New clients and people
Lots of exciting things going on lately (aside from the new logo and web site of course). In recent weeks, we’ve added several new clients and team members.
First the clients:
- SuccessFactors: A fast-rising, on-demand performance and talent management company. With close to 1,000 customers in just about every industry, SuccessFactors is on its way to becoming one of the world’s most successful software companies.
- Everdream: Led by Sybase founder and former Commerce One chief Mark Hoffman, Everdream is focused on innovative desktop management solutions delivered as an on-demand service to companies of all sizes.
- Saints Capital: Extremely innovative investment firm that has created a new marketplace for buying and selling venture capital funds called direct secondary investments.
And the people…we’ve added some more talented folks to our team, including Carolina Helmick from Accenture and recent college grad Nicole DeByl who moved to the Bay Area from Wisconsin.
Welcome all!
Two Squad clients present at Web 2.0 Summit
Two of our clients were among the 13 companies (out of 200+ evaluated) that presented at this week’s Launch Pad event at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. TimeBridge, funded by Mayfield and Norwest, unveiled their Personal Scheduling Manager, which promises to make our lives a whole lot easier by taking the pains out of scheduling meetings with groups of people. Adify, from the founders Flycast Communications, is a new online advertising company that allows entrepreneurs and publishers of all sizes to create customized ad networks.
Both Yori Nelken of TimeBridge and Larry Braitman of Adify did an outstanding job of presenting their new companies to a packed room of 500+.
MediaZone Broadcasts New York Marathon Online
On Sunday, LaunchSquad client MediaZone became the first online broadcaster to offer live and on demand access to the New York City Marathon. MediaZone partnered with NBC Sports on this historic feat, which featured cameras that allowed viewers to track individual runners along the course as well as seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong in his successful bid to break the 3 hour mark. The New York Times (sub. required) wrote a nice piece about the MediaZone offering. Stay tuned for more great news from MediaZone in the coming months.