Comments on: Facebook’s fbFund Is Accepting Applications For FB Connect And iPhone Apps

By: Facebook offers $100,000 to iPhone developers » Games Brief

Facebook offers $100,000 to iPhone developers » Games Brief — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:49:23 +0000

[...] reports that this year, fbFund will be investing $100k in an unspecified number of Facebook app developers chosen from a shortlist of 50. The successful applicants will get the cash and the chance to [...]

By: wheres the money?

wheres the money? — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:09:17 +0000

Instead of rewarding apps by performance, like easy fb ad revenue support, they want to pick and choose the app. Bloody dictatorship.

Recession does not hinder their appetite to dictate terms…

By: FacebookのfbFundが、FB ConnectとiPhoneアプリの受付開始

FacebookのfbFundが、FB ConnectとiPhoneアプリの受付開始 — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:16:10 +0000

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By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:18:11 +0000

Well its no longer a non-recourse grant. Now its an equity investment… which puts a whole new spin on things…

I think facebook is going to have to explain this one in a little more detail….

Certainly larger facebook companies can handle all of the yearly ‘corporate filings’, ‘finacial reporting’ ‘voting’… but are they going to let facebook for $100,000 USD? I doubt it.

Are developers going to be able to do all of this backoffice work and still be able to focus on their product? I doubt it.

By: WIRELESS « Daily Marauder

WIRELESS « Daily Marauder — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:19:35 +0000

[...] on the broad spectrum of successful and promising applications built on the Facebook Platform. (http://www.tech...or-iphone-apps/ [...]

By: Ganesh

Ganesh — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:14:20 +0000

What about Android?

By: Albert ♛ Lai

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:49:16 +0000

… and for what its worth, winning FBFund really did help us a TON. It wasn’t just the money, but everything else that came with it. The marketing, the support, the validation, etc.

For example, it allowed us to work with Facebook to host an upcoming Facebook Developer Garage in SF next week (March 25th-6:30PM @ Hyatt Regency SF): ) — and receive sponsorship money to market/host the event from Intel.

Just some of the many benefits of being FBFunded IMHO. Well worth the effort at getting a shot at not just the money, but all the support/marketing that comes with it.

Good luck!

albert
founder/ceo
http://www.kontagent.com

By: Gadget Sleuth

Gadget Sleuth — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:34:25 +0000

Would I really want to base my business on something as fickle as Facebook? Not for me, but for certain types of startups I suppose it would work fine.

By: Albert ♛ Lai

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:33:06 +0000

Best of luck to all the FBFund applicants!

Facebook will watch your app metrics closely to evaluate your app.

So don’t bring a knife to a gun fight. Bring the K-Bomb (Kontagent), and level the playing field. =)

Check out the Kontagent analytics and viral optimization platform — we’ll make it free for all FBFund applicants.

[infomercial mode on:] You’ll get the deepest and most powerful analytics and viral optimization platform for Facebook (and also the only analytics platform that is FBFunded). [off]

Just mention that you’re applying for FBfund in your registration application on our site, and you heard about us from here with the code (TC-Kontagent) and we’ll hook you up.

Good luck,
Albert
founder/ceo
http://www.kontagent.com

By: crazymenu

crazymenu — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:24:15 +0000

If they only had the 50 limit last year, we would have been more than just runner up, but a finalist