-
TweetDeck: From Tiny Startup to Twitter Acquisition
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 2:25pm | 369It wasn't that long ago that TweetDeck was simply a small startup with big dreams. But in the years following its initial release in the summer of 2008, TweetDeck quickly became one of the premiere desktop applications for Twitter. Today, the company's founder and CEO, Iain Dodsworth, blogged...
-
FarmVille Vs. Kiva
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 12:12pm | 319If you had the opportunity to loan $25 to help someone build a farm in another country, would you do it? Or would you rather spend that money buying goodies in FarmVille? This is the challenge that Kiva – a nonprofit group dedicated to facilitating $25, interest-free loans to entrepreneurs in...
-
At ProFounder And Kiva, Community Is Key
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 4:15pm | 469Major corporations may rule the headlines of financial media outlets, but ProFounder CEO Jessica Jackley wants everyone to know that you don't have to be Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) to raise capital, nor must you buy Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to make a good investment. “ProFounder is a platform that allows...