Olive Juice

Do you have a killer product concept and are ready to finally make it a reality? 2010 might be your year to build it out, launch a company, and change the world.

Betaspring – a mentorship-driven startup accelerator for technology and design entrepreneurs – is opening up applications for it’s 2010 summer program. They bring the best entrepreneurial teams from around the world to Providence, RI, for an intensive twelve week program.

As Co-Founder of Olive Interactive, LLC. (DandyID andClaim.io), headquartered in Providence – and a Rhode Island native – I can personally attest for our vibrant community of technologists, artists, business leaders and innovators…

(Click here for the full article on Girls In Tech)

DandyID’s WordPress plugin is now available, compliments of talented developer [and perhaps our biggest fan] Neil Simon. The plugin places a linked list of your online services into your WP blog sidebar. First you’ll need a DandyID account and supply your identities – then download the plugin and follow the installation instructions: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/dandyid-services/.

Enjoy!

We chose not the uber-spacious, “green” loft; not the fancypants Regency office with pool, hot tub, conference room access (although, if we weren’t heading into winter, perhaps a second look); we chose the quaint, smallish room on the fourth floor, no elevator, no parking, previously inhabited by a painter who left colorful marks strewed on our floor. And love it.

We have creativity and character, thus our space much reflect such. And draw in like people.Elsewhere in the building is a branding agency, architects, animators, and artists. Today, passing a door on the floor below a woman, hearing my footsteps (ok, loud too-high heels), burst from her room asking, “Would you like to see my pond?!” “Sure..” As we flipped threw polaroids from her 12 acre (really?) “pond” in the countryside. “I just found these, and I had to share with someone!” “They’re great, thanks for that!”, says I and continue, smirking, down the hall and she back through the door.

I look forward to meeting the rest of the 188 North Main St. residents in future months, and crankin’ DandyID style! Visit if you’re in the area.
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Mid-April I said my goodbyes to CPB and moved on to co-found DandyId with Arron Kallenberg and Anthony Dimitre. We’ve since launched an open beta and are communicating with third-parties for partner integration with our repository and widget. While partnerships form, users can sign up and fill out their identities – then grab a widget containing those ‘chicklets’ and respective links, for their blog. I have the widget, in badge form, on this blog.

I’ll also be moving my home base back to Rhode Island  later this month, and setting up Dandy headquarters in the Providence area. We’re hiring two developers, PHP/MySql/Mashup ninjas, and possibly an intern. Arron will remain in Boulder for 2 more months or so, heading our business development. If you’re a developer in the RI area (or in Boulder through July/August) please contact us for more information! 

DandyId is launching on a more official note this August at Gnomedex.  Check out the DandyId blog for future information, and DandyId.org to signup!