Archive: February 2015

This DC cat café is launching a Kickstarter campaign on Sunday

Feb. 27, 2015 3:25 pm

This DC cat café is launching a Kickstarter campaign on Sunday

Crumbs & Whiskers is hosting a party to kick off its crowdfunding campaign in style. Founder Kanchan Singh's business concept is intentionally a work in progress — but it will involve hanging out with cute cats.
LeadiD Chief Marketing Officer Blair Lyon leaves for Electronic Ink

Feb. 27, 2015 1:54 pm

LeadiD Chief Marketing Officer Blair Lyon leaves for Electronic Ink

It's the second move for Lyon in as many years. Before joining LeadiD, he was Monetate's VP of marketing.
‘Hack Our City’ to gather social change, innovation leaders

Feb. 27, 2015 1:46 pm

‘Hack Our City’ to gather social change, innovation leaders

16 speakers will give lightning talks, then allow attendees to keep the conversation going.
3 talks from PechaKucha Brooklyn that will make you believe in the internet again

Feb. 27, 2015 1:13 pm

3 talks from PechaKucha Brooklyn that will make you believe in the internet again

The third PechaKucha in Brooklyn also streamed presentations from Quito, Ecuador. But it was these three local talks that won our attention.
Tripping up on Trello? Slack driving you Asana? Try GrindHub

Feb. 27, 2015 1:01 pm

Tripping up on Trello? Slack driving you Asana? Try GrindHub

GrindHub is a single platform for managing the many cloud-based services businesses are increasingly using. It's a product of Brandon Luong's Guanxi Innovations.
Coworking space? Cafe? A new place in Arlington is both

Feb. 27, 2015 12:30 pm

Coworking space? Cafe? A new place in Arlington is both

Cowork Cafe, a coworking space inside a coffee shop, launched earlier this month in Clarendon.
This Chrome extension automatically makes your emails more friendly

Feb. 27, 2015 11:58 am

This Chrome extension automatically makes your emails more friendly

Joanne McNeil's “Emotional Labor” saves you the emotional labor of being nice in emails.
Md. regulators approve Uber settlement. Md. lawmakers propose something else

Feb. 27, 2015 11:47 am

Md. regulators approve Uber settlement. Md. lawmakers propose something else

Two different paths for regulating the ridesharing giant.
10 top tweets from award-winning tweeter @PPDJoeMurray

Feb. 27, 2015 11:19 am

10 top tweets from award-winning tweeter @PPDJoeMurray

Detective Joseph Murray won Philadelphia's first “Innovation in Government” award today.
Philly’s tweeting cop, @PPDJoeMurray, wins new innovation award for city employees

Feb. 27, 2015 10:29 am

Philly’s tweeting cop, @PPDJoeMurray, wins new innovation award for city employees

Detective Joe Murray, beloved by many, said the award “means more than any other award because I was nominated by the people.”