Bay Area Boutique Uses “Magic Mirrors” to Merge Online and Offline Shopping
Like something out of Back to the Future Part II, the new “magic mirrors” at Rebecca Minkoff in San Francisco may be the future of shopping. The new technology was developed by eBay as a way to bring...
View ArticleSF Bay Couple Lives in 712-Square Foot Cottage as an Experiment in Energy...
Since 2012, architect, David Baker, and design communications consultant, Yosh Asato, have made their home in Zero Cottage, a 712-square foot home in the Mission District designed by Baker with the...
View ArticleMake Your Reservations Now for the Return of The French Laundry
Napa Valley’s famous three-Michelin-starred restaurant, The French Laundry, mysteriously closed its doors just before Christmas to being a lengthy renovation process. The old kitchen has already been...
View ArticleSan Francisco’s Found Conference Proved Dog Tech is Big Business
Technology has gone to the dogs. In March, startup CEOs gathered at Digital Garage in San Francisco for Found, the first ever dog tech conference. The event was hosted by Pack, a local startup that...
View ArticleTech Startup, Breather, Provides Private Spaces for San Francisco Workers
When writer, Julien Smith, toured the country promoting his best-selling book, he had a difficult time finding a quiet place to work or relax. “I would find myself in cities… where I didn’t know a lot...
View ArticleSF-Based StartupStats Helps Investors Find the Most Talked About Startups
San Francisco-based entrepreneur, Nick O’Neill, is known in business circles for founding SocialTimes, a news website that reports on all things social media, from Facebook news to Twitter trends and...
View ArticleSan Francisco Bay Startups: Good and Bad Branding
With today’s fierce competition for startups in the San Francisco Bay area, it’s important for new companies to establish a brand early. A good brand can easily help a startup make it big, and a bad...
View ArticleStarbucks Evenings are Bringing Wine and Beer to San Francisco
Imagine if your go-to morning coffee stop transformed into a relaxing place to enjoy drinks and appetizers in the evening. That’s the reality in cities like Seattle, Chicago and Los Angeles, where...
View ArticleHave You Seen The List?
As Thanksgiving and the holidays approach, I like to take a some time to reflect on the the things I’m grateful for, and take stock of how great life is. If I were to boil the things I’m grateful for...
View ArticleIntroverts, Extroverts, and Workplace Culture
Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you probably already know that there’s a difference when working with introverts and extroverts. For cave-dwellers, here’s a quick recap: Introverts: Energy...
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