Archive for the tag: "social media"
Meet a Sandbox Member: Sandra Diana Troegl
Sandra Diana Troegl, 28, is currently based in Berlin and one of three Co-founders of Nest, an Agency for (eco)social causes. Before co-founding Nest, she worked for armedangels, an eco fashion label in Cologne. Sandra on facebook and twitter
Tell us the story of your latest project / occupation.
Beginning of 2009, I met Daniel Kruse and [...]
Seedcamp Plays in the NYC Sandbox
What does Vincent, owner of New York pizza shop 11B Express, have in common with young entrepreneurs? Both go by the motto “If I don’t eat it, I don’t serve it.” This seemed to be the theme last night when NYC Sandbox Co-Ambassadors Niamh Hughes and Fabian Pfortmuller organized a 30+ guest Sandbox event with [...]
Our Big Topics for 2010 - and Beyond
At Sandbox we’re fortunate to interact every day with some of the most inspiring young innovators around the world. Our members are constantly driving new ideas and exploring untouched opportunities. Observing patterns within our community and studying trends of our clients, we identified six major themes to watch out for in 2010 and beyond:
1. Unique [...]
Innovators Gather in Washington DC
Sandbox dinners are a place where emerging ideas and the innovators behind them meet. Last Friday, Sandboxers and potential members came together in Kramers Books and Afterwords, a well-known Washington venue. Nested in the restaurants upstairs balcony, the Sandbox group of technologists, social media experts, entrepreneurs, and other passionate innovators shared their stories.
Among [...]
The Answer
You might know the YouTube Video United breaks Guitars and it’s Star Dave Carroll. For those who don’t: On a flight from Halifax, Canada to Nebraska, Omaha, Dave’s Taylor guitar worth $3500 was badly damaged by baggage handlers in Chicago and he and other passengers even witnessed the incident. After almost a year of chasing [...]
Zappos and the value of corporate culture
Everybody talks about how important corporate culture is. But often, companies tend to see investments in corporate culture as «luxury» - something that is nice to have, but doesn’t really have a monetary value.
Well, two days ago, online retail giant Amazon bought online shoe seller Zappos; they paid almost one billion dollars in shares and [...]
The newsletter for May: Innovation in air travel & Dinners everywhere
We just sent out our newsletter for Mai. In the first section, fellow Sandboxer Simon Rohrbach takes a look at developments in the aviation industry. We give you a short update on what has been going on at Sandbox in the last months, and you’ll find our usual “interesting stuff we came across” section at the end. Reading time is about 10 minutes.
