Rummble featured in June 08’s Ariadne Capital’s journal

Ariadne Capital, the London based Investment and Advisory Firm made up of 46 Entrepreneurs, has featured Rummble as part of their look at WebMission. Ariadne Capital, which was founded in 2000 in their words “to build the market leading companies of the 21st Century”, chose to cover our CEO Andrew Scott, Oli Barret (who along with Jim from Polecatting) founded WebMission and one of the WebMission sponsors, David Rajan from Oracle.

Andrew described the advantages of the West Coast and Silicon Valley as “Three words: Openness, optimism, and funding”. Contentious to some, who perhaps believe startups should be more content to stay in the UK and not run away to the Valley.

In truth, we believe as a team that different companies have different needs. It depends not only on what your personal aspirations are, but the market you are in the potential your company (or product and service) has to grow. Some companies need funding to achieve that; others (with arguably more sensible/mainstream business models) do not. Even companies who shift product and actually CHARGE their users or customers, sometimes needs working capital to expand or to aid cashflow when the business grows rapidly.

We are proud to be a Brit startup and love Europe for its tradition, innovation and variety. Our team is already multi-national; English, Chinese, American and Egyptian. With the addition shortly of some further bodies to the cause, it set to grow even more multi-cultural; and that can only be good for Rummble, our users and our chances of success.

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Rummble is Hiring!

• iphone app UI designer/developer
• N95 series App UI designer
• Web UI designer / usability god

Part Time and Project Work available, potentially Full Time

Passionate about location based services, Web 2.0, 3.0 and mobile services? Want to work with a bunch of people who are equally obssesive about mobile and LBS? Are you capable, at the top of your game? Do you aspire to have your work seen by millions?!

We have one of the most comprehensive and advanced location based social discovery platforms on the planet – but we have listened to our Beta users and we know we’re not punching our weight in one cruicial area: User Interface Design. Perhaps that is because actually, none of us are great designers! Infact, our CEO is currently doing the design work along with the multiple hats of being a CEO. We’ve decided this madness has to stop – Maybe you are the one?

We have Immediate work for the following: (can be same person if you really swing both ways
We want some who is at the top of their game on each device; the more specialist you are the better.

1. UI designer/developer for iphone optimised app for existing platform (new app)
2. UI visual designer for J2ME app optimised for N95 series of phones (existing app getting new UI)
3. Web application graphic designer and usability god

Agencies need not apply at this stage; we’d prefer to work with a freelancer or individual.

Please provide some examples of your work, location, availability and what mobile stuff you’re passionate about!

Please contact our CEO, Andrew Scott http://www.rummble.com/andrew

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Tweaks: Rummble Blogs now have consistent Location set

We’ve amended the Travel Blogs location set to be consistent with the regular location setting.

When you add a Blog entry, just click the Change blog location button.  If you don’t set the blog location, it will default to be your current location.

And you can also change the location once set, simply click the location name again.

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