Legal uncertainty has hung over crowdfunding but now letters from the SEC have lifted this cloud of doubt from several platforms. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) Crowdfunding may have been exciting entrepreneurs for awhile, but whether the idea would be as appealing to regulators has been an open question. Now the SEC has given [...]
Posts Tagged "Referly"
Meet the Women of Y Combinator
March 28, 2013 – 9:00 am
The fact that 10% of founders presenting at this week’s YC Demo Day are women might not sound like a victory, but it’s actually more than double the percentage in previous classes. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) This week 47 startups presented at Y Combinator Demo Day. How many of the founders up there [...]
CEO Danielle Morrill Raises $1 Million In Seed Funding For Referly
October 15, 2012 – 9:52 am
Congrats to CEO Danielle Morrill for raising funding for Referly, an easy way for people to earn affiliate revenue for recommendations. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) “Funding is not actually success. Success is being cash-flow positive, especially if you’re in a transaction-based business,” co-founder and CEO Danielle Morrill said. Today, Referly announced [...]
Distribution Hacks: Who Owns The Website – And Why
July 17, 2012 – 7:00 am
With processes like Scrum and Kanban requiring more cross-team coordination of projects, engineering is getting a chance to weigh in on design much earlier when their feedback can be considered and not tossed aside as an 11th hour insight. By Danielle Morrill (Co-Founder & CEO, Referly) “Print out every single page of your website and [...]
Got 99 Competitors And Bit.ly Is One
June 13, 2012 – 6:00 am
“You refer stuff, you earn rewards. No shenanigans (Hat tip: Twilio).” By Danielle Morrill (Co-Founder & CEO, Referly) When you launch a company, suddenly everyone is a competitor, or so it feels. Then you realize everyone you thought was a competitor might also be a partner at best, and a distraction at worst. Next you [...]
