FAQ
What is YouNoodle.com all about?
YouNoodle is a place for startups and early-stage ventures. Discover and get involved with the ones that you're interested in, and promote your own. If you're at a startup, add it to the network to attract team members, get exposure and build a following. Otherwise, create a profile and browse the site to find startups you're interested in. We offer powerful tools for startup clubs, conferences and startup competitions, such as full business competition management, events and newsletters.
YouNoodle has been in private beta since March 2007 at some of the top university communities in the world, including Stanford, Oxford, Harvard, Berkeley and Imperial College London.
How can YouNoodle help me?
YouNoodle is for you if you're working on or interested in any way with startups and university innovation. YouNoodle lets you:
- Discover the hottest startups and trends.
- Get exposure and recruit for your own startup.
- Create a slick profile to present yourself and your professional side.
- Reconnect with and meet new people in the startup industry.
- Use our competition, event, mailing list and networking tools if you run an enterprise group or competition.
What is a startup?
A startup is any early-stage company or venture. We are expanding what is usually referred to by the term 'startup' to include university technology, inventions and business plan competition entries.
Startups on YouNoodle range from companies in stealth mode who haven't even launched and are looking to recruit, to others that have been around for a couple of years and are already making significant amounts of revenue.
Who can see my profile and startup?
Content posted to YouNoodle is entirely open. If there is something you don't want to share, probably best not to post it on the Internet. Startup pages do have a 'Publicity' setting so you can indicate whether you are open to receiving media attention. Share as little or as much as you are comfortable with. This is a place to find team members, investors, advisors, early-adopters and media exposure. If you're not interested in finding those things, join YouNoodle later on.
How can I get featured in the news feed?
We apply a combination of our predictive technology and a human filter to select the hottest news, people and startups. You can't apply - just make use of the site to grow your business and if you're on to something hot, we'll find you.