Earlier this afternoon, six startups had five minutes each to present their wares onstage to a panel of VCs and an audience at the Web 2.0 Expo Launch Pad. Panelists gave feedback to the companies in real-time, and depending on how well they did, had the option to “offer these applicants non-binding term sheets for financing”.
In the end, Triggit was named as the people’s choice for best startup of Launch Pad.
You can read about each contender below.
Acquia – Acquia intends to provide products that improve on the open source Drupal social publishing system. Projects in development include Spokes, a notification system, and Caliper, a spam and content monitoring service.
Chirp – Chirp’s flagship product, chirpscreen, streams media and information from top social networking and media sites to your desktop. Information can be presented as part of either a desktop application or a screensaver, and content is aggregated from top sites including Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, and eBay.
Oortle – We covered Oortle’s upcoming new product videophlow earlier today, but here’s a recap: Oortle provides products that bring the community aspect back to sharing media. Their current release is photophlow (currently in invite-only beta), which provides an interactive flickr experience.
JobScore – The job hunt can be just as tough on employers as it is on prospective applicants. JobScore aims to provide a comprehensive solution to help facilitate the process. Employers can easily publish ads to all of the top career sites, and JobScore rates candidates by relevant criteria. Employers can also refer candidates to other members of the site (for a price, if they wish), further expediting the process.
TradeVibes – This site provides a community for people interested in startups, allowing users to share opinions, ratings, and discussions about them. Its profiles include brief overviews and other relevant information about companies. (Disclaimer: This site is a direct rip-off of CrunchBase).
Triggit – With a single line of JavaScript, Triggit lets website publishers easily add advertising to their sites with a simple WYSIWYG editor. Ads can be pulled from sites including Shopping.com and the Amazon affiliate program. Users can also easily add content from YouTube and Flickr. The software is especially appealing to publishers in the long tail who might not otherwise have the savvy to monetize their sites. Today Trigit announced support for integration with Google AdSense to widespread applause.
Hmmm 5 minutes….on another note, how many of the startups who present at these events actually make it. By looking at Web 2.0 website of past presenters, it looks like 1 out of 10 or even less.
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TradeVibes is a startup for people that want to discuss startups.
Next we need a web community for people that are interested in talking about web communities where people talk about startups!
Go chirp..
hmmm, it’s probably just an oversight but the black helicopter brigade might have something to say about you not linking directly to the TradeVibes site in your article unlike the other startups mentioned.
Instead the link takes you to Crunchbase (oh irony!). Like I said, probably just a mistake.
All these start ups here don’t look too promising from the description alone.
Go Acquia!
You forgot Floort.com! The ones you mention are old news. Same old same old.
Chirp is da BOMB…sorry, I mean a BOMB! if they can integrate flying toasters into their product, then i’m a buyer. until then, i think i’ll pass.
I hope Triggit gets it. It could be a great product but they are having some problems. Don’t know if money will fix them but it would help a ton of WordPress users.
Which ones will succeed in the world of internet startups?
Yeah, CrunchBase is such an amazing product. How could they resist?
Just got done watching the competition. Triggit won by a landslide.
@Brad – Can you provide more detail. What was the reaction to the other companies?
Chirp seems like a paired down version of FriendFeed, but on your desktop, not in the cloud. Kinda reminds me of the 90s.
Jobscore was far and away the most viable of the entire batch. Solid business model, solid revenue stream. Frankly, it totally outclassed the others.
@Patrick – it did for me too:
http://www.tech...et-chirpscreen/
Your “Disclaimer” is not a disclaimer at all. It’s called an “opinion.” It’s fine that you have such an opinion, don’t try to gussy it up by calling it something that it’s not.
(Disclaimer: I have my own blog, on which I often make fun of those who take themselves seriously and then misuse the language.)
Hmmm… interesting that you link to all of the companies websites directly except to TradeVibes. I actually think what they’re trying to do is more than what CrunchBase currently offers – more around opinions and aggregating the wisdom of the crowd about these startups. I agree that Triggit is pretty cool.
thanks