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Startup Weekend is an awesome pressure-cooker for starting tech companies. Over the course of one weekend, companies are built – from idea to launch. And it works. About 230 companies have been started, and they’ve gotten almost $800,000 in funding. We got a chance to interview Clint when he was out here prepping for the upcoming [...]

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You know, Foursquare? No, not the game you played as a kid. This is a game for you to play as an adult – allowing you to explore your city, connect with your friends and find new hot spots to hang out at. It’s being pinned as the next Twitter, and if you’re not on [...]

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Many design firms are using 3D printing these days to create prototypes. But the guys behind MakerBot are taking 3D printing one step farther, and envisioning a future in which everyone shops for products online and then prints them out right at home. They’ve developed a pretty inexpensive 3D printer for bringing this technology to [...]

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Sam is a fellow Pratt alum who has gone on to become a creative entrepreneur. He moved from his product design background to creating hi-tech systems that function on an architectural scale. SMIT’s products are beautiful, sophisticated panels for harnessing renewable energy. Their work is already in MoMA’s permanent collection. WOWZA! http://s-m-i-t.com Your company is strongly [...]

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Tucker Viemeister is Lab Chief, heading research and development at Rockwell Group, lab.rockwellgroup.com. He was a founder of Smart Design where he helped design the widely acclaimed OXO “GoodGrips” kitchen tools. He also was president of Springtime-USA, a partnership with the Dutch industrial design company, and helped found Razorfish’s physical design capability and frog [...]

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Supermarket is an innovative website which allows independent designers to sell their wares. Curated by its founders, it has a wide range of objects, but not so wide that it overwhelms you. It’s a fantastic venue for designers to put their work up for sale online without dealing with headaches like coding a website or [...]

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Stuck in an unfamiliar part of town with an urgent case of diarrhea? Have no fear. Just whip out your iPhone, go to Diaroogle.com, and type in the cross streets. In addition to locating the nearest toilets, it gives you pictures, ratings, and reviews. Quoted from their site: “Diaroogle helps you find quality public toilets from [...]