Category Archives for Startups

★ Fab.com’s amazing pivot story

Fab.com‘s pivot is nothing short of spectacular. Founder and CEO Jason Goldberg tells this fascinating story with a presentation: In about 3 weeks, they completely changed their strategy — and now they’ve got significant traction and raised $40M more funding. I … Continue reading

29. December 2011 by Jean Friesewinkel
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→ The 20 Most Innovative Startups In Tech, according to Business Insider

I’m usually not a big fan of “Top XX” lists as they always feel arbitrary in both their length and order, but this one has some great picks. Here are my 8 favorites in no particular order: Kaggle - One smart … Continue reading

14. November 2011 by Jean Friesewinkel
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→ 2 entrepreneurs tell how pivoting saved their startups

Moo.com [1] founder Richard Moross tells the story of the early days of its startup: “We were fighting about about pixels, about an extra feature that nobody would care about, and for two years we struggled through discussions…deciding for the … Continue reading

09. November 2011 by Jean Friesewinkel
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