Archive: April 2015

OmniEarth wants to launch 18 satellites. It’s starting with $1.3M [Startup Roundup]

Apr. 29, 2015 1:27 pm

OmniEarth wants to launch 18 satellites. It’s starting with $1.3M [Startup Roundup]

Plus: Read Social Tables CEO Dan Berger's recipe for a vibrant company culture.
How #dctech can help the Nepal earthquake relief effort

Apr. 29, 2015 12:51 pm

How #dctech can help the Nepal earthquake relief effort

Join in the mapping effort for Nepal relief at Maptime DC, which is partnering with the Red Cross, the State Department and the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team for a special session Wednesday night.
To avoid suited-up crowds, she created her own conference: Peers

Apr. 29, 2015 12:44 pm

To avoid suited-up crowds, she created her own conference: Peers

Local web developer Jess D'Amico is running Peers, a yearly conference for PHP developers taking place in Philadelphia this weekend.
TechGirlz piloting open-source curriculum: ‘TechShopz in a Box’

Apr. 29, 2015 12:11 pm

TechGirlz piloting open-source curriculum: ‘TechShopz in a Box’

The nonprofit is sharing templates of its in-person tech education programs for free, in hopes of getting more young girls interested in tech.
Who will operate southern Delaware’s new fiber-optic network?

Apr. 29, 2015 11:43 am

Who will operate southern Delaware’s new fiber-optic network?

And what will the state's role be? We may find out tomorrow.
We go inside a fembot sketching competition

Apr. 29, 2015 11:04 am

We go inside a fembot sketching competition

Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School hosted a Philly Tech Week event in Haddonfield that featured bikini-clad models.
Romantic notions of the startup life

Apr. 29, 2015 10:32 am

Romantic notions of the startup life

An author and marketer brought entrepreneurs together to talk about how ideas from 19th-century Romantics could enhance today's workplace.
1776 expands empire again, acquires SF-based Hattery

Apr. 29, 2015 10:13 am

1776 expands empire again, acquires SF-based Hattery

Less than two weeks after acquiring Disruption Corporation to open a campus across the Potomac, the downtown incubator is heading west.
Sex, geeks and female auto mechanics: Our favorites from Ignite Philly 15

Apr. 29, 2015 9:53 am

Sex, geeks and female auto mechanics: Our favorites from Ignite Philly 15

The wildly popular, biannual event covered topics like sex positivity, the diversity problem in geek culture and how to make Tom Cruise taller.
Check out the competitions at this year’s East Coast Reboot

Apr. 29, 2015 7:35 am

Check out the competitions at this year’s East Coast Reboot

In its second iteration, students from Wilmington University and beyond will compete in Photoshop battles, cybersecurity “capture the flag” and more.