Start-Ups

“We’re Going to Be the Next… (facebook / twitter / The Killers / fill in the blank)

Earlier this week, I was speaking with a few people at a breast cancer fund raising event at the San Diego Hard Rock. I was introduced to two budding entrepreneurs who had just launched a new music site geared towards helping bands market their services. When I asked them to tell me a bit about …

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From Vator.TV – The Best Pitches Are Done in 7 Minutes

Here's a quick five minute interview with Bambi Francisco and Charlene Li on what to do when pitching a potential investor or member of the media. Always remember to focus on the following 3 steps: 1. What's the problem?2. How are you solving that problem in a differentiated way3. How are you going to make …

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Folksonomy and Social Tagging Grids

Over the next few months, we are going to be a living experiment in converting a hierarchical site to a more circular tagging site. We realize that we cannot possibly keep up with the ever-changing creative outlets that our users want to learn about. What we believe is that over time, our users (who are the experts) will tell us how things should be organized, and we will use that data to develop tighter social graphs, more relevant search results, and a more fluid overall experience.