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Startup Q&As

Through interviews, events and a 48-state road trip, IdeaMensch is on a mission to inspire entrepreneurs of all stripes

A Q&A with IdeaMensch founder Mario Schulzke. The Los Angeles–based company has engaged in a national road trip this summer involving 50...

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August 29, 2012

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Pure Devices is targeting non-techies with a table-top touch screen Internet device with an ease-of-use focus

 Company: Pure Devices Website: www.puredevices.com (Kickstarter campaign) Founder: Eugene Luskin Headquarters: Seattle Year...

Editor
August 28, 2012

Startup Q&As

Pivotshare seeks to change the way digital media is monetized…and they have $1M in new funding to do it

A Q&A with Pivotshare founder Adam Mosam. The Costa Mesa, California–based company was founded in late 2011 and announced in August that it had...

Editor
August 28, 2012

Startup Q&As

Backed by 500 Startups and in the process of raising Series A funding, Keen is solving an ‘unsexy’ but important problem for the printing industry

A Q&A with Keen founder and CEO Vitaly Golomb. The San Mateo, California–based company was founded in 2008 and closed a $925K funding round in...

Editor
August 27, 2012

Startup Stories

Startup Stories: Adapx CEO Ken Schneider on the importance of customer advocates and hiring good people to the company’s success

Editor’s Note: This is a Q&A series that features entrepreneurs and executives who have successfully guided their startups to maturity. It is...

Editor
August 24, 2012

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions News Roundup: From fashion to secondhand threads to social ‘treats’, it was a big funding week for ecommerce startups

This week’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news:CommerceTreater nets $2.5M for just-because social gifts (via gigaom) Twice...

Editor
August 24, 2012

Startup Q&As

ShiftPlanning has had a big summer with the closing of its Series A round and being chosen as the volunteer coordination platform at the London Olympics

A Q&A with ShiftPlanning founder and CEO Ryan Fyfe. The San Francisco–based company was founded in 2011 and raised $1 million in Series A...

Editor
August 23, 2012

Guest Columns

Why you STILL don’t have a technical co-founder

Guest Column by Ahmed Siddiqui, Startup Weekend San Francisco Bay Area coordinator and founder of Go Go Mongo! It seems like getting a technical...

Editor
August 23, 2012

Startup Q&As

Vermont startup NatureShare has ambitions to be the social graph for nature enthusiasts

A Q&A with NatureShare CEO Brendan Cahill. The Woodstock, Vermont–based company was founded in 2009 as Green Mountain Digital and raised $1.5...

Editor
August 22, 2012

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Adiant is connecting big publishers with top-quality online ad inventory for high ROI and brand integrity

    Company: Adiant Website: www.adiant.com Founder: Ash Nashed, MD, CEO Headquarters: New York City Year Founded:...

Editor
August 22, 2012

Startup Q&As

MarketMeSuite gets $1.1 million and moves to the U.S. to help SMBs better navigate social marketing

A Q&A with MarketMeSuite co-founder and CEO Tammy Kahn Fennell. The Cambridge, Massachusetts–based company was founded in 2009 and raised $1.1...

Editor
August 21, 2012

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Currently closing its Series A funding round, The Echo System gives social marketers a suite of analytics tools for measuring value and for making that value profitable

Company: The Echo System Website: www.theechosystem.com Founder: Lance Neuhauser Headquarters: New York City Year...

Editor
August 21, 2012