How Twitpic’s Founder Built on Twitter’s Success

Twitpic founder Noah Everett is no stranger to start-ups. He founded his first startup in his late teens, a music site called Indiefy. “It was a way for independent artists to sell their music online.” Everett said in interview. “I built it, but I didn’t put a lot into getting it out there so it fizzled out.” His current startup, popular photo-sharing site Twitpic, was built out of his own personal need. “I wanted a way to share my own photos so I spent the weekend coding up the first version of Twitpic for me and my friends to use.” Read more…

Celebrating The 100th Issue of Sprouter Weekly

This week represents a pretty big milestone – 100 issues of Sprouter Weekly! From the very first issue back in March 2010, we’ve been sending you Hot Startups, insightful Founder Profiles, useful startup articles and great events every week, and we’re eternally grateful that you’ve been reading them for over two years. Read more…

Win a Free Ticket to the mesh12 Conference!

Update: We’ve picked our lucky commenter! Thanks to everyone who commented, and we’ll post the details once we’ve confirmed all the info!

With mesh12 just around the corner, we wanted to give you an opportunity to get in on the action! If you’ve never been before, here’s the skinny on the mesh conference:

mesh is a two-day conference held in Toronto that explores the different ways  the internet is changing how we live, work and play. mesh gathers together leading thinkers and talented innovators who have earned their stripes doing great digital work, and creates a platform for people to connect with others who are interested what’s next, share ideas and be inspired. mesh12 runs from May 23rd to the 24th. Read more…