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Airwalk-Design.com: A Creative Social Platform for Sharing Design Inspiration

April 9, 2013 By admin Leave a Comment

Airwalk Design is like Pinterest for designers, a creative platform for sharing design inspiration.

We had an insightful and in-depth interview with the young entrepreneur Mr. ‘Daniel Schwarz‘; Founder & CEO of the England (London)-based start-up “Airwalk Design”.

“Airwalk Design“ is a creative social platform for sharing design inspiration.

Below is the full interview that we have conducted with Mr. ‘Schwarz’ regarding his start-up company “Airwalk Design”;

1. What is it exactly that you do and what “Airwalk Design” is all about?

Airwalk Design is like Pinterest for designers, a creative platform for sharing design inspiration. We also have fresh, undiscovered writers with specialist knowledge in certain genres of digital design. We call them our ambassadors! Our mission is to inspire and spark thought-provoking reactions in the minds of designers worldwide. The very best of the user-submissions will be published in our magazine.

2. When has “Airwalk Design” been founded? And what stage is “Airwalk Design” currently at?

We began right at the beginning of 2013, and we have already launched our website this spring, including Dropbox integration and our new Google Chrome app that lets you share design inspiration with no more fuss than a single click. We are currently accepting sign-ups and encourage users to submit their favourite design inspirations.

3. What is “Airwalk Design”‘s business model and how does it work?

We plan to monetize our platform with niche-topic advertising using the BuySellAds network and also through the sales of our monthly e-magazine. If the inspiration strikes us, we will also publish books by either myself or our onboard, handpicked writers specializing in specific topics such as dark-art and surrealism.

4. How did your team meet? And who in your team does what?

I am the only person in my team! I do everything, from design to development to marketing! It’s a tiring role, but an exciting and fulfilling one. Not too much cost-effective! We do have onboard writers, however they have signed up as volunteers. Their benefits include discovery, experience and reputation.

5. What, exactly, makes you different from existing options, what will make your product and/or service stand out in the marketplace? In other words what’s unique about you and what’s new about what you make?

We don’t really have many competitors, or you could say that we have a lot. Photoshop blogs, Pinterest, the Behance network or deviantArt…we’re taken inspiration from so many things but we like to think that we’re unique and incomparable. We’ve integrated with Dropbox, we have a Chrome App, really put the effort in. Our writing focuses on intense, thought-provoking topics that are sure to inspire. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Creative Arts, Design, Online Social Networks, Web Based Applications, Websites Tagged With: art, creativity, Daniel Schwarz, design, inspiration, Social

Gozoop: A Digital Services and Products Provider Agency Based in Mumbai and Dubai

March 12, 2013 By admin Leave a Comment

Gozoop.com

Gozoop, a young and entrepreneurial digital services and products provider with presence in India and UAE has created a niche for itself in the ecommerce space

Start-Ups.Co had an insightful interview with Mr. ‘Rohan Bhansali‘; CEO of the India (Mumbai) and the UAE (Dubai)-based start-up “Gozoop”.

“Gozoop” is a web marketing agency based in Mumbai and Dubai.

Below is the full interview that we have conducted with Mr. ‘Bhansali’ regarding his start-up company ”Gozoop”;

1. What is it exactly that you do and what “Gozoop” is all about?

Gozoop is a young an entrepreneurial web marketing agency based in Mumbai and Dubai.

We are young in the sense that the average age of our 50 member team is 22. We are entrepreneurial in the sense that we run our own in-house online businesses, blog networks and even make investments in other online businesses.

2. When has “Gozoop” been founded? And what stage is “Gozoop” currently at?

Gozoop started in April 2010. We like looking at ourselves as a start up.

Since we started we have grown to a team size of 50+ with presence in India and Dubai. We are pursuing starting off in Singapore soon.

We are also simultaneously investing in our product businesses – Zozolo and Decidebuddy.

3. What is “Gozoop”‘s business model and how does it work?

From the service point of view – We help companies and brands optimize their digital presence. 70% of our business is on retainer model.

As far as our products go we have Zozolo and Decidebuddy.

Zozolo.com which works on a SaaS model. Decidebuddy.com is a review portal which is still in pre monetization stage.

4. How did your team meet? And who in your team does what?

Ahmed, Dushyant and I used to work at JPMorgan where we met. Initially Ahmed and I started a venture called RaAstudios. Dushyant was RaA’s first client wherein we helped him with his venture Blogertize.

Dushyant joint us in April 2010 to form Gozoop. Gozoop bought over RaAstudios in October 2010.

Am going to try not to give a cliche answer. I think what makes us different is our culture. This translates into quality and transparent service to our clients.

Other than that we look at our clients’ business from a business point of view, not just a service point of view. We can do this because we heavily invest in our own product businesses.

Scavado: A search engine that allows recruiters to find, interact and hire the appropriate talented and skilled candidates for the job.

February 2, 2013 By admin Leave a Comment

Scavado.com

Scavado is a next generation talent search engine connecting recruiters with the best talent from all over the Web.

