Matt Harrigan

This is the "messaging for professionals" app the market has been waiting for. It capitalizes on the ease/functionality of the ubiquitous and clearly preferred-to-email SMS archetype without sacrificing the privacy of more personal contact details like a person's private phone number. Basically any time you've wanted to network but have been stymied by your phone and needed to grab a card...

Everyone notes and loves the maker movement. But how are all these "kickstarted" projects going to get onto shelves? Enter Modalyst, the most efficient mechanism out there for connecting emerging brands with the retailers interested in carrying their products.

Flat out brilliant.

very impressive work from the Ocho team. truly advances the conversation in terms of video not just as a content type, but as a communication mechanism.