Last Updated on June 29, 2012 by New-Startups Team Yesterday we asked the question: “What would you do with a lot of money?” The project started by a wealthy and anonymous benefactor gives out a thousand dollars away every day to a stranger with the expectation that the money be used to do good – […]
Archives for June 2012
What would you do with a lot of money?
Last Updated on June 28, 2012 by New-Startups Team Not too long ago we shared Raise5, a crowdfunding platform that gives people who are short on cash but big on talent a creative way to raise money for their favorite charities and non-profit organizations. The team behind the terrific idea has since gone on to […]
Perfecting the social science of trade
Last Updated on June 27, 2012 by New-Startups Team Over the past few weeks the water cooler talk at our New-Startups.com offices has been about the hit A&E show Barter Kings: A show that follows two traders move up the trading cycle to attain prestigious items. For instance they may start with a simple iPod […]
My survival through entrepreneurship with difficult clients
Last Updated on June 26, 2012 by New-Startups Team One thing that school did not prepare me for was a difficult client. It never occurred to me on “what if they don’t agree with you?” concept since client work in school was always fictional so in the end they were very easy to work with. […]
Punch Street delivers snailmail with a youthful focus
Last Updated on June 25, 2012 by New-Startups Team We’ve always had a special place in our heart for startups that utilize snailmail and bring back a bit of that nostalgic feel of holding something real in our socially digital world. From niche subscription offerings to Instagram printed mail, the ideas behind snailmail products are […]
Wise words from Robleh Jama of Tiny Hearts
Last Updated on June 23, 2012 by New-Startups Team This week Karim Kanji had the opportunity to speak with Robleh Jama of TinyHearts. Robleh presently works out of the Ryerson’s Digital Media Zone and Toronto’s The Work Republic. Robleh is also the recent winner of the Kiip Build Fund. Many people know Robleh as the […]
Budge helps you build healthy habits
Last Updated on June 22, 2012 by New-Startups Team Budge is not only a loveable snail mascot but a new mobile web app that provides mobile health improvement programs that don’t let you fail. Everyday Budge texts you what to do and reminds you take a small step every day toward building a healthy habit. […]
Condition One: The implications of mobile device interactivity
Last Updated on June 21, 2012 by New-Startups Team Condition One, recently featured at the TechStars Demo Day in NYC, have created a thrilling innovation in the form of an embeddable immersive video player for the iPhone and iPad. The technology enables viewers to bend the perspective of the video they are watching nearly 180 […]
Iconify Reimagines The Modern Portfolio
Last Updated on June 20, 2012 by New-Startups Team Scoutzie, Dribbble, Behance, Creattica and the numerous other portfolio sites available are great tools for designers to get attention, show their work and be a part of a community. But, if you’re a designer and don’t have the time necessary to build tour own personal website […]
Scoops Gives You A Personalized Curated Web
Last Updated on June 19, 2012 by New-Startups Team When we first started in 2009 there weren’t too many places to read about new ideas and startup, but there were quite a few blogs that were sharing “cool things”. And today consuming content on the internet has gotten increasingly harder with the large number of […]