Comments on: TechStars Search-To-Phone and filtrbox Appeal Beyond SF http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:24:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Tough Times Call for New Entrepreneurship Efforts http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-929628 Tough Times Call for New Entrepreneurship Efforts Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:01:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-929628 [...] best, such efforts will work much the way TechStars does, galvanizing an existing community while drawing the attention of the technology world — and venture capital. But not every area has the existing talent of Boulder, Colo., and Muse [...] [...] best, such efforts will work much the way TechStars does, galvanizing an existing community while drawing the attention of the technology world — and venture capital. But not every area has the existing talent of Boulder, Colo., and Muse [...]

]]> By: Phone Number Lookup http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-876531 Phone Number Lookup Fri, 02 May 2008 15:02:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-876531 I'm ready for "Search to Phone"! This would definitely be a huge time saver. With all of the automated phone systems in use today, it would be nice having someone else doing the work for you... I’m ready for “Search to Phone”! This would definitely be a huge time saver. With all of the automated phone systems in use today, it would be nice having someone else doing the work for you…

]]> By: TechStars » Blog Archive » Wrapping up the summer http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-783297 TechStars » Blog Archive » Wrapping up the summer Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:17:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-783297 <p>[...] minute presentations and demos from our ten teams. Don Dodge had great coverage, as did TechCrunch. GigaOM picked their favorites, and many others commented on the teams. Everyone did a great job of [...]</p> [...] minute presentations and demos from our ten teams. Don Dodge had great coverage, as did TechCrunch. GigaOM picked their favorites, and many others commented on the teams. Everyone did a great job of [...]

]]> By: TechStars Blog » Wrapping up the summer http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-469567 TechStars Blog » Wrapping up the summer Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:20:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-469567 <p>[...] minute presentations and demos from our ten teams. Don Dodge had great coverage, as did TechCrunch. GigaOM picked their favorites, and many others commented on the teams. Everyone did a great job of [...]</p> [...] minute presentations and demos from our ten teams. Don Dodge had great coverage, as did TechCrunch. GigaOM picked their favorites, and many others commented on the teams. Everyone did a great job of [...]

]]> By: Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Do You Want One Social Networking Profile to Rule Them All? « http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-465588 Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Do You Want One Social Networking Profile to Rule Them All? « Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:00:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-465588 <p>[...] their vision of an aggregated and enhanced social networking application at last week’s TechStars event in Boulder. Their goal is to free relationship data from silos in order to expose it to advertisers and [...]</p> [...] their vision of an aggregated and enhanced social networking application at last week’s TechStars event in Boulder. Their goal is to free relationship data from silos in order to expose it to advertisers and [...]

]]> By: filtrbox blog » techstars iDay and filtrbox coverage http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-457833 filtrbox blog » techstars iDay and filtrbox coverage Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:35:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-457833 <p>[...] got a nice write up in GigaOM, and there was overall coverage by Don Dodge of Microsoft, echoed at TechCrunch also. Check out the [...]</p> [...] got a nice write up in GigaOM, and there was overall coverage by Don Dodge of Microsoft, echoed at TechCrunch also. Check out the [...]

]]> By: TechStars Demo Day http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-457797 TechStars Demo Day Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:23:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-457797 <p>[...] coverage from Mike Arrington, Brad Feld, Don Dodge, and Anne Zelenka.  Anne’s summer-end wrap-up … Most impressive presentation of the day goes to the [...]</p> [...] coverage from Mike Arrington, Brad Feld, Don Dodge, and Anne Zelenka.  Anne’s summer-end wrap-up … Most impressive presentation of the day goes to the [...]

]]> By: David Mackey http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-456936 David Mackey Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:36:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-456936 <p>Search-To-Phone seems interesting...But I'd rather send out an email and receive emails back - I hate talking on the phone.</p> Search-To-Phone seems interesting…But I’d rather send out an email and receive emails back – I hate talking on the phone.

]]> By: share.websitemagazine.com http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-456652 share.websitemagazine.com Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:09:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-456652 <p><strong>TechStars Search-To-Phone and filtrbox Appeal Beyond SF</strong></p> <p>At the TechStars investor day, ten startup companies selected for a summer of learning, growing, and mountain beauty presented their achievements and their plans as the three-month long program came to a close.</p> TechStars Search-To-Phone and filtrbox Appeal Beyond SF

At the TechStars investor day, ten startup companies selected for a summer of learning, growing, and mountain beauty presented their achievements and their plans as the three-month long program came to a close.

