Svbtle funding

Just a quick update: we've recently raised a round of financing from great investors like SV Angel, CrunchFund, Betaworks, and more (including, previously, Y Combinator). Now we have the resources and absolute focus that will allow us to build not only a great collection of people, but also a new kind of media destination that approaches journalism differently–maybe we could call it the future of journalism, but we're not entirely sure what that is yet, exactly.

What is obvious to us now is that our approach–giving tools and resources to great people so they can write great stuff–is working. Svbtle now has more than 200 writers with expertise spanning at least eight disciplines, including entrepreneurship, business, finance, political science, and literature. We're growing quickly and already serve millions upon millions of page views per month.

As Svbtle becomes an important place for the sharing of ideas, we can't wait to show you what we have planned.

 
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Image uploading on SvbtleArticle permalink

When I was first designing Svbtle's writing interface, I obsessively focused on maintaining minimalism. The original version didn't even support image uploading. Although many writers asked for it, I couldn't figure out a way to integrate the feature without cluttering up the interface with another button.

Svbtle member Alex MacCaw thought of and then built a clever solution using JavaScript and modern browser technologies.

You can read about what Alex built on his blog.

 
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Hello, world!

This is the Official Svbtle Blog. It'll be updated with information about members and features of the Svbtle Network.

Want to apply for membership? Do it here.

 
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