Are you going to MiniBar this Friday?
Well if you are, be prepared for some exclusive news and previews! The guys are working hard to get the new stuff ready for SeedCamp "Demo Day" Wednesday next week. Tomasz will present a preview of the stuff going on in our lab.
See you there!
Today I am proud to announce the results of a few months work. We have just signed a strategic partnership with Livebookings Network. This is an important step towards our goal of giving access to all online bookable restaurants.
Interestingly enough they managed to write about this at Techcrunch before I did. 
Here is a link to our official Press release
Stay tuned for more news these next few coming days!
Regards,
//Anders Fredriksson, CEO
We are really looking forward to the week at SeedCamp in London. I believe that even IF (!) it possibly will not find the next Google 
, something good will come for everyone attending. Tech Blog at Financial Times wrote a piece on the event announcing the 20 finalists and mentions Tablefinder as one of the finalists.
Regards,
Anders Fredriksson, CEO
When people are trying do define web2.0 and trying to understand what it means, user-generated content usually comes up.
And I agree, user-generated content is THE key factor to success. But what most people forget, is why should users enter information. When we are trying to go beyond the tech-enthusiasts we need to create reasons for users to enter information. Not everyone will edit an article on wikipedia. A lot of services created today focus on the information gathering as a service in itself. I believe this will not work in the long term. The service need to be separated from the businessmodel, services should add value for the user, provide the service for free, and then focus your business around the information entered.
Visiting Webbdagarna got me inspired to write a little piece about what I believe a lot of people are missing.
Internetworld are liveblogging at the conference and they also wrote a piece about my presentation.
Regards,
//Anders Fredriksson, CEO Tablefinder
Tablefinder have seen quite a lot of news coverage lately, and we are happy about the attention. This time I even get to share my very "clean" desk with everyone. I tried to convince the photographer not to take pictures of my desk, but what can I say, it is the ugly truth, and I will stand by it! 
Here is a link to the swedish article. "Anders bord(e) vara ett hett tips" (I bet they were pleased coming up with that headline) sorry all non-swedish readers, but it doesn't really translate.
Regards,
//Anders Fredriksson, CEO
Tablefinder hits the news again. Below are two Swedish articles about seeking venture funding. I had a nice meeting with Hans Otterling at NorthZone Ventures, and Computer Sweden was there to make a story about entrepreneurs meeting venture capitalists.
Riskkapitalister på turné - Computer Sweden
"Det är nu det är läge" - Computer Sweden
Regards,
//Anders Fredriksson
As it seems, we were just placed at number 1 in a list of Swedish Top 25 Internet Entrepreneurs. It is very flattering to be at the top of such a list. Below is a link to the full Swedish article:
Anders och Tomasz dukar bordet - IDG.se
Regards,
//Anders Fredriksson
Swedish leading financial website E24 wrote about venture capital around web2.0 companies. We were mentioned as an example. E24.se: Problem för webb 2.0
I don't agree at all with the writers suggestion that we might be entering a new bubble. The fact that there are an increasing number of startups entering the DeadPool is the most important sign of that we are not entering a new bubble. As Michael Arrington at Techcrunch nicely puts it in this post, shutting down companies is a good thing in a crowded market. The difference the last time was that everyone believed that all ideas could work, and no companies were shut down… until the end when they all went bankrupt. So keep investing!
Regards,
//Anders Fredriksson
Tablefinder in Swedish newspaper Ny Teknik (article in Swedish): NU LOCKAR NYA WEBBVÅGEN - Ny Teknik
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