Comments on: Maya’s Mom Raises Angel Round, Launches

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[...] (Techcrunch) Palo Alto based Maya’s Mom is a sort of Yahoo Answers plus Facebook, for parents, that we previously announced back in April. The site went live yesterday and already has fairly deep content. Other companies are addressing the parenting/family social network opportunity as well (we’ve covered Minti, Famster and FriendsForFamilies). More… [...]

By: Ren

Ren — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 03:32:06 +0000

Perhaps the reason Maya’s Mom has such “deep” content already has more to do with the fact that they have posted an ad for hired hacks to write this dribble which is supposed to come from real parents. Check out Seattle craigslist under jobs and type in “kids activity researcher” or mayas mom. I assume the reason they aren’t posting to the SF Bay area craigslist is because they don’t want to be “outed.”

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By: Andra Davidson

Andra Davidson — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:08:19 +0000

Dear Mike,

Last week, as seen in the comments above, I posted a comment on TechCrunch out of frustration – the classic knee-jerk reaction – which has stirred up a brand of dialogue that I deeply regret instigating.

Let me be direct: as a mom who recently poured her heart and soul into the launch of a new site for mothers, I was disappointed – ok, hurt – by your omission of our news. I had thought we were a natural for inclusion, in part because we’re a local start-up, and also because we’ve read with great interest your other posts about companies in the parenting space. You know what they say about “people who assume.”

Clearly, stress (and an elevated level of entrepreneurial moxie) hijacked my better judgment that day. My remarks were unfair, off mark and utterly out of character. It’s your blog, and if you don’t cover us, that’s your business.

I regret also that others are adding insult to injury with additional comments, and I hope this sincere “mea culpa” puts this string to bed. TechCrunch is a great publication and I will continue to read it daily.

Lastly, Mike, it’s a small town, and I do hope we’ll meet some day soon. If so, lunch is on me.

Best regards,
andra

By: CrunchNotes » TechCrunch Bashing Heats Up

CrunchNotes » TechCrunch Bashing Heats Up — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 08:14:26 +0000

[...] A company called Mothersclick was angry that I covered a competitor called Maya’s Mom. I know the founders of Maya’s Mom from a number of years ago, and in our initial coverage of the company disclosed that relationship. Later, thinking about the fact that I’m not really that close to that person, I removed the disclosure. I do that all the time. At the end of the day, most of my friends are entrepreneurs, and I don’t disclose every friendship when I write. [...]

By: jen lemen

jen lemen — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:19:19 +0000

someone sent me a link to mayasmom last week–as a mom/writer i love the whole idea of web 2.0 parenting sites where i can have a high level of participation. there’s lots i like about mayasmom (it’s a beautifully done site), but i prefer the way minti is set up for advice giving/taking. the level of participation is so high by members that you can post a question and get 10 decent answers in minutes. also, as a writer, i really like that minti let’s me write longer articles. 100 characters for a tip or a question on maya’smom just isn’t enough space.

By: Ravi

Ravi — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:50:33 +0000

good comment mark! I agree with you that being web2.0 is more about being authentic (caring about the product/consumer) than about flashy ajax.

By: seattleduck : kevin briody - » Announcing Kevin’s Sister’s Scratchpad

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:57:19 +0000

[...] TechCrunch pointed out that Maya’s Mom, “a sort of Yahoo Answers plus Facebook, for parents”, just went live. [...]

By: Mark Suster

Mark Suster — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 01:40:04 +0000

As a parent of 2 young kids I used to regularly wait for my BabyCenter email to come weekly and tell me what to expect in the coming weeks and to figure out if my first son was progressing. But typical of the Web 1.0 world the content was really stale and lacked the ability to tap into other people’s experiences. BabyCenter basically is one big advertisement for Johnson & Johnson.

I welcome sites like Maya’s Mom because they solve a basic need many parents have to reach out to other parents on critical issues like child development, illness, eating, finding help and planning activities. For me Web 2.0 is not about having Ajax on every part of the site it is about the power of participation. And on that front in my test of this site it scores well.

