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Parse.ly’s P3 Platform

I was finally able to spend quality time with the Parse.ly Reader, an app designed to show some of the capabilities of the underlying Parse.ly platform, called P3, which is currently in beta. To be clear, unlike many other players … Continue reading

Mini-Incubation Space Courtesy of MetroFlats

One of the benefits of  joining Hoboken Tech Meetup is learning about tech startup activity and entrepreneurial opportunities on the other side of the Hudson. Sometimes, as is the case with Bubbalon (Montclair), you come upon an exciting recommendation and … Continue reading

Xydo Beta

FYI: I was just notified by the Xydo folks that I’ll be getting a beta invite within the next few days.

The View from Hoboken

I’m liking the Hoboken Tech Meetup experience. As I remarked in my last HTM post, there are advantages with smaller groups and a limited roster of speakers. The pace is less hurried, the demos more leisurely, the speakers can make … Continue reading

And the winner last night was …

At New York Tech Meetup’s election day event, a bunch of young college-age upstarts stole the show from some of the slightly older incumbents.  I’m referring to student projects and hackathon winners who were up on stage at Skirball demoing … Continue reading

Tech Meeting Across the River (Hoboken Tech Meetup)

Hoboken Tech Meetup is a nice counterpoint to the goings on across the Hudson. Though I enjoy the big-city excitement of the NYC version, the Hoboken Meetup I went to last night at Stevens Institute’s Babbio Center also had its … Continue reading

Fall:Leaves, Hackathons, and Hatching Startups

I missed HackNY’s Fall hackathon event which was held at NYU’s Courant Institute over one long weekend earlier this month.  HackNY—it’s a non-profit—had the idea that entrepreneurship can be nurtured at the college level. HackNY is itself a kind of … Continue reading

Bantam Live: A Look at Small Business CRM

I just finished writing and posting my five favorite small business apps and then some underutilized neurons kicked in with the following thought:“wasn’t there a contact and project management tool that I had seen a few months back that looked … Continue reading

Five of Our Favorite Small Business Apps

It is hard to keep track of all the startups that are emerging daily from apartments, hackathons, and incubators. And from within the ranks of unemployed workers, many are cranking out business plans and working out sales projections at their … Continue reading

Introspectr: Organizing Ambient Infomacy

I’m in a neologistic, word-coining mood this morning.  Like you, I have one eye on my Tweetdeck, half-consciously absorbing facts, information, memes, and other synaptic nourishment that’s flowing around me. At some point in my day, I’m inevitably walking an … Continue reading