Pomegranate Studios is a business incubator focusing on web-enabled business, social entrepreneurship and empowering individual voices through technology. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, it is the brainchild of Rick DeVos and the source of other successful projects including ArtPrize, Momentum, Spout.com, and now, 5x5 Night.Tumblr (3.0; @pomstudios)http://www.pomstudios.com/<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/27059522" width="400" height="226" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/27059522">Momentum Michigan 2011 Demo Day</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user7205376">Momentum Michigan</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>http://www.pomstudios.com/post/8221606888http://www.pomstudios.com/post/8221606888Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:53:43 -0400<a href="http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/16296891">Momentum 2011 Demo Day Videos</a>: <p>Watch the Demo Day 2011 videos from the Momentum videos here.</p>http://www.pomstudios.com/post/8216057124http://www.pomstudios.com/post/8216057124Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:02:00 -0400momentumdemo daydemobookerchextweather collageconveratistartup<a href="http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=134930914&m=134932595">All Things Considered - In Mich., Entrepreneurs Pitch Ideas for $5,000 Award</a>http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4184000390http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4184000390Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:38:19 -0400<a href="http://media.trb.com/media/acrobat/2011-03/162189720-08095336.pdf">Best Places to Live 2011: Best Place to Take a Chance on a Crazy Idea</a>: <p>(via Men’s Journal, April 2011)</p>http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4163999317http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4163999317Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:05:00 -0400Men's Healthcrazy ideaideamomentumPomegranatePomegranate Studios<iframe width="400" height="245" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uoAzLgazqWo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>let’s go. march. Downtown Grand Rapids. (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoAzLgazqWo">downtowngr</a>)</p>http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4162423017http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4162423017Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:37:42 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lis5sj3CHf1qzzhdao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Prepping for the first 5x5 Night at the GRAM.</p>http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4163237922http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4163237922Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:44:00 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lis7c1gMjP1qzzhdao1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/01/competition_is_already_heating.html">Competition is already heating up for ArtPrize founder Rick DeVos’ latest venture 5x5 Night</a> ( via <a href="http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/01/competition_is_already_heating.html">MLive.com</a>)</p>http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4163836605http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4163836605Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:57:00 -0500“A culture that innovates is a culture that shares a lot of ideas.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/01/artprize_founder_rick_devos_an.html">ArtPrize founder Rick DeVos announces new monthly ‘5x5 Night’ contest | MLive.com</a></em>http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4162296716http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4162296716Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:30:00 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lis2luJBXW1qzzhdao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.rapidgrowthmedia.com/features/012720115x5.aspx">Pomegranate Studios Announces 5x5</a> (via Rapid Growth)</p>http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4162039393http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4162039393Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:15:00 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh34hrxVxq1qzo4dso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://pairadocs.tumblr.com/post/3467590030">pairadocs</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I may be biased due to the primary fruit in this, but this stuff is delicious.</p> </blockquote>http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4162384594http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4162384594Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:35:00 -0500“…Momentum is at the forefront of investing in small teams, in small amounts, for small windows of time.”<br/><br/> - <em>Rick DeVos </em>http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4163891677http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4163891677Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:00:00 -0500momentumpomegranatepomegranate studiosRick DeVos<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lis3q6Vt3X1qzzhdao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Experience Grand Rapids tapped local firm Pomegranate Studios to develop that plan as the organization worked on more improvements over time. “</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.experiencegr.com/articles/index.cfm?action=view&articleID=143&menuID=286">Grand Rapids Official Website - Hotels, Vacations, Restaurants, Travel, Events - Experience Grand Rapids</a>)</p>http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4162458145http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4162458145Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:39:00 -0500<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qdgvzn8OIZY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>“A collaborative duet between the artists and the masses, that signifies what ArtPrize is all about.”</p> <p>—Mike Leonard</p>http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4165104830http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4165104830Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:57:00 -0400Today ShowArtPrizePomegranatePomegranate Studios<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lis83h8VeE1qzzhdao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-09-28-downtownarts28_ST_N.htm">Art efforts brighten cities’ economic pictures - USATODAY.com</a>)</p>http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4164163807http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4164163807Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:14:00 -0400ArtPrize“Nothing in the world resembles ArtPrize. From its social media ethos to its mashup of ‘American Idol’…”<br/><br/> - <em>Mark Stryker</em>http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4164100475http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4164100475Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:10:00 -0400ArtPrizecreativityPomStudiosPomegranatePomegranate Studios<a href="http://magazine.wsj.com/hunter/donate/critical-mass/">Critical Mass: A new art competition gives lie to the concept that only the experts know what they are talking about</a>http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4165056239http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4165056239Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:55:00 -0400Wall Street JournalArtPrizeRick DeVosPomegranatePomegranate Studios“The notion is that this energy can be infectious.”<br/><br/> - <em>Bill Holsinger-Robinson</em>http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4166411573http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4166411573Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:19:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lis2w9iC7Y1qzzhdao1_r2_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/04/rick_devos_amway_founders_gran.html">Rick DeVos, Amway founder’s grandson, planning ‘major initiative that will affect the city of Grand Rapids for years to come’ | MLive.com</a>)</p>http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4162147398http://www.pomstudios.com/post/4162147398Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:21:00 -0400