Art.sy: New York City

Art.sy is a new way to discover art you’ll love, featuring work from leading galleries, museums and private collections around the world. Art.sy’s mission is to democratize the art world and to make all of the world’s art accessible to anyone with an Internet connection. Currently in invite-only mode, as a member you’ll have access…

Kate Stahnke: Los Angeles

What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? I grew up in a small town in Southwestern Florida, which needless to say gave me my fill of gorgeous and tranquil. Busy and crowded was the next thing to check off of my list!  I moved to New York City in 2001 – in short,…

CitySourced: Los Angeles

CitySourced is a real time mobile civic engagement platform. CitySourced provides a simple and intuitive platform empowering residents to identify civic issues (public safety, quality of life, environmental issues, etc.) and report them to city hall for quick resolution; an opportunity for government to use technology to save time and money plus improve accountability to…

General Assembly: New York City

General Assembly is a global network of campuses for technology, business, and design that offers a wide variety of learning opportunities, from 90-minute classes to long-form courses, with new options being added daily.  From members (co-workers and small startups like Amicus, Craft Coffee, Dwolla, SeatGeek, Food52) and instructors to knowledge-seekers and partners (including American Express,…

Erika Johansson: New York City

What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? I went to Archer—it was a rigid environment where all of the liberals sent their kids, and it built a strong foundation, but Gallatin (where I went to college ultimately at NYU) provided a great opportunity to focus on whatever I wanted—which ended up being travel…

Apolis: Los Angeles

Apolis co-creates products with manufacturers and directly allows the market to determine the future of each item we produce. It is a hands-on model to provide people access to opportunity. We call it “advocacy through industry.” In 2004, brothers Raan & Shea Parton, founded Apolis with a simple idea that people can live better lives…

Behance: New York City

Behance is empowering the creative world with the leading online platform to showcase and discover creative work. Designers and other creatives from across industries use Behance to gain exposure, attribution, and work, breaking the barrier between talent and opportunity. Behance also powers portfolio display for thousands of other websites around the web, including AdWeek, RISD,…