Contests: YouBeTheVC Startup Contest
Entry submission date: Dec. 14
Fight to fund your lame idea while savaging those of other post-college drifters. First, in-house judges narrow the applicants to 20, who'll then create 30-second pitches that'll be voted on by site users. Finally, an NY investment firm furnishes three winners with funding, space, web developers, legal, accounting, and administrative support (ping pong tables and flip attitudes not provided).
Entry submission date: Dec. 14. Get your bright idea funded at YouBeTheVC.com
Gear: Momi TEeA Party
Sign up for NYC design firm momimomi's super-exclusive Shirt-of-the-Month club and get a new graphic tee mailed every four weeks. As a side-benefit, the regular deliveries should remind you to maintain membership in another cool club: the Electricity-of-the-Month one.
Sign up at momimomi.com
Services: DressCodeGuide.com
Pop in the climate, time of day, and dress code for the office/party/office party you’re attending, and you’ll get decorum parameters for your entire getup, from hats, to accessories, to footwear. D-codes range from standards (e.g. business casual, traditional formal) to the more niche (Texas Tuxedo, NBA), but whichever you choose the same invaluable mantra applies: "Avoid excessive jewelry".
Dress correctly with DressCodeGuide.com
Gadgets: Atari Keychains
In the grand tradition of miniaturization (golf, schnauzers), Atari’s classic controllers’ve been shrunk to a pocket-friendly size and endowed with games/a ring to hold your keys. Just plug the included RCA into a TV and your controller to enjoy multiple games: Pong, Warlords, Yar’s Revenge, Asteroids, Centipede, Millipede, and Breakout (effectively rendering your Blackberry obsolete).
Pick up the Atari Keychains
Hasselhoff: The Midnight Card
From the masterminds behind the “You Are A Douche” card, this glossy showstopper features a black-tied Michael Knight on the front and “this face leaves at midnight, be on it” on the back. Distribute, and the ladies will laugh at your irony -- until they see you unlocking your Trans Am.
Load your wallet with The Midnight Card