The next interview in our collection of Walmart Get on the Shelf contestants Jack D’Alelio. What product did you submit to Walmart’s Get on the Shelf contest? My product is called the Magic Toob™ Lampshade Leveler. It represents a quantum leap forward for clip-on style shades because it will allow them to work properly (i.e. […]
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Mika Manninen and Helena Lumme are immigrants to the United States from Finland. Because you always crave the food of your youth, after moving to the US, Lumme would continue to bring back suitcases full of food whenever she had an opportunity to returned to Finland for her work as a grocery consultant. One of
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It seems like every medium-sized town in America has at least one juice shop. What would drive someone to open their own? When Flo Eysler looks out his window, he doesn’t see natural juice everywhere. Instead, he sees pandas and pagodas and food covered in oil. But in his mind’s eye, he thinks he might
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When I was young, and single, I used to visit bookstores. Not just because I loved to read, but also because I thought it might have been a good place to meet girls. (It wasn’t.) You can tell a lot about a person by the kinds of books they read. What reader hasn’t made a
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1815 – New Jersey grants the first Americanrailroad charter to John Stevens. 1959 – Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit.
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Next up in our Walmart Get on the Shelf contestant interview series is Jeffrey Walker. His product, the CampfireGrill, is a campfire grill with a raised edge to keep your food on the grill and not in the campfire. What product did you submit to Walmart’s Get on the Shelf contest? The Pioneer model campfire
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Business Insider: Baristas Coffee, a sort of Hooters on caffeine, caters to those who like their coffee hot and their servers hotter — you know, customers who enjoy cheesecake with their java. Let’s not be coy about it, though, because the attention-seeking Seattle franchise certainly isn’t. The company freely admits that it distinguishes itself from
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Springwise: Designed for use in public places like museums and shopping malls, DigiWall is a climbing wall with high-end surround-sound whose grips include both lights and sensors that react when they are touched. A variety of games, contests, challenges and creative experiences are possible on the wall as a result, using a combination of visual
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In an alternate universe, it’s 1960 and the Internet is ALREADY here. via: Ads of the World Credits: Advertising Agency: Moma, Sao Paulo, Brazil Creative Director: Rodolfo Sampaio Art Director: Marco Martins Copywriter: Adriano Matos Illustrator: 6B Studio
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Los Angeles Times: On a recent sunny morning off Long Beach, Philip Cruver throttled down his boat at the spot where his company expects to develop the first shellfish ranch in federal waters. “Our goal is to show this can be done and put a dent in the nation’s $10.4-billion seafood deficit,” Long Beach entrepreneur
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