Start-Ups.Co had the pleasure of interviewing Mrs. ‘Lori Fenstermaker‘; Founder and CEO of the US (Denver, Colorado)-based start-up “Scavado”.

“Scavado” is the simple talent search engine for recruiters.

Below is the full interview that we have conducted with Mrs. ‘Fenstermaker’ regarding her start-up company ”Scavado”;

1. What is it exactly that you do and what “Scavado” is all about?

Scavado is a next generation talent search engine connecting recruiters with the best talent from all over the Web. The platform scours the Internet for the best talent, looking deep into hidden talent pools to provide recruiters with the best options to reach those top candidates. Scavado does all the complicated search algorithms so recruiters can focus their energy on connecting with top talent, not learning complex search strings.

2. When has “Scavado” been founded? And what stage is “Scavado” currently at?

The first version of the app that is now Scavado was built in November of 2008 and used by our Founder and the internal recruiting team. In 2009 our clients started asking to buy it for themselves. In 2012 we rebranded to the name Scavado, enhanced the search capabilities , moved to an incubator in Denver and started scaling. We want every recruiter that still believes the best candidates are found to know about Scavado.

3. What is “Scavado”‘s business model and how does it work?

Scavado has a premium model. We offer a full access free trial for 24 hours. Following the trial prospects have the option to purchase a subscription on a monthly or annual basis. Sometimes prospects like Scavado but don’t have time and ask us to generate candidates for them. We have a team called Scavado Hire that does that. We generate revenue by selling seats of Scavado and by generating candidates for clients that don’t have the bandwidth to do their own candidate sourcing. We’ve also been approached by a number of HR Tech vendors to integrate with their tools. We haven’t inked any deals yet but are exploring those additional revenue streams.

4. How did your team meet? And who in your team does what?

Lori and Tom met through a mutual friend.

Lori and Amy met while Lori was walking home from dropping her kids off at school. Turns out Amy used to recruit for Goldman Sachs in Chicago and Lori is a recruiter originally from Michigan. Their Midwest and Recruiting ties brought them together.

Lori is considered the recruiting domain expert and is known as the Chief Talent Sourcer. She supports customers if they need some sourcing inspiration, is responsible for product direction and also works on recruiting assignments occasionally. If Scavado doesn’t work for Lori, why would it work for anyone else?

Thomas came to Scavado with a history of helping growing companies address the challenges with operations and finance as they scale. Thomas spends his time at Scavado crunching numbers and making sure we can continue to grow while constantly working to increase the value Scavado delivers.

Amy Miller came to lead the services team at Scavado Hire. Amy and the Scavado Hire team offer a unique alternative to traditional recruitment firms that come with a high price tag. At Scavado Hire, we help companies find the best talent on a project basis providing a little or alot of help when needed.

Scavado is unique because we know the platform is not for everyone. Scavado will work best for active recruiters who want to stop spending all their time devising search strings and refocus on reaching out to the top talent. The platform is built to find hidden talent all over the web for proactive recruiters. It’s unique because it was built by recruiters, for recruiters to find the best people.

Beete.am: A Web Based Platform that Allows you to Share your Vision, Ideas and Passion with Others to Build your Extraordinary Startup

January 16, 2013 By admin 2 Comments

Beete.am

Beeteam is a web platform which solves the biggest problems for startups and entrepreneurs – lack of full team which prevent them to realize project and ideas.

Mrs. ‘Aleksandra Rak‘; Project Manager at the Poland (Wroclaw)-based start-up “BeeTeam”, has been kind enough to explain to us a little bit more about who they are and what they really do.

According to Mrs ‘Rak’; Beeteam is a web platform which solves the biggest problems for startups and entrepreneurs – lack of full team which prevent them to realize project and ideas.

Developers, designers, every kind of managers, PR & marketing specialists are able to create team, find most appropriate members for their project .

It’s also a place where people with similar skills and interests could network and collaborate with each other on great events.

We also solve the problem of competition knowledge serving similar startups to each project, worth reading articles and interesting blogs. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Online Social Networks, Web Based Applications Tagged With: Aleksandra Rak, Beeteam, desginers, developers, marketing, PM, startup, startups

Neighbor.ly: The Funding Platform for Community Projects that Helps Fund Civic Projects which are Immensely Beneficial to the Community

December 29, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Neighbor.ly

Neighbor.ly is the funding platform for community projects. We help fund civic projects that usually can’t be put on the tax base but are immensely beneficial to the community.

Today, we had an in-depth and very interesting interview with Mr. ‘Sean Connolly‘; Director of Engagement at the US (Kansas City)-based start-up “Neighbor.ly”.

“Neighbor.ly” is a civic crowd-funding platform that helps funding community projects.

Below is the full interview that we have conducted with Mr. ‘Connolly’, regarding his start-up company ”Neighbor.ly”;

1. What is it exactly that you do and what “Neighbor.ly” is all about?

Neighbor.ly is the funding platform for community projects. We help fund civic projects that usually can’t be put on the tax base but are immensely beneficial to the community. Neighbor.ly allows for cities to pre-capitalize projects instead of relying on debt and borrowed federal dollars. Projects can scale so US cities, community organizations and other civic-minded entities can all act as project owners. We’re invested in improving communities and we’re giving cities a new option to do just that.

