Start ups

Menlo Park startup, Dropwater, introduces new way to distribute and sell bottled drinks

Four Cal Poly San Luis Obispo grads are currently ensconced in a Menlo Park garage working on a solution to up-end the plastic bottled water

by Linda Hubbard
on July 13, 2018

Talking hearing loss with Bill Facteau, CEO of Menlo Park-based Earlens

A brand new trophy sat on Earlens CEO Bill Facteau's desk — and it was one to be proud of. The Menlo Park-based medical technology

by Linda Hubbard
on May 4, 2018

Protecting memories though digitization is promise of start up, The Cloud Life

There are some things that are just too precious to go up in smoke. Such was the realization of Anna Morris (right) and Brittany Messmer.

by Linda Hubbard
on March 2, 2018

Menlo College grad quits Bay Area start up and discovers make up can be fun

Editor's note: The author of this post, Tiare Fuentes, attended Menlo College where she played soccer, as well as worked for the athletic department. After

by Contributed Content
on October 20, 2017

Hey Baby Boomers, time to dust off those memories and share on MyRetrospect.com

Talking with the founders of Retrospect Media — Susan Hansen, John and Patricia Zussman — it's easy to see what drew them together to start

by Linda Hubbard
on June 26, 2017

Street Code Academy hosts IM|Possible StreetCode Showcase at Facebook

Stanford grad Olatunde Sobomehin co-founded StreetCode Academy in East Palo Alto in response to a "lack of access to high-tech training for youth and young adults

by Linda Hubbard
on June 14, 2017

Cathy Bitler brings her background in science to making handcrafted soaps

Most of Cathy Bitler's professional career was spent in the lab. As a biochemist, she worked at companies involved in finding new drug therapies for

by Linda Hubbard
on May 26, 2017

Dariusz Paczuski draws on his Polish heritage in founding Rocket Vodka

Dariusz Paczuski admits "vodka is in my blood." That's one reason he started Rocket Vodka in his Menlo Park garage. Dariusz's family fled Poland to escape

by Linda Hubbard
on April 24, 2017

Nicki Boyd explains why talking to babies matters – and how the product Starling can help parents

Nicki Boyd, co-founder with two others of Menlo Park start-up VersaMe, admits they came up with the name for the company's first product, Starling, without

by Linda Hubbard
on March 29, 2017

From interior design to furniture – a journey that leads to Moxiemade

For the past seven years, Nancy Evars and Dimitra Anderson have offered interior design services, bringing, as they say, "a bit of moxie" to their work.

by Linda Hubbard
on March 9, 2017