Comments on: True Knowledge wins funding for search product http://eu.techcrunch.com/2007/09/19/true-knowledge-wins-funding-for-search-product/ Tracking European web and mobile start-ups Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:55:00 +0100 hourly 1 By: TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » VCs price True Knowledge at £20m pre-money. Is this the UK’s Powerset? http://eu.techcrunch.com/2007/09/19/true-knowledge-wins-funding-for-search-product/comment-page-1/#comment-141413 TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » VCs price True Knowledge at £20m pre-money. Is this the UK’s Powerset? Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:53:15 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/09/19/true-knowledge-wins-funding-for-search-product/#comment-141413 [...] we do know about True Knowledge though is that early stage private investor group Octopus Ventures put around £600,000 in back in September last [...] [...] we do know about True Knowledge though is that early stage private investor group Octopus Ventures put around £600,000 in back in September last [...]

]]> By: TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » Powerset has a ’secret’ video http://eu.techcrunch.com/2007/09/19/true-knowledge-wins-funding-for-search-product/comment-page-1/#comment-135137 TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » Powerset has a ’secret’ video Mon, 12 May 2008 10:27:40 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/09/19/true-knowledge-wins-funding-for-search-product/#comment-135137 [...] have noticed a small UK startup called True Knowledge, which I have covered before here and here. It too is creating a natural language search engine. Perhaps they [...] [...] have noticed a small UK startup called True Knowledge, which I have covered before here and here. It too is creating a natural language search engine. Perhaps they [...]

]]> By: TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » True Knowledge launches open beta http://eu.techcrunch.com/2007/09/19/true-knowledge-wins-funding-for-search-product/comment-page-1/#comment-54599 TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » True Knowledge launches open beta Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:25:03 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/09/19/true-knowledge-wins-funding-for-search-product/#comment-54599 [...] English’ answers engine, has today launched its open beta. Back in September the site won around £600,000 in backing from Octopus Ventures. Developed by AI software developer and entrepreneur William [...] [...] English’ answers engine, has today launched its open beta. Back in September the site won around £600,000 in backing from Octopus Ventures. Developed by AI software developer and entrepreneur William [...]

]]> By: Ryan http://eu.techcrunch.com/2007/09/19/true-knowledge-wins-funding-for-search-product/comment-page-1/#comment-37927 Ryan Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:03:16 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/09/19/true-knowledge-wins-funding-for-search-product/#comment-37927 I was pretty taken back by the claims that the "product is capable of intelligently answering - in plain English - questions posed on any topic, and dramatically improves the quality and accuracy of results compared to any search technology currently in existence." So I dug in a little deeper into this genius (no really, another of his companies is called 'genius 2000') and his CV is stellar... http://www.williamtp.com/cv.html Some prize snippets, "My work history can be summarised as the ongoing development and entrepreneurial exploitation of several large, extremely complicated and unusual software products which break new ground in artificial intelligence. I also have an extremely diverse range of experience relating to software development and the internet both from a technical and business perspective." "I was successful academically and my almost perfect exam results placed me in the top fifty students in the country." And lets not overlook his experience, "I have had an email address since 1982, been on the internet since it was invented and have a very broad knowledge of the network and many of the associated issues including business (I was using it for commerce long before the web was invented)." Well, it's caught my attention enough to comment... he can probably add "genius marketer" to his list of achievements! I was pretty taken back by the claims that the “product is capable of intelligently answering – in plain English – questions posed on any topic, and dramatically improves the quality and accuracy of results compared to any search technology currently in existence.”

So I dug in a little deeper into this genius (no really, another of his companies is called ‘genius 2000′) and his CV is stellar…
http://www.williamtp.com/cv.html

Some prize snippets,

“My work history can be summarised as the ongoing development and entrepreneurial exploitation of several large, extremely complicated and unusual software products which break new ground in artificial intelligence. I also have an extremely diverse range of experience relating to software development and the internet both from a technical and business perspective.”

“I was successful academically and my almost perfect exam results placed me in the top fifty students in the country.”

And lets not overlook his experience, “I have had an email address since 1982, been on the internet since it was invented and have a very broad knowledge of the network and many of the associated issues including business (I was using it for commerce long before the web was invented).”

Well, it’s caught my attention enough to comment… he can probably add “genius marketer” to his list of achievements!

]]> By: Alex Barrera http://eu.techcrunch.com/2007/09/19/true-knowledge-wins-funding-for-search-product/comment-page-1/#comment-37536 Alex Barrera Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:08:49 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/09/19/true-knowledge-wins-funding-for-search-product/#comment-37536 yep, it's working now :? Might have been a hitch cup due to traffic. Nevertheless they should wrap their db code in a try catch block just in case. yep, it’s working now :? Might have been a hitch cup due to traffic. Nevertheless they should wrap their db code in a try catch block just in case.

]]> By: Michael Parker http://eu.techcrunch.com/2007/09/19/true-knowledge-wins-funding-for-search-product/comment-page-1/#comment-37534 Michael Parker Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:04:29 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/09/19/true-knowledge-wins-funding-for-search-product/#comment-37534 I've just tried it and it seems to work now. I’ve just tried it and it seems to work now.

]]> By: Alex Barrera http://eu.techcrunch.com/2007/09/19/true-knowledge-wins-funding-for-search-product/comment-page-1/#comment-37531 Alex Barrera Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:43:40 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/09/19/true-knowledge-wins-funding-for-search-product/#comment-37531 Errr, first thing I do is to subscribe to their mailing list and I get an Unhandled exception on the code that access the database with a complete trace... not too good :( Errr, first thing I do is to subscribe to their mailing list and I get an Unhandled exception on the code that access the database with a complete trace… not too good :(

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