There’s a Pinterest for that: A list of niche Pinterest clones

April 1, 2012 11:30 AM Heather Kelly
Heather Kelly

As soon as one startup hits it big, a crop of clones rush to cash in on the excitement. The latest company de jour to mimic is Pinterest, the popular visual-bookmarking site. And, as with Groupon and Airbnb before it, …

6 promising startups spotted at the Launch Festival

March 9, 2012 11:39 AM Rakesh Agrawal
Rakesh Agrawal

There were quite a few interesting companies presenting their ideas at the Launch Festival in San Francisco this week.

These were the startups that struck me. (I only attended the first day of the conference.) For the purposes of this …