Don’t Nemo and I look good on the TechStars Reality TV show? Ya, we thought so. Bloomberg produced a series about the first round of startups in the New York session of the coveted TechStars incubator program. While Nemonics didn’t get in this round, we’re still proud to be background fodder for the show. Yes, we’re obviously being cut into the sequence titled “weird video pitches David Tisch had to watch while vetting applicants,” but I’m glad I’m just the guy with the dog and not the one singing or breakdancing.
We’re very excited to be applying for the winter TechStars session. Wonder what we’ll do to top the dog. Breakdancing?
We’re on the lookout for designers to push QuoteTh.is to the next level. We need a person or firm with experience in detailed user interaction work, as well as a great aesthetic for web design. If this is you or someone you know, please drop us a line: jacob [at] nemonicsmedia.com
We’re honored and excited to be numbered among the Scene’s “Ten Forward-Thinking Ideas that are Pushing Nashville–and the World-Into the Future.” Special thanks to Managing Editor Jack Silverman for writing our section. We’re number nine on the list, but I highly suggest checking out the whole roster.
I’ve been back in Nashville this week working with Nathan on QuoteTh.is (also taking care of some weddings, writing an article for MSN Autos, and interviewing Bill McKibben about the big upcoming protests in Washington against the tar sands pipeline). I also had a chance to connect with Marcus Whitney and Dave Gilbert, two dear friends of Nemonics. But the biggest leap forward came from just having facetime with Nathan, hashing through ideas, and coming to some radical conclusions. We ultimately reconfigured our near-term approach, building it like a scientist would build an experiment. Let’s just say we’re excited. More soon.
The Googleplex
Life has been good for Nemonics lately. I’m still in Silicon Valley and Nathan is in Nashville (sorry about the heat, dude). The bay continues to be an amazing experience. Last week I had lunch at the Googleplex and dinner at Facebook HQ. I got to meet MG Siegler (TechCrunch, VentureBeat), saw a lecture from Danny Hillis (Applied Minds), and explored TechShop in both Menlo Park and SOMA, SF. The startup is also making great headway with QuoteTh.is: doing our first official round of user testing, working with some killer designers to do branding, and about to bring in some UX muscle.
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Of course there are more startup-relevant event in Silicon Valley than you can shake a stick at. I’m trying to hit as many as I can, and tonight was a great one. It’s a very likable trend in the valley for companies to open up their headquarters for free speakers events. Last week I saw Kevin Hartz, founder and CEO of Eventbrite, speak at Zurb in San Jose. Tonight it was Craig Newmark (of Craigslist) speaking at the offices of Palantir in Palo Alto. The event was jammed and Palantir rolled out some top-notch food and beer for those who could get in. They’re clearly experienced at the whole entertaining thing.
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Forgive our excitement, but QuoteTh.is is now operational and we’re testing it amongst our (forgiving and understanding) friends. If you’re interested in being one of the first to try it out, just let us know. We’ll be happy to get you up and running. We’ve also got some inspiring design work in the pipeline, so get ready for a groovy logo and other purdy things. If you want to be notified when QuoteTh.is goes to beta, just visit the site and enter your email.
