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The Shifting Landscape of Seed-Stage Startups: Insights from Carta
The seed-stage startup landscape is evolving, with shifts in deal volume and geographic distribution. The data provided by Carta offers valuable insights into these changes.
view postWhy Everyone Needs a Lab
Now through July 18th, you can see a digital art installation in the first-floor window of the 21c Hotel
view postWhy Every Entrepreneur Needs a Peer Advisory Group
I owe much of my development as an entrepreneur and business professional to the power of a peer advisory group.
view postWant to Up Innovation at Work? Take a Break.
Sometimes the most efficient way to rejuvenate is to take a break from actually working.
view postWhat’s an Agency? A Resource to Help Your Business Break Through
Agencies’ varying areas of expertise and thought leadership provide many benefits, elevating businesses—from small start-ups to major organizations—to the next level.
view postWant to Learn How to Code?
This week is Computer Science Education Week and even President Obama is helping out with the Hour of Code initiative.
view postTopologica: Your Event-Sourced, Flux-Driven Dream Code
Discover Topologica - an instrumental app allowing anyone with an Android phone to intuitively traverse orbifolds to make music without underlying mathematical or musical theory.
view postUsing GitHub Issues to Manage Projects
GitHub has a built-in issue tracker that can be turned on or off per repository.
view postUh-Oh...We have a Bug: A Guide to QA
At a simple level, “quality assurance” means “the activity of checking goods or services to make sure that they are good” says Merriam-Webster.
view postUsing Coffeescript Classes to Extend Libraries
Coffeescript classes provide an easy mechanism for creating child classes of anything that uses the prototypical inheritance pattern.
view postTop Takeaways from All Things Open Raleigh 2019
Over 4,000 technologists attended All Things Open 2019 in Raleigh, North Carolina, the largest gathering of os professionals on the East Coast.
view postThe Keys to Project Success: Inside the Mind of a Project Manager
“We believe successful products are the result of successful partnerships.”
view postThe Smashing Boxes Webby Awards Voting Guide
It’s the time again! The nominees for the 20th annual Webby Awards have been announced, and the site we built for Moogfest 2016 was selected in two categories
view postThe Inclusion Revolution
Diversity in tech. A quick Google search results in countless thought-pieces, articles, and forums that intend to “start the conversation” and address the issue.
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Smashing Moves! At Smashing Boxes.
We are excited to announce several new team members to Smashing Boxes!
view postPro Tips for Surviving the Digital Health Product Lifecycle
Two weeks ago, we co-hosted the 5th Annual mHealth@Duke Conference with the conference founders, the Duke Global Digital Health Science Center.
view postMoogfest VIP Power Hour: A Smashing Labs Showcase
Moogfest - the synthesis of art, music, and technologyIn 2016, Moogfest came to the vibrant city of Durham, where Smashing Boxes had the opportunity to be a proud sponsor and partner.
view postNext Matters Most: Why Pursuing Innovation Is a Mindset Not a Reaction
As emerging technology platforms mature and become more accessible - the realm of ‘what’s possible’ gets exciting.
view postNew Members Join the Smashing Boxes Design Team
Steve Banfi and Mike Dalton recently joined the team, amplifying Smashing Boxes’ design offering.
view postNC Civic Camp: Your Chance to Improve and Innovate North Carolina
NC Civic Camp: Your Chance to Improve and Innovate North Carolina
view postNC Entrepreneur Says Triangle Can Become Digital Health Leader
The speaker lineup for the upcoming Lifecycle of Digital Health Science conference on April 12 is loaded with successful experienced health professionals.
view postMeet Your Machine Learning Meetup Panelists
As you may know by now, Smashing Boxes is passionate that Next Matters Most, and have created a quarterly content series to take a deep dive into one relevant topic.
view postMaking the Business Case for Machine Learning Part 1
On October 24, the Next Matters Most MeetUp held a panel discussion on Machine Learning.
view postMeet Our Newest Team Member
Smashing Boxes is excited to welcome Emily Neville to the team. With extensive experience from running her own company, she is focused on new business and growth at SB.
view postMardi Gras Descends on SB NOLA!
