At YouWeb, a Constant Quest to Anticipate Social and Mobile Gaming’s Future. It’s not easy to create a successful company in Silicon Valley; by popular estimates, only about 1 in 10 will survive, much less be successful. One of the ways entrepreneurs can try to hedge their bets is by joining an incubator, like YouWeb, a well-known venture started by former tech exec Peter Relan. In three years YouWeb hasn’t yet had an exit, but it has managed to produce three companies – CrowdStar, Aurora Feint and Sibblingz — that look like good bets, with more waiting in the wings.
YouWeb has definitely developed a specialty over its short lifespan. CrowdStar, the first YouWeb company to enjoy some large-scale success with its early Facebook games, is the content producer. OpenFeint, which initially tried to do mobile gaming, is creating iterating on a social platform with over 50 million users, which should allow companies like CrowdStar to succeed in mobile.
These companies are obviously related, but are they backed up by a grander plan? MeWeb The answer seems to be yes. Sibblingz.com. Play Facebook Games | The Best Social Games are at Crowdstar.com. OpenFeint - The coolest thing since sliced awesome. YouWeb Incubator. Exclusive: YouWeb, Billion-Dollar Incubator? - Oliver Chiang - SelectStart.