Eventative Turns Tentative Plans Into Critical Mass

A two-man bootstrapped start-up called Eventative recently got our attention with a pitch that tackles a somewhat novel part of event planning and online invitations.
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Ex-Skype CEO Joins Greylock as Executive in Residence

Entrepreneur and veteran tech exec Josh Silverman is now lending his perspective to the VCs at Greylock Partners as an executive in residence. Among the bullet points on Silverman’s résumé: Co-founder and CEO of Evite, CEO of Shopping.com, builder of eBay’s European classifieds business and CEO of Skype.

Sharks, Jets, Page Views: “Web Site Story”

Are College Humor fans also big Leonard Bernstein fans? Time to find out. And just to help folks find the clip, here’s the latest from Ricky Van Veen and company, in which they name-check Twitter, Facebook, Pandora and gaggle of the Web’s favorite brands.
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Invite Sites Help Start a Party

Evite has long been the popular choice for electronic invitations. But MyPunchbowl — a younger competitor — has a cleaner interface and plans for improvements, which might make it an appealing alternative.