Episode 427: Purple Prize – Nov 2, 2016

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Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Darcie Scharfenstein, Kenneth Huang, Nicole Hori, Keola Rapozo, Ryan Ozawa

To kick off today’s show, we hear about a couple of upcoming events. Darcie Scharfenstein provides us with an update on the Entrepreneurs Foundation fundraiser (Discount code: EFHPartner). Then we have Kenneth Huang here to tell us about the next Startup Weekend in Honolulu. Then, after the break, we find out about an interesting project to bring together tech and Hawaiian culture called Purple Prize. To find out more we talk to Dale NahoÊ»olewa from IoT for Wetlands, Nicole Hori from Garden Hui and juror/judge Keola Rapozo.

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Episode 357: Startup Weekend Honolulu 2015 – July 1, 2015

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In this hour, we’ll hear about an upcoming event focused on digital media businesses from Bee Leng Chua, and Mike Gifford will tell us about a new app call Dodecki that’ll help you avoid wasting time in line at your favorite restaurants. Finally, we’ll hear from the winners of the latest Startup Weekend Honolulu, including for the first time a high school student. Stay tuned to meet Liam Clive of Mentorship.link, Constantin Dumba of Grumble and Jenn Lazariuk of All About.

If you are interested in joining the Mentorship.Link beta program as a participating business or a participating student, please contact Liam Clive at liam@mentorship.link. To learn more about Mentorship.Link, visit www.liamclive.com.

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Episode 354: Sharing Economy – June 10, 2015

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We start things off with a couple of special guests, who tell us about their upcoming events. Bryan Butteling from Sultan Ventures is here to tell us about the next Startup Weekend. Then Ian Kitajima is here to fill us in on the annual Design Thinking Bootcamp. Finally, we’ll talk about the sharing economy with Ben Trevino from Bike Share and Aaron Landry from Car2Go Honolulu.

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Episode 323: XLR8UH – Nov 5, 2014

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Joining us today is Steve Sue from Bizgym Foundation to tell us about the upcoming BizPitch Camp. Then we have Bryan Butteling from Startup Weekend Honolulu to tell us about the Global Startup Battle. Finally, we’ve invited Omar and Tarik Sultan from Sultan Ventures, Jacob Isaac-Lowry from FlyWire Cameras and Milton Garces from RedVox calling in from Hawaii Island to tell us about the XLR8UH accelerator program.

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Episode 287: Startup Weekend HNL 2014 – Feb 26, 2014

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First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Robbie Melton and Len Higashi from HTDC to tell us about the upcoming Entrepreneurs Day at the Capitol. Finally, we get a chance to talk to three new startups, NameHub (Brendan Mulligan), Karat (McKay Davis) and Green Apple (Chad Kahunahana), all launched at Startup Weekend Honolulu.

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Episode 282: Bitcoin Hawaii – Jan 22, 2014

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First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Bryan Butteling to tell us about the upcoming Startup Weekend event. Finally, we’ll talk to McKay Davis and Sam Durham from Bitcoin Hawaii to find out about crypto-currencies and how exactly they work.

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Episode 266: Kickstarter Tips – Sept 18, 2013

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First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Bryan Butteling to tell us about the upcoming Startup Weekend Roundup. Finally, we’ll get some tips on how to run a successful Kickstarter campaign. We’ve invited a couple of Kickstarter veterans, Laurens Laudowicz from Juicies+ and Mike Bond from Ti2Design to find out what worked and what didn’t.

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Episode 241: Hack the Kitchen – March 27, 2013

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First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Bryan Butteling from the Box Jelly to tell us about the lastest Startup Weekend. During the main section of the show we’ve invited Poni and Brandon Askew from Street Grindz, Brian Dote from Tapiki and Alan Solidum from Anti-Social Labs to find out what happens when tech and innovation intersect with food.

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Episode 218: Startup Weekend Winners – Oct 17, 2012

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Steve Smith from UH to tell us about the upcoming eWaste disposal days. Finally, we’ll learn about two of Hawaii’s newest startups, Fan Addicts and Move Me Or Else, part of the latest round of winners from Startup Weekend.

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Episode 196: Startup Weekend – May 16, 2012

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Jason Martin from Secure DNA to tell us about a security conference called Shakacon. Finally, we’ll talk to the recent winners from this year’s Startup Weekend Honolulu, including Who Will See Me, Tealet and LaughPop.

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