Props to Paul Allen (the lesser)
It’s been fun to watch the Paul Allen story unfold. If you didn’t know, Paul is one of the co-founders of FundingUniverse and the brain child behind the original website. He is also a board member that I respect & trust.
A few years back, Paul was the founder of Provo Labs — a technology incubator in Utah County. While they had a talented team and a lot of good ideas, ultimately the program didn’t turn out the way they were hoping because they were too scattered with an admitted lack of focus.
As a result of that experience, Paul got back on track and focused his attention on his area of expertise: internet marketing, families, and geneology and started the World Vital Records/FamilyLink property. Periodically, I’ve been able to get updates from Paul and I can tell that they are just rocking! The company is growing quickly and he has attracted a lot of attention.
I was especially encouraged when I saw an article last week that had his facebook app We’re Related on the Top 25 Facebook App list as #33.
Congrats, Paul. Keep up the good work (and don’t forget about FundingUniverse) during the process!
[...] also interesting to look at companies built as Facebook or iPhone Applications (including Paul Allen’s We’re Related Facebook App that I talked about in a recent post). We’re excited to use these platforms to continually build the FundingUniverse community. [...]