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TechCrunch Summer Party at August Capital, 7/31/2015

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Nerd Stalker crew visited  the 10th Annual TechCrunch Annual Summer Party  at August Capital (2480 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA) on Friday, 7/31/2015. Their tickets were sold out. It looked like at least over 1,000 people attended the party. If you'd like to network with tech professionals and investors in the Bay Area, it's one of the best parties for you. Here are some photos from the party. Photos: Taiko Fujimura / Nerd Stalker Media   See you all at the TechCrunch Summer Party next year!

Tech Week News

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Adolfo and Greg talk Patent Trolls, Android Auto, Uber fights da Mayor and more Check out the weekly gab on tech with your hosts Adolfo Foronda and Greg Viloria.

Putting Faith into Startups

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There are over 200 accelerator programs around the world. Who would guess, one accelerator program in Cincinnati would be one of the most unique in the world. Ocean Accelerator 's mission is clear --&nbsp create businesses that are rooted within the Christian faith. The accelerator has all the features that all accelerator programs offer - business plan development, accounting, law, marketing, funding advice and a pitch day. Having just graduated their first class of 10 startups, they are looking for their next class starting August. We talk with startup and turn-around experienced CEO, Scott Weiss , and co-founder Chad Reynolds on what Ocean offers startups and how they integrate faith practices. 

A Twitpictorial of Maker Camp Week #3

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We are back again for Week 3!  Our Nerd Stalker crew took and some time to grab a few photos of some great projects from the Twitterverse of Week #3 of  Maker Camp . Good job campers, camps and Maker Media. Explore, Make and Share. Get ready for Week #4.

Atmel Builds Their IoT Ecosystem Through Startups & Education

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We follow a lot of the chip companies as they position for chunks and pieces of the IoT landscape. The players are the chip gorillas - Intel, Samsung and some are part of the ARM consortium. The chips or ICs lay the foundation for creativity in the IoT space and low power is the key. Some brands do it through education and some through engaging the IoT startup community and others both. Atmel seems to have a handle in the "both" category. We catch up with Atmel's Bob Martin and he takes us through some highlighted IoT Atmel-using startups at a recent Maker Faire.

Alice Bowman - Expert Space Drone Flyer

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Image Courtesy of NASA New Horizons Gallery The image above looks like the next coming of the Dark Star? No, not really, just the heart of Pluto and its frozen. But, we are not here to talk about that but the story behind the story. This week's installment of Highline, HuffPost's new longform journalism project, shines the spotlight on Alice Bowman, Johns Hopkins' Advanced Physics Laboratory's first ever woman Mission Operations Manager or as she's known to her team, M.O.M.  HuffPost's Highline Executive Editor Rachel Morris goes behind the scenes with the woman responsible for flying the most advanced unmanned spacecraft in history across 3.26 billion miles to get humanity's first ever glimpse of Pluto, all from her desk at APL outside Baltimore. Being at the helm of such an ambitious operation, Bowman is proving that spaceflight is no longer a man's game. Here's a glimpse of the article(c/o Huffington Post's Katie Maguire).

PopMyDeal Brings Digital Loyalty To Brick and Mortars

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A shift towards paperless loyalty club offers from plastic cards are coming and are mainly driven by the bigger brand's ability to harvest data mentioned in a story run by the BBC about consumer loyalty . What about the smaller and medium size retailers who are often family run and not digitally savvy. Enter PopMyDeal , a app service, which grows a retailer's business by offering direct loyalty rewards or referral rewards to frequent shoppers or visitors. We interview Frank Nguyen, co-founder and CEO of PopMyDeal who explains how this can help Small and Medium sized Businesses (SMB).

A Maker Camp Week #2 Review

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We are back again!  Our Nerd Stalker crew took and some time to grab a few photos from the Twitterverse of Week #2 of  Maker Camp . Good job campers, camps and Maker Media. Explore, Make and Share. Get ready for Week #3.

Ringr Hopes to Improve Your Mobile Podcasting

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If you had an announcer's voice, half of our podcasts would probably be very good regardless of sound quality. What would you do if you can get high quality audio from your mobile device. Well, Tim Sinclair, the PA voice of University of Illinois and major league soccer Chicago Fire discusses what motivated him to create Ringr , which increases the sound quality of interviews or podcasts through your mobile devices if you don't have a radio voice like Tim's. Tim also discusses some of the upcoming features as his app exits beta and talks about his journey from Radio personality to entrepreneur.

