This month we are highlighting current SBS member’s Social Tools FM. SocialTools.FM is a platform that is about giving websites, bloggers, and brands a set of marketing tools that will allow them to fully maximize their online presence as true, social hubs. Our first solution: Social Toolbar, has been employed by tens of thousands of websites around the world A […]
Member Profiles
SOFTWARE STARTUP KINETIC GROWTH CALLS SANDBOX HOME
Sandbox Suites Coworking space is home to some pretty awesome companies Kinetic Growth is a great example of the innovation that is happening within the SBS coworking community. Kinetic Growth focuses on building software on salesforce.com‘s Force.com platform. They provide a renewals and recurring billing application and an eCommerce application that extend the capabilities of salesforce.com‘s Sales Cloud […]
AlertMe moving on up!
We are always sad to see any of our members leave us, but in all honesty thats what we strive for in our business model. Why you ask? Well because that just means we are doing our job in helping our members grow, acheive their goals and move on to bigger and better things! So […]
Sandbox Announces New Member Perks Through JustShareIt
Yep, that’s right. In addition to the buzzing atmosphere, networking opportunities, professional development events, and of course the free coffee, Sandbox members can now claim yet another perk with their membership. We are excited to announce that Sandbox Suites will be partnering with our members, JustShareIt, to offer some sweet deals to Sandbox coworkers. What […]
Good Things Come in Small Packages
Member Spotlight: Sandbox Member Betsy Massar on How to Get What You Want If you’ve seen Betsy Massar around Sandbox, you know that her small frame is no indicator of her larger-than-life personality. This admissions guru coaches grad school applicants through the soul searching, reality checking, and writing, writing, and more writing it takes to […]
Chomp gets a bite of Apple
Former Sandbox members Chomp - an App Search Engine was acquired today by Apple for what looks to be around $50m. Chomp, based in San Francisco, and at Sandbox Suites from October 2009 till last February - is the developer of a search engine that helps users find mobile apps based on their functions, and not just their name, […]
It’s Small Business, Stupid!
Here at Sandbox Suites, we love our small businesses, startups, and entrepreneurs. Turns out, many others do too. In recent months, people like Bill Clinton, Brink Lindsay, and Jonathan Ortmans have underscored the importance of supporting small businesses to spur economic growth. We sat down with David Mish, a Berkeley Sandboxer, business coach, and founder of In-Context […]
South Park Member Cherry Launches Carwashing Service
Today, our South Park member Cherry left beta and launched their awesome new carwashing service in San Francisco. Cherry’s service allows users to coordinate and schedule carwashes from their mobile devices as well as the web, all with a few clicks (or taps). Not only is the interface user-friendly, it’s also a pretty piece of design. […]
Mr Youth Reports on Class of 2015
This week’s membership spotlight lands on Tony McRoberts of Mr Youth, an agency founded as “the antidote for traditional media burnout.” With a private office in our Union Square location, Tony represents the San Francisco branch of this New York based agency. Tony is usually the first to arrive in the morning and always […]
Member Spotlight: Tracy Grogan
The summer brought several new members to Sandbox Suites Berkeley, one of whom is writing his first murder mystery novel. Tracy Grogan, former marketing executive and longtime Cisco Systems employee, took a break from killing off characters and sat down for a member interview. Although Tracy assures us that we are not featured in his first […]