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Crowdsourcing Takes the Stress Out of Christmas Gift-Buying
With only a few shopping days until Christmas it's a nail-bitingly worrying time for those who haven't yet decided what to give their loved ones. Gift buying should be one of the most pleasurable times of the festive season as you pick out items...
3 Tools Revolutionizing Gift-Giving on the Web
Shopping can be one of the most stressful parts of the holiday season. The thought of bustling your way through traffic and crowded stores can insight fear. Then, once you get to the mall, it becomes mind-numbing to figure out what to purchase...
Given.to featured as one of Laura's Likes
Given.to was featured on air by Washington, DC's FOX 5 News as one of Laura's Likes. Laura highlighted Given's ability to deliver a gift that "they know you will love" and Given's partnership with Souls4Soles.
TECH NOW: Crowd-source your gift giving
You can take advantage of the collective consciousness of others and find truly inspired gift ideas. In this TECH NOW, here are two digital destinations to take the stressing out of guessing. After all, why not try crowd-sourcing to get a little help from
Baltimore startup Given To Inc. hits market for investors - Baltimore Business Journal
These apps can save you from buying bad gifts
Are you hard to buy for? HLN digital lifestyle expert Mario Armstrong highlights some apps that promise you will never get another 'bad' holiday gift again. How? Because you get to tell everyone exactly what you want! You can even crowd source your presen
Stuck on holiday shopping ideas? Head to your social networks
Given.to: This service is good if you’re giving in a group, or want clear but not explicit guidance on what to get the more difficult entries on your gift list. Users can create wishlists and contribute a share to a big gift like a trip. Users can have th
With Given.to wish lists, givers can chip in for a costly present
Wish lists are a dime a dozen on the Internet, but just because you say you want a $1,000 TV, that doesn't mean someone's going to get it for you. But Given.to, a start-up that launched this month, wants to ensure you never settle for another...
Given.to Wants To Take The Guesswork Out Of Pitching In Money For Group Gifts
The gifting space has been very hot lately in the web world and now another brand new startup is throwing its hat into the ring. Given.to made its official debut last week at NewMe Accelerator’s Fall 2012 Demo Day with the aim of making pitching in money
Given.to: After three months, presenting at NewME Accelerator Demo Day today
McKeever Conwell and his co-founders, Sam Henry and Michael Washington, will present 12 weeks of work when they present their company, Given.to, at NewME Accelerator's Demo Day today. “I’m very excited and nervous at the same time,” said Conwell in an e-m
NoBadGift rebrands as Given.to, enters week eight of NewME Accelerator in San Francisco
NoBadGift has rebranded itself as Given.to, and plans to unveil its new website and new brand sometime in mid-October. A new site launch then gives Conwell and co-founders Sam Henry and Michael Washington barely two weeks to prepare for NewME Demo Day on
First crop of Baltimore accelerator companies graduate
NoBadGift and the three other companies gave slideshow presentations on their products, networked with bankers and investors, and laid out their road maps of what they would do with hundreds of thousands of dollars if they raised the money from investors.
NoBadGift.com: Never give a poorly chosen present again with crowdfunding site
It was 11 p.m. on July 14 when McKeever Conwell got the e-mail: NoBadGift.com was accepted into the NewME Accelerator, founded last year specifically for minority-owned startups. Two days later, on Monday, Conwell, 26, and his compatriots, Michael Washing
NoBadGift.com will keep Baltimore as its home even after SF accelerator [Q&A]
NoBadGift.com co-founder and self-proclaimed hustler McKeever Conwell heads to San Francisco in August to begin his 12-week tenure at the NewME Accelerator. Conwell and his two partners, Sam Henry and Michael Washington, have had a whirlwind last six mont
Baltimore's first accelerator class ready to graduate; one company heads to San Francisco
The first class of four Accelerate Baltimore companies graduate tomorrow. One of the graduates, NoBadGift.com, is moving out to San Francisco for three months to be a part of the NewMe accelerator program. Great news for that team of three entrepreneurs.
First Look: The 7 Startups In NewMe Accelerator’s Summer/Fall 2012 Class | TechCrunch
NewMe Accelerator, the startup incubator program aimed at under-represented minorities in the tech industry announced today that it has chosen seven startups to be part of its Summer/Fall 2012 cycle.
AccelerateBaltimore Demo Day Produces Able-Minded Entrepreneurs Equipped to Conquer the World
Accelerators are created to attract entrepreneurial talent with brilliant business ideas. Black, white, green, or blue, all have the opportunity to be a part of the magic that occurs within the walls of these important centers of innovation. With...
Must-have items to add to your wedding registry
Honeymoon wishes According to a recent study by the University of Denver, 70 percent of couples are already cohabitating before they get married. That said, it's no surprise that they would much rather a fabulous honeymoon than a toaster or...
NoBadGift - No more awkward surprises!
Ever try and figure out how to get rid of a present the second you get it? The awkward "Awww thanks" and/or "You really shouldn't have" (and really meaning it this time?!) What about the other way around? Giving what you think is a great...
NoBadGift Takes the Guessing Out Of Gift Giving
How many times have you watched a loved one open a gift that you spent hours (or, um, minutes) picking out and wrapping, only to see disappointment flash on their face before they remember that it's the thought that counts? Kind...
NoBadGift.com Selected to Join Accelerate Baltimore's Inaugural Class
Four Baltimore startups were chosen to participate in the inaugural accelerator program launched by the Emerging Technology Center, the city's main technology business incubator.
Online social networking spills over into real word
A few weeks ago, McKeever Conwell joined the Baltimore Tech Facebook group, which has more than 600 online members. There, the 25-year-old computer engineer proposed an idea: How about getting a small group together to practice business pitches?...
Three Morgan State Alums Put An End to Your Gift Buying Dilemmas
Have you ever received a gift you just didn't want? Were you forced to fake a smile while receiving a waffle iron when you really wanted Gucci pumps? Perhaps you racked your brain trying to think of the perfect birthday gift for your...
3 HBCU Graduates Hope to Drive Innovation and Change the Way People Give Gifts With New Startup
NoBadGift.com is a Baltimore-based start-up founded by Morgan State University alumni, Mckeever E. Conwell II, Sam Henry, and Michael Washington. Their goal: to make gift giving easier and more affordable. Their solution could not have come at a...
