Comments on: Five Pre-Funded NYC Startups To Watch http://blog.jwegener.com/2010/06/30/hot-nyc-startups-jumppost-singleplatform-challengepost-kickstarter-yipit/ Jonathan Wegener's Technology/Marketing Blog Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: minusinc http://blog.jwegener.com/2010/06/30/hot-nyc-startups-jumppost-singleplatform-challengepost-kickstarter-yipit/comment-page-1/#comment-1201 minusinc Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:05:31 +0000 http://blog.jwegener.com/?p=908#comment-1201 <a href="http://Min.us" rel="nofollow">http://Min.us</a> has just joined the startup scene. Hope to meet more startups soon! http://Min.us has just joined the startup scene. Hope to meet more startups soon!

]]> By: Wiley Cerilli http://blog.jwegener.com/2010/06/30/hot-nyc-startups-jumppost-singleplatform-challengepost-kickstarter-yipit/comment-page-1/#comment-673 Wiley Cerilli Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:40:51 +0000 http://blog.jwegener.com/?p=908#comment-673 Hi Jonathan! Just wanted to let you know we closed on our round of funding! Thank you again for the posting! Here is what Charlie wrote yesterday to announce the deal <a href="http://www.thisisgoingtobebig.com" rel="nofollow">www.thisisgoingtobebig.com</a> Hi Jonathan! Just wanted to let you know we closed on our round of funding! Thank you again for the posting! Here is what Charlie wrote yesterday to announce the deal http://www.thisisgoingtobebig.com

]]> By: wcerilli http://blog.jwegener.com/2010/06/30/hot-nyc-startups-jumppost-singleplatform-challengepost-kickstarter-yipit/comment-page-1/#comment-613 wcerilli Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:10:28 +0000 http://blog.jwegener.com/?p=908#comment-613 Up to this point we have been trying to keep things quiet and have been turning down any meetings with VCs with the exception of my one meeting with Charlie from FirstRound. Prior to raising money, I wanted to get the business to the point where we were; cash flow positive, active with hundreds of accounts across the country, a rock solid sales team (as you noted earlier we have got that), a base product, and a proven telesales model. now that we are there we will be raising money. We just started setting meetings last week with angel investors and a few VCs, so your post was perfect timing. If you know of any solid PR people, let me know. Thank you again for spreading the word! Up to this point we have been trying to keep things quiet and have been turning down any meetings with VCs with the exception of my one meeting with Charlie from FirstRound. Prior to raising money, I wanted to get the business to the point where we were; cash flow positive, active with hundreds of accounts across the country, a rock solid sales team (as you noted earlier we have got that), a base product, and a proven telesales model. now that we are there we will be raising money. We just started setting meetings last week with angel investors and a few VCs, so your post was perfect timing. If you know of any solid PR people, let me know. Thank you again for spreading the word!

]]> By: Jonathan Wegener http://blog.jwegener.com/2010/06/30/hot-nyc-startups-jumppost-singleplatform-challengepost-kickstarter-yipit/comment-page-1/#comment-611 Jonathan Wegener Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:30:39 +0000 http://blog.jwegener.com/?p=908#comment-611 Happy to feature you guys -- it's rare to find a hyperlocal startup hitting the pavement and actually making it work. Even rarer to find one so undiscovered! Happy to feature you guys — it's rare to find a hyperlocal startup hitting the pavement and actually making it work. Even rarer to find one so undiscovered!

]]> By: Jonathan Wegener http://blog.jwegener.com/2010/06/30/hot-nyc-startups-jumppost-singleplatform-challengepost-kickstarter-yipit/comment-page-1/#comment-612 Jonathan Wegener Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:26:44 +0000 http://blog.jwegener.com/?p=908#comment-612 Thanks for the comment, Geoffrey -- I'm excited to see where you guys take Topguest. It's the first true attempt I've seen to build a business on the backs of the emerging location based services companies so I'll be watching closely! Thanks for the comment, Geoffrey — I'm excited to see where you guys take Topguest. It's the first true attempt I've seen to build a business on the backs of the emerging location based services companies so I'll be watching closely!

