Archive for August 2008

Franchising startups are on a tear

Aug 16th, 2008 | By Startup Addict | Category: Startups

If you’re trying to decide on a Franchising startup, you may want to consider focusing a business model aimed at baby boomers. Fitness centers, spas, senior care services and coffee shops are among the leading franchises. If you are an entrepreneur that is industry agnostic and just want to make money then consider the [...]



Lively by Google

Aug 16th, 2008 | By Startup Addict | Category: 3D worlds

Lively by Google is a new asocial network that is set in the 3D virtual world, very similiar to second life. The power of lively is that it ties into your Google account. My interest in Lively is how it came in to existence and where it is going from a monetization standpoint. The original [...]



Web Publishing via Crowdfusion

Aug 10th, 2008 | By Startup Addict | Category: Startups, Web 2.0 and Beyond

Crowdfusion is on the move with $3 Million in the coffers from the likes of Marc Andreessen, Velocity Interactive Group and Greycroft Partners. The startup is attempting to be the next standard for “web publishing” (Think what wordpress did for blogging). There is a tremendous amount of buzz on this startup particularly because Andreeseen is [...]