What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? Prior to starting my consultancy THINQACTION and speaking regularly, I worked in the television industry for 10 years as correspondent and host. This was one of those professions that regularly had me flying between NYC and LA ,and rarely anywhere else in between. Describe your experience…
GoFlow: Los Angeles
The revolutionary surf app connecting the global surfing community. Easily describe surf conditions using the “wave”, “wind” and “surf” condition tool-sliders. View photos from your friends and other surfers you follow in one simple stream and see what conditions are really like. See where your friends paddled out, plan a session or network with other…
OfferBoard: New York City
For the first time since 1933, American businesses can now raise capital directly in the private markets using general advertising and solicitation. This first stage of implementing Title II of the JOBS Act is the herald of a sea change in American private markets. This is the advent of the social private market. OfferBoard.com is…
Lindsey Taylor Wood: New York City
What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? I lived in LA for a few years starting in 08′. Then I did a short stint in DC before settling in NYC about 2 and a half years ago. Since then, I’ve worked with a number of nonprofits and start-ups, the majority of which focus…
Bitium: Los Angeles
Bitium believes people genuinely want to excel in their careers and will embrace anything that helps them along the way. If you want to use your own smartphone instead of a company issued device, you should be allowed to. Similarly, if you want to adopt a particular piece of software, the process should be painless….
digital dumbo: New York City
Digital DUMBO started in 2009 as a social gathering for innovative companies in the DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) neighborhood of Brooklyn, a six-block area with over 100 media, agency, start-up, and technology companies. Today, Digital DUMBO creates experiences that connects communities at the intersection of digital and culture, globally. dd produces live…
Adam Blumenthal: New York
What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? I’m a born and raised New Yorker who spent my college years + 2 in LA. (Go Trojans!) I was looking for a college experience that was slightly further removed from my parents than a few stops on the 6 train and ended up all the…
SeeVolution
SeeVolution’s click maps allow website owners to see exactly what navigation buttons and images visitors click and interact with most. A click map is a heatmap, overlaid directly on your website, that displays high and low levels of clicks for specific objects on a webpage. SeeVolution is changing the way we evaluate website usability and…
Grouper: New York City
Grouper is an selective social club that uses online technology to bring people together offline. The service hand matches two groups of three friends for a night of adventurous fun in their cities–romantic or platonic. In today’s digital age, Grouper values the importance of pure human interaction above all else, and sees technology as a…
Angie Banicki: Los Angeles
What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? I ran the talent relations department of Harrison & Shriftman out of both offices from 2005-2009. Since then, I’ve been working as a consultant, traveling back and forth working with clients like Stella Artois and Samsung. I also finished writing my book, which comes out next…
Plug.dj: Los Angeles
Plug.dj only uses Facebook, Twitter and Google to log you in. They promise to never do anything lame like share your personal information with a third party–and we like that. Plug’s team are people just like us and they value your privacy as much as their own. By using Facebook, Twitter and Google, it’s one…
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…
