Stubhub founder Jeff Fluhr wants you to know that Spreecast is way, way better than Google Hangouts

August 16, 2012 1:23 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Editor's Pick Jeff Fluhr, the serial entrepreneur who sold StubHub to eBay for $310 million, thinks there are far better options than Google Hangouts when you want to connect, engage, and communicate with groups of people.

Not surprisingly, high up on the list is his new startup, Spreecast.

The company that powers Google Hangouts wants to radically disrupt all business videoconferencing

July 23, 2012 12:01 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Editor's Pick

Video is the new audio. With more emotion, more nuance, and more effective real-time communication, videoconferencing is growing at a 20 percent annual rate in business.

But that’s not fast enough for Vidyo, the company that Google tapped for the …

Blue Jeans: Flipping 100 billion minutes of audio conference calls into video

June 27, 2012 4:30 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Every year, 100 billion minutes are spent on traditional audio-only teleconferences, while only 200 million minutes are used for video conferencing. Blue Jeans Network thinks it’s the company that can flip those numbers around.

With $25 million in new funding, …