A Passion For Great Design: The Mobelux Story
I wanted to build interfaces for the iPhone as soon as I’d tapped the glass on the original model. I wasn’t alone. Plenty of other interface designers saw the future in multitouch and started mocking up apps. I’d recently signed up for Tumblr and wanted to post from my iPhone so my first iOS design was meticulous views of what that app might look like. Unfortunately, Apple wasn’t allowing third party development on iPhone OS at that time so my interface was relegated to nothing more than a mobile design exercise.
Miles Finch Innovation: Inspiring Corporate Creativity
In today’s corporate jungle, it’s all about survival of the most innovative. Miles Finch Innovation, a Midlothian firm with meeting space in Manchester’s Corrugated Box Building, skillfully guides corporations toward a more innovative approach to business solutions.
Who We Are is The Way We Give
Hold on tight. The way we give is about to change. There is a new plan. Inside a ground-level office in Richmond, easily accessible to the public, Marti Beller thrusts her cell phone forward. On the screen is a photo of Beller at graduation. With big hair and a big smile, you have to look hard to see the resemblance.
Biotech Boom: Local Firm Unveils Life-Saving Products
Nearly a decade of hard work is starting to pay off for Intelliject LLC. The Shockoe Slip biotech firm recently received federal approval of its epinephrine injection system, called Auvi-Q. When the device becomes available in November, people who suffer from severe reactions to shellfish, nuts, and other allergens will be able to use Auvi-Q […]
For Those About to Walk
Whether by choice or necessity, a lot of Richmonders have left large organizations over the past year or two to start their own businesses. Maybe they are moving on to freelancing, consulting in the industry they know, or starting a new and different business from the ground up.
Push the Button, RVA: TechCrunch Digs Us
“Where am I, again?“ That was the feeling you got after walking into what appeared to be, at least on the outside, a standard office building in Henrico County’s West End. Once you stepped in, though, that’s when things turned West Coast-y: a slide in the lobby, and beer taps not too far from that […]
inLieu Wins Greater Richmond Chamber’s i.e.* Inaugural Startup Competition
Local company inLieu was the big winner in Greater Richmond Chamber’s i.e.* inaugural startup competition.
Farenheit Emerging Media Creates a New Name
Fahrenheit Emerging Media has created a buzz — again. A Richmond-based social media powerhouse, the outfit has rebranded itself and is now Create Digital.
Inside Snagajob’s focus on building a thriving workplace culture
Whenever I’m asked about Snagajob’s culture, I think the one thing people have the biggest misperception about is that it’s only a culture of “fun.” And, while it is extremely fun, and we will work incredibly hard to keep it that way, it is only fun as long as we work extremely hard. We’re big believers that hard work and having fun while doing it are not mutually exclusive.
RVA Has Swagger
Arriving at the TED Conference in Los Angeles on a redeye flight, I began to ready myself for four days of mental gymnastics. The conference, which sees the world’s brightest thinkers and go-getters, is always an inspiring look into the future. As a speaker at these events for eight years, I’ve always enjoyed telling others of my hometown. At this trip, however, I arrived with a certain swagger, proud to tell everyone that I was a resident of Richmond, Virginia.