On-demand services are all the rage right now (thanks, Uber). Businesses understand that consumers want more convenient experiences and they […]
Now You Can Order Photo Books From The Google Photos App
Remember the days when you had to go to the store to get your photos printed off so you can […]
The Startup Renting On-Demand Dog Houses By The Minute
A new service provides on-demand rental dog houses for parking your dog while you’re out and about. It’s like short term pet boarding right when you need it. Did you even know you wanted that?
Facebook Marketplace Is Live, So Far It’s Better Than Craigslist
Today, Facebook introduced us to Facebook Marketplace, a new Craigslist-style forum where users can buy and sell items with their […]
Dude I Need A Truck Is On-Demand Truck Rental That Comes With Its Dude (or Dudette)
Dude, where’s my truck? Even if you don’t need one right now, you’re likely going to need one in the near […]
Pooper App Finds People To Pick Up Your Dog’s Poop For You, And It Seems Real
Pooper is an app that connects dog owners to people paid to scoop poop, so if you don’t feel like picking up after your dog, you can hire it out. This app certainly seems real, but there’s certainly speculation that it’s a joke. If Pooper is real, there are concerns about timing, pricing, and more.
Happy Thursday: Apps & Startups To Help Find a Babysitter
As a parent, you’re probably familiar with making sacrifices for your kids. Whether it’s saving money for college, shuttling people […]
Newslinn Connects Citizen Photos To Journalists In Real Time
With photojournalism being crowdsourced for better or worse, Newslinn is creating a platform where citizen reporters can share photos directly with professional journalists and the photos are auto-verified for authenticity.
5 Great Startups For Book Lovers
Whether you’ve read Harry Potter a million times or you know every line of every John Green book, book lovers […]
Valet Parking App Luxe Lands $50 Million in Funding
Luxe, the San Francisco-based valet parking app startup, recently closed a $50 million Series B round, a large part of which was a […]
Kandid.ly, On-Demand Photographers for Every Day Life
When I was a kid, my dad always had his camera with him, photographing and recording all the big moments […]
4 of My Favorite “Uber for ________” Services
There’s on-demand healthcare, healthy food delivered to your door, hovering video cameras for hire, and cheap deals on last-minute hotel rooms. With this plethora of apps and startups focused on the on-demand, sharing economy, It’s good to be alive in the age of Ubers.
Paqqy Uses Random People as Couriers to Shake Up The Package Delivery Industry
Over the last 20 years, peer-to-peer networks have disrupted industries dominated by big players. It began with Napster, who rocked […]
Startups with a Side of Social Justice
We hear plenty about all the money sloshing around Silicon Valley, whether it’s the cash pouring into startup funding or […]
On-Demand Chef Startup La Belle Assiette Gets Fed Another $1.5 Million
Cooking, cleaning, storing, laundry, driving, lawn-mowing and even standing in lines – all things that a few years ago would […]
Too Far? This Startup Gets People to Wait in Lines for You
Well, folks, we’ve done it. We’ve made an app for absolutely everything, from finding a hooker in Germany to losing […]
Marijuana Startups: Burning the Bud from the Wrong End
It has been almost a decade since marijuana—weed, pot, ganja, bud, the stuff that makes Family Guy bearable—was declared the […]
Breather Is Trying To Be The Uber Of Office Space
I’m a freelance copywriter, which means I spend an inordinate amount of time working in coffee shops. Usually this isn’t […]
HouseCall Means No More Crappy Plumbers
I am TERRIBLE at house repairs. Just plain awful. I can replace light bulbs…and that’s about it. Plumbing? Forget it. […]
Uber for Dogs
Startup companies like Uber and Lyft have introduced the world to the potential of on-demand products and services. Whether you […]
