Tag: STARTUPS

FriendDA is not even a website; it's just a single Web page, pre-formatted for printing. It's a form, that at first glance appears to be a standard NDA (or other legal form). But when you read past the first WHEREAS, the whole thing becomes much clearer. I quote: WHEREAS I possess a bright idea that I am choosing to disclose to you, The Advisor, with the mutual understanding that you are my ...

One of the challenges small businesses have is in developing trust in their customer base. While some customers are happy to work with the small guy, others need the impression of size to help them feel comfortable that they're not dealing with a fly-by-night organization. This is a particularly difficult challenge for virtual companies, which are companies consisting of team members that are ...

Whether you love TechCrunch or hate it, you must admit that the TechCrunch50 conference does a decent job of generating exposure for startups. I had never heard of this year's winner, RedBeacon, before TechCrunch50, and I have no doubt that the publicity the company gets from the event will be at least as valuable as the $50,000 prize. RedBeacon is a local business finder that TechCrunch ...

Facebook's FBFund is a $10mil initiative to provide funding for startups that are doing promising things in the Facebook app or Facebook Connect area. Recently, 18 startups were chosen to receive a whole bunch of money and attend Facebook's Rev09 incubator program this summer. All 18 winners (and two non-profits, who can't get a cut of the money due to the structure of FBFund) are listed on ...