The week in tech startups, August 19th 2011…
By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat EditorIt was a week that saw harrowing ups-and-downs in global markets, and talk of economic doom-and-gloom. But it...
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Spotify 101: The ‘freemium’ music model, why it works, and the vision that drives the social music startup
Editor’s Note: The following article is part of a new series of guest articles on StartUp Beat by experts on startups/entrepreneurship who have...
Q&A with BigCommerce co-founder and co-CEO Mitchell Harper about offering a total ecommerce package to small merchants and the company’s recent $15 million funding round
Big Commerce is an ecommerce and online marketing platform for small and medium sized merchants. The company’s headquarters is split between...
Q&A with Pet It Forward founder and CEO Jenna Dreher about building the Priceline for pet service providers
Pet It Forward is a platform for finding and saving on pet care service providers. The New York City-based company launched earlier this...
Q&A with FindTheBest co-founder and CEO Kevin O’Connor about helping consumers make better decisions
FindTheBest is a web-based decision making and comparison engine for consumers. It was founded by Kevin O’Connor, the founder of online ad giant...
Q&A with TribeHR co-founder and CEO Joseph Fung about making HR a manageable proposition for small businesses and the company’s $1M funding round
TribeHR is an SaaS application that enables social human resources management for small-and-medium sized businesses. The Waterloo, Ontario–based...