]]> By: Jonathan Wegener http://blog.jwegener.com/2010/06/30/hot-nyc-startups-jumppost-singleplatform-challengepost-kickstarter-yipit/comment-page-1/#comment-610 Jonathan Wegener Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:20:29 +0000 http://blog.jwegener.com/?p=908#comment-610 Hey Wiley,<br>It definitely sounds like you're kicking butt. You guys have been flying under the radar so much, I kind of feel like I 'outed' you!<br><br>Anyway, I heard about SinglePlatform from a restauranteer who was pitched on the service by one of your sales guys. He was impressed by the service and asked me to check it out and see if it was legit. He was thinking of signing up (and I think he did) -- which says a *lot* because this guy is impossible to sell to. He rips apart every poor Yelp phone salesperson, never spends money on anything, and HATES technology. So kudos on that!<br><br>Frankly I'm surprised you haven't gotten more press and attention. Is that simply because you've been so focused on sales? It seems like a PR person/firm could really help get the word out about the service. Just my two cents! ;-) Hey Wiley,
It definitely sounds like you're kicking butt. You guys have been flying under the radar so much, I kind of feel like I 'outed' you!

Anyway, I heard about SinglePlatform from a restauranteer who was pitched on the service by one of your sales guys. He was impressed by the service and asked me to check it out and see if it was legit. He was thinking of signing up (and I think he did) — which says a *lot* because this guy is impossible to sell to. He rips apart every poor Yelp phone salesperson, never spends money on anything, and HATES technology. So kudos on that!

Frankly I'm surprised you haven't gotten more press and attention. Is that simply because you've been so focused on sales? It seems like a PR person/firm could really help get the word out about the service. Just my two cents! ;-)

]]> By: Jpearlstein http://blog.jwegener.com/2010/06/30/hot-nyc-startups-jumppost-singleplatform-challengepost-kickstarter-yipit/comment-page-1/#comment-609 Jpearlstein Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:39:13 +0000 http://blog.jwegener.com/?p=908#comment-609 Jonathan, thank you for featuring us (SinglePlatform) in your article. It definitely brought a lot of excitement into our office. I am sure you know that living (yes living, not working) at a startup company is a roller coaster experience, and it is the recognition from you and our establishments that continues to fuel our effort. So thank you, for helping us start the week on a high note. <br><br>Please feel free to contact me at anytime. Jonathan, thank you for featuring us (SinglePlatform) in your article. It definitely brought a lot of excitement into our office. I am sure you know that living (yes living, not working) at a startup company is a roller coaster experience, and it is the recognition from you and our establishments that continues to fuel our effort. So thank you, for helping us start the week on a high note.

Please feel free to contact me at anytime.

]]> By: Cory Grude http://blog.jwegener.com/2010/06/30/hot-nyc-startups-jumppost-singleplatform-challengepost-kickstarter-yipit/comment-page-1/#comment-608 Cory Grude Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:06:20 +0000 http://blog.jwegener.com/?p=908#comment-608 It is so great to hear positive feedback about SinglePlatform and we truly appreciate your kind words. We are so proud of our product and we look forward to continuing to help our clients with all of their social media needs. It is so great to hear positive feedback about SinglePlatform and we truly appreciate your kind words. We are so proud of our product and we look forward to continuing to help our clients with all of their social media needs.

]]> By: Geoffrey Lewis http://blog.jwegener.com/2010/06/30/hot-nyc-startups-jumppost-singleplatform-challengepost-kickstarter-yipit/comment-page-1/#comment-606 Geoffrey Lewis Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:32:46 +0000 http://blog.jwegener.com/?p=908#comment-606 Great list Jonathan and thanks for the honorable mention! Great list Jonathan and thanks for the honorable mention!

]]> By: Vinicius Vacanti http://blog.jwegener.com/2010/06/30/hot-nyc-startups-jumppost-singleplatform-challengepost-kickstarter-yipit/comment-page-1/#comment-605 Vinicius Vacanti Sat, 03 Jul 2010 21:12:29 +0000 http://blog.jwegener.com/?p=908#comment-605 Great post and thanks for mentioning us. Great post and thanks for mentioning us.

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