Mar. 4, 2013 9:00 am
InvestMaryland Challenge: 33 semi-finalists head to final round to vie for $100K prize
Of a total 259 startups that applied to the InvestMaryland Challenge, just 33 will be given a chance tomorrow to be one of three winners of $100,000 in funding.
Feb. 1, 2013 8:30 am
Why Berlin’s startup scene is growing // Using apps to fight cancer // Under Armour income increases 54% in Q4 [Links]
Why Berlin’s startup scene is growing [San Francisco Chronicle]: “A number of issues prevent entrepreneurs there from really breaking out, from risk-averse investors to a lack of Silicon Valley-trained talent.” All Revenue is Not Created Equal: The Keys to the 10x Revenue Club [Above the Crowd]: “Here are some of the key business characteristics that would be [...]
Jan. 11, 2013 9:30 am
How Sickweather predicted an early flu season 6 weeks ahead of the CDC [VIDEO]
“This is the earliest regular flu season we’ve had in nearly a decade, since the 2003-2004 flu season,” said Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to the Daily Mail. A health emergency was declared in Boston on Wednesday after 700 confirmed cases of the flu were reported. Of the 123 million [...]
Jan. 11, 2013 8:30 am
BetaPunch: a case study in social media // Make the Baltimore Sun a startup, says Dave Troy // O’Malley calls on colleges to use more tech [Links]
Why I Won’t Be Using BetaPunch for User Testing [Danielle Morrill's blog]: “So, I won’t be using BetaPunch. They’re rude, don’t respect my privacy, and clearly don’t want me to be their customer anyway.”
Jan. 10, 2013 9:00 am
Sickweather, illness-mapping startup, now offers free ad space to potential sponsors as traffic grows
Sickweather‘s recent spate of press has been beneficial for the Cockeysville-based startup: more than 11,000 unique visitors have clicked over to the illness-mapping website in the last two weeks. “[That] is up over 730 percent from the same timeframe last year,” said CEO Graham Dodge, one of three who co-founded Sickweather in fall 2011. Surely a [...]
Jan. 8, 2013 10:30 am
Sickweather flu map: Chris Whong’s animation plots the spread of flu in U.S. using Sickweather data [VIDEO]
The 2012-2013 flu season is the worst in a decade, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And if you can’t take the CDC’s word for it, take Chris Whong‘s word for it. Whong, owner of Federal Hill-based Charm City Networks who’s presently completing a master’s degree in urban planning at New York University, has put [...]
Jan. 2, 2013 8:30 am
Lance Lucas speaking at TEDxBaltimore // Digital Harbor Foundation opens tech center Jan. 17 // Sickweather on the Today Show [Startup Roundup]
This is the Startup Roundup. Every Wednesday morning, Technically Baltimore will put together the smaller pieces that make up our startup ecosystem. Sickweather, the illness-forecasting startup that culls information from people’s Twitter and Facebook updates, has been on something of a media blitz, first popping up on AllThingsD.com, and then receiving a mention on the Today Show [...]
Dec. 28, 2012 8:30 am
2012 a year of change for gb.tc // Sickweather predicts flu season 6 weeks ahead of CDC // Audit of city’s speed cameras forthcoming? [Links]
gb.tc Year in Review [gb.tc blog]: “2012 was a year of change and revamping for gb.tc. (Heck, even our name is different now.) So here’s a look back at what we started up and overhauled over the last twelve months.” Entrepreneurs Hope to Turn Baltimore into Tech Hub, but Challenges Remain [CityBizList]: “A quarter of [...]
Nov. 2, 2012 9:03 am
SocialToaster, Sickweather present at Oct. Baltimore TechBreakfast
Sam Eshleman presenting his Mechation Studio digital instructions-animation product. IKEA, you had better well be paying attention. Thanks to Hurricane Sandy, October’s Baltimore TechBreakfast happened Nov. 1, a last-minute change that perhaps cut into the attendance for the monthly startup showcase. Still, a sizable crowd trickled into the DLA Piper building in Mt. Washington for [...]
Oct. 29, 2012 8:30 am
Tech Night at Lexington Market // Baltimore TechBreakfast // Drupal Coworking day [EVENTS]
What was slated to be a busy week for startup enthusiasts in Baltimore has been thrown off by Hurricane Sandy. Stay safe out there, but be sure to check out the events happening in the latter part of the week. Another installment of the Baltimore TechBreakfast happens Wednesday, and gb.tc‘s Tech Night, the annual celebration of [...]