Cybozu's Takasuka: new SW venture in Oregon

[L S]

If anyone is interested in collaborative SW, you should check this out.

The former founder (and major J-IPO succes story) of Cybozu, Toru Takasuka and Hideshi Hamaguchi (a friend of mine) have started a new company in Portland, OR. focused on a elegant, simple way to collaborate

"While most annotation and collaboration tools let users write on top of objects or around them via all-too-often complex asset management systems - Lunarr employs a fundamentally different metaphor. Their document-centric approach lets collaborators share a common asset like a Word doc, a live web page or even Google Apps like a spreadsheet - and "write" on the "back" of each asset using what's essentially a focused, personal webmail client. One click on a tab flips the view to the metaphorical back of an asset where messages are sent and received between users concerning just that single asset itself." <article>

Right now the product is in an alpha evaluation stage. They are doing this virally with limited participants through invites. I have about 20 or so left, so if anyone is interested in this stuff let me know and I will authorize you with an invite. I think at this stage creatives, software people, tech biz people and application geeks will get the most out of it.

Toru and Hideshi still have a lot of work to do, but this is a company and app to keep an eye on.

This is a good Video of Lunarr on Podtech. Hideshi does most of the talking but Toru is really funny.

http://www.podtech.net/home/4150/lunarr-brings-a-new-backward-way-to-collaborate

[Naniwan Kid]

Am I the only one who has no idea what this company does?

[Charles]

Am I the only one who has no idea what this company does?

They write proposals to bait venture capitalists.