Meet the Teams!
Dinner isn’t too far away at Startup Weekend DC and with the sun setting the teams are feeling the pressure. In true Startup Weekend fashion, we’re expecting some pivots between now and presentations tomorrow but for the moment, here’s a look at the teams who are furiously building.
1. Trips Ole
Description: Making it easy for teachers to choose safe, reliable, more effective learning experiences with the confidences of our community recommendations.
URL: tripsole.com
2. BrailleBot
Description: e publishing for kids with print disabilities – software technology pre-existed on the mashupapp (themashupapp.com)
3. Shake on It
Description: Make handshakes more meaningful than ever!
URL: shake.ly
4. Weekly Eats
Description: Build a healthy, easy and cheap weekly meal planner for young, recent college grads
URL: getweeklyeats.com
5. EventStir
Description: Allow individual users to create/fund unique events that use crowd-sourcing.
URL: eventstir.org
6. Epic Tripper
Description: Allow people to come together and discover common epic trip ideas, plan them out, and go do them. Realize your epic trip dream.
7. CrateZero.com
Description: Crate Zero simplifies and improves your ability to manage logistics.
URL: cratezero.com
Twitter: @charlesplanck
8. TwelfthFan
Description: Where fans hang out.
URL: twelfthfan.com
Twitter: @twelfthfan
9. Kairos
Description: Virtual tours evoking emotional reactions allowing people to see, hear, and feel the historical relevance of the places they visit using tablet/smartphone technology.
URL: kariosapp.com
10. Encore
Description: Software as a service for non-profits and donors to share, collaborate, and show impact
URL: encorehq.com
11. BrewNome
Description: website and mobile app that recommends new beers and wines based on their genetic code. Pandora for beer and wine (recommendations).
URL: brewnome.com
12. Hitchatrip
Description: we’re bringing hitchhiking back
URL: hitchatrip.com
Twitter: @hitchatrip
13. Perfect Gift
Description: Ease of mind and ease of time. The perfectgift takes the stress out of gift giving
14. GreenToDew
Description: One-stop shop for expert info and purchasing green products. where customers can find sortable info on where to buy specific green products, materials/ingreditents contains, where it’s produced, certifications.
URL: greentodew.com
Twitter: @greentodew
15. Craig’s Network
Description: more user-friendly craigslist that processes payments with a social networking capability
16. Feastly
Description: Air b’n’b of dining services
URL: eatfeastly.com
Twitter: @eatfeastly
17. LoyalCurve
Description: Loyal Curve is a customer loyalty platform for small merchants
URL: loyalcurve.com
Twitter: @loyalcurve