Tingz featured in Knoxville News-Sentinel
October 3rd, 2008
There is a detailed profile of Tingz in today’s Knoxville News-Sentinel, our hometown daily newspaper. Check it out!
Tingz at TechCrunch50 Presentation
September 29th, 2008
Whoops! We thought we’d posted this before. Here’s the link to the video of our presentation at TechCrunch50. Let us know what you think.
I think now we may have figured out how to embed it. Finally!
Tingz gets a gold star
September 22nd, 2008
Dennis Jordan, a Toronto-based blogger, gives Tingz a gold star! Thanks Dennis!
Reflecting on the TechCrunch50 Preso
September 11th, 2008
I’m feeling great about our launch at TechCrunch50 this week. The presentation went really well, especially considering that: 1) we didn’t get funded until June 26 and therefore only had 2.5 months to get a product built; 2) we never practiced the presentation, and our rehearsal with Michael and Jason absolutely bombed; and 3) we completely re-wrote the presentation on Sunday and Monday for a first-up Tuesday slot.
But here’s the real takeaway: I whiffed the Q&A. I’m not sure if it was simply relief that we actually got through it pretty well, intimidation of the panel, or exhaustion, but I just didn’t step up with the answers that I have to the key questions of distribution, revenue, and focus.
Distribution: In addition to direct download from tingz.net and software download slots, we’ll be distributing Tingz in two other primary ways: as downloads from our content partners’ sites, and as pre-installed software on certain devices, particularly non-traditional connected consumer electronics. We already have discussions underway on both fronts.
Revenue: Our business model isn’t so limited to ads and e-commerce. Assuming we get distribution, we can monetize what becomes an incredibly deep datastore of user behavior and demographics. We’ll then have the ability to optimize ad revenue due to contextual and behavioral targeting, and our model also accounts for freemium pricing; we just haven’t yet defined features and prices.
Focus: The other experts seemed to agree with Roelof that we’re trying to do too much. They may have a point. We actually have a version of our launch plan in which we limit Tingz to a pretty specific problem and market. Perhaps this is worth revisiting, with the expectation that as we learn and evolve, we can take on larger platform opportunities.
Thanks to the expert panel. They were tough but fair. Wish I’d been on my A-game. You can bet I will next time.
Tingz Covered by TechCrunch
September 9th, 2008
Our presentation at TechCrunch50 today has been written up by Don Reisinger of TechCrunch.
Tingz featured on c|net’s WebWare
September 9th, 2008
c|net’s Josh Lowensohn offers up a review of Tingz for WebWare.
Tingz at TechCrunch50
September 9th, 2008
Tingz is one of 50 companies selected to launch at TechCrunch50. Watch the feed here live right here, courtesy of uStream. When the streaming version of our presentation is posted, link to it from from here.
LIVE STREAM REMOVED BECAUSE THE EVENT IS OVER.
Spread the Word!
August 28th, 2008
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