CrowdGather’s stock heats up; CEO reveals VC is not the only way for startups to raise capital
February 11, 2010 – | Comments

CrowdGather has been growing quickly this year. We sat down with their CEO to discuss the company, how they raised capital, and what they think of the recent cross-town startup Gravity.com

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Former MySpace Director Ulf Waschbusch Becomes Chief Product Officer at Gaming Startup ‘Garena’
February 24, 2010 – | Comments

ulfUlf Waschbursch, a former Director of Product at MySpace Mobile will be joining Singapore-based gaming startup Garena as Chief Product Officer in March. Prior to joining Myspace, Ulf was a Product Marketing Manager in Google’s mobile-product division after graduating from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business (GSB).

Garena Software is a gaming-platform company that was founded by another Standford GSB graduate and has grown to over 25-million registered users across 200 countries — making Garena one of the largest international-gaming communities in the world. The company has a strong foothold in cybercafes across Asia, Europe and South America, and they’re beginning to move up the value chain by partnering with companies like MTV to build rich entertainment experiences for users. As Chief Product Officer, Ulf will be based in Singapore and will be responsible for extending the product into new feature areas and countries.

Based on what we see from the company’s worldwide user distribution map, it looks like he’ll be earning quite a few frequent-flier miles. Best of luck to you Ulf!

More about the company here.

Garena's worldwide user distribution

Garena's worldwide user distribution

Tomorrow’s TCA’s Pitch the Angels event includes a Sequoia-Funded Keynote
February 23, 2010 – | Comments
Tomorrow’s TCA’s Pitch the Angels event includes a Sequoia-Funded Keynote

Tomorrow’s Pitch the Angel’s competition includes two panels, a keynote speech about entrepreneurship, and pitches from 12 new start-ups

Twitter Suspends Refollow
February 11, 2010 – | Comments
Twitter Suspends Refollow

Twitter recently revoked OAuth access for Refollow, a great product that also could be abused by spammers. Other Twitter-based startups should watch this situation closely.

CrowdGather’s stock heats up; CEO reveals VC is not the only way for startups to raise capital
February 11, 2010 – | Comments
CrowdGather’s stock heats up; CEO reveals VC is not the only way for startups to raise capital

CrowdGather has been growing quickly this year. We sat down with their CEO to discuss the company, how they raised capital, and what they think of the recent cross-town startup Gravity.com

Don’t Miss Tonight’s GDP Talk (it’ll be much better than the Yahoo event)
February 4, 2010 – | Comments
Don’t Miss Tonight’s GDP Talk (it’ll be much better than the Yahoo event)

What started a couple months back as an idea to help local start-ups and entrepreneurs connect is shaping up to be a very exciting event that nearly 100 people plan to attend.

The Emperor has no clothes: Will iPad’s non-technology woes delay launch?
February 2, 2010 – | Comments
The Emperor has no clothes: Will iPad’s non-technology woes delay launch?

Despite all the excitement, Apple still actually needs to launch the iPad – and a few controversial challenges stand in their way.

TechCrunch Hacked Shortly after Posting Apple Tablet Pictures
January 25, 2010 – | Comments
TechCrunch Hacked Shortly after Posting Apple Tablet Pictures

One of the world’s largest tech blogs was hacked shortly after posting apparent pictures of the Apple Tablet.

Don’t Miss Media Leaders LA | Jan 26 @ The Other Room (Venice Beach)
January 22, 2010 – | Comments
Don’t Miss Media Leaders LA | Jan 26 @ The Other Room (Venice Beach)

TrendSlate is proudly sponsoring the upcoming Media Leaders event, which is now one of the fastest-growing networking groups in the country.

Seesmic Beats Twitter to Google’s Nexus One Campaign (a sign of things to come?)
January 19, 2010 – | Comments
Seesmic Beats Twitter to Google’s Nexus One Campaign (a sign of things to come?)

Google has featured Seesmic as one of six applications in their new Nexus One campaign. Could this indicate an even brighter future for the company?

Stealth Startup Bidzilla Is Not Just another Swoopo Clone
January 14, 2010 – | Comments
Stealth Startup Bidzilla Is Not Just another Swoopo Clone

For the avid deal shoppers who are looking for the ultimate experience, Bidzilla might be just what they’ve been waiting for.

MySpace Leverages Facebook Connect for Fan Video (Coolest Campaign Ever)
January 13, 2010 – | Comments
MySpace Leverages Facebook Connect for Fan Video (Coolest Campaign Ever)

MySpace recently launched a new campaign that brings fans closer to their favorite artists. The campaign, dubbed “Fan Video”, inserts you into a scene with one of eight top music artists, including 50 Cent and Alicia Keys.