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Can just about anyone develop a capable mobile app without any programming skills?. That is the question–or in pitch-speak, the real-world problem to solve–that several startups are currently exploring. Joining ShoutEm, EachScape, Mobile Roadie, and a few others, there’s now … Continue reading →

How about over 40 exhibitors split up between health care and IT, six semi-finalists asked to present and pitch, a panel of savvy judges, and two startups that walked away with boasting rights? While some may be surprised that this … Continue reading →

Appropriately enough, David Politis, CEO and cofounder of BetterCloud, was phoning me from outside of Google’s mothership on 8th Avenue in NYC. We were chatting about his DomainWatch, which is a Google App that helps IT-types manage and monitor other … Continue reading →

In a post last week on the brief history of personal information managers or PIMs, I suggested that productivity apps, like scheduling and task management were no longer a focus of innovation since you-know-who took over the desktop. That’s not … Continue reading →

I was in attendance at last night’s launch party for BMW i Ventures in Manhattan’s West Village. You can get a good idea of how serious this auto maker is in their new venture fund and startup incubator from their … Continue reading →

A long time ago, in a magic kingdom called California, the simple but good townspeople were bored looking at their DOS-based command line and copying files between directories. Then a few wizards realized that if they conjured up an application … Continue reading →

I first saw Grant Feek, Tred’s CEO, present his idea for an on-line auto buying startup at General Assembly’s Demo Night last month. The breakthrough concept, from what I could tell at the time, was that customers could configure their … Continue reading →

With Startup Weekend NYC Mobile rolling into town this weekend, I took advantage of a free demo from one of this event’s sponsors. Yesterday EachScape’s CEO Ludovic Collin proved to a room of coders, business types, and at least one … Continue reading →

Last night within Google’s cavernous 8th Avenue offices, NY Technology Council assembled a few startups at an event to showcase “cutting-edge technology.” Since this was at their home base in Manhattan, Google project managers were on hand to present as … Continue reading →