RSSLooking for area innovation? Head to the new Boston Tech Meetup
Jan 27
Modeled on the famous New York Tech Meetup, Boston now has its very own Boston Tech Meetup. We were flattered to be invited as one of the inaugural speakers, with Mitch demoing MuckRock in front of a new audience, fielding questions and getting some great feedback (see photo above, courtesy Blogcastr). The meetup’s organizer, Dave Rafkind, deserves a round of applause: It was a fantastic showing for a first meetup, particularly considering the outside conditions were a deep orange on the French Toast Alert System. After the jump, the other featured companies who are all worth checking out.
- NetBlazr A peer-to-peer alternative to traditional telco: Customers not only host an end point, but help route traffic in order to build out a wireless infrastructure at a fraction of the cost of traditional operators, savings which NetBlazr plans to pass on to its customers (it’s currently aiming at the SMB market).
- Blogcastr If Twitter and CoverItLive had a lovechild, it might turn out something like Blogcastr, which hopes to organize the rather scattered hashtag experience on its new platform.
- Relay Technology Relay applies AI to help organize and flag likely bio-investments, with an aim to generalize the platform into other fields to help companies plow through massive data sets and find the diamonds in the rough.
- iCreate to Educate Stop motion made easy, for the educational sector. It helps kids get hands on in making movies with paper mache and other classroom staples to make fun, innovative educational videos.
- Abroad101 A review site for study abroad programs, it helps match students with international opportunities, with the primary revenue stream being leads generated as students request more information.
Sound like something that would float your boat? Check out the next meeting on February 15th at Microsoft’s NERD Center.