Smashing Boxes New Orleans is in the throe's of Carnival Season - a great time to network, make new connections, and have fun!
view postMaking the Business Case for Machine Learning Part 2
On October 24, the Next Matters Most MeetUp held a panel discussion on Machine Learning (we streamed it on Twitter if you're interested).
view postJoan Yabani to Speak at Africa Business Conference
Smashing Boxes’ Operations Manager Joan Yabani will speak at the 2109 Georgetown University Africa Business Conference (#GTABC2019) next Friday,
view postLearn React.js a Little at a Time, Part 2
After working through the first part, we have a simple app that writes “Hello World” to the page.
view postLearn React.js a Little at a Time, Part 1
Smashing Boxes encourages us to find better ways to deliver high-quality products.
view postIntroducing Coffeebot: A Slack-Powered Alert System for the Office Coffee Pot
Imagine this tragedy: you get into work in the morning and go to get a cup of coffee, only to finally sip it and find that it is yesterday's luke-warm spoils.
view postIntroduction to the MEAN Stack [video]
At Smashing Boxes, we encourage our developers to teach the rest of our team about trending technologies, innovative concepts, and new workflows that they are interested in or testing out.
view postInnovation Spotlight: Bourbon on a Budget Using IoT Connected Devices
When was the last time you and your friends enjoyed a craft beer at a local microbrewery or brewpub?
view postHow to Stop Chasing Happiness and Flourish
Move over, happiness. There’s a new KPI in town. With this KPI, we’ll thrive as entrepreneurs, parents, leaders, and humans.
view postHow To Make Cookie Cutters Using A 3D Printer
On election night, my wife and I were invited to watch the results come in with some friends.
view postHow a Dog-Friendly Workplace Boosts Productivity and Happiness
A bark a day keeps the doctor away: how a dog-friendly workplace boosts productivity and make employees happier and healthier.
view postHow to Choose the Right Product Development Firm
Smashing Boxes Senior Project Manager Neal Raval on choosing the right digital product development firm to bring your idea to life.
view postHighlighting the Need for Mental Illness Awareness Week
Mental Illness Awareness Week is October 7-13. It's a condition that affects a person’s thinking, feeling, or mood which may impact their ability to relate to others and function each day.
view postFour Tips for Effective Project Management
A few weeks ago, Smashing Boxes hosted a Refresh the Triangle event – ‘More Fun, Less Stress: What You Need to Know About Project Management.’
view postFrom Pledge to Process: Hiring Diverse Talent
As Smashing Boxes continues to find ways to be disruptive in our communities, a passion of ours centers around the desire to be a diverse company — both in the business we engage and the talent we hire.
view postDurham Bottling Co. Downtown Happy Hour
We are joining with our neighbors, The Fruit and Suite Four, to host an end-of-summer happy hour. Celebrating the launch of Durham Bottling Co and collaboration in our downtown community.
view postEntrepreneur Names SB Among Best Entrepreneurial Companies
We are excited and honored to be included on Entrepreneur Magazine’s list of the Best Entrepreneurial Companies In America for 2015.
view postClojure and Cappuccino: Pairing Coffee with Code in Brooklyn
I love coding in coffee shops. It brings a few of my favorite things in the world together into one place: code, coffee, community, and music.
view postCelebrating Women Innovators
Smashing Boxes loves to host events and we were so honored to host Women Innovators Day on Monday. I
view postCenduit Levels Up Their UX With Help From Smashing Boxes
As digital experiences are pushed forward by visionary organizations like Apple and Google - whose polished products we interact with daily - people expect more from all online experiences, including those at the office.
view postBe a Tech All-Star with Smashing Boxes and the New Orleans Pelicans
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve teamed up with the New Orleans Pelicans for a community event we’re calling “Smashing Boxes Tech All-Stars”. Kids from New Orleans area schools are invited to to tell us what their dream app would be!
view postAdventures in Ventures
Smashing Boxes Ventures, the venture building arm of our business, incubates, develops, and launches technology products and IP.
view postA New UI For Santa's Sleigh!
Each Christmas Eve, Santa Claus straps on his boots, harnesses his reindeer, and kisses Mrs. Claus goodbye before racing West across the globe to deliver presents to millions of children.
view post8 Technologies We Are Grateful For This Thanksgiving
Here at Smashing Boxes, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the technologies for which we are grateful and what makes them so useful.
view post2015 In Review
Smashing Boxes is driven by a set of principles that have shaped our business from day one.
view post2017 Highlights: Running on an Entrepreneurship Framework
With a 7 year company anniversary and 19 new employees, Smashing Boxes has accomplished a lot in 2017.
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