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That statement — said with a British accent — is the basis for online collaboration tool Huddle.net.  I sat down with Andy McLoughlin, the co-founder of the company, and we covered the following topics:

- How Andy got his start at a Telco in the UK… until he got tired wearing a suit.
- Why is online collaboration still so hard?
- What’s the problem that The Huddle is trying to solve?
- Who is using Huddle.net, including agencies, governments, and charities.
- Did Business Week really call them “The Next Google?”
- How does the UK entrepreneur community compare to that in Silicon Valley?
- How does Andy’s company respond to Google Wave? Will Internet Explorer, a $10 billion market, and Sudoku prevent Google from being a true competitor?
- What’s the revenue model? How Huddle.net charges for their popular features.
- What post-recession collaboration trends does Andy see, including a fractured, distributed workplace around the world.

Huddle Dashboard from Huddle.net on Vimeo.

Andy’s experience presenting at “The Gauntlet,” a high-pressure “American Idol meets Venture Capital” presentation hosted by The Hatchery.

Think you’ve got a good business idea? Can you back it up?
Companies give their pitch as follows:
The egg timer starts and companies have 7 minutes to give their best pitch to an audience of more than 100, including a five-person expert panel comprised of attorneys, financiers, accountants, technologists, and investors. This allows entrepreneurs to reach a diverse group of influential leaders who can play a role in helping their companies succeed. The panel asks probing, deep-dive questions, then the audience gets their turn, followed by a final critique by the experts. Not for the feint of heart.

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Try it for free at www.Huddle.net
Bonus: Andy gives out a promo code for a free month of paid services near the end of the podcast.
New: The Huddle has just released an iPhone application!

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