Online Marketing Tools Worth a Test Drive
BY: The Young Entrepreneur Council
What newer online platform will you be investing your marketing resources in this year, and why? The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions [...]
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The Whimseybox Team Resolves To Make Project Dreams A Reality In 2013
BY: Kathryn Hough
Whimseybox, a Houston, Texas based startup that delivers monthly DIY projects and craft subscriptions to your door, shared their new year’s resolutions this week. Because the team is a naturally crafty bunch, most of the team’s resolutions center around starting and finshing DIY projects.
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Chicago-Based Winestyr Cuts The Middlemen Out Of The Wine Industry
BY: Kathryn Hough
Winestyr, an ecommerce startup based in Chicago that sells wine directly from small wineries to consumers, launched its marketplace this week. Rather than featuring old standards like Mondavi and Stag’s Leap, Winestyr is going after the smaller wineries that produce craft wines in smaller batches.
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Skip The Gift Cards: Boomerang Makes Holiday Gifting Fast And Thoughtful
BY: Kathryn Hough
There’s nothing that says, “I don’t know you at all” like a Target gift card given over the holidays. Enter Boomerang, a Chicago-based startup that makes holiday gifting fast AND thoughtful by allowing you to send digital gifts to your Facebook friends.
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Grab A Shirtfull Of Arabic Humor At Habibtees
BY: Corey Cummings
Arab American and entrepreneur Ramzey Nassar has set out to corner an entirely untapped market, bringing Arabic humor to the masses one t-shirt at a time.
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Post To Instagram And Get Paid With Portland-Based Chirpify
BY: Kathryn Hough
Portland-based Chirpify launched a new feature this week that allows people to monetize their Instagram feeds. Chirpify allows in-stream transactions by integrating with PayPal and taking 5% of each transaction.
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Chicago-Area’s Socialaundry Joins Growing List Of American Pride Startups
BY: Kathryn Hough
“Made In America” is hot again, and it’s not just because we are in the middle of election season. A Chicago-area startup called Socialaundry is taking the “Made In America” trend literally by selling American-made t-shirts designed with crowdsourced art.
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Social Commerce Startup Red Meat Market Partners With City Of Chicago
BY: Kathryn Hough
Red Meat Market is a social commerce site the blends education, content, and events all tailored to people who love red meat. The site sells meat too, but at its core, Red Meat Market is a community.
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