Comments on: RapHappy gets rich! Wins $100,000 from Cisco/mtvU http://gigaom.com/2007/10/30/raphappy-gets-rich-wins-100000-from-ciscomtvu/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:02:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: curiousminds http://gigaom.com/2007/10/30/raphappy-gets-rich-wins-100000-from-ciscomtvu/#comment-183649 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:21:53 +0000 http://foundread.com/2007/10/30/raphappy-gets-rich-wins-100000-from-ciscomtvu/#comment-183649 Time for an update? Raphappy seems to have joined the deadpool, dabeetz as well. loud.com has dropped their collaborative component and it seems the only 2 standing are DopeTracks and LetsBeef.

Anyone know what happened to these guys?

]]> By: Carleen Hawn http://gigaom.com/2007/10/30/raphappy-gets-rich-wins-100000-from-ciscomtvu/#comment-183646 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:14:58 +0000 http://foundread.com/2007/10/30/raphappy-gets-rich-wins-100000-from-ciscomtvu/#comment-183646 Come on, Mark. We all know half of life is ‘who you know.’ But that’s not even what happened here. The guys at Rap Happy, both grad students at NYU, beat out 47 other companies for these grants. So it’s hardly a case of some friend greasing the wheel.And sure, there is plenty of dumb money out there, but uh…we’re not likely to class in the chiefs of digital media at MTV and Cisco (!) in those ranks.

]]> By: Mark http://gigaom.com/2007/10/30/raphappy-gets-rich-wins-100000-from-ciscomtvu/#comment-183645 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:17:30 +0000 http://foundread.com/2007/10/30/raphappy-gets-rich-wins-100000-from-ciscomtvu/#comment-183645 Trash. Apparently, having VC connections carries more weight than actually having a good idea.

]]> By: Carleen Hawn http://gigaom.com/2007/10/30/raphappy-gets-rich-wins-100000-from-ciscomtvu/#comment-183648 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:17:00 +0000 http://foundread.com/2007/10/30/raphappy-gets-rich-wins-100000-from-ciscomtvu/#comment-183648 Indeed. In fact, Matt and Ben credit dopetracks generously for their inspiration. And as we all know, being first isn’t always what counts most in business. As we’ve written here, there is great value in invention — and often even more in successful innovation.

http://foundread.com/2007/07/16/founder-v-founders/

]]> By: ArK47 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/30/raphappy-gets-rich-wins-100000-from-ciscomtvu/#comment-183647 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:28:01 +0000 http://foundread.com/2007/10/30/raphappy-gets-rich-wins-100000-from-ciscomtvu/#comment-183647 For the record…. this is not a new idea.
There are already numerous sites out there that do the same thing and have a much larger user base….
The best of which being DOPETRACKS – http://www.dopetracks.com
followed by dabeetz.com letsbeef.com and rapspace.tv and loud.com

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