Published in Louise Doherty·Jul 11Goodbye, YollerIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times — With great sadness, and after exhausting all other options, I am sorry to say that Yoller is shutting down. There are other emotions circling: I’m extremely excited for what’s next for me personally, and seriously pissed off about structural inequality in funding. More on those another day. The fastest way to get friends together Yoller ̶i̶s̶ was…Startup7 min read
Jul 11Goodbye, YollerIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times — With great sadness, and after exhausting all other options, I am sorry to say that Yoller is shutting down. There are other emotions circling: I’m extremely excited for what’s next for me personally, and seriously pissed off about structural inequality in funding. More on those another day. The fastest way to get friends together Yoller ̶i̶s̶ was…Startup7 min read
Published in Louise Doherty·Oct 3, 2021Burnout sucksMicrosteps towards a holistically healthy future — As much as I have tried to distract myself from this fact in recent years, I am a writer. Maybe it’s because I’ve long since stopped actively honing this craft, or more likely because it’s a reflection of my still-scattered thoughts, but nothing has been as hard to write as…Burnout4 min read
Apr 22, 2019Calendar is the new KPIWith every week of fresh hell for Facebook, all social platforms fall further and further in the eyes of the advertisers who fund them, and everyone who uses them. Big Tech and advertising are inextricably linked, and as a strategic marketer who quit to build a tech startup I’m incredibly…Marketing6 min read
Nov 7, 2018Tell me your secrets, San FranciscoPlanSnap has been selected to take part in a prestigious startup program, backed by Google for Startups — I’m very excited to share that I’m in San Francisco for two weeks, to learn the secrets of Silicon Valley’s successes. The Blackbox Connect program is designed to teach ambitious, high-growth tech startup founders the secrets of Silicon Valley, the home of so many of the world’s biggest tech companies…Startup2 min read
Published in Louise Doherty·Apr 19, 2018PlanSnap is LIVE 🚀Now the fun starts — A few years ago, I noticed that despite the fact social media was eating the world, it wasn’t particularly good at getting friends together IRL. I quit my job, got accepted to Techstars, raised investment and was lucky enough to persuade some of the most talented, kind, hardworking and FUN…Plansnap3 min read
Published in Louise Doherty·Sep 19, 2016PlanSnap sets sail for NYC (+ hiring!)A lot has happened since I quit my job in March and set off on a mission to create the fastest way to get friends together, giving even the most disorganised person the power to make any social plan in a snap. The irony of starting a business like this…Work5 min read
Published in Louise Doherty·Mar 10, 2016My next adventure starts at SXSWFor as long as I can remember I knew I’d end up running my own business. I like risk, I love fast growth, and I really want a massive yacht. In the last 10 years I’ve gotten overexcited about a few ideas. I was all set to launch The Clothes…Work4 min read
