This app is a particular favorite of Connie’s, and now that they’ve launched a NYC version of their app, it’s the perfect time to feature them! WillCall works with local venues, promoters, and production companies to offer a well-curated selection of last-minute deals to some of the best shows in town – recent SF offerings…

Founded by two marketing, community, and PR experts, Signal Camp is a one-stop consultancy shop for startups who want to launch the right way, build a brand and a community, fine-tune their messaging, and reach their fans in a meaningful way, both online and IRL. Co-founders Fiona Tang and Laura Gluhanich have been deeply involved…

It is the most ridiculously typical San Francisco problem: trying to find your friends in Dolores Park on a sunny Saturday afternoon, when the park is packed and no one seems to be answering their phone, because they’re too busy watching the hula hoop rave over on the soccer field or swilling beers. Luckily, there’s…

It’s that eternal San Francisco dilemma: you want to support local farms and artisans, but you just can’t schlep yourself over to the Alemany Farmer’s Market at 9am, before all the goof stuff is gone. Luckily, there’s Good Eggs, which lets you buy produce, meats, cheeses, snacks, and prepared foods from local purveyors – all…

At a loss for something to do tomorrow night? Wondering which of your friends might want to join you on a cross-city adventure? Sosh can help with that. The event discovery and curation app highlights interesting things to see and do, based on neighborhood, type of activity, and  – perhaps most important – based on…

If you work in downtown SF and you’re not lucky enough to have catered meals appear in your office, finding interesting, cheap, and quick lunch options can be a hassle. Luckybolt solves that problem with bicycles and delicious, locally-produced food (two of Connie’s favorite things). Each day, Luckybolt features two neighborhood restaurants (favorite spots from around…

Political campaigns already have a lot of data. But most campaigns, especially those at the state and local level, make voter targeting decisions using educated guesses, not analytics. Thanks to all the press surrounding the Obama campaign’s big data initiatives in 2012, that’s starting to change. More and more campaign managers get it, but until…

Touting themselves as the “Airbnb for retail spaces,” Storefront allows users to browse and book temporary venues. Aimed especially at pop-up stores, Storefront’s inventory is currently concentrated in the SF Bay Area and New York City, and spaces listed on the site can be rented for as little as a single day. With quick links…

Perhaps best known for their “Executive Hoodie” (favored by a certain Mark Zuckerberg), the Mission-based apparel is known for their cheeky copy, almost-too-clever designs, and their startup-like pace; they allege to design and release one new item of clothing a week, all manufactured in SF city limits. Now eight years old, the collection combines practical…

Alite is an outdoor gear company that doesn’t take itself too seriously – and that’s a good thing. Without sacrificing attention to performance materials or design (founder Tae Kim spent eight years at The North Face before founding Alite in 2008 in the same Mission District warehouse that once housed Timbuk2), Alite’s line of backpacks,…