Today, I’m pleased to announce that Localmind has been acquired by Airbnb. See Techcrunch’s story and Airbnb’s blog post for more info. Localmind was Year One Labs’ first investment, and it’s our first exit as well. It’s a fantastic day for the team: Lenny Rachitsky, Beau Haugh and Nelson Gauthier. They worked like crazy over […]
Localmind 2.0 – Tapping into Real-Time, Local Knowledge with “Area Questions”
Localmind came out of Year One Labs (where I’m a Founding Partner.) They raised a seed round in July, 2011 after graduating from the accelerator. Since then they’ve been working on a lot of interesting stuff, and today they launched one of their biggest updates yet: Localmind 2.0. Elevator pitch: Localmind allows you to tap […]
Localmind Raises Funding
Localmind was the second company we funded at Year One Labs. Localmind leverages check-in services like Foursquare, Gowalla and Facebook Places to make powerful, real-time location-based Q&A the best way of discovering a city. When you have a question you want answered about a specific place (often in real-time), Localmind is the right service to […]
Localmind Available on the iPhone
Localmind is now available on the App Store. Please go download it. And then feel free to come back… Localmind (which I invested in through Year One Labs) is all about getting answers to questions you have around you. You can ask questions of anyone checked-in at a location. Currently, Localmind supports Foursquare, Gowalla and […]
Get Early Access to Localmind Today!
Localmind (one of our investments at Year One Labs) is starting to open its doors! Access is limited, but you can sign-up on the landing page and then get a priority invitation by sharing Localmind with friends. Just click the screenshot below: What is Localmind? Localmind is a service that lets you get quick information […]
Anchor Your Startup with Big Honest Vision
“Go big or go home.” I’m (somewhat) ashamed to admit that I’ve uttered those words before. I’ve written them too. But for the wrong reasons. When I launched Standout Jobs I anchored my exuberance in the wrong milestones (such as raising money) and didn’t have the insight or validation needed to really lay claim to […]
Check out Localmind
Localmind hasn’t quite launched yet, but it will quite soon (at least in closed beta/testing). In the meantime, you can sign up to get an invite and learn more. The current tagline is “Know what’s happening. Anywhere. Anytime” which should give you some idea of what Lenny is up to with the project. Lenny is […]
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