Max Levchin on Slide’s big virtual goods bet, scams and — mating
Slide, which started in photo-sharing, moved into Facebook widgets and then raised funding at a reported $550 million valuation last year, shifted gears this year and went aggressively into virtual goods. The company’s looking to become a mainstream version of Second Life, where there’s a… Continue Reading
Slide cuts staff, refocuses on premium ad deals
Slide, maker of popular social networking applications like Super Poke and Top Friends, is changing its revenue strategy, placing new emphasis on premium advertising, such as brand sponsorship of apps. Due to this shift, the San Francisco company cut most of its ad sales force… 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… Continue Reading
Q&A with Max Levchin of Slide, on e-commerce, APIs, feeds, and a Russian rock band
I just sat down with Max Levchin, chief executive of leading widget-maker Slide, after his talk at the Web 2.0 Expo this afternoon.
He gave me more information on Slide’s interest in forms of revenue besides advertising and the role of feeds — like Facebook’s news… 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,… Continue Reading
Slide pounds chest: Widget used by 14 percent of internet population
Internet traffic measurement company ComScore will release data showing that slideshow company Slide is the world’s top widget provider.
We don’t want to fall into the habit of issuing these numbers constantly, but the sheer size of Slide’s usage, if true, is mind-boggling — especially given… Continue Reading
Slide gets big VC round for its slideshow product
Slide, the San Francisco start-up that lets you create slide shows from your photos or other content, has raised a large third round of funding from Khosla Ventures and Mayfield Fund.
The amount remains undisclosed, but we’ve heard it is more than the company got for… Continue Reading