We’re Going Pro
As our long suffering listeners will know, we don’t always have the best sound quality here on Tech Brew. It’s a common complaint on all new podcasts. Up until now it has all been recorded on an iPad using the built in mic.
But today we’re recording our first episode with our new microphone. We’ve done a few tests and we like the results.
So Dear listener, Tech Brew is about to get a whole lot easier on the ear. And we’re testing it out on the lovely people from Wondergraphs later today.
But before that, that we’ll publish WooRank Redux, a recent interview that we did with Jean Derely about the positive changes on the company’s revenue after changing their freemium model.
And for all episodes we’re now moving to an interview only model, but don’t worry, you’ll can still get all your events news over on the calendar page.
Tech Brew Episode 014 – Lovely Charts
3 Schteng
In this episode we sit back and sip a beer from the eastern cantons called, “3 Schténg,” while talking with Jérome Cordiez of Lovely Charts. As an alternative to Microsoft’s Visio, Lovely Charts really focuses on improving the user experience and producing, … lovely charts.
According to Jerome, “UX should include fun and desirability,” and he applies that in his latest version of Lovely Charts, an iPad app. Targeted at people who just want a quick way to diagram something, Jerome’s focused on getting the application out of your way. You want a square? draw it with your finger. A circle? same thing. Drag them around to the place you want, join them together, and more.
Beyond Lovely Charts, Jerome also opened up a bit about his experience with the App Store. The Lovely Charts iPad app hit a high after a few tech media outlets picked it up. However, it takes a lot of work to sustain it. As he says in the interview, ”I can’t imagine that the majority of apps are profitable. It’s really a winner takes all world.”
Enjoy the interview and also remember to check out the calendar for upcoming events.
Tech Brew Episode 14 – Lovely Charts by Techbrew on Mixcloud
Here’s a demonstration of the app at work.
Lovely Charts for iPad from Jerome Cordiez on Vimeo.
Tech Brew Episode 013 – Grant Snap
Every entrepreneur knows that finding a source of funds is probably the hardest part of starting a company. You already have the idea, you have the ambition, you may even have people you want to work with. But how do you pay for it all? One solution is to apply for grants.
Every year, €375 billion is granted throughout the EU. However, the application process often takes a long time and effort. Enter GrantSnap.com. Co-founded by Scott Wagers, Vladimir Blagojevic and Jonne Deprez, Grant Snap’s goal is to ease the overall process and provide an interface for coordinators, people who manage the submissions from various people. By breaking the process down into “clear, actionable steps,” the online tool coordinates the gathering of the information necessary for a grant application.
Having recently won the fall session of the Founder’s Institute, Vlad and Jonne Deprez sat down with us to talk about the project, funding, challenges, and the business model. And of course we enjoyed a nice beer in the process, a Cuvée du Vieil Aubel from Eastern Belgium.
Redesign and Video Tips
We’ll be publishing the next episode of Tech Brew, an interview with two of the founders from GrantSnap.com on Monday.
Almost as exciting, we’ll have a redesign online then as well which will spruce up the look of the site a bit and enable us to publish a new series of quick video business tips.
If you can’t wait for your fix, you can listen on Mix Cloud http://i.mixcloud.com/CBFHsW
Tech Brew Episode 012 – Checkthis
Deus sparkling beer
Happy New Year! We’re back with another great interview. This week we sip some bubbly Deus and hear about the plans for Checkthis.com just days before their launch. Co-founder Frédéric (Fred) della Faile and Pierre de Schaetzen joined us to explain the project, the inspiration, and why Fred sold his sports car.
“Between nothing and a blog,” is how Fred describes Checkthis. Born out of a friend’s need to quickly publicize his band without setting up a website, the idea of Checkthis is to enable people to easily create and share a page on the web that can contain videos, photos, text, maps, sounds, and more.
Tumblr with a purpose
The user interface of Checkthis is very easy to navigate. Start a new page, click on the type of content you want to add, insert the text or links to videos, repeat until you’re done, hit publish, and share. You don’t even need to sign up or log in.
After beta testing the product over the last few months, the Checkthis team is ready to launch the latest version. By watching how people were using the site, they were able to figure out how to make Checkthis more useful and intuitive. Already we see how it fills a gap for a lot of people. Not everyone wants a blog, they just need a way to group various media so they can share it.
In our interview you will learn more about Checkthis.com, find out which brand is the Coldplay of beer, and discover upcoming events in Belgium. Enjoy!
Quick update: The new version of CheckThis.com is live and they have been TechCrunched http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/24/between-nothing-and-a-blog-check-out-checkthis-a-cool-new-micro-publishing-tool/
Recent Comments