Andy Liu
Software Entrepreneur (andy@buddytv.com)
Google TV Needs To Decide: Platform Or Closed Ecosystem
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Andy Liu, CEO of BuddyTV Guide, a channel guide app available on iOS, Android and Google TV. There is no debating that consumer adoption of Google TV is extremely disappointing. Logitech has dropped out of the business, several online publications ... Read more »
BuddyTV Launches Latest iPhone TV Guide App with New Search, Grid, and Quicklist Functionality
“This release makes it easy to replace the old cable TV guide,” said Andy Liu, CEO and co-founder of BuddyTV. “Searching for your favorite programs, favoriting channels, filtering by genre, and summary views for quicklists makes finding great TV fast and easy.” Search is one of the ... Read more »
BuddyTV Announces New Halloween Quicklist, Highlighting Top 10 Halloween Movies
“To get people excited about Halloween and all the fun that comes with it, adding a Halloween quicklist is a no-brainer,” said Andy Liu, co-founder and CEO of BuddyTV. “We wanted to make it easy for users to find the Top 10 Halloween movies of all time.” On the BuddyTV Guide home screen... Read more »
BuddyTV’s New Customizable TV Listings Grid Places the User in Control
“Our new grid is unlike any other in the TV discovery space,” said CEO and co-founder of BuddyTV, Andy Liu. “We’re very proud to offer such a useful piece of technology. Not only does it display the channel listings beautifully, but it also includes personalization features that are ... Read more »
BuddyTV Guide Launches MLB Quicklist in Anticipation of Busy Playoffs Schedule
“Here at BuddyTV we don’t just watch scripted or reality series, we love sports too,” said Andy Liu, co-founder and CEO of BuddyTV. “We know users will find great value in getting all their MLB schedules with a simple touch. We’re always looking to enhance the features of the app, and ... Read more »
BuddyTV Guide Premieres Watchlist Creating a Rich Personal TV Experience
“The Watchlist is an extremely important feature for our users making TV discovery more personal and more powerful,” said Andy Liu, co-founder and CEO of BuddyTV. “The old TV guide is stale and can’t keep up with all the programming that is available to users today, we’re here to help ... Read more »
Find Olympics Events Fast with the BuddyTV Guide App's New Olympics-Only TV Listings, Real-Time Aler...
“The Olympics are the biggest television event in the world, with thousands of hours of footage available across five TV networks and online, and there’s always something exciting to watch -- if you can find it,” said BuddyTV CEO Andy Liu. “The goal of the 2012 Olympics quicklist is ... Read more »
BuddyTV Guide Now Even Friendlier with New Facebook Open Graph Integration
“Our users want a fast, easy-to-use experience, and they’re also tastemakers, so it was important to find a way to let them share and connect with their friends in a seamless way, and on their terms,” says BuddyTV CEO Andy Liu. “Facebook Open Graph offers that flexibility, and being able ... Read more »
BuddyTV Guide Adds New World of Free TV and Movie Trailers
“We want our users to be overjoyed, not overloaded, by all their options,” said BuddyTV CEO Andy Liu. “With tens of thousands of episodes and movies available at any given moment, the simple question of “What should I watch?” can become legitimately challenging. The ability to watch a ... Read more »
BuddyTV Guide App Gives NBA Fans Full, Personalized Playoff Schedule at Their Fingertips
“With the BuddyTV Guide, it’s our mission to help TV and sports fans alike find what they want to watch easier and faster through a simple, personalized experience,” said BuddyTV CEO Andy Liu. “This type of feature really shines with an event like the playoffs, with so many games airing ... Read more »
EveryMove Nabs $2.6M From Blue Cross, BuddyTV Co-founder To Help You Reduce Health Costs
Participating investors include Penera Blue Cross, Blue Cross, Blue Shield of Nebraska, BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, Founders Co-op, Summit Capital, Jonathan Sposato, Voyager Capital Partner Geoff Entress, Matt Shobe, William Lohse, BuddyTV Co-founder Andy Liu, Ken Kuntz, and ... Read more »
Behind $1.3M From Voyager & More, Chirpify Brings Direct Music Sales To Twitter
The new round of investment, which adds to the $50K in seed it raised from its incubator Upstart Labs, was led by Voyager Capital, with participation from Geoff Entress, BuddyTV CEO Andy Liu, former Facebook exec Rudy Gadre, Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes, and TiE Oregon Angels. Just in case ... Read more »
BuddyTV Guide app adds Hulu Plus integration
"It shows our commitment to have the best entertainment content indexed in one place," said Andy Liu, BuddyTV's co-founder and CEO. "Our app is the best TV discovery app in the world, adding Hulu Plus makes it an even better experience for our users. " With the addition of Hulu Plus... Read more »
Chirpify raises $1.3 million, expands Twitter payment platform
Now investors are taking note: the Portland, Ore. company is announcing Tuesday that it has secured $1.3 million in Series A funding from a group of investors including Voyager Capital, angel investor Geoff Entress, BuddyTV CEO Andy Liu, former Facebook executive Rudy Gadre, HootSuite ... Read more »
NBA Playoffs Quick List: BuddyTV Guide App Makes the Playoffs Personal Again
For press inquiries or to arrange an interview with BuddyTV CEO Andy Liu, please contact Michael Jacques at BuddyTV: michael(at)buddytv(dot)com or 206-795-1348. For more information about BuddyTV and the BuddyTV Guide app, visit http://www.BuddyTV.com and be sure to like us on Facebook ... Read more »
Chirpify Raises $2M To Help Further Growth In Social Commerce Space
The company last raised $1.2 million from investors including now-repeat firm Voyager Capital, Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes, TiE Oregon Angels, BuddyTV Andy Liu, and others. Chirpify said that it is adding more than 300 users each day and even touts a 5 percent conversion rate. After a year ... Read more »
BuddyTV Personalizes Second Screen Experience With Channel Filtering and Performance Improvements
For press inquiries or to arrange an interview with BuddyTV CEO Andy Liu, please contact Lindsay Hersh: Lindsay (at) buddytv (dot) com or 206.859.4180. For more information about BuddyTV and the BuddyTV Guide App, visit Buddytv.com, and follow @BuddyTV and @BuddyTVGuide... Read more »
EveryMove Raises $2.6 Million to Help Consumers Reduce Health Costs
... Blue Cross, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska, BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners (managed through Sandbox Industries ), and angel investors including Founders Co-op, Summit Capital, Jonathan Sposato, Geoff Entress, Matt Shobe, William Lohse, Andy Liu, Ken Kuntz, Josh Hug and others... Read more »
Chirpify raises $1.3M Series A round
The round also included a host of high-profile names, including BuddyTV CEO Andy Liu, former Facebook executive Rudy Gadre, and Ryan Holmes, CEO of popular social media dashboard provider HootSuite. The TiE Oregon Angel program and Voyager Capital partner Geoff Entress also participated ... Read more »
Top Level Spectrum Lands Stealth Funds
The first, Andy Liu, co-founder of BuddyTV and active investor in the Seattle community. We first wrote about Liu just two days ago, in regards to his investment into Chirpify. Chirpify is based in Portland. Also on the docket is Jay Westerdal, Top Level Spectrum’s CEO. He’s been ... Read more »
