Tag:Startup Stories

It’s certainly not the most glamorous part of starting a startup, but distribution logistics are a big deal for customer satisfaction and fulfillment flow.

Even with the booming on-demand economy, trust remains a problem. Zum builds trust through community to make parents’ jobs easier with better a rideshare service.

SMS messaging is actually pretty tedious and dated. No matter how many emojis we get, messaging apps still need to make communication more like a real conversation. That’s the problem Quickie is solving.

Cubicles are so “Office Space.” Breather lets you rent a comfortable room to unwind or get to work with some peace, quiet, and free WiFi. We spoke with the VP.

Founder and developer Soham Mondal created Skyro as a way to chronicle his persistent audio note taking. The result is an audio app that anyone can use to track the memorable sound bites of their lives.

Filmmaker Chris Weiher started Watch Me Work to solve his own need. His streaming community is providing a platform to learn from creative professionals.

From the Google Creative Lab to the world of audio, Jeff Baxter and Thomas Gayno talked to us about their new iOS and Android apps that are bringing voice back to how we communicate.

In our interview with BUMR founder Julie Drazen, we learn the story behind her photo app that lets you “share your little bumps in the road and support your friends through theirs.”

With two successful crowdfunding campaigns under its belt, this Scandinavian company is aiming to disrupt Starbucks with clever cafe carts on wheels.

For this week’s Startup Stories, we Interview the two technical founders of Flow Home, who are creating a home screen app that could revolutionize the way we use our phones.

Some of today’s most interesting products sit at the intersection between digital and physical. Sweetness is bridging online and offline to make gifting personal and local.

Localeur launched at SXSW in 2013. Two years later, this local recommendations app looks like it might beat entrenched competitors like Yelp and Foursquare.

Interview with the cofounder of Oneminute, a new super simple photo app that grew from 0 to over 22,000 users in under 2 weeks. Here’s how they did it.

CEO of Prynt reveals the secrets to a successful Kickstarter campaign and explains how their case turns your phone into a next-generation Polaroid camera.

For TechCrunch Disrupt London participant GUM, design was as important as code. Learn why, plus how they’re letting users call the shots, in our interview.

Since books came to eReaders and smartphones, not much has been done to enhance our digital reading experience. This female founder is changing all that.

Former Mozilla product designer teams up with the creator of Levi’s sizing algorithm to help women find the holy grail: perfectly-fitting jeans.

Thiel Fellow Ben Yu shares how he and VC cofounder Deven Soni used crowdfunding to finance a whole new way to fall asleep.

Cofounder Tal Safran didn’t know how people would react to buying meals from people’s home kitchens, but so far families of the East Bay are loving it.

Umano provides audio of articles you want to read. Cofounder Ian Mendiola shares advice on gaining traction, getting press, and establishing partnerships.

How do you create a file sharing service that’s truly fresh and new? Founder Alexander Mimran says it’s all about UI and real-time collaboration. Also, get a sneak peek of Minbox 3.