]]> By: Cory http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-456324 Cory Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:24:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-456324 <p>Search-To-Phone's application is not a new idea, similar applications exist. There is another like-minded startup here http://www.serviceguy.org/</p> <p>The quality of their speech rec implementation and merchant results, as well as their overall user experience will determine their success.</p> Search-To-Phone’s application is not a new idea, similar applications exist. There is another like-minded startup here http://www.serviceguy.org/

The quality of their speech rec implementation and merchant results, as well as their overall user experience will determine their success.

]]> By: Anne Zelenka http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-456287 Anne Zelenka Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:05:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-456287 <p>TechDumpster: filtrbox aims to be much easier to use and more informative than reading RSS feeds, for example, so that's why it reaches beyond the techmeme crowd. Right now, it's not feasible for most individuals or small businesses to keep track of what's being said online about whatever topic they're interested in.</p> <p>I believe Search-To-Phone does some throttling of calls so that you're not overwhelmed by them.</p> TechDumpster: filtrbox aims to be much easier to use and more informative than reading RSS feeds, for example, so that’s why it reaches beyond the techmeme crowd. Right now, it’s not feasible for most individuals or small businesses to keep track of what’s being said online about whatever topic they’re interested in.

I believe Search-To-Phone does some throttling of calls so that you’re not overwhelmed by them.

]]> By: Carmin Turco, Founder, Search-To-Phone http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-456151 Carmin Turco, Founder, Search-To-Phone Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:22:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-456151 <p>Search-To-Phone places interested merchants in a queue, so you only speak to as many merchants as you'd like. We think of it like this: <em>You're</em> the one paying the merchant... why should <em>you</em> wait on hold? The telephone numbers of our users are always kept hidden from merchants - so when you cancel, you really cancel.</p> <p>With regards to TechStars, I will add that the significance of such accelerators to entrepreneurs can only truly be measured by the arc. Where we are now with relationships, business opportunities and tech far exceeds where we could have been had we stayed in New York. No question... hands down.</p> Search-To-Phone places interested merchants in a queue, so you only speak to as many merchants as you’d like. We think of it like this: You’re the one paying the merchant… why should you wait on hold? The telephone numbers of our users are always kept hidden from merchants – so when you cancel, you really cancel.

With regards to TechStars, I will add that the significance of such accelerators to entrepreneurs can only truly be measured by the arc. Where we are now with relationships, business opportunities and tech far exceeds where we could have been had we stayed in New York. No question… hands down.

]]> By: Telecom Professionals Group, India » Buzzworks & SearchtoPhone : Same Apps in two different parts of the world http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-455875 Telecom Professionals Group, India » Buzzworks & SearchtoPhone : Same Apps in two different parts of the world Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:12:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-455875 <p>[...] been intending to write more on their product but never got around to it. Today GigaOm has a piece on a company called SearchtoPhone and once I read what they are upto, I thought it was time I wrote [...]</p> [...] been intending to write more on their product but never got around to it. Today GigaOm has a piece on a company called SearchtoPhone and once I read what they are upto, I thought it was time I wrote [...]

]]> By: Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Elsewhere on the GigaNET « http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-455116 Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Elsewhere on the GigaNET « Fri, 17 Aug 2007 02:41:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-455116 <p>[...] GigaOM: Web Worker Daily’s own Anne Zelenka reports from TechStars Investors Day in Boulder, Colorado. She introduces two interesting startups that in her words, reach “beyond the usual WordPressing, Facebooking, and Twittering crowd.” Read More… [...]</p> [...] GigaOM: Web Worker Daily’s own Anne Zelenka reports from TechStars Investors Day in Boulder, Colorado. She introduces two interesting startups that in her words, reach “beyond the usual WordPressing, Facebooking, and Twittering crowd.” Read More… [...]

]]> By: TechDumpster (living in First Life) http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-454873 TechDumpster (living in First Life) Fri, 17 Aug 2007 01:03:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/16/techstars-search-to-phone-and-filtrbox-appeal-beyond-sf/#comment-454873 <p>I'm unsure of how filtrbox isn't part of the standard techmeme? Search-To-Phone seems helpful but it seems annoying to have all of those people call you at the same time. They need to be clearer about how it works.</p> <p>Overall, TechStars is still just as hype filled and disappointing as other incubator types like Y combinator.</p> I’m unsure of how filtrbox isn’t part of the standard techmeme? Search-To-Phone seems helpful but it seems annoying to have all of those people call you at the same time. They need to be clearer about how it works.

Overall, TechStars is still just as hype filled and disappointing as other incubator types like Y combinator.

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