Shervin Pishevar

Shervin Pishevar Joins Menlo Ventures

Liz Gannes in Social on June 13, 2011 at 9:47 pm PT

Entrepreneur and angel investor Shervin Pishevar, whose last start-up Social Gaming Network (SGN) was recently bought by MindJolt, has joined Menlo Ventures as a managing partner.

Meet Evan Reas of LAL and His Proximity-Based Social Graph for Colleges (Video)

Liz Gannes in Social on May 2, 2011 at 6:20 pm PT

The start-up LikeALittle, or LAL, had fended off NetworkEffect’s reportorial advances for weeks. Funny, considering the site helps people flirt with one another.

Goodbye (Crummy) CAPTCHAs. Hello Ad Dollars?

Peter Kafka in Media on September 20, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Solve Media can’t make captchas go away, but it says it can make them less unpleasant–by turning them into ads.

Games People Play: Zynga's Mark Pincus Speaks!

Kara Swisher in News on May 13, 2008 at 12:15 pm PT

Since I posted an interview with Social Gaming Network’s Shervin Pishevar today on the announcement of his $15 million funding, it seems only sporting to post this lively video interview I also did with his main competitor, Mark Pincus of Zynga, recently too. Zynga, named after Pincus’s dog, is one of the two main social-gaming networks that are competing for audience by offering highly interactive games of all kinds. Its aim is to be more engaging and create a series of addictive games that users will return to again and again.

Games People Play: Social Gaming Network's Shervin Pishevar Speaks!

Kara Swisher in News on May 13, 2008 at 10:30 am PT

Today, in yet another episode of the Web 2.0 lottery, Social Gaming Network grabbed $15 million in funding for its widgety gaming apps that are popular on Facebook and other social networking sites. The round, led by Greylock Partners, Founders Fund, Columbia Partners and Novak Biddle Venture Partners, will go toward expanding its offerings, which include the popular Warbook, and also its network for other developers to create and publish online games on.