Mahalo Overview
Mahalo is a human powered search engine founded by Silicon Valley veteran entrepreneur Jason Calacanis. Results are generated non-algorithmically by a team of profile builders who create pages for search terms.
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Funding
| Date | Type | Capital Amount | Post-Money Valuation | Investors |
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| 01/2006 | Series A | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 01/2007 | Series B | 16M | Unknown |
Products
| Name: | Mahalo |
| Product URL: | http://mahalo.com/ |
| Date Launched: | 05/2007 |
| Description: | Rather than have software run around the Internet, determining what a particular website is about and what terms should return that site as a result, Mahalo employs a team of actual people who determine search results. |
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03/27/2009 02:58PM by mikelee
User Opinions
Bulls vs. Bears (14)
| Bullish Opinions (6) | Author/Date | Do you agree? | |
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Was bearish, but turned a corner. Nice service. Took awhile to grow on me, but it has. |
tchyfeeley 04/28/2009 |
100% 1 vote 1 0% 0 |
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Mahalo is in search, so they have a business model -- unlike everybody else. |
speaktome 10/08/2008 |
100% 1 vote 1 0% 0 |
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I think it will be popular |
bbrunelle 08/17/2008 |
67% 3 votes 2 33% 1 |
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comprehensive info on searches - i found it very useful |
grantw 07/01/2008 |
50% 2 votes 1 50% 1 |
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They seem to be gaining more traction relative to their competitors base on web taffic data |
dave 03/06/2008 |
71% 7 votes 5 29% 2 |
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There's definitely room left to improve our current search capabilities |
dave 01/10/2008 |
80% 5 votes 4 20% 1 |
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| Bearish Opinions (8) | Author/Date | Do you agree? | |
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competitors offer more relevant and updated search results |
irpip 08/08/2008 |
67% 3 votes 2 33% 1 |
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search pages are a little cluttered
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grantw 07/01/2008 |
75% 4 votes 3 25% 1 |
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irpip | 08/08/2008 | |
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What are the humans using to find everything? |
green33 07/28/2008 |
50% 2 votes 1 50% 1 |
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Think recency will be an issue over time |
georgebounacos 07/27/2008 |
67% 3 votes 2 33% 1 |
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Scalability and neutrality seem to be big concerns |
georgebounacos 07/27/2008 |
67% 3 votes 2 33% 1 |
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not a nice place to work, no company will ever make it if the people you depend on are not happy |
tchyfeeley 03/07/2008 |
60% 5 votes 3 40% 2 |
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Trust. I trust a computer over a human-driven search. |
raee 03/06/2008 |
60% 5 votes 3 40% 2 |
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The model of human based categorization does not seem scalable |
dave 01/10/2008 |
71% 7 votes 5 29% 2 |
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