Meet the HubSpotter Behind the Viral Pokemon Go Map of Boston
For being a big city, Boston still has a very small-world feel. Last week, I met Henry Wu, who joined HubSpot as a product designer earlier this year, while we were both waiting in line for the grand...
View ArticleGotta Catch ’Em All: Pokémon GO Brings Augmented Reality to the Masses
These things happen fast. One moment, you’re relaxing at home at night with your family. The next, you are about to run down the street in your pajamas to catch a dragon-like creature…If you’ve been...
View ArticleYou Can Now Find a Date Based on Actual Workout Results
Dating online can feel like a maddening, never-ending game of "Two Truths and a Lie"– if you're lucky. Know that guy you've been texting with for a while now? Once you finally decide to meet for a...
View ArticleDraftKings' New App Gives You All the NFL Data Needed for Fantasy
The NFL season is officially open on us, and DraftKings is getting us in the football spirit with the start of a new product, called DK Live. The app will serve as a one stop shop for NFL and fantasy...
View ArticleThis Angie's List Rival Is the 1st Startup to Launch from Liberty Mutual's...
Back in July, BostInno first reported that Liberty Mutual executives appeared to to have raised $14.4 million for a new Boston startup called All Set, and there were few details at the time, with a...
View ArticleLose It!'s New Food Recognition App Was No Match For My Weird Meals
A picture is worth a thousand calories. Boston startup Lose It! just released a new function of its food-tracking app called Snap It. With Snap It, users take a picture of the food they’re about to...
View ArticleThis New App is the 'Waze for Restaurant Wait Times'
This is a First Look: It's the first time any news outlet or blog has covered this startup. You can read more First Looks here. (We do this a lot.) Finding a place to eat in Greater Boston,...
View ArticleA New App Lets You Make Money When Your Friends Are Late
In almost every friend group, there’s that one person (if not multiple people) you can always count on to be late when you’re meeting up. It’s annoying, frustrating and, now, could make you money. A...
View ArticleThis App Will Let You Buy Restaurant Leftovers for Really Cheap
Imagine being able to gobble down food from your favorite eatery for the fraction of a price. It's not a dream; it's not wishful thinking. Food for All, a startup based out of Cambridge Plug, is...
View ArticlePunchbowl's Invitation App Has a Slick Way to Switch Fonts on Your iPhone
Punchbowl, a Framingham-based venture focused on online invitations, recently released a new iOS app that lets users design, send and track virtual party invites. While the company emphasizes the...
View ArticleThis Runkeeper Vet's Startup Aims to Give Apps Faster & Better Customer Feedback
After leaving Runkeeper in 2014 as the company's vice president of user experience, Tom Boates is in startup territory again with the launch of his new startup called Brilliant. Boates officially...
View ArticleGymnast Aly Raisman Now Has an Official Emoji App
Want to virtually express your feelings via the tears, smiles and backflips of Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman? There's an app for that, and a Chicago startup is behind it. The official Aly Raisman...
View Article'LynkedOut' Narrows Down Your Best Bets for Going Out in Boston
LynkedOut, a new startup striving to be social network about everything nightlife in Boston, is looking to answer that age-old question: What should we do tonight? What initially began as a “Fastpass...
View ArticleThis App Lets You Make Trump Say Whatever You Want
Dreams really do come true: The new app DJ Trump lets users put words in Donald Trump's mouth. Here's how it works: type the words you want to hear the 45th president say, and DJ Trump's tech does the...
View ArticleThese 5 Boston Startups Make Dating Feel Less Like Torture
You know what time of year it is by the flood of red rose floral arrangements streaming through your office. I won't rub it in. Instead, I'm here to help with a list of Boston startups that promise to...
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