You are planning to be out in the sun all day, so you pop on your favorite shirt and apply sunscreen to your arms, neck and face. But, what most people don’t consider is the sun protective qualities of the shirt itself. Did you know that UV rays can penetrate fabrics, and most t-shirts provide…
DEFY was a percolating idea that eventually turned into a light bulb. The concept of CBD kept showing up for us over the course of 2 years until we finally listened, like it was meant to be. Once we validated that the benefits of CBD were real, a lightbulb went off and the path was…
Plastic straws take hundreds, sometimes thousands of years to actually break down. Every plastic straw ever used still exists today. They pollute our waterways, oceans and landfills every single day; here in Australia and around the world. They are unrecyclable and do not biodegrade leading to long-term pollution of our land and oceans. When they…
The inspirational spark for Sweet Nothings originally came from my children. After running a company for 15 years, I was ready to start a new project and realized that the challenge I faced of finding healthy, delicious snacks for my family was a reflection of a broader epidemic of unhealthy eating across America. I knew…
Jessica Randhawa is the head chef, recipe creator, photographer, and writer behind The Forked Spoon a website that features delectable family-friendly recipes that anyone can make. The Forked Spoon have been featured on Buzzfeed, Yahoo, Cosmopolitan, Country Living, and Greatest and many other renowned syndication. Was it a lightbulb moment or gradual moment to start…
Starting Cira Apps Ltd was a lightbulb idea, for sure, although I back-burnered it for years. It started on Sept 11th, 2001. I’d been helping companies deploy to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. We had a couple of customers and one in particular lost their network infrastructure on that terrible day. Their data center lost power….
The Word Counter is a dynamic online tool used for counting words, characters, sentences, paragraphs and pages in real time, along with spelling and grammar checking. Writers leverage it to improve word choice and writing style as well as helping to detect grammar mistakes and plagiarism. Additionally, to assist with public speaking, our tool will…
HostGenius became HostGenius months after we were already operating, had clients, and were figuring out exactly what to do. I started the company mid 2017 by renting a home, and subletting individual bedrooms out on Airbnb. I lived downstairs in the mud room while I learned what worked, what didn’t, and what I could scale….
The idea of Flock Safety actually came from my own experience. My neighborhood in Atlanta had become subject to some property crime and I just felt that there was a solution to this very real problem. This led me to approach the police with questions about what neighborhoods could do to help them solve these…
Crystal is the app that tells you anyone’s personality. By knowing someone’s personality, you can quickly understand their behavior, motivations, and communication preferences to adapt your own communication style, which can help you improve your sales pitch, write a more persuasive email, build a stronger relationship, and more. Crystal’s Chrome Extension is able to predict…