Riana Lynn, FoodTrace

Founder: Riana Lynn Company Description: Technology platform that uses big data and small business user profiles to link food distributors, local farms and specialty food manufacturers with wholesale food buyers. Company Site: http://thefoodtrace.com/; Twitter Date of Interview: February 2015 Riana Lynn is the CEO and Founder of FoodTrace, a software company that provides digital discovery…
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Dan Novaes, MobileX Labs

Founders: Dan Novaes, Kiran Panesar Company Description: Creating easy-to-use tools and applications to help others grow their mobile presence Company Site: http://mobilexlabs.com/; Twitter; Facebook Date of Interview: January 2015 Dan Novaes is the CEO and Co-founder of MobileX Labs. He loves to create businesses – and is one of the few people in their 20s…
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Steven Dyme, Flowers for Dreams

Founders: Steven Dyme and Joseph Dickstein Company Description: On demand, socially conscious, artisan flower service Company Site: https://www.flowersfordreams.com/; Instagram; Twitter; Facebook Date of Interview: February 2015 Steven Dyme is the CEO and Co-founder of Flowers for Dreams. Its aesthetic is quite dreamy, and they actually contribute to dreams by donating a portion of each bouquet’s proceeds…
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Sarah Press, Project Fixup

Founders: Sarah Press and Jason Skicewicz Company Description: An online dating service that focuses on the offline experience Company Site: https://www.projectfixup.com; Twitter; Facebook Date of Interview: January 2015 Sarah Press is the Co-founder and CEO of Project Fixup. She has always been passionate about entrepreneurship and bringing people together. She believes in “getting offline as…
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Corbett Drummey, Popular Pays

Founder: Corbett Drummey Company Description: Marketplace for products or cash in exchange for posting about brands on Instagram Company Site: http://www.popularpays.com/, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram Date of Interview: December 2014 Corbett Drummey is the founder and CEO of Popular Pays, an online marketplace that connects local businesses and major brands with the influential Instagrammers of the…
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Ross Petersen, Blitsy

Founders: Ross Petersen, Ryan Petersen, Katy Weade, Ab Fadel Company Description: Online arts and crafts retailer Company Site: https://blitsy.com/, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube Date of Interview: December 2014 Ross Petersen is the CEO and co-founder of Blitsy. He comes from an ancestry of entrepreneurship and has deep industry knowledge through the family business and his own…
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Deepak Goel, KarmaCircles

Founder: Deepak Goel Company Description: Karma Circles is an online peer-to-peer knowledge sharing platform. Company Site: http://www.karmacircles.com/ Date of Interview: January 2015 Deepak Goel, KarmaCircles Art by Charles McNally Deepak Goel is the founder of KarmaCircles, an online peer-to-peer knowledge sharing platform. He believes in creating bite-sized opportunities for “structured giving” and contributing to the…
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Aaron Frazin, Charlie App

Founder: Aaron Frazin Company Description: Application that researches the people you are scheduled to meet with and sends you insight briefings before your meeting Company Site: https://charlieapp.com; Facebook; Twitter Date of Interview: January 2015 Aaron Frazin is the co-founder and CEO of Charlie App, an online application that compiles research and sends you a summary…
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Raj Karmani, Zero Percent

Founder: Rajesh Karmani Company Description: Zero Percent is a technology platform that connects food retailers with food charities to donate and pick-up food surplus in a simple, reliable and safe way. Company Site: http://zeropercent.us/, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Date of Interview: November 2014 Raj Karmani came to the United States from Pakistan to study Computer Science….
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Jay Savsani, Meal Sharing

Founder: Jay Savsani Company Description: Online platform that brings hosts and guests together over home-cooked meals around the world. Company Site: mealsharing.com, Twitter, Facebook Date of Interview: November 2014   Jay Savsani  used to build startup MVPs for other people’s dreams. “When people ask me if Meal Sharing is my first startup.. I’m like, ‘It’s…
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