Update: Updated product pictures One of the more practical One Spark Creator Projects that we have come across is the SweetSpot sugar dispenser. As someone who drinks a ton of coffee, probably too much, I can't believe that there is not one of these in every Starbucks. According to the companies One Spark Profile, "SweetSpot is [...]
We're on the ground at OneSpark the World's Crowdfunding Festival in Jacksonville Florida soaking up the rays with at least 100,000 attendees at this event bringing Indiegogo, Kickstarter and your local startup accelerator pitch day to life in one off-line, online hybrid mashup. Check out more of our OneSpark coverage here. One of our coverage [...]
Yubixi is a really unique take on social networking. Rather than looking for and connecting with people you already know, Yubixi is built around connecting people around common interest. "Other social networks are about keeping you in touch with people you already know, or following people you know something about. We see a gap in helping people actually make new connections and we set out to make doing so easy and fun...We have created an experience that is centered on your true interests and provides a several ways to interact with others who share those interests"
"Bycle is an app + product combo that was designed for bikers and cyclists, and it will bring a revolution on fitness and sharing...We want to be able to grow Bycle as a movement for cyclists around the world to share their rides"
In pursuit of a way to limit the impact of short car trips, the Marbel team has spent the past 18 months developing a badass electric skateboard. The board weighs in a 9.9 lbs, with a top speed of 20mph, and a 10 mile range
"Cognitive Clubhouse will serve as a hub for critical and creative thinking. It will be the site of a variety of student centered programs and exhibits ranging from science, (Big Bang Science), history (Lunch with Legends), art, engineering, innovation, entrepreneurial education, gaming and coding."
Among all of the apps that will be on display at this years One Spark, one really speaks to me. Fangate solves one of my biggest problems. Sports fans, especially those who follow out of market teams, can have a hard time finding a bar or restaurant that is your teams bar: the Steelers Bar, [...]
Followmyvote, the non partisan website that helps "the people" keep a pulse of what's going on in politics is looking to create an app that they say will help hold politicians accountable. Followmyvote currently offers a variety of news, blogs and general information designed to help ordinary people keep up with what's going on in [...]
AnyInc is the latest iteration of a company that entrepreneur Chris Markl started back in January. AnyInc blossomed out of ReStartUp, a business model that got some market validation during an entrepreneurial event at the University of North Florida. ReStartup's model was to become a platform for buying and selling startup companies that otherwise may [...]
Last fall I spent three great days in Cincinnati hearing about the latest and greatest in technology, apps and startups, fine tuned and catered for creators, technologists and founders from "everywhere else". Nick Tippmann the co-creator of the Everywhere Else conference series says that they purposely target innovation from outside Silicon Valley, and to a [...]
