Rofo.com - the commercial real estate search engine we have been working on, just exited Private Beta and received a nice review on Techcrunch.

Here is also the viral video released in celebration of Rofo getting out of Private Beta:

Rofo.com San Francisco based Commercial Real Estate Search Engine Rofo.com launched today (March 26, 2008) after a period of outcubation and a private beta for short period. Rofo vies to improve the user experience in finding an office space online. Currently, it is quite difficult for users to get a good perspective on what options they have available for their next office space. Rofo simplifies the process, makes the data transparent so that the user knows its options and can conduct research on his own, and make an informed decision based on market data and with the help of network brokers.

Overview
Finding commercial space for your business should not be a frustrating and lengthy
process. Rofo is designed to eliminate the wasted time associated with making
calls on outdated listings and touring spaces that don’t meet your criteria.

Rofo is the first website truly dedicated to creating an open network for businesses
to address their commercial real estate needs.  That may include finding
commercial office space near public transit, a desirable neighborhood retail space
or a warehouse space.  It may also involve finding the right resources and
professionals to help you negotiate the best deal, move your business, build out
your commercial space or advise you on green building.

“Rofo is the place to simplify your search for commercial space,
connect with local real estate professionals and find related service providers to solve
your commercial real estate needs.” said the co-founders Alan Bernier and Garrett Krueger, both veterans in the commercial real estate industry.

MiNeeds.com, a Seattle, Washington based Structured Search startup is currently prepping up for launch.

All we can say for now about MiNeeds is that it fulfills a unique need that hasn’t been fulfilled before, and changes the way we do search for stuff. MiNeeds is also 100% outcubated by OutCubator in about 2.5 months time.

We are very proud of the work and stay tuned for MiNeeds!

Go sign up for the launch notification here.

Arda Kutsal from Webrazzi.com, a technology blog covering Turkish technology products and startups reviewed Zurna.com in his Techcrunch-like blog. Arda Kutsal also touched upon the outcubation model and OutCubator’s services.

Thanks to Arda for his comprehensive review!

AdPerk.com, a San Francisco-based video advertising and micro-payment solution that we have worked on for 6 months finally was launched by Barry Soicher and Kevin Goodman. Congrats to the AdPerk team!

AdPerk has partnered with Dwell magazine, where AdPerk users will get free Dwell magazine issues for watching video ads.