2. When has “Neighbor.ly” been founded? And what stage is “Neighbor.ly” currently at?

Neighbor.ly was founded in March of 2012 and launched in early July of 2012. The platform is in an open, working test phase in which listed projects are live and are accepting real dollars. Software is continually being improved to provide better functionality and streamline the application and approval process. In October, we launched a skatepark in Portland, OR which marks our first national project. Our backlog continues to grow and we now have well over 20 project proposals from around the country.

3. What is “Neighbor.ly”‘s business model and how does it work?

In order to continue helping cities across the nation, Neighbor.ly takes a 5% platform fee from each project. Currently, we take a very proactive role in helping projects to get on the platform. In the future, we imagine having a streamlined application process and an option for cities to use our services as a consultant, in which case we would charge a consulting fee.

4. How did your team meet? And who in your team does what?

Jase Wilson (CEO) and Briston Davidge (COO), met back in 2003 when they formed the civic-minded web development company Luminopolis with backgrounds in city planning and development and programming. The two eventually moved to OfficePort, a colocation space in the heart of the Crossroads in downtown Kansas City. Chris Parrott (CFO), a certified public accountant working out of OfficePort, has advised dozens of ventures on balancing short-term operations with long-term vitality and value growth. Shaul Jolles (CBDO), a real estate developer and founder of OfficePort, has extensive networks and a business sense that made him ideal for the role he plays at Neighbor.ly. Patrick Hosty (Advisor) is a Kansas City native with a background in public finance and corporate banking.

Neighbor.ly is the first funding platform in the US focused on community and civic projects. Other crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter are interested in helping individuals while we are interested in helping whole communities. We host projects strictly by civic-minded organizations because we’re interested in improving the very communities we live in. We understand the power of all levels of a community gathering to support a cause. This is why we encourage donations and support not just from individuals but from companies, institutions and organizations as well. These entities essentially get to vote with their dollars to put money toward projects they really care about in their own communities.

Peoplegeist: A 100% Free Social People Search Engine that Puts You in Complete Control of What Others See and Learn about You Online

December 22, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Peoplegeist.com

Peoplegeist is, simply put, designed to make it easier to find information about people for the purpose of forming and maintaining stronger relationships.

We had a long and insightful chat with Mr. ‘Darian Wilson‘; Founder of the US (Washington)-based start-up “Peoplegeist”.

“Peoplegeist“ is a social people search engine that allows you to present your digital self to the world and interact with those who are most interested in you by adding your links and answering questions they send you.

Below is the full interview that we have conducted with Mr. ‘Wilson’ regarding his start-up company ”Peoplegeist”;

1. What is it exactly that you do and what “Peoplegeist” is all about?

It is a commonly held belief by those in the know that the information revolution will be won by those who can design the best filters to help people find and use all the data gathering in the cloud. At the same time, people around the world are increasingly using the Internet for two main purposes – one to form and maintain relationships and two to find information. Peoplegeist is, simply put, designed to make it easier to find information about people for the purpose of forming and maintaining stronger relationships.

2. When has “Peoplegeist” been founded? And what stage is “Peoplegeist” currently at?

The Peoplegeist team first came together in July 2012 when four partners decided to hire a developer to build the site. The first version was launched in October 2012. Another programmer was brought on-board in November 2012 and the current version went online in December 2012. Funding for the site came from the initial four partners, with less than $5,000 being invested in site development to date.

3. What is “Peoplegeist”s business model and how does it work?

We are operating as a 100% always free social media site at this time and we will never charge members for our basic services. As the community grows, we will perhaps experiment with a search result advertising system similar to Google or we may decide to charge for premium services above and beyond what is currently offered on the site for free. Bottom line is we created this site in an attempt to change the way people find and communicate with each other using social media. That will always be our primary focus, and we will look at possible revenue models as the community grows and tells us what it needs, wants and is willing to pay for.

4. How did your team meet? And who in your team does what?

The four initial partners have all never met in person, but are all tied together through the founder who knows each of them in either a personal and/or professional capacity. When it came time to hire developers, we conducted a very careful vetting process using online employment and freelance services. We are truly a global team with members in the U.S., Japan, Singapore and Brazil, and we are able to conduct all of our business using online communication and collaboration tools.

When you look closely at almost all of the most popular social media sites available today, the one thing that becomes very clear is that many of the “conversations” taking place online appear to be very one-sided. On Facebook, for example, someone will make a post. Another ten people will comment on the post. Then the next post will appear and all is forgotten and the group moves on. Let’s not even think about how someone following 30,000 people on Twitter could respond or even read all of those posts. Peoplegeist is designed to be more permanent, and uses a question-and-answer format to foster a better sense of real conversation and connection. It is also designed to be more permanent, and we hope that people will be able to go read your information on our site 10 years from now and still feel that it is relevant and useful to what they are seeking.

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