Fits and Starts for Startup Flipboard

摘要

What's it like to be one of the hottest startups in Silicon Valley? Last month, Flipboard found out. The Palo Alto (Calif.) company makes a free application for Apple's iPad tablet that it calls a "social magazine." The app automatically pulls in articles, photos, and video from online publications you select-or that your friends link to on Twitter and Facebook-and presents them in a format resembling a printed magazine.rnThe team rang a gong to celebrate its launch at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, July 20. Glowing reviews poured in from around the world. Technology blogger Robert Scoble called it "remarkable." Actor (and Flipboard investor) Ashton Kutch-er touted the app to his 5.3 million Twitter followers. It became the top iPad download. Venture capitalist John Doerr, whose firm is also an investor, took a celebratory photo of the team.