Get Better Skin with Spruce
Though many of us would like to think we left acne in high school, the reality is, a lot of us still suffer from breakouts. There are a million reasons zits pop up that have nothing do with hormones, from falling asleep in your makeup (yeah, we've all done it) to not washing your face soon enough after [Read More]
Safeguard Your Smartphone Photos with Bevy
Families today often have more photo-taking devices than family members, which has led to the problem of people having massive numbers of photos and videos, none of which are properly organized and shared. It’s time for spring cleaning, tech version. And that’s where Bevy comes in. It's a tiny, network-connected hard drive dedicated to nothing else but storing and [Read More]
Eero is the First Care-free WiFi System
Linksys, D-Link, Netgear, and Belkin—no matter which router you use, getting wireless internet working in your home—your entire home—is often a miserable experience. Eero wants to make it better. A new breakthrough in the world of routers, Eero has been dubbed the carefree Wi-Fi system--and not without reason. The startup insists it's ready to help you prepare for a [Read More]
Put the Smartphone Away and Embrace OSOM
By Amy Heinz One night last week I caught myself cooking up taco meat, declining the fifth pitch of the week I’d received from a company who desperately thinks I need to diet and share my experience with the world, and getting a ballet demonstration from my 3-year-old daughter…all at the same time. That’s right [Read More]
Radio Show Recap: Kickstarter Campaigns
On yesterday’s Dot Complicated with Randi Zuckerberg, three Kickstarter Staff Pick project founders sat down to discuss what it takes to make a successful crowdfunding campaign. Tyler Tate Founder of Crema "We set a goal of $25k, we need a big push in the last 10 days." "We have 200 people who have backed the project. [Read More]
The Ellen Pao Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
The Silicon Valley sexism lawsuit brought by Ellen Pao against venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins has rocked the tech world for the last two weeks. Currently the interim CEO of Reddit, Pao says a male partner made her life at the firm difficult by retaliating against her after she ended a sexual relationship with him. She is now suing Kleiner [Read More]
Monica Lewinsky’s Powerful TED Talk
Monica Lewinsky is one of very few people over the age of 40 who has no interest in being 22 again. “At the age of 22, I fell in love with my boss,” she says bluntly as she began her talk on the TED2015 stage on Thursday. “At the age of 24, I learned the [Read More]
Radio Show Recap: Peer-to-Peer Businesses
The collaborative consumption model—known as peer-to-peer, or P2P—is based on the sharing, swapping, trading or renting of products or services allowing customers to have goods without having to claim ownership. This business model enables peers to buy and sell products from each other and gives businesses the opportunity to bring consumers and providers together under their own umbrella brand, facilitating [Read More]