One Month: New York City

One Month is a Y Combinator-backed startup whose goal is to change the face of online education by teaching people high-demand skills they can actually use in a short amount of time. By applying the latest advancements in learning theory and behavioral psychology, they are able to reach a large number of people with a…

Enstitute: New York City

Enstitute, a national non-profit, is reinventing apprenticeships for 21st century careers. Working to address both the growing cost of higher education as well as the current youth unemployment crisis, Enstitute provides students with 1-2 year paid, full-time, apprenticeships at high growth startups/businesses and corporations around the country as an alternative or supplement to traditional university. Launched…

Cookbook Create: New York City

Cookbook Create helps people tell their story through food by providing a print-on-demand platform for cookbooks. Their beautiful and fun product helps people easily collect recipes from different sources and design their own custom cookbooks to be ordered by mail. Anna, the founder, was inspired to build this company when one day she was looking…

Of a Kind: New York City

Founded in November 2010, Of a Kind promotes emerging fashion designers through integrated retail and editorial content. Each week, designers are commissioned to create limited-edition, exclusive pieces, which are released in conjunction with articles detailing the back-stories of each designer. Of a Kind offers a new way to engage with products and content, enhancing the…

Knock Twice: New York City

Knock Twice is a hybrid communications agency that helps companies share their stories through content strategy and PR. Big agency talent with small agency grit, their team consists of a potent blend of weird brains, creative storytellers, and resourceful professionals. From the world’s biggest brands to the smallest startups, Knock Twice helps their clients build…

Betterment: New York City

Betterment is a goal-based online investment company delivering smart, personalized financial advice paired with low fees and a superb customer experience. Launched in 2010, Betterment’s automated platform eliminates the typical complexities and time of the traditional investment account, freeing up time for other important things in life.

Launch.it: New York City

Launch.it is a free self-publishing news platform for PR professionals, agencies and brands to launch and socialize everything new. Launch.it’s goal is to be the most comprehensive direct-to-customer source for the timeliest news of all new products, services and ideas to make sure that they can be found, discovered and shared. Launch.it also has an…

Makeably: New York City

Founded in 2012 by 2 ex-Googlers and based in Brooklyn, NY, Makeably brings together people with ideas with makers, designers, and artists who can bring these ideas to life. A marketplace for the maker generation, Makeably is solving the problem of makers’ unused creative capacity by allowing buyers to easily remix every product they see…

Startup Institute: New York City

Startup Institute New York works with professionals, career changers, and dynamic individuals to equip them with the skills needed to have an immediate impact on the startup company they want to work for and join. Originally created in Boston and now just launching in NYC, SI’s primary objective is to align passion with profession, and…

Startup Threads: New York City

Startup Threads is the all-in-one solution for companies to handle their merchandise marketing. ST wants to make it easy for you to get the merchandise you need, so you can focus on the rest of your business. Startup Threads help companies design, print and ship their swag on demand. Their simple web interface lets companies…

STELLAService: New York City

STELLAService is dedicated to customer service – helping consumers find it and helping businesses achieve it. They are the first and only independent provider of customer service ratings for online retailers. How does STELLAService collect this data? They go shopping every day. Through a process audited by global accounting and auditing firm KPMG, STELLAService analysts…

KLINE: New York City

KLINE is a new analog sketchbook and journal that features vellum, stock, and/or watercolor paper co-layered into a single hardbound cotton covered book.  Recently launched via Kickstarter (and having achieved its goal in exactly 7 days), their unique lineup of layered sketchbooks and journals are designed to raise your creative potential for the 21st century….