Posterous jumps from blogging to private sharing with “Spaces” app
Startup Posterous is doing a bit of a start-over today. Founded in 2008 as a simple blogging via email service, Posterous is restructuring itself based on a new private sharing mobile application called Posterous Spaces, according to Forbes.
“I’m almost in tears, I’ve never been more excited,” said founder and CEO, Sachin Agarwal in an interview with VentureBeat. “We’re trying to build something for normal people, and normal people want control of what they share.”… Continue Reading
Y Combinator’s latest partners are also alums
Silicon Valley incubator Y Combinator is bringing some of its most notable alumni back into the fold — as partners.
In a blog post today, partner Paul Graham announced that Loopt founder Sam Altman (pictured), Justin.tv founders Emmett Shear and Justin Kan, and Posterous founder Garry Tan are all joining as “part-time partners” who will “do the same sort of work regular YC partners do advising startups, but only 1/5 of their time.” Three of … Continue Reading
