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...and so it begins

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Quite possibly the coolest kid ever /cc @brentmc79

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L012: Well Receivd, File-sharing Made Dead Simple

L012: Well Receivd, File-sharing Made Dead Simple


Receivd [ http://receivd.com ]
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LAUNCHERS:  Brendan Lim and Pradeep Elankumaran. Both are developers who became good friends while at Intridea, where they worked on Yammer-like Present.ly. Brendan specializes in mobile and desktop apps, Pradeep in real-time messaging.

WHAT: Beautiful and simple real-time, drag-and-drop file sharing via lists (e.g., friends, family, co-workers).

WHEN/WHERE: In beta, Silicon Valley.

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WHY:  No easy way to share files with parents, despite the seemingly drop-dead simplicity of Dropbox. Managing photo privacy and a large number of files on Facebook is time consuming, and frankly just not possible.

Pradeep tells LAUNCH: "At Intridea we've seen all the facets of building products, and we've been part of products that didn't go anywhere, products that had moderate success. We're determined to make this one work so we brought everything to the table."

SCREEN SHOTS: Receivd uses the same layout as iPhoto while Dropbox uses file folders.

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dropbox screenshot


WHO BACKED IT:  Bootstrapped so far. Brendan and Pradeep make enough money with part-time dev work to finance Receivd.

LAUNCH Analysis: No disrespect to Dropbox, one of the tech darlings we selected and prepared for TechCrunch50 (R.I.P) back in 2008, but Receivd is so dead simple we could see it doing a better job getting laggards to the cloud.

ONE MORE THING: While this app might be designed it for their parents, you know college kids are going to use Receivd as a private file-sharing network. There's nothing that says you can't dump your entire MP3 collection into the product -- in fact, who wouldn't? Brendan and Pradeep know it too, but for now they're happy that people are using the product, and they're actually encouraging people to share large files.

AND ONE MORE THING: We would steer these guys into TechStars or Y Combinator, but they're way too far along. If you're a VC playing catch-up in the cloud space, ship these kids $1.5M and do monthly board meetings.


FURTHER READING
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1. Intridea Insider blog: Interview with Brendan Lim

2. Federal rules on campus file-sharing kick in today (CNET July 1, 2010)


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We're Trying to Fix File Sharing

As you may have heard/read, Pradeep Elankumaran and I left Intridea almost one month ago.  Since then we've been working on a new way to share files between friends and family.

From our personal experience file sharing still isn't as simple as it needs to be - especially for people who aren't so tech-savvy.  There are popular services out there that have sharing "tacked-on" to their feature set. Syncing files within a folder isn't always the best option either.  What if you want to segment out who gets which files?  Would you have to create new folders?  Also, what if one person deletes one of the files in the folder?  E-mail was also not a viable solution since there are limits on how big your attachments need to be.

Receivd solves this problem.  Receivd is a solution that we've built that allows friends and families to share files easily.  It's a super simple service that makes sharing a no-brainer.  Once you're connected to a person, all you need to do is drag and drop the files you want to send them.  If you want to send to multiple people at once (like your Family), you can add them to a list and just drag and drop the files to that list. 

On the receiving side, Receivd is way too simple.  To receive a file, all you have to do is watch the file come in, in real-time.  Files you receive from trusted connections will come arrive on your computer automagically and unaltered.  Imagine being on the phone with a loved one and talking to them about photos you're sending to them in real-time.  It's truly a wonderful thing to experience.

Currently, Receivd is available as a desktop application for Mac.  We're actively working on the web application as well as mobile apps for iOS and Android.  If you'd like to try out Receivd for yourself, sign up for early access.  We've been rolling out invites every single day.

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