#KnowYourLemons, It Could Save Your Life…
In 2015, 570,000 women died from breast cancer. That’s a lot of mothers absent from school plays, grandmothers no longer kissing cheeks, and wives missing date nights. It’s heartbreaking and in some cases completely avoidable if only breast cancer symptoms were better understood. So we stepped up to help. Worldwide Breast Cancer, designers of the […]
Slack Picks Up $250 Million in Funds from SoftBank
Chances are, iPhone app developers have used Slack or are currently using it to ease communication and collaboration in their work lives. It’s a valuable tool, and it has been steadily improving recently. A few weeks ago, the startup aped a feature from competitor (and one-time potential acquirer) Microsoft that gives companies the ability to […]
Dogtown Media Earns INC. 5000 Ranking: Fastest Growing Companies in America
Since its founding in 1979, the magazine Inc. has chronicled all the major developments in American entrepreneurship. It has often been ahead of the curve; in 1981, it was the first magazine to feature Steve Jobs on the cover, claiming that he “changed business forever” (that definitely checks out). As app developers probably already know, […]
Dogtown Media Paints the World in Color with Beautify Earth
Last Friday, Dogtown Media was honored to host the Sky’s the Limit Party in collaboration with Beautify Earth. More than 200 people came out to our offices to meditate, dance, and celebrate Trek Thunder Kelly’s new 5-story mural on the Venice Beach Boardwalk. By the end of the night, we had raised over $9,000 to […]
Dogtown Hosts The Sky’s the Limit Party with Beautify Earth
Here at Dogtown Media, we believe that art can do more than just brighten up your day — it can change the world for the better. That’s why we love Beautify Earth, a non-profit with a mission to paint over urban decay with awe-inspiring, socially conscious murals. Much more than mere eye candy in rundown […]
Dogtown Raises Money and Recruits Donors for Be the Match
Last Friday, Dogtown Media teamed up with Be the Match, a nonprofit that handles the world’s largest and most diverse bone marrow registry, for a happy hour event to fight blood cancer. We expected a good time, but we were blown away by the support we received from the community. Friends new and old showed […]
Mobile App Startup Blinkist Pulls $4.3 Million in Venture Capital
Blinkist isn’t the first mobile app or web service to try their hand at content summarization (previous efforts from other startups have summarized Ted Talks, classic fiction, and white papers) but they may be the first mobile app developers to find mainstream success with the concept. The German mobile app development startup recently raised over […]