Monthly Archives: September 2008

Beyond Social Networking – Context Specific Peer Networks

I was at Charles Forman’s talk yesterday at the Web2.0 New York Expo about game mechanics and how they drive engagingness/stickiness.  Charles knows what he’s talking about – He’s the founder of iminlikewithyou.com and has been programming games since he was like 5 months old. Drawing on his experience in Korea where gaming is more [...]

Business Plan Competition 2.0

We’re still competing in Vencorp’s Mashable Showdown and now we just entered  Babson’s $30,000 Innovation Competition.  I’m really enjoying these contests.  Unlike the old school business plan competitions, v2.0 always seems to include a crowdsourcing element.  That’s great because you can get early feedback on different elements of your plan and then iterate before you [...]

Great News – StyleHop a finalist in the Mashable Showdown

We were picked as one of the nine finalists in Mashable’s startup showdown.  Yahoo!!!!!!