Written on March 19, 2008 – 1:01 pm Ernst-Jan Pfauth, editor in chief
Start-up rallies can be disastrous. Take the start-up rally at Le Web 3 for example. They had installed a start-up dock over there, which was a nice place to rest for most attendees. On top of that, the jury consisted of a few ‘I’m playing with my Blackberry’-guys. So the entrepreneurs saw a disinterested crowd and turned really nervous. I couldn’t watch it.
Here at PLUGG it’s totally different. Start-ups present on the main stage in two rally’s of ten companies. They only have two minutes, short ‘n’ sweet, and were encouraged to ‘act excited’, since if they aren’t excited about their own product, who will? That’s what I’m talking about!
The guys from Bragster really got the point. It’s a service on which friends can dare each other to something incredibly stupid. And it works, the people and the press love it. Moreover, rapper 50 cent is registered as well. What more can you ask for?
One of the team members of the French Bragster team challenged his colleague Niko to ‘throw a pie in Bertrand’s face’. So guess what happened when the two enthusiastic guys walked up the stage? Exactly, Bertrand’s world suddenly consisted of just pie and whipped cream. The audience was stunned.
After a rally, this very same audience had the opportunity to rate the start-ups. I won’t be surprised when Bragster really gained some points just by bringing the idea of their very fun start-up into practice.
Update: There you have it: Bragster is one of the tree finalists at the Plugg startup rally.
More about the other start-ups in the upcoming weeks, that’s a promise!
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Written on February 26, 2008 – 5:07 pm Ernst-Jan Pfauth, editor in chief
Video service VIDDIX - launched in beta today - found a great way to enrich your online video experience. They allow you to add web content to video, since it consists of two panels. The video is playing at the left, while different web content - such as slides, pictures, YouTube videos, HTML and Flash embeds - shows up in the so-called iPanel at the right. So imagine you interviewed Boris about the Next Web conference, it would look something like this:
The guys from VIDDIX came up with their idea during their study Digital Communications. They graduated on VIDDIX and founded the company Invisios to bring their baby to the market. I hardly see any reasons why their project isn’t gonna be a huge hit. I mean, where YouTube and Slideshare end, VIDDIX is just about to get started. On top of that, the service will probably be really viral, since a lot of bloggers might be tempted to use VIDDIX for screencasts and presentations.
Although they might have to improve their embed function. Since the current one doesn’t bring over VIDDIX’s main advantage, namely the web content. I guess it has something to do with the thing in right bottom corner, yet I can’t figure out. Other from that, I foresee a bright future for VIDDIX.
Written on July 19, 2007 – 5:54 pm Patrick de Laive, Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of Fleck
Rod Beckstrom is the author of the highly successful business book ‘The Starfish and the Spider’. He was the last speaker of The Next Web Conference 2007 and did a great job. He was inspiring, enthusiastic and gave everyone a lot of food for the brain.
Keynote: Rod Beckstrom - The Starfish and the Spider(more…)
Written on July 19, 2007 – 4:52 pm Patrick de Laive, Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of Fleck
Dick Hardt, the CEO of Identity2.0 company Sxipper gave an amazing presentation about the future of online identity. He has a great presentation style and did 804 slides in 29 minutes and 4 seconds! It is not only a very good presentation but he addresses a very interesting field for the future of the web as well; our online identity. It is a very popular topic at the moment (think of OpenID).
Thanks Dick for this great performance and for inspiring us!
enjoy
Keynote: Dick Hardt - The Next Identity, the Hardt Way(more…)
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