Start Me Up! A profile of Buffer
If you read my blog post about new tools for Twitter users then you may already be aware of Buffer, a fine productivity app that helps me to schedule the content I choose to share on Twitter. It's well worth a look.
I caught up with co-founder Leo Widrich, who focuses on customer experience and support at Buffer. He is also the marketing head who works on spreading the word about Buffer through blogging, social media and "other forms of hustle".
Start Me Up! A profile of ProofHQ
ProofHQ aims to help marketing teams collaborate on content by digitising drafted design work, print ads, web pages, etc.
I've been asking CEO Mat Atkinson to explain more about the company, its business model, and future plans.
Start Me Up! A profile of Achoo
Achoo is a social network which allows its users to brag about their achievements and build up a profile which will help attract future employers.
The site was launched by Andrus Purde, and I've been asking him about Achoo, its business model, the challenges of launching, and his future plans.
Is the startup boom an illusion?
If you're avid reader of blogs like this one, chances are you can't go a day without hearing of a new startup that is seeking to revolutionize an industry, that just raised a round of funding, or that was acquired by a major company.
The global economic outlook may be uncertain, but startups are thriving. Or at least so it appears.
Start Me Up! A profile of Social-Hire
Social-Hire.com is a niche social network where candidates can discuss careers with employers and recruiters.
It was launched by Tony Restell, who co-founded Top-Consultant.com in 2000, a careers site later sold to Jobsite and the Daily Mail General Trust.
I've been asking Tony about the new business, how the site was launched and his plans for future growth.
Robert Scoble's nine hottest tech companies
We’ve all heard of Google Goggles and self-driving cars, but will these futuristic inventions actually become part of our lives or are they just a nice idea like the jetpacks we were all promised?
Blogger and startup enthusiast Robert Scoble passionately believes they will become part of our everyday lives, and what's more he has a good idea of how we will make use of them.
During a speech at TNW 2012 Scoble gave a fast paced run through of his favourite tech companies, and here’s a few of the highlights.
Five tips for finding a co-founder
With Silicon Valley partying like it's 1999, it's no surprise that everyone wants to be entrepreneur.
Maybe you have a great idea for an app, or know precisely how to disrupt a big industry with a new cloud-based software offering. Unfortunately, if you weren't born writing Ruby on Rails applications and Python scripts, the only thing standing between you and a $1bn acquisition is having a real product.
And so it goes that Silicon Valley is filled with two groups of entrepreneurs today: the cool kids who have the chops to build stuff and the non-technical entrepreneurs who want to team up with them.
The CROWDFUND Act: everything you need to know
Yesterday, United States President Barack Obama signed into law the JOBS Act, which may be the most significant update to securities regulations since Sarbanes–Oxley was passed in 2002.
One portion of the new law, the CROWDFUND Act, has been creating a lot of buzz in Silicon Valley for months, as it will make it legal for startups the ability to raise money in small chunks from large numbers of non-accredited investors.
Start Me Up! A profile of Sonic Editions
Sonic Editions is an online-only business which sells limited edition, hand framed iconic images of actors and musicians online.
We've been asking the team about the business model, and their goals for the future.
Start Me Up! A profile of Bizoogo
Launched just last month, Bizoogo is a crowdsourcing platform for entrepreneurs, innovators and professionals looking to start a new business.
I've been asking Founder & CEO Erez Nounou about the challenges of launching Bizoogo, its business model and plans for the future.
