HIVE MIND
Greenville-based startup TipHive is determined to make information sharing easy AMANDA CORDISCO | CONTRIBUTOR
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Wouldn’t it be great if there was an easily searchable, structured, virtual directory made up of all of your coworkers and friends who could collectively share information about anything? Well, there’s an app for that: TipHive. TipHive is both an app and website dedicated to searching for useful information. TipHive is based on the creation of its “hives”—collections of information based on any topic the user would like to post. Every user has a profile that he can use to make hives, comment or follow others. With a commenting option and easily searchable profiles or tips, TipHive has worked toward making its directory extremely interactive. Users can choose to share the information in a hive with everyone, or only with a select group or individuals. Founder Joost Wentink and cofounder Madiken Scholl were determined to make sharing information easier—within a company, a university or users’ own interests. “We wanted to build a tool that’s going to capture that valuable experience of collectively sharing information in an organized way, that’s for your personal use,” Wentink said. “I can start a topic, invite people, and then we can share everything we know together about that topic.” >>
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