By Susanna Schick •
September 17, 2009
Why Carrotmob?
When I first heard about Carrotmob, I knew I had to get involved. I was living in Chapel Hill, NC at the time, so I became a fan on Facebook, hoping I’d wind up in San Francisco by the time they did another one. I didn’t realize at the time that it was something I could start in my town!
Then when I heard Steve Newcomb (CEO of Virgance, which owns Carrotmob) speak at Sustainable Brands ’09, I was even more determined to get involved. I started following Carrotmob on Twitter, so when Brent tweeted that he was looking for a summer intern, I jumped on it.
By Leah Edwards •
February 8, 2008
Revolution Foods is a fascinating start up — a for-profit company focused on a public health issue (obesity), in a highly regulated “industry” (meals served in schools), with venture capital funding. When I heard that co-founder and CEO Kristin Groos Richmond was going to speak about the founding of her green company, I had to go hear how she got the idea, how she got Whole Foods to become a partner before Revolution Foods was even off the ground, and how she obtained venture funding.
At an event co-sponsored by the UC Davis Center for Entrepreneurship and the Davis Net Impact chapter, on January 24, 2008, Groos Richmond advised attendees to do a pilot project when starting a company. Although she acknowledged the importance of the startup business fundamentals (identifying a market need and researching what the market really wants) before starting, her advice was to get started with a pilot project as soon as possible.
When I first heard about Carrotmob, I knew I had to get involved. I was living in Chapel Hill, NC at the time, so I became a fan on Facebook, hoping I’d wind up in San Francisco by the time they did another one. I didn’t realize at the time that it was something I could start in my town!
