CEO Sundays: Why Communication Needs to Be a Part of the Science
December 9, 2012Just because you work in the hard sciences doesn’t mean that you don’t have to use the softer skills like communication and relationship building.
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OverFundIt: Crowdfunding Platform Wants You To “Get Sh*t Done”
December 8, 2012A new kind of crowdfunding startup has emerged this Fall that’s taking the dreamers to task and charging them to actually “get shit done.”
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Portland Seed Fund Parties Down After Demo Day
December 7, 2012Portland Seed Fund’s Demo Day and after party this week drew many startup fans away from their laptops for a few hours of celebration. After launching six startups on stage at the fund’s third demo day, the companies, their fans, and mentors converged at the after party at Base Camp Brewing Co.
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Symbiosis Health: Catapult’s Newest Company Turns Patients Into Consumers
December 7, 2012The Catapult-based company is set to launch a new platform that will help patients with high deductible healthcare plans find and book appointments as easily as buying a plane ticket online.
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Slope Stand Sticks To Apple’s Aesthetic, Tackles Kickstarter Goal
December 7, 2012The tablet stand features a unique technology, utilizing two innovative nanofoam suction pads that solidly anchor the base of the stand to any flat surface and the tablet at a comfortable 66 degree angle.
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Chicago-Based Winestyr Cuts The Middlemen Out Of The Wine Industry
December 6, 2012Winestyr, 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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Parent University Takes Personalized Parenting Tips On The Go
December 6, 2012Parent University is a dedicated mobile service with the ambitious goal of making sure all parents have the developmental information they need to keep their children stimulated as they grow.
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LockerDome Levels Up By Celebrating 3 Million Monthly Uniques Milestone
December 5, 2012St. Louis-based LockerDome is celebrating a major traffic milestone today. 3 million monthly unique visitors are now flocking to the sports social media platform. This milestone now officially places the company among the fastest growing online sports-specific websites in the world.
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Editorial
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How To Warm Up Your Cold Email
December 5, 2012As the hustler half of the classic hustler / hacker startup team, I’ve employed all of these email tactics to line up an incredible number of high caliber meetings over the past month. The key is to warm up your cold emails. Here’s how.
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Jenny Dibble: Connecting The Women Entrepreneurs of St. Louis
December 5, 2012Jenny Dibble knows more than a little bit about entrepreneurship. Dibble started her first web development business in the eighth grade by teaching herself to code and began designing websites for local businesses in her hometown. Now that Dibble has founded and sold her biggest venture to date, she is reaching out to other women in the St. Louis entrepreneurial community to create a network of experienced, professional entrepreneurs who want to help each other take their careers to the next level.
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