By: Clay Cook

Clay Cook — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:44:11 +0000

Congrats to Maya’sMom on the launch.
Mike - thanks for linking to Minti - much appreciated.
Our Q&A area is a popular feature on our site, members get answers sometimes instantly.
– Clay
Minti Co-Founder

By: Mom social networks all launch « Talking tech on Family 2.0 (a niche of Web 2.0)

Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:37:43 +0000

[...] Maya’s Mom has launched with an annoucement of angel funding of US$1m. It does look as though there is some validity in this niche area of moms, families and parents, with Minti (I am a Co-founder) also raising seed capital of US$1.2m. It is somewhat encouraging that this space is providing niche opportunities online as well as future advertising opportunities from the offline (1.7 trillion dollar Mom Market industry). From recently reading about the launch at Techcrunch here…Caterina Fake (Flickr founder) has invested in the this angel round. I can’t help but mention that Maya’s Mom does have a spruced up Yahoo Answer’s like Q&A area, however on reviewing sites like Mothers Click and also on Minti…both have the Q&A feature as part of the standard feature set. Traditional Web 1.0 parenting sites have been providing this offering for a while…but I do think it is a great component of every family orientated social site, I think it’s a great door opener into the community… [...]

By: grumpY!

grumpY! — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 14:53:03 +0000

sure, because as a parent of twins, i have so much time to create content for someone else’s site???? parents need time *savers*, not time *wasters*. look at the sites for some of the mature bay area parents clubs - big on content, short on “communities” drivel. oh well, you’ve got the site up now, pay the hosting for six months and learn the lesson

By: Somewhat Frank

Somewhat Frank — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 03:52:59 +0000

Parenting Social Networks: Connect and Share Advice Online…

Joseph Morgenstan once said, Children are gleeful barbarians. So how do parents handle gleeful barbarians? Parenting is not an easy task but parents are no longer alone. With the web 2.o movement there have been a number of parenting sites…

By: Frank Gruber

Frank Gruber — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 02:01:46 +0000

Poor Derick. :-S

By: Ariel

Ariel — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:52:37 +0000

Hi Patricia - It’s funny you should mention nannies and caregivers….

check out http://www.CareSquare.com

We are a social network connecting families to babysitters and nannies, allowing for feedback, peer-review and real-time booking of care.

Would love to hear what everyone thinks. -Ariel

By: Carrie

Carrie — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:34:32 +0000

Congratulations to Ann & Co for identifying the power of the mom community, and for putting together an impressive raise.
I do agree that the site is surprisingly a bit Web 1.0, though the interface is nice and clean

We also have an upcoming product that is geared toward moms. Operation Mom (www.opmom.com) is currently in private beta and we’re looking forward to our public launch.

Carrie
http://www.OpMom.com

By: Patricia

Patricia — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:56:10 +0000

I’m friends with Mike and he doesn’t write about me!

I think it’s more about their funding and not their launch, though. Even if he’s close to them, it’s still funding news just the same and probably pushed out to all the blogs and media that cover funding news like this one.

I don’t think it’s off to give the site a decent review - I went to it, it’s cute. I would think targeting nannies and caregivers would be ideal, too, for this.

By: Family Networks « Web|Redux

Family Networks « Web|Redux — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:36:05 +0000

[...] Interesting developments in the family/parenting/social network space. TechCrunch writes about a new entrant, Maya’s Mom - and also mentions previously-covered sites Minti, Famster and FriendsForFamilies. [...]

By: john

john — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:12:03 +0000

Andra,

they get a favorable review because mike is friends with the company and jeff clavier is an invester in mike’s edgeio as well as maya’s mom. Apparently jeff and mike share an office and are best of friends.
Connections help Ultimately it’s his blog, he can write what ever he wants!

By: MetroBellevue

MetroBellevue — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:55:05 +0000

This has a very familiar feel to Judy’s Book but for parents.

By: Andra Davidson

Andra Davidson — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:46:58 +0000

Mike,

Guess you missed the news of our launch last week.

We’ve gotten some good press (http://www.mothersclick.com/press_news) and hope you’d want to include us while mentioning “other companies are addressing the parenting/family social network opportunity.”

Furthermore, I’ve been an avid reader of TechCrunch and remember reading your original post about MayasMom. Seem to recall someone questioning your editorializing, asking how you know it’s “going to be great,” to which you added: “Disclosure: Ann is a former colleague and so my opinions may be favorably tinted.”

Somehow that appears to have fallen off the original post, and no mention here either. I trust that doesn’t have anything to do with your lack of coverage of our launch and this weeks strategic partnership announcement.