Trend Spotting: eFood, iEat

The food industry may seem like the last bastion of brick-and-mortar companies, relying solely on human efforts. Think again. A new crop of entrepreneurs are taking our love of food out of the kitchen and into the digital realm. Several members of 1M/1M, our global virtual startup incubator, have created specialty brands that help consumers eat

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A 1M/1M Thanksgiving

ifood.tv, last featured on the blog on the 1M/1M Incubation Radar, returns to offer readers recipes, how-to videos gathered from around the Internet, and tips for a delicious Thanksgiving dinner. Later this week, they’ll return with more holiday recipes to try. But first, click on the full article for twists on Thanksgiving favorites.

Menlo Park Renaissance (Part 4)

If we can bring together the Silicon Valley–style entrepreneurship, with taste, style, culture, food, wine, and art in a well-thought-through city center, Menlo Park can indeed become that eclectic creative cauldron so rare and elusive. Housing this creativity should be a series of great public spaces, terraces, patios, plazas and boulevards.

Menlo Park Renaissance (Part 3)

Parts of Silicon Valley are extremely beautiful. My favorite is Woodside. However, other parts of Silicon Valley are plain vanilla. San Jose, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, San Carlos, and Redwood City – these towns have no style and not much to offer in terms of aesthetics. Silicon Valley has never really paid attention to style or

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Menlo Park Renaissance (Part 2)

Perhaps of all the American states, California, because of its wine country, has placed the most emphasis on cultivating a food and wine culture. Among our natural advantages, we count great local produce and local wine. In fact, Napa Valley has become one of the country’s greatest tourist destinations.

1Mby1M Incubation Radar 2011: ifood.tv, Menlo Park, California

For some, like Tyler Florence and Rachael Ray, cooking is their livelihood. For others, it’s a hobby. But for most, cooking is a necessity, a means to an end. Still, they want to cook food that looks and tastes good. Based in Menlo Park, California, with offshore offices in India, ifood.tv was launched in 2007. This

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Food Entrepreneurs: Sugardaddy’s

By Guest Author Erika Valdez Brownie lovers, this is for you! Our food entrepreneur series continues with the story of Mark Ballard and Tom Finney, the co-founders and co-CEOs of Sugardaddy’s Sumptuous Sweeties, an award-winning company that has redefined the “cozy, American classic brownie into a truly luxury dessert indulgence, gifting, and special occasion experience.”

Multi-Billion Dollar Venture Ideas for Indian Entrepreneurs

For Indian entrepreneurs looking for scalable venture ideas, here is a list to work on. I have modeled one venture for each category, which you will be able to access from the Vision India 2020 series: