2. Team
Xavier Damman (Co-founder and CEO)
From Belgium, founded Tribal in 1999
Burt Herman (Co-founder)
Founder of Hacks/Hackers
Bo Hee Kim (Product Manager)
Ben Clemens (Designer)
Ryan Stubblefield (Lead Engineer)
Azat Mardanov (Engineer)
Raquel Velez (Engineer)
Fredric Jacobs (Engineer)
3. Reasoning
Everyone is now a reporter. Whenever something happens on
this planet, eyewitnesses, experts and celebrities share what
they see and react on social networks like Twitter, Facebook,
Instagram, YouTube… and whatever comes next.
We believe this is a tremendous opportunity to be better
informed. The voice of people on the ground, living through
events that resonate far and wide, need to be amplified so
that we can understand our world.
CHALLENEGE: There is so much noise online and no one has
the time to sift through it all. Regular people busy with their
lives just want the story.
4. Background Knowledge
Based in San Francisco
Launched private beta as a finalist at TechCrunch
Disrupt in Sept. 2010
Won the Startup Accelerator at South by Southwest in
2011
Private beta went live in late April 2011
Won the Interactive Award in 2012