Comments on: Caring.com Gets $6 Million To Help With Your Parents’ Elder Years http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/ Startup and Technology News Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:29:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Caring.com launches and other related sites « HIPPOCRATech http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1793690 Caring.com launches and other related sites « HIPPOCRATech Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:21:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1793690 [...] a site dedicated towards information for the elderly, is now open to the public. According to Techcrunch, it received “6 million Series A round of financing from DCM and Split Rock Partners.” [...] [...] a site dedicated towards information for the elderly, is now open to the public. According to Techcrunch, it received “6 million Series A round of financing from DCM and Split Rock Partners.” [...]

]]> By: Nancy Lewin http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1647408 Nancy Lewin Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:20:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1647408 Hi everyone, I launched www.strengthforcaring.com at Johnson & Johnson 18 months ago (funny, BabyCenter is a J&J company and I knew Steve Fram and Jim Scott :-) ). If you are caring for loved one (of any age) I encourage you to check it out. I am an intrapreneur and not an entrepreneur so I certainly didn't get $6.0 million to build it :-) but it is built with great love by me and one other person. We have great message boards too, and the site does not promote J&J products at all. Best wishes to all of you! Nancy Hi everyone,

I launched http://www.strengthforcaring.com at Johnson & Johnson 18 months ago (funny, BabyCenter is a J&J company and I knew Steve Fram and Jim Scott :-) ). If you are caring for loved one (of any age) I encourage you to check it out. I am an intrapreneur and not an entrepreneur so I certainly didn’t get $6.0 million to build it :-) but it is built with great love by me and one other person. We have great message boards too, and the site does not promote J&J products at all. Best wishes to all of you! Nancy

]]> By: nativeSFer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1644569 nativeSFer Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:14:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1644569 Actually ...it looks like CarePilot is a site dedicated to connecting patients and providers. A similar resource to Medicare's Nursing Home Compare and Home Health Compare. Caring.com doesn't appear to be "healthcare industry" driven - it's more of a site that will give information and resources to those caring for their parents. Check out the content - it's not comparative to CarePilot. Actually …it looks like CarePilot is a site dedicated to connecting patients and providers. A similar resource to Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare and Home Health Compare. Caring.com doesn’t appear to be “healthcare industry” driven - it’s more of a site that will give information and resources to those caring for their parents. Check out the content - it’s not comparative to CarePilot.

]]> By: David http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1642369 David Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:06:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1642369 My company, CarePilot.com, launched back in April. For whatever reason, the folks at TechCrunch chose not to post about us. Appears that Care.com will be offering a competitive service. David Restrepo Founder of CarePilot.com My company, CarePilot.com, launched back in April. For whatever reason, the folks at TechCrunch chose not to post about us. Appears that Care.com will be offering a competitive service.

David Restrepo
Founder of CarePilot.com

]]> By: Bluevoter http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1640791 Bluevoter Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:38:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1640791 Caring.com is actually aimed at me. Not all "crunchers" are 20-something, but I hope not to need something like caring.com for a long time. Caring.com is actually aimed at me. Not all “crunchers” are 20-something, but I hope not to need something like caring.com for a long time.

]]> By: phenom http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1639829 phenom Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:55:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1639829 Appreciated http://vidsonly.blogspot.com Appreciated
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]]> By: Tony Hung http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1637978 Tony Hung Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:24:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1637978 Cheers. :) Cheers. :)

]]> By: Jen http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1637928 Jen Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:57:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1637928 Fake Steve, I'm sure you hear this all the time, but you...are.. hi-LAR-ious. I hope you've been driving a lot of traffic to your site. Best of luck with it!! Fake Steve,

I’m sure you hear this all the time, but you…are.. hi-LAR-ious. I hope you’ve been driving a lot of traffic to your site. Best of luck with it!!

]]> By: Steve Ballmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1637775 Steve Ballmer Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:57:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1637775 How "old" and "akward" are you Nicky? http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com How “old” and “akward” are you Nicky?
http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com

]]> By: Nick Gonzalez http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1637687 Nick Gonzalez Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:18:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1637687 Clarified Clarified

]]> By: Tony Hung http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1637483 Tony Hung Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:59:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/caringcom-gets-6-million-to-help-with-your-parents-awkward-elder-years/#comment-1637483 Nick, Using the word "awkward" and putting Golden Years in quotes almost makes your post seem sarcastic. As someone who helps older people manage their health problems almost every single day, I can tell you that the kind of unique stresses that the aging process puts on an entire family can be overwhelming. Whether its a loved one with Alzheimers, Parkinson's, or even chronic progressive conditions like COPD or congestive heart failure, caring for people with these kinds of conditions are hard. And even harder, sometimes, if its your mother or father, while you're still trying to keep down a normal job, a family, and a life. Caregiver "burnout" is a very real phenomenon, and something that I think every single one of us will probably get a taste of as our own parents age. Usually I have no problems running my snarky opinion all over Web2.0 sites, but I tend to avoid ones that are trying to serve vulnerable individuals or those trying to help vulrnerable individuals. I mean, surely you would too, right? Cheers, Dr. Tony Hung Deep Jive Interests. Nick,

Using the word “awkward” and putting Golden Years in quotes almost makes your post seem sarcastic.

As someone who helps older people manage their health problems almost every single day, I can tell you that the kind of unique stresses that the aging process puts on an entire family can be overwhelming.

Whether its a loved one with Alzheimers, Parkinson’s, or even chronic progressive conditions like COPD or congestive heart failure, caring for people with these kinds of conditions are hard. And even harder, sometimes, if its your mother or father, while you’re still trying to keep down a normal job, a family, and a life.

Caregiver “burnout” is a very real phenomenon, and something that I think every single one of us will probably get a taste of as our own parents age.

Usually I have no problems running my snarky opinion all over Web2.0 sites, but I tend to avoid ones that are trying to serve vulnerable individuals or those trying to help vulrnerable individuals.

I mean, surely you would too, right?

Cheers,
Dr. Tony Hung
Deep Jive Interests.

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