Comments on: Wis.dm Takes $5 Million http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/wisdm-takes-5-million/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:39:40 -0800 hourly 1 By: Thomas Hardin http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/wisdm-takes-5-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2975497 Thomas Hardin Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:20:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/wisdm-takes-5-million/#comment-2975497 Part of the reason the CEO got funding was that he was behind udate which sold to Match.com (I think) for $150m. With VC guys it is all about pedigree. He had form so his business was worth a $5m punt. Part of the reason the CEO got funding was that he was behind udate which sold to Match.com (I think) for $150m. With VC guys it is all about pedigree. He had form so his business was worth a $5m punt.

]]> By: ididak http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/wisdm-takes-5-million/comment-page-1/#comment-1580188 ididak Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:55:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/wisdm-takes-5-million/#comment-1580188 well, it seems to be a popified http://jyte.com/ clone, sans openid. lame. well, it seems to be a popified http://jyte.com/ clone, sans openid. lame.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/wisdm-takes-5-million/comment-page-1/#comment-1575652 Jeremy Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:10:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/wisdm-takes-5-million/#comment-1575652 I saw a write up about this in Time magazine, as well. Now it's on TechCrunch. Our Q&A site = more features than any other. Plus, we have Mandy Moore as a guest advisor, which is yet another first for a Q&A site. Do we get coverage? Nope, (imho) because we don't have any venture capital. That's OK though...because we're going to eat wis.dm's lunch. (Can you picture trying to tell somebody how to find it...? "no, it's dot dm, not dot com...no, you don't use dot com, you type it in the address bar...nevermind".) I saw a write up about this in Time magazine, as well. Now it’s on TechCrunch.

Our Q&A site = more features than any other. Plus, we have Mandy Moore as a guest advisor, which is yet another first for a Q&A site.

Do we get coverage? Nope, (imho) because we don’t have any venture capital. That’s OK though…because we’re going to eat wis.dm’s lunch. (Can you picture trying to tell somebody how to find it…? “no, it’s dot dm, not dot com…no, you don’t use dot com, you type it in the address bar…nevermind”.)

]]> By: km4 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/wisdm-takes-5-million/comment-page-1/#comment-1575454 km4 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:52:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/wisdm-takes-5-million/#comment-1575454 If you're that attention starved you can always 'converse' with a chatbot... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatterbot If you’re that attention starved you can always ‘converse’ with a chatbot…

http://en.wikip...wiki/Chatterbot

]]> By: km4 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/wisdm-takes-5-million/comment-page-1/#comment-1575378 km4 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:51:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/wisdm-takes-5-million/#comment-1575378 Hillarious ..... another useless time waster for attention starved people ! Hillarious ….. another useless time waster for attention starved people !

]]> By: Deals and Coupons http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/wisdm-takes-5-million/comment-page-1/#comment-1574835 Deals and Coupons Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:59:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/wisdm-takes-5-million/#comment-1574835 Seems like you get more information from the comments than the normal yes or no. Interesting concept. Seems like you get more information from the comments than the normal yes or no. Interesting concept.

]]> By: Tim http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/wisdm-takes-5-million/comment-page-1/#comment-1574818 Tim Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:51:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/wisdm-takes-5-million/#comment-1574818 $5 Million? Here is a listing of the questions on the front page of the site right now. can you feel truth? (What??) Can you list every book you've ever read? (No. If you can you are a total retard) does a poem have to be true or based on truth? (Its a poem, it is inherently a lie!) ARGGHHH, Can you believe I already have a shit load of homework!? (Is this a question?) Is it possible to get bored of planet earth? (My God) You have a sister and she is a lesbian. Your parents don't approve of homosexuality and they don't know about sis. Do you tell? (the only interesting question so far, and it is probably a 45 year old pervert in his underwear) can you be "just too old" for certain things or is it really that you're just not in the mood? (what, have an older boyfriend and wondering why you aren't having sex?) Are you ashamed of your heritage? (Ugh) -- Wow. I can't believe they raised $5 million with this level of conversation. That last question has 111 answers!!! If they raised $5 million, I no longer have any worries about my business. This is very exciting indeed. =^) Tim McCormack iRent2u.com - the Online Rental Marketplace $5 Million?

Here is a listing of the questions on the front page of the site right now.

can you feel truth? (What??)

Can you list every book you’ve ever read? (No. If you can you are a total retard)

does a poem have to be true or based on truth? (Its a poem, it is inherently a lie!)

ARGGHHH, Can you believe I already have a shit load of homework!? (Is this a question?)

Is it possible to get bored of planet earth? (My God)

You have a sister and she is a lesbian. Your parents don’t approve of homosexuality and they don’t know about sis. Do you tell? (the only interesting question so far, and it is probably a 45 year old pervert in his underwear)

can you be “just too old” for certain things or is it really that you’re just not in the mood? (what, have an older boyfriend and wondering why you aren’t having sex?)

Are you ashamed of your heritage? (Ugh)

– Wow. I can’t believe they raised $5 million with this level of conversation. That last question has 111 answers!!!

If they raised $5 million, I no longer have any worries about my business. This is very exciting indeed. =^)

Tim McCormack
iRent2u.com – the Online Rental Marketplace

]]> By: Steve Spalding http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/wisdm-takes-5-million/comment-page-1/#comment-1574790 Steve Spalding Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:36:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/27/wisdm-takes-5-million/#comment-1574790 It seems like a glorified survey product. Other than adding structure, isn't this what half the people on Twitter spend most of their day doing? It seems like a glorified survey product. Other than adding structure, isn’t this what half the people on Twitter spend most of their day doing?

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