This Week in Collaborative Fund
Our weekly update highlighting new products and jobs in our portfolio.
Growth
Grand St. launches a self-serve marketplace for hardware makers to list their goods: http://j.mp/1e7ONRv
UpCounsel launches an outside general counsel program for companies needing long-term legal help: tcrn.ch/1b2H3Fr
Over 700 educators have applied to teach at AltSchool. Here’s how new teachers are selected: hub.am/1fIdiJ8
In just a few short months, Sherpaa Health will be open for business in San Francisco! http://bitly.com/1bGYlIN
Hampton Creek Foods raises $23M, strikes deals with major stores: http://on.recode.net/1iZpHtp + coverage in The Wall Street Journal and New York Magazine!
Congratulations!
Yahoo acquires Wander, makers of Days – a social photo diary on the iPhone: http://tcrn.ch/1bGRi2S
MyFitnessPal acquires coaching app Sessions to bring accountability to your workouts: http://bitly.com/1gHhJ87
Kickstarter wins the 2013 Crunchie for “Best Overall Startup” by leveling the maker playing field: http://tcrn.ch/1dEWBi1
Business Insider names Codecademy 1 of 11 app developers to watch in 2014 for their Hour of Code iOS app: http://read.bi/1dEYUSc
Upstart celebrates over $3,000,000 in offers from backers to upstarts! http://bitly.com/1cSuiZl
Collaborations
Lyft launches a coalition to bridge ride-sharing insurance gaps: http://bitly.com/1cSFXHQ
Maker Studios joins a collective of YouTube channels to help drive video advertising: http://bitly.com/1cSzKve
How Maker’s Row is facilitating connections between designers and small-batch American manufacturers: http://j.mp/1d8QU7j
Kaplan Test Prep partners with Upstart to fund future software developers: http://j.mp/1exfuj1
Awesome
White House to announce its first-ever Maker Faire this year: http://j.mp/1amigf9
Why Silicon Valley wants to hack the food industry, featuring Hampton Creek Foods: ”This isn’t just going to happen in San Francisco, in a world of vegans. This is going to happen in Birmingham, Alabama. This is going to happen in Missouri, in Philadelphia.” http://j.mp/N3ZRJn
The Guardian: “Reddit is home to everything the web likes best, from kitten gifs to breaking news. What draws its 7m daily users? And what does it take to make it to the site’s highly prized front page?” http://bitly.com/1dF2hZs
Press & Interviews
Bevel by Walker & Co in The New York Times: “Search for a market niche, and you might find a crowd.” http://nyti.ms/1cSymce + coverage in Fast Company, MSNBC and TechCrunch!
Fast Company on subscription retailers and how Quarterly frees customers from the tyranny of choice: http://bitly.com/1dF040b
Forbes on how Quarterly is deepening relationships between influencers and fans: http://onforb.es/1dF1TKp
Bloomberg on how filmmakers are using Kickstarter to fund and distribute films: http://bloom.bg/1cSGY2r
How MakeSpace is a “closet in the cloud.” – New storage service lets you use an app to retrieve items: http://bitly.com/1cSOSsB
Fast Company names Hampton Creek Foods as one of the top 10 innovative companies dedicated to social good: http://bitly.com/1dEYuvh
Upstart on CNN: “Rachel Kim raised $100,000 on Upstart — and will pay investors 6% of her earnings for 10 years.” http://cnnmon.ie/1bGRXRZ
Q&A with Lyft co-founder John Zimmer: “I want to make sure we save Lyft in Seattle.” http://bitly.com/1dEZfob
Progress Report & Reddit
Craig Shapiro on how investing in your employees can help your bottom line: http://bit.ly/1flFIsa
Kanyi Maqubela identifies the different technologies that enable the Internet of Things: http://j.mp/MyAMpM
Ryan Jacoby encourages designers to disconnect and observe: http://j.mp/N9NdZZ
Alberto Escarlate asks how workers can stay relevant when their jobs become obsolete: http://j.mp/1ftbJyw
Craig Shapiro profiles Collaborative Fund LP Chuck Templeton: http://bit.ly/1ghqLI0
We hosted a Reddit AMA last week with Scott Heiferman, CEO of Meetup: http://j.mp/MW5f1f
Job Opportunities
Hopscotch is looking for someone smart and idealistic to join their team on the operational side of things, based in New York: gethopscotch.com/jobs/ops
Codecademy is hiring a Product Marketing & Community Lead in New York: codecademy.com/jobs
Kickstarter is hiring a Product Designer in New York: kickstarter.com/jobs
Skillshare is hiring a General Manager in New York: jobs.lever.co/skillshare
Simple is hiring a Data Visualization Engineer in Portland: simple.com/careers
Good Eggs is hiring a Head of Business Operations & Finance in San Francisco: goodeggs.com/about/jobs
Gumroad is hiring a Payments Engineer in San Francisco: gumroad.com/jobs
TaskRabbit is hiring a Product Manager, Mobile in San Francisco: jobscore.com/jobs/taskrabbit
Lyft is hiring a Director of CRM and Engagement, a Creative Copywriter, and a Senior Data Scientist in San Francisco: lyft.com/jobs
MindSnacks is hiring a Game Designer in San Francisco: mindsnacks.com/career
UpCounsel is hiring a Community Manager and a Product Manager in San Francisco: upcounsel.com/home/careers