zuku 411

short “what is zuku?” demo

from tbo11.vodpod.com posted with vodpod

Dow Jones Web Ventures Press Release

Ten Start-Ups Picked As Web Ventures’ BestBy Zoran Basich 3/21/2008Redwood City, Calif.–Ten companies were given top marks by attendees and expert panelists at VentureWire’s Web Ventures 2008 conference this week.The conference, held in Redwood City, Calif., and subtitled “Making Internet Investments Click,” featured two days of panel presentations and keynotes by venture capital professionals and company executives, and breakout sessions in which start-up companies presented their business plans.Here are the top ten companies from the breakout sessions (in alphabetical order), chosen through a combination of audience voting through a text-messaging service provided by Zuku; popularity of the presentations as judged by the number of attendees in each session; and voting by the expert panel of VCs:

We’re live.

After many months, much planning, and countless development, zuku is in production and in use.  For those of you who are unaware, here is what zuku is all about:

zuku leverages two universal media–a mobile phone and the Internet–to enhance communication in any size event.  Simply set up a session, and your audience can send a text message–questions, poll answers, survey responses, feedback, whatever–from their own mobile phone.  zuku is ideal for keynote speakers, panelists, moderators, professors or teachers, political candidates, or anyone who addresses an audience.  If you are one, or you use one, you need zuku.

You will improve Q & A because you will receive more honest and direct feedback.  You can create polls and surveys and get real-time results.  You will be able to tailor customized response messages back to participants, and later, send Blast SMS to those linked to your session.  zuku is anonymous and immediate, and is a simple way to be heard. There is no software or hardware needed…just a mobile phone and the Internet. 

Pretty cool, huh?  Now it’s time to hit the road, the phones, and the Interweb to get the word out.   Feedback from those we’ve pitched, friends and colleagues have been:  a) it’s rather cool, b) it’s rather easy, and c) “why didn’t I think of that?”  We’ve taken these as good signs, and know that as zuku improves there will just be more love.

We would love to hear what you have to say, so please either leave a comment or email us.  We will respond.