In honor of our one-year anniversary, Food+Tech Connect is asking leading food and technology innovators – how can information and technology be used to hack the food system?[...]
In what interesting ways are food tech innovators using Google+? Joining Studiofeast founder Mike Lee for his first Google+ cooking demonstration two weeks ago opened my eyes to ju[...]
Calling all Food Advocates & Designers This Saturday, August 13, 2011, Code for America and The Noun Project are bringing together designers and food advocates to create new s[...]
Last week, Environmental Working Group released Meat Eater’s Guide to Climate Change+Health, to make it easier for consumers to green their diet and the planet. They partnere[...]
One of the great challenges of building a startup is ensuring that your product meets market demand. This seems to be particularly true for data-driven startups, whose initial prod[...]
Farming First, a multi-stakeholder coalition whose goals is to further sustainable agriculture development worldwide, has launched a six-part online infographic called “The Story o[...]
Non-technical startup founders often struggle to find technical co-founders. Entrepreneur Emil Petrone has a solution: quit your job, leave your home for two months, and teach your[...]
Mint.com gathers large amounts of data about it's users purchasing habits.
The following video highlights the correlation between particular times of year and the average consume[...]
Food is leading the way for digital innovation in the publishing world. Gourmet Live, a whole new kind of interactive content experience, and Foodpress, WordPress.com’s first[...]
Food+Tech Connect is dedicated to building community for the growing food and tech sector- both online and off. I am thrilled to be working with Emily Cavalier of Mouth of The Bord[...]
“The creativity of the individual “farmer” is the critical component to better environmental stewardship and food system change. We want to get citizens, teachers[...]
January Food+Tech Meetup With Wholeshare and Meatshare from Food Tech Connect on Vimeo. The January Food+Tech Meetup featured a conversation about developing new models for organiz[...]
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could easily and quickly find the exact recipe you want, based on your personal health profile and preferences? Yummly CEO and Founder David Feller[...]
Hamburgers Tonight!, originally uploaded by jamieanne. To develop revenues for a business plan you have to have a clear idea of the value proposition. Or, to put it simply: Who wil[...]
What does—or could, or even should—it mean to write about food today? I am honored to join more than 40 amazing writers in a conversation about this question as part of a multi-sit[...]
Everyday, food lovers from all over the world log on to the web in search of recipes. A growing number of sites, such as Food52 and Gourmet Live, are helping to democratize, person[...]
One glaring hole in the Food+Tech Business Model Canvas is, of course, revenue. The central issue for an online media platform (or any start-up business!) is how to monetize (ie, [...]
Would you try a slice of human cheese? I’ve asked this question at a dinner of artists and sustainable food advocates, at dinner with my family, and in conversation with frie[...]
Last week, I asked if you would be interested in having me launch a Your Weekly Questions section in the newsletter and on the website. The idea is to get everyone talking and make[...]
Up until a couple of weeks ago, the largest event I had ever organized were dinner parties for 10 in my apartment. Then the Food+Tech Hackathon came along. With 12 days of lead ti[...]
Where does your food come from? The answer is more difficult than you might imagine. Thankfully, a growing number of tech savvy entrepreneurs are leveraging their Web2.0 acumen an[...]
Mint.com Mint.com created this interactive infographic visualizing the consumption, production, and production value of the most commonly used burrito ingredients.[...]
Happy 2011! A new year, a fresh set of goals. Ready to build something new? Or adopt a fresh approach to an ongoing project? If so, I have a post-holiday treat for you: a business [...]
If you’ve been following this blog, you may have noticed that many of the startups I’ve interviewed are data-driven. Why? Because addressing even the seemingly most bas[...]