I love social media. But at some point, social media just stopped being social.So I decided to start a friendly new open social network called DashBurst.
This is #MyStartupStory: http://dashburst.com/my-startup-story-dashburst-history
21. What if
I made a
social media
site that
brought
everyone
back to the
table?
22. What is social media?
Photos
Videos
Audio
Infographics
Posts
Documents
Articles
Presentations
23. What is social media?
Photos
Videos
Audio
Infographics
Posts
Documents
Articles
Presentations
24. What if you could
share all your work
online and find your
media in one
place?
25. Problem
Apps
DataContent
Video
Images
The social web never stops putting out information. It becomes hard to consume,
navigate, and organize this information, too, because itās so fragmented across
multiple websites, apps and unfriendly media formats.
HUMOR
MUSIC
REVIEWSSHOPPING
REPORTS
LISTS
NEWS
ANALYTICS
MOTION
GRAPHICS CHAT
26. Solution
Apps
DataContent
Video
Images
DashBurst is a social dashboard, content marketing platform, and search engine
rolled into one website. Users can share all media types and content in one place.
No more petty wars with social networks or searching through multiple sites.
News & Articles
Presentations
Quotes
Lists
Guides
Art
Photography
Infographics
Humor
Stock Photos
Mobile: Android, iPhone, Windows
Web: Websites, Chrome, Firefox
Tablet: iPad, Kindle
Software: Windows, Mac, Linux
Social: Facebook and Twitter
Real-time Internet Stats
Top Sites
Web & Social Analytics
Charts & Reports
Motion Graphics
Music
Chat
27. The Pledge
To be a truly open social network and friend to all. Weāll never block
another app just for being a competitor, even if it hates on us!
31. Burstburst burst
(noun)
1. A high-speed transmission, or concentrated pulse of information.
2. Enables the communication of networks operating with dissimilar data.
Post any media
on DashBurst
38. I went through three to four years
thinking I was going to meet some
magical engineer who would build all the
stuff I was thinking about.
- Dennis Crowley, Foursquare Cofounder
ā¦and fast
39. Initial TeamDashBurst launches as a lean team made up of 2 computer geeks!
Daniel Zeevi ā CEO & Founder
Business & Technology
Daniel Zeevi is the CEO and founder of DashBurst currently responsible for
strategic direction, product development, user experience, quality assurance,
content strategy and social media. Daniel has over 10 years experience in software
and web design, testing and marketing most recently as a design verification
engineer at Phillips Healthcare. Daniel received a MS in Electrical and Computer
Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.
Matthew Lisiak ā CTO & Co-founder
Technology
Matthew Lisiak is the CTO and web designer of DashBurst responsible for managing
application designs, back-end development and integration. Matthew has a BA in
Information Science also from the University of Pittsburgh with a strong penchant
for complex web algorithms, social network APIās, browser extensions and database
design.
45. Jan 2012:
DashBurst
Founded
September 2012:
@DashBurst Reached
100K Followers on
Twitter
June 2012:
Reached 10K Fans on
Facebook
February 2012:
Launched Design &
Marketing Services
August 2012:
Released TweetThis
and Other Web
Tools
Jan 2013:
Launched
Blog
Milestones
46. Itās one of the top 12,000 sites on the web with
400,000 unique visitors per month!
150K Followers 13K Fans 6K Followers 3K Subscribers 3K Followers 2KFollowers 1K Followers
48. Jan 2013: DashBurst Bids
the World Hello!
But we could sure use some more helpā¦
49. Jan 2013: DashBurst Bids
the World Hello!
But we could sure use some more helpā¦
50. Jan 2013: DashBurst Bids
the World Hello!
But we could sure use some more helpā¦
51. Jan 2013: DashBurst Bids
the World Hello!
But we could sure use some more helpā¦
52. So who is DashBurst?
Daniel Zeevi
CEO & Founder
Lauren Mobertz
Managing Editor
Nathan Swartz
Director of Research
& Development
Matthew Lisiak
CTO & Web Developer
Steven Hughes
Director of Marketing
54. Milestones
May 2013:
Article Hits
the Front Page
of Reddit
Aug 2013:
Reached 400K Unique
Visitors Per Month
June 2013:
Presentation Gets
Featured on
SlideShare with Over
124K Views
March 2013:
Social Network
Beta Released
Privately ā
Registration
Opened
July 2013:
The Bookmark
My Tabs
Chrome
Extension is
Released
Dec 2013:
Stay Tuned
for the
Launch of
the DashBurst
Social
Network!Check it Out!
55. Dec 2013: The DashBurst
Social Network Launch
Sign up here at: http://dashburst.com/signup/
58. Thanks
3, 24, 35. He never stops thinking by IamNotUnique
http://www.flickr.com/photos/villify/9336326876/
4. Downtown of Pittsburgh (view from Mount Washington) by Pavel Ko
http://www.flickr.com/photos/_pavel_/4244455577/
6. Broken Connection
http://bit.ly/1fbjxra
15. Botstuff Cleanout Blowout Thing '07 by Michael Vroegrop
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vrogy/2133621790/
16. The Neverending Risk game in AT by Aaron Brown
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dietpoison/94326793/
18. Pittsburgh Skyline by Joseph a
http://www.flickr.com/photos/josepha/7057315949/
19. City of Pittsburgh by alliser
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alliser/2708460773/
20. Pittsburgh Bridge by Adam Gerard
http://www.flickr.com/photos/voteprime/343604037/
Daniel Zeevi
#MyStartupStory
Dashburst.com
33. WEEI radio broadcast by the Boston Public Library
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/8536518123/
37. Construction Workers by Matthew Niemi
http://bit.ly/16rqBpB
38. Emptiness: The Magic Trick, magician & assistant by Wonderlane
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderlane/7923402476/
42. Pittsburgh Reg Mtg Aug 09 by Tom Hamilton
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27745117@N00/3846218776/
55. Mount Washington, Pittsburgh by Hidden Peanuts
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hiddenpeanuts/15128856/
56. PNC Park, section 318, row H by William F. Yurasko
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wfyurasko/8711740461/
57. Los Angeles Skyline from East LA. By Keith Skelton
http://www.flickr.com/photos/keithskeltonphoto/4107550877/