Comments on: Seedcamp, ‘08: In a pack of copycats, two start-ups shine http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/19/seedcamp-08-in-a-pack-of-copycats-two-start-ups-shine/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:59:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: edhardy622 http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/19/seedcamp-08-in-a-pack-of-copycats-two-start-ups-shine/comment-page-1/#comment-895805 edhardy622 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:09:51 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=98075#comment-895805 British law student sues Abercrombie-Fitch for disability discrimination.<br><a href="http://www.abercrombieonsale.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.abercrombieonsale.co.uk</a> British law student sues Abercrombie-Fitch for disability discrimination.
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]]> By: furniture stores http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/19/seedcamp-08-in-a-pack-of-copycats-two-start-ups-shine/comment-page-1/#comment-893223 furniture stores Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:33:53 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=98075#comment-893223 I believe they get exposure and if they use it wisely, like zemanta, a former seedcamp winner, the will do well. I believe they get exposure and if they use it wisely, like zemanta, a former seedcamp winner, the will do well.

]]> By: Ben http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/19/seedcamp-08-in-a-pack-of-copycats-two-start-ups-shine/comment-page-1/#comment-882723 Ben Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:10:07 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=98075#comment-882723 Hey, thanks for covering us!<br><br>You can check out our toksta video instant messenger live at <a href="http://www.myHappyPlanet.com" rel="nofollow">www.myHappyPlanet.com</a>.<br><br>Stay tuned for our upcoming multi-user chat room application (featuring text, audio/video).<br><br>toksta will be available in 25 languages soon: <a href="http://blog.toksta.com" rel="nofollow">blog.toksta.com</a><br><br>Cheers,<br>Ben<br><br>P.S. If you have any questions, please don’t reply to this comment but send an E-Mail to support [a t] toksta [ d o t ] info Hey, thanks for covering us!

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toksta will be available in 25 languages soon: blog.toksta.com

Cheers,
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]]> By: andraz http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/19/seedcamp-08-in-a-pack-of-copycats-two-start-ups-shine/comment-page-1/#comment-882722 andraz Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:56:39 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=98075#comment-882722 Hi,<br><br>being at Seedcamp for the whole week I can say that all startup teams there got one of the best advice that they could get from the industry, but now it is up to them to run with it and make great things.<br><br>UberVU could actually be pretty big since there is definitely the space for the "me" service, they just need to execute properly.<br>Ah, the soup.io. It might be strange to americans, but someone can easily do the tumblr thing for europe/central europe and be pretty successful with it. They already have non-negliable number of users.<br><br>Dan, you were a bit harsh, but seriously, almost everything is a "copycat with a twist" nowdays. And for companies that are a bit more locale-specific than the ones listed, regional VCs over here actually love copycats with proven business models and unsaturated markets.<br><br>Oh... and this just came to my mind: VentureBeat should get a writer from central europe! Things are really getting interesting here. Hi,

being at Seedcamp for the whole week I can say that all startup teams there got one of the best advice that they could get from the industry, but now it is up to them to run with it and make great things.

UberVU could actually be pretty big since there is definitely the space for the “me” service, they just need to execute properly.
Ah, the soup.io. It might be strange to americans, but someone can easily do the tumblr thing for europe/central europe and be pretty successful with it. They already have non-negliable number of users.

Dan, you were a bit harsh, but seriously, almost everything is a “copycat with a twist” nowdays. And for companies that are a bit more locale-specific than the ones listed, regional VCs over here actually love copycats with proven business models and unsaturated markets.

Oh… and this just came to my mind: VentureBeat should get a writer from central europe! Things are really getting interesting here.

]]> By: Dan Kaplan http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/19/seedcamp-08-in-a-pack-of-copycats-two-start-ups-shine/comment-page-1/#comment-882719 Dan Kaplan Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:19:47 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=98075#comment-882719 Andy, I referred only to the winners I saw, not the whole group of finalists. Feel free to drop me a line if you want to talk about what you're up to. Andy, I referred only to the winners I saw, not the whole group of finalists. Feel free to drop me a line if you want to talk about what you're up to.

]]> By: jake http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/19/seedcamp-08-in-a-pack-of-copycats-two-start-ups-shine/comment-page-1/#comment-882721 jake Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:47 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=98075#comment-882721 I'm reading this and thinking about what everybody is saying about new ideas vs. competition. Just thought this site might interest some of you as the subject matter is mildly similar. <a href="http://unleshingideas.org" rel="nofollow">unleshingideas.org</a> I'm reading this and thinking about what everybody is saying about new ideas vs. competition. Just thought this site might interest some of you as the subject matter is mildly similar. unleshingideas.org

]]> By: Mircea @ MyTestBox.com http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/19/seedcamp-08-in-a-pack-of-copycats-two-start-ups-shine/comment-page-1/#comment-882720 Mircea @ MyTestBox.com Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:06:15 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=98075#comment-882720 UberVU will do just good, if not very good. I can't speak for other startups but knowing the guys from uberVU I know they will leave the mark on the Web 2.0 landscape. UberVU will do just good, if not very good. I can't speak for other startups but knowing the guys from uberVU I know they will leave the mark on the Web 2.0 landscape.

