Comments on: MyBlogLog Founder To Launch New Startup Gnip With $1 Million In Funding http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/ Startup and Tech News Sat, 17 May 2008 05:35:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Wes Mahler http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2041362 Wes Mahler Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:41:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2041362 Thanks x2 michael! for the input on @21! Thanks x2 michael! for the input on @21!

]]> By: MikeT http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2039251 MikeT Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:43:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2039251 Thank you, Michael. Thank you, Michael.

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2038848 Michael Arrington Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:36:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2038848 MikeT - it serves two purposes. First, raising money is a marketing event that gets you attention. Second, it is the best way to make sure that your idea is a reasonable one - if you can't get third parties to invest, it's a sign that the idea may not work. MikeT - it serves two purposes. First, raising money is a marketing event that gets you attention. Second, it is the best way to make sure that your idea is a reasonable one - if you can’t get third parties to invest, it’s a sign that the idea may not work.

]]> By: Jason Bates - Lushable.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2038837 Jason Bates - Lushable.com Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:18:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2038837 Good look to him! Should do really well! Good look to him! Should do really well!

]]> By: Bradley Horowitz http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2038780 Bradley Horowitz Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:51:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2038780 Eric is a brilliant entrepreneur that will definitely strike gold again... I'll be watching this one closely. Congrats Eric! Eric is a brilliant entrepreneur that will definitely strike gold again… I’ll be watching this one closely. Congrats Eric!

]]> By: Matlock http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2038575 Matlock Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:42:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2038575 Even more interesting is the evidence that can be found in the twitter stream of Brad Feld, new board member of Gnip. In this one he discusses the sound of a ping-pong player in the background of a conference call, the day that the Gnip funding closed: http://tinyurl.com/27daey And in this one he twitters about how the current ping infrastructure is broken, and that the correct solution is found by never giving up: http://tinyurl.com/2q9j9y Even more interesting is the evidence that can be found in the twitter stream of Brad Feld, new board member of Gnip.

In this one he discusses the sound of a ping-pong player in the background of a conference call, the day that the Gnip funding closed:

http://tinyurl.com/27daey

And in this one he twitters about how the current ping infrastructure is broken, and that the correct solution is found by never giving up:

http://tinyurl.com/2q9j9y

]]> By: Eyal http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037919 Eyal Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:07:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037919 Eric will do that again. Eric will do that again.

]]> By: Andrew Hyde http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037666 Andrew Hyde Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:35:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037666 Congrats Eric! Congrats Eric!

]]> By: Adriana http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037641 Adriana Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:20:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037641 I love it! "Ping" spelled back words. I never really liked the word "Ping" anyway . . . it sounds dirty. Congrats Eric! I love it! “Ping” spelled back words. I never really liked the word “Ping” anyway . . . it sounds dirty.
Congrats Eric!

]]> By: Loic http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037611 Loic Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:03:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037611 congrats Eric! congrats Eric!

]]> By: Andrew http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037556 Andrew Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:19:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037556 audi wants its logo back audi wants its logo back

]]> By: Jim http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037541 Jim Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:08:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037541 Gnip Gnop is Ping Pong backwards. It was a really cool game in the 1970's. Also the reference to "Ping." This is probably a reference to pinging, and infrastructure. So it ties in somehow. Gnip Gnop is Ping Pong backwards. It was a really cool game in the 1970’s. Also the reference to “Ping.” This is probably a reference to pinging, and infrastructure. So it ties in somehow.

]]> By: MyBlogFans http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037476 MyBlogFans Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:23:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037476 Interesting name... interesting logo.. :-) Interesting name… interesting logo.. :-)

]]> By: MikeT http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037469 MikeT Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:19:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037469 Michael, maybe you could sift through all your knowledge about startups and write a post about why entrepreneurs who sold their companies for lots of cash still need funding for their new startups? Are they unsure about the outcome? Risk aversion? Advantage of putting others' money at risk? But why have their legs strapped by all these funding agreements? Or maybe the tradeoff is worth it? I think that would be a really valuable piece of information... Michael, maybe you could sift through all your knowledge about startups and write a post about why entrepreneurs who sold their companies for lots of cash still need funding for their new startups? Are they unsure about the outcome? Risk aversion? Advantage of putting others’ money at risk? But why have their legs strapped by all these funding agreements? Or maybe the tradeoff is worth it?
I think that would be a really valuable piece of information…

]]> By: Sean http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037445 Sean Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:00:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037445 Michael, what about the hint in the HTML title of gnip's site? "Gnip: We got $h*t to pop" If that doesn't give it all away, I just don't know what does. Michael, what about the hint in the HTML title of gnip’s site?

“Gnip: We got $h*t to pop”

If that doesn’t give it all away, I just don’t know what does.

]]> By: Chris Schultz http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037439 Chris Schultz Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:53:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037439 Congrats to Eric. That's an exciting start to a new company. Gnip.... hmmm, mysterious. Congrats to Eric. That’s an exciting start to a new company. Gnip…. hmmm, mysterious.

]]> By: Eddie LeBreton http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037405 Eddie LeBreton Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:34:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037405 See this post from Brad Feld's (one of the investing VCs) blog: http://www.feld.com/blog/archives/2008/02/gnip_gnop.html The name Gnip is definitely related to the game Gnip Gnop. No idea what that means though. See this post from Brad Feld’s (one of the investing VCs) blog:

http://www.feld.com/blog/archi....._gnop.html

The name Gnip is definitely related to the game Gnip Gnop. No idea what that means though.

]]> By: suanlafen http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037386 suanlafen Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:18:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037386 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX2bqI--c-k Compare the GNIP logo with the central element of the toy called Gnip Gnop presented in this video. It is exactly the same. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX2bqI–c-k

Compare the GNIP logo with the central element of the toy called Gnip Gnop presented in this video. It is exactly the same.

]]> By: Rehan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037363 Rehan Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:02:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037363 Eric's LinkedIn profile says for Gnip: "Launching new service enabling social services to more efficiently aggregate user data from other sites." Eric’s LinkedIn profile says for Gnip:
“Launching new service enabling social services to more efficiently aggregate user data from other sites.”

]]> By: Adam Moss http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037056 Adam Moss Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:09:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037056 If the success of MyBlogLog is anything to go by, this should be an interesting, and hopefully equally useful, new venture. If the success of MyBlogLog is anything to go by, this should be an interesting, and hopefully equally useful, new venture.

]]> By: Steven Loi http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037052 Steven Loi Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:08:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037052 Congrats, Eric! Congrats, Eric!

]]> By: D http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037042 D Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:56:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2037042 Also look at their logo. 3 circles looped/connected together... Also look at their logo.
3 circles looped/connected together…

]]> By: Louis Gray http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2036999 Louis Gray Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:19:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/mybloglog-founder-to-launch-new-startup-gnip-with-1-million-in-funding/#comment-2036999 Gnip, being a backwards ping... could be just about anything. Maybe this is the reverse Technorati some of us have been looking for. (And again, I could be way off) Gnip, being a backwards ping… could be just about anything. Maybe this is the reverse Technorati some of us have been looking for. (And again, I could be way off)

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