Posts by Chris DeMorro
UCONN Innovation Quest: EpiGo
The plight of EpiPen users has been brought into the public conciousness this past year, inspiring two young entrepreneurs to concieve of a smaller, better way to deliver life-saving epinephrine. Their idea: replace bulky and expensive pens with a refillable, wearable, life-saving EpiPen replacement. Join Chris and Eric for the fourth entry in the UCONN…
Read MoreUCONN Innovation Quest: LOKI
For the third entry of our UCONN Innovation Quest series, we spoke to Andrew Ginzberg of LOKI, a new app that aims to evolve the live streaming market, as well as revolutionize the news and media industry. Through broadcasters, LOKI hopes to provide full coverage of events with 0 production costs, and also provide viewers…
Read MoreUCONN Innovation Quest: Zapployment
For the second episode of our series covering UCONN’s Innovation Quest startup incubator, we talk Jaclyn Paride about her innovative new employment concept, Zapployment.
Read MoreUCONN Innovation Quest: Podstories
CTStartup was invited to interview the finalists of UCONN’s Innovation Quest, a startup incbuator program that seeks to help entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life, and our first interview hits close to home.
Read MoreEpisode 46: Listenable
Audiobooks and podcasts have become major forces in their respective industries, but there is still far more written digital content than anything else. Imagine if you could give your eyes a break, and let someone else do the reading for you? That’s the concept behind Listenable, which takes your website’s content and translates it into…
Read MoreEpisode 45: Upward Hartford
In this episode, Eric and Chris sit down to talk with Hartford’s newest co-working space, the Silicon Valley-inspired Upward Hartford.
Read MoreEpisode 44: Small Business Development Center
Starting a new company is no easy task, but Denise Whitford and the Connecticut Small Business Development Council are here to provide the tools and knowledge that help get great businesses off the ground.
Read MoreEpisode 43: Phood LLC
Food waste is a huge problem in America, especially at institutions of higher learning, where picky eaters toss away tons of food. West Hartford-based Phood LLC. may have a solution to this tricky problem.
Read MoreEpisode 42: MakerspaceCT
Makerspace CT is exactly what it sounds like, a brand new nonprofit makerspace based in Hartford’s famous Colt Building. At 15,000 sq-ft, it will be Connecticut’s largest makerspace, and it will come equipped with all kinds of cool tools.
Read MoreEpisode 41: Checkmate Creations
In this episode, we talk to Hamden’s Checkmate Creations about marketing for startups in a digital world.
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