]]> By: Andy Swarbrick http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/19/seedcamp-08-in-a-pack-of-copycats-two-start-ups-shine/comment-page-1/#comment-882718 Andy Swarbrick Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:38:02 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=98075#comment-882718 Dan, as Mike indicated had you been at the event you might have got clued in to the fact that TickerTXT actually operates with Internet technology outside the Internet cloud. This I personally consider about as different as you can get. I challenge you to indicate any sense in which TickerTXT was a copycat of any other company at Seedcamp 2008, except that we were there. Dan, as Mike indicated had you been at the event you might have got clued in to the fact that TickerTXT actually operates with Internet technology outside the Internet cloud. This I personally consider about as different as you can get. I challenge you to indicate any sense in which TickerTXT was a copycat of any other company at Seedcamp 2008, except that we were there.

]]> By: finette.co.uk » blog » Seedcamp Aftermath / Web 2.0 Expo Coming Up http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/19/seedcamp-08-in-a-pack-of-copycats-two-start-ups-shine/comment-page-1/#comment-829129 finette.co.uk » blog » Seedcamp Aftermath / Web 2.0 Expo Coming Up Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:30:43 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=98075#comment-829129 [...] Euros and three months full of mentoring in wonderful London. Dan Kaplan of VentureBeat has a really nice write-up on the winning teams - check it out if you are interested in the stuff you get from early stage [...] [...] Euros and three months full of mentoring in wonderful London. Dan Kaplan of VentureBeat has a really nice write-up on the winning teams – check it out if you are interested in the stuff you get from early stage [...]

]]> By: Dan Kaplan http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/19/seedcamp-08-in-a-pack-of-copycats-two-start-ups-shine/comment-page-1/#comment-882716 Dan Kaplan Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:21:26 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=98075#comment-882716 Indeed, I must work with what I have. Indeed, I must work with what I have.

]]> By: rob http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/19/seedcamp-08-in-a-pack-of-copycats-two-start-ups-shine/comment-page-1/#comment-882717 rob Sun, 21 Sep 2008 13:12:22 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=98075#comment-882717 I like UBERVu too, looks like it's definitely one of those disruptor apps that comes along every once in awhile and shakes up the space. This'll make a big difference to a lot of people. I like UBERVu too, looks like it's definitely one of those disruptor apps that comes along every once in awhile and shakes up the space. This'll make a big difference to a lot of people.

]]> By: Mike Butcher http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/19/seedcamp-08-in-a-pack-of-copycats-two-start-ups-shine/comment-page-1/#comment-882715 Mike Butcher Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:57:11 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=98075#comment-882715 This is a well-written post which works in parts but suffers from the usual blogger blind-spot of not actually being at the event you're writing about... This is a well-written post which works in parts but suffers from the usual blogger blind-spot of not actually being at the event you're writing about…

]]> By: greg http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/19/seedcamp-08-in-a-pack-of-copycats-two-start-ups-shine/comment-page-1/#comment-882714 greg Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:38:46 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=98075#comment-882714 All I can say is <a href="http://this.isfuckingaweso.me" rel="nofollow">http://this.isfuckingaweso.me</a>. Just like soup.io but not as cool and no one is using it. It's perfect for that certain hipster who doesn't want to be followed. All I can say is http://this.isfuckingaweso.me. Just like soup.io but not as cool and no one is using it. It's perfect for that certain hipster who doesn't want to be followed.

]]> By: hannes a. schwetz http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/19/seedcamp-08-in-a-pack-of-copycats-two-start-ups-shine/comment-page-1/#comment-882713 hannes a. schwetz Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:48:20 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=98075#comment-882713 you might not agree with the ranking, bout there is no doubt, they are winners.<br>they went out, competed on a european wide level and they made it. the get exposure and if they use it wisely, like zemanta, a former seedcamp winner, the will do well. maybe there are hundreds of similar ideas out there, but only the entrepreneurs will make it, which will also sell their idea properly, and seedcamp is quite a good way to sell. you might not agree with the ranking, bout there is no doubt, they are winners.
they went out, competed on a european wide level and they made it. the get exposure and if they use it wisely, like zemanta, a former seedcamp winner, the will do well. maybe there are hundreds of similar ideas out there, but only the entrepreneurs will make it, which will also sell their idea properly, and seedcamp is quite a good way to sell.

]]> By: Dan Kaplan http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/19/seedcamp-08-in-a-pack-of-copycats-two-start-ups-shine/comment-page-1/#comment-882712 Dan Kaplan Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:50:17 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=98075#comment-882712 It would be helpful if you could point out how they are innovative. For the record, I was not particularly impressed with nearly the majority of tc50. It would be helpful if you could point out how they are innovative. For the record, I was not particularly impressed with nearly the majority of tc50.

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