This Origami Expert Helps Makers

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At the last Maker Faire Bay Area, Sprout by HP showed off some of its highlighted apps. One of them,  Origami Apprentice by Ideum  , was not necessarily an app that will make you an origami expert but showed off the concept that Sprout is bringing to the maker table - physical to beautiful to digital. The Sprout hardware / App combination shows off what is possible for learning in a Sprout world which has a projector, touch surface and a 3D scanner. We catch up with Sheau-Lan Reed, Head of Ecosystem at Sprout, to talk about Origami Apprentice. 

A Maker Camp Week #1 in Review

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We are big supporters of the Maker Faire and makers around the world. The Nerd Stalker crew took and some time to grab a few photos from the Twitterverse of Week #1 of Maker Camp . Good job campers, camps and Maker Media. Get ready for Week #2.

The Nerd Stalker Weekly Review

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Check out the stories Adolfo and Greg talk about this week.

Upcoming Founders Space Events You Gotta Love

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Hey Nerds! We have got some great events at Founders Space . Use our Nerd Stalker Discount 25OFF at checkout to get your 25% discount(c/o Captain Hoff above). Full disclosure, I am a volunteer mentor at Founders Space. Check out their events below:

Maker Camp Opens Today

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If you have small loved ones 8-12 years of age or big loved ones who think they are 8-12 years of age, you have to check this out. Maker Media's  Maker Camp launches today. Maker Camp is a free, 6-week virtual summer camp for young Makers interested in DIY, making, creating, crafting, hacking, tinkering and learning. This year marks the fourth annual Maker Camp and last year were 50,000 campers attended. And, if you want to attend camp with other young makers, you may be able to find a place close to home, here . Last year,  there were 500 Maker Camp affiliate locations across all 50 states, including public libraries, community centers, 4-H Clubs and Intel Computer Clubhouses .  This year you will see sites spread around the world.  The 2015 Maker Camp is generously sponsored by Intel and AT&T. If interested, sign up  here .

2015 Maker Camp - New Summer and New Format

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Maker Media Chairman Dale Dougherty explains the new Maker Camp format The Nerd Stalker crew was at 2015 Maker Camp launch at the Maker Media Lab - Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Sometimes you have to change things up - just like being a maker. That is the promise for camp goers for the this year's Maker Camp. The Maker Camp takes a new twist this year as it is all online, accessible - you can participate with items found around the house and it is free! We talk with Dale Dougherty , Founder and Executive Chairman of Maker Media, Inc. about what summer, kids, and making is all about. We also chat with Kelli Townley, the Producer of Maker Camp where she shares the philosophy behind the new format of Maker Camp. Check it out.

Why Indie Musicians Should Join This Tribe

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Tribe of Noise Gives Indie Musicians Revenue and Gaming and Video Creatives Licensing Options The music industry is complicated. Music Licensing is complicated. Getting quality music   within budget and within timeframe  into your indie game, video or movie is nearly impossible  (unless you know i.e. the Doobie Brothers). That is why there are tech events like SF Music Tech . Recently, we interviewed Hessel van Oorschot , Head Noisemaker and business conductor at Tribe of Noise . Tribe of Noise is a service that connects creatives who need music with independent musicians who create beautiful music. Tribe of Noise has been around since 2008 (that's 49 Years in startup dog years) - that's a long time. Untangling the music industry spaghetti is what they are trying to do with strategic partnerships with Getty Images , SONOS and Pond5 . Hessel explains why the Tribe of Noise fills the void and gives the money and choice back to the indie musician and the reason for his @7

Startup Tips with Captain Hoff - Thoughts about Mentors

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Picture courtesy of Founders Space Founders Space 's Steve Hoffman , aka Capt. Hoff" share his startup tips on "Mentors." In this segment he explains what you should look for in a mentor and his thoughts on characteristics of a good mentor. Check out what Steve has to say.

Startup Blog Insights - 3 Factors That Turn An Idea Into a Business

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Picture courtesy of Taffy Williams This month, we take another journey with Examiner writer, entrepreneur and angel investor - Taffy Williams . We will go in-depth into an article on Examiner.com titled "3 Factors That Turn a Great Idea Into A Business" . Taffy gives examples from his experience in biotechnology . Give it a listen or a view!