Startbubble is a social networking website and marketplace that connects likeminded Entrepreneurs, Startups, Mentors & Professionals.
Startbubble is available in over 8 countries now, with over a 130 members. You can check out the platform, sign up and use all of its features completely free. Please type Startbubble.net into your URL bar or Google.
We are raising funds for the following:
Startbubble is a trading name of Inventrspace Limited registered in England and Wales. Registered Office: 20-22 Wenlock Road, London, N1 7GU. Registration number: 10191324.
Startbubble is based in London, United Kingdom, and was founded in May 2016. The idea came as a result of the company’s founders (Reece Lyons and Scott Van Der Kamp) feeling isolated in wanting to start a business at a young age. Reece Lyons first invisioned the idea sitting on a beach in Beer, and a few years down the line dusted off the idea and decided to start developing it. The first beta of what was then called InventrSpace was completed in Summer of 2016 with Scott Van Der Kamp. We initially built the site, tested it and allowed some friends to play around with it, who said it showed promise but needed refining.
Since then, we have been refining and refining, even deleting the whole platform and starting again! 9 months down the line, market research complete and after a great radio appearance, Startbubble Social Network and Marketplace is now launched in over 8 countries around the world.
Some great features offered by Startbubble for free:
Once our Kickstarter is complete, we will be taking the following steps:
1) Marketing and promotion will take place. This will consist of Google Adwords campaigns, promotion at business conferences (we were at The Business Show 2016) and networking groups, creation of promotional t-shirts and material, social media campaigns.
2) We are implementing an ‘Invite Only’ mechanism to promote exclusivity around the platform. Users can apply to receive an invite via email, or established members can invite their colleagues and friends to join. This feature keeps the site moderated and ensures a high quality of member.
3) Once a stable and strong amount of users is developed, we will approach larger organisations for collaboration and partnership to extend the platform to business users.
4) Scaling servers – We want to move everything to the cloud! User experience is so important to us. We have optimised the site fully, but want to move the site to a cloud environment to make everything perform even better!
Please note: Our promo video depicts forums. We have decided to remove forums and instead are planning to implement a Groups system. Therefore, forums are no longer a part of Startbubble. Please consider this when making a pledge.
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The risks and challenges associated with Startbubble are the following: (Please note this may not be an exhaustive list)
Difficulty in gaining a critical mass of users.
Ensuring the consistent quality of articles and public posts are free from spam.