YouNoodle scores the buzz on 25,000 startups
YouNoodle, the company that made a splash last year by claiming to predict the future value of startups, is continuing its efforts to turn startup evaluation into a science. Now it’s adding a YouNoodle Score that tracks news stories to determine a startup’s “impact and importance based on traction, acitvity, and buzz.” And it’s making those scores available to the public, not just entrepreneurs who joined YouNoodle’s online community.
Co-founder and chief executive Bob Goodson says… Continue Reading
YouNoodle’s startup predictor wants to tell you how much your company is worth
YouNoodle, an online community and website for entrepreneurs, just unveiled a feature that’s certain to attract (and anger?) plenty of curious users — a “startup predictor” that scores early-stage companies’ promise and feasibility, and even estimates what their value will be in three years.
The San Francisco startup already drew a fair amount of skepticism when it announced its intentions back in February. But VentureBeat Editor Matt Marshall thought the basic idea isn’t totally crazy, and… Continue Reading
YouNoodle offers investors a “start-up predictor”
YouNoodle, a new San Francisco company, says it has developed a “startup predictor,” or a set of analysis tools to help investors place bets on the university entrepreneurs that are the most likely to succeed.
The company, founded by two 20-something entrepreneurs who met at Oxford, will offer its basic technology beginning March 3. Its core analysis stems from work YouNoodle has done over the past 11 months, working with universities to help them organize business… Continue Reading