We've had a busy week already! As with last week, many team members are on the road.
Last night was a busy one for the team. Steve Portela lead a demo at Autodesk Gallery Design Night.
We had a small party in NY to provide a sneak peek to some folks of Nima. They took some great photos!
More events coming up
- Oct 3 - 5 - Shireen and Jingqing will demoing at Bon Appetech, San Francisco, CA
- Oct 4 - 5 - Carla and Heather will be at the Gluten Free and Allergen Friendly Expo in Secaucus, NJ
- Oct 6 - We're hosting people at our offices for NewCo at 11am. Come here Shireen speak, see our space, and have some gluten-free goodies. You can sign up to visit one office a day for free or use 30% off tix for festival with HC30SF. Register for the festival to come see us. Our session is almost full!
- Oct 7 - 8 - Scott will speaking at Founders Forum, NY, NY
- Oct 17 - Shireen will be speaking at Eating Through Time, NY, NY
Business and Marketing
How the EpiPen became a billion dollar business. It's amazing that one company has 85% market share!
Digital Health Funding Rankings for Q3 2015 from Startup + Health. 312 deals so far in 2015.
Health
EWG has a nice round up of ways to deter pests so that you can avoid pesticides because there's some dangers from exposure to them.
A mother asks for people not to upend her son's special diet. We hear this from parents and kids too who have special dietary needs - guess what they know what's best for their child or self and just want other people to respect that.
If you see a house with a teal pumpkin this Halloween, it may be a home offering treats suitable for those with food sensitivities.
More from the annals of the quantified self. This man tracked his sneezes and had them decline over time.
Technology
On the app side we've been looking at various patterns for activity streams. ThinkApps pulls together highlights of various ways activity streams can be designed, along with pros and cons of each. White board design challenges can be another tool to use when trying to solve some user experience problems.
Fun
- I think the whole office wants one of these desks that have space to nap!
- A study several of us find lacking - but it's got a clickworthy headline: children who go up the slide are more 76% more likely to commit murder.
- 15 Movies for Halloween Wimps