Technology Corridor Happenings

The recurring monthly XcellR8 meeting took place on January 12th within the Nerac business incubation environment. Telechoice CEO and serial entrepreneur Danny Briere provided a peek at the latest feature of his social networking startup, MoxMe! Danny revealed his cloud-based MoxMe! Live Video service that he says totally overhauls the paradigm for streaming video -- which is quite a claim to make.  

The product drops the price for entering the streaming video space by an order of magnitude by repurposing high definition surveillance cameras that allow any school to start streaming video for less than $500 (fully installed). Danny said that the product evolved from problems the schools have had in trying to stream live choral and orchestra performances (as well as sports games, graduations, and other events) for grandparents and brother/sister alumni who live in other states -- a problem he said all 123,000 schools in America have in common. It also provides a revenue-generating stream for the schools with appended ad, sponsorship, and fee modules that can be applied per stream, pre group, or per school -- so the system can pay for itself out of the chute and provide income to the drama club, sports teams, etc.   

MoxMe! has been in beta with the local school system in Mansfield and has been refining its product for mass distribution across Connecticut and beyond. Danny approached the XcellR8 group looking for guidance on pricing and deployment en masse. 

Being a gadget guy, Danny showed how this will powered by iPads, mobile phones, TVs, and even remote control quad-copter toys. It was an impressive presentation and stimulated the imagination. 

Last month, XcellR8 hosted the UConn student team developing Sharelogical, LLC.  The team described their business as a cash machine that does good for the world.  The business premise and concepts were outlined in a poster format and presented to the group for review and discussion. 

The CEO, Maximilian Lekhtman (Max) is currently a University of Connecticut second semester senior. He graduates in a few weeks, but plans to stay in the Storrs area to work on his business. Max extensively studies and practices e-marketing and e-procurement. His idea for Sharelogical came from a combination of how he can create a way for people to give to charity (or anything they care about) for free while doing the things they already do (ie shopping online).

Daniel Hanley is the co-founder and CFO of Sharelogical, LLC. Daniel is currently a University of Connecticut Senior. He is majoring in Business Management with a concentration in International Business, and is a member of Alpha Kappa Psi – Professional Business Fraternity, where he serves as Executive Vice President of the chapter. He is also a Resident Assistant on campus and also serves as the Undergraduate Student Government Comptroller. 

Rochelle Baross heads up graphical design at Sharelogical, LLC. She  is currently a University of Connecticut senior majoring in illustration. A member of UConn’s Honors Program, she is also President of the UConn Illustration Club, a Staff Photographer at the University of Connecticut Daily Campus, and a member of the NYC-based Empowered People of the Illustration Community. Rochelle has won several awards and scholarships for her illustration and design work and has had it featured in galleries as well as published online and in print.

All three are members of the Student Entrepreneurial Organization (SEO) at UConn.