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Hivedesk Interview Time Tracking Software
HiveDesk shares how they built a time tracking and productivity platform for remote teams, balancing employee privacy with the visibility managers need.
Vik ChadhaFeb 16, 2022
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Beam Our Interview with a Company That Is Reinventing the Toothbrush
Beam Technologies discusses building a smart toothbrush with embedded sensors that tracks brushing behavior and reports data to your phone.
Vik ChadhaAug 24, 2012
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Extending Content Reach: BizBrag
BizBrag explains how their social platform helps small businesses extend content reach through cross-network sharing and B2B collaboration.
Vik ChadhaJul 26, 2012
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Creating a Startup Around a Domain Name an Interview with Getcom
Get.com co-founder Steven Fruchter on building a Q&A-powered product discovery service, why domain names still matter, and raising $1M before launch.
Vik ChadhaOct 14, 2011
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The Dropcam Story Building a Surveillance Startup
Dropcam CEO Greg Duffy on building a consumer-friendly home surveillance startup, pivoting to cloud DVR, and raising a $6M Series A.
Vik ChadhaOct 14, 2011
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Launching a Hardware Startup an Interview with Basis
Basis founder Nadeem Kassam on the six-year journey of building a hardware health tracker, raising $9M in funding, and hiring a world-class team in the Bay Area.
Vik ChadhaOct 13, 2011
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Saving Your Customers 75 Million the Feefighters Story
FeeFighters saved businesses $75M in credit card processing fees. Stella Fayman shares how they built a comparison marketplace in a deceptive industry.
Vik ChadhaOct 13, 2011
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Carpooling the Right Way the Zimride Story
Zimride co-founder John Zimmer on building a $7M-funded ridesharing platform inspired by Zimbabwe's grassroots transit, using Facebook and university partnerships to reach critical mass.
Vik ChadhaOct 10, 2011
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Building a College Startup the Fampus Story
22-year-old founder Brittany Brody shares how Fampus became the go-to events platform for college students across seven campuses.
Vik ChadhaOct 8, 2011
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Building a Startup in London the Top10 Interview
Top10 co-founder Tom Leathes on raising $3.5M, building a social recommendation platform, and why London is a viable alternative to Silicon Valley.
Vik ChadhaOct 7, 2011
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A Physical App Store for a Software Product the Podio Story
Podio co-founder Jon Froda on launching a work platform with a physical App Store in San Francisco and growing to serve BBC, Subway, and BMW.
Vik ChadhaOct 1, 2011
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Hire Slow: The Zocdoc Interview
ZocDoc co-founder Cyrus Massoumi shares how the company built a $90M-funded healthcare booking platform by staying focused, investing in customer service, and hiring slowly.
Vik ChadhaOct 1, 2011
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Building a Company Around Email the Inboxfever Interview
InboxFever co-founder Doruk Aytulu shares how a TechStars 2011 company built a platform turning email into the remote control of the web.
Vik ChadhaSep 30, 2011
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An Interview with Techstars Graduate Fullcontact
FullContact CEO Bart Lorang on raising $1.5M after TechStars, building a contact data API with 100M+ records, and the power of great UX design.
Vik ChadhaSep 16, 2011
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The Hipmunk Story an Interview with Adam Goldstein
Hipmunk co-founder Adam Goldstein on building a travel search startup from Y Combinator, raising $5M, and why loyal users matter most.
Vik ChadhaSep 16, 2011
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10M Downloads: Traction Games Interview
Traction Games founder Ben Hazzard shares how the Stickman series hit 10 million iOS downloads and what it takes to top the App Store charts.
Vik ChadhaSep 12, 2011
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The Road to Entrepreneurship an Interview with Dan Shipper
Dan Shipper on building apps since age 10, launching WhereMyFriends.be and DomainPolish, and why talking to customers before coding is essential.
Vik ChadhaAug 8, 2011
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Naming Your Product the Bugsense Interview
BugSense co-founder Panos Papadopoulos explains why they renamed from 'Sfalma,' lessons on naming a developer product, and tips for selling to the developer market.
Vik ChadhaAug 4, 2011
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Stay Inspired Not on Auto Pilot an Interview with Fantasticals Founder
Fantastical co-founder Michael Simmons on designing a natural-language calendar app, pricing strategy, and why great design is half the battle.
Vik ChadhaJul 3, 2011
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Start with Purpose: The Posterous Interview
Posterous co-founder Sachin Agarwal on leaving Apple, going through Y Combinator, and why you should only start a company when the idea won't let you sleep.
Vik ChadhaJun 3, 2011
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Products That Solve Problems Market Themselves the Instagram Story
Instagram's co-founders share how solving a real problem fueled explosive growth, why they chose iOS first, and the one infrastructure decision that saved their launch.
Vik ChadhaApr 27, 2011
Interview3 min read
20K Downloads in a Day: Sparrow Story
Sparrow co-founder Dominique Leca on how a side project became a Mac email client with 20,000 downloads on launch day and 100K total via the App Store.
Vik ChadhaApr 11, 2011
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Think Small Start Small an Interview with Stephen Ou
Stephen Ou shares how weekend projects like iTunes Instant and TwtRoulette went viral, and why thinking small leads to bigger wins.
Vik ChadhaApr 8, 2011
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Why Gumroad Is the Next Billion Dollar Startup the Developer Interview
Gumroad founder Sahil Lavingia built the digital goods marketplace in a 48-hour coding sprint. He shares the origin story, early traction, and billion-dollar vision.
Vik ChadhaApr 6, 2011
Interview4 min read
A Practice Run That Made It Big – The Wunderlist Story
6Wunderkinder founder Christian Reber reveals how Wunderlist started as a practice project to build buzz — and became one of the top to-do apps worldwide.
Vik ChadhaMar 30, 2011
Interview3 min read
Turning Down $250,000 for Your Startup – The Crate Story
Crate founder Sahil Lavingia turned down a $250K buyout offer to keep building his file-sharing startup. He shares lessons on launching, growing, and betting on yourself.
Vik ChadhaMar 29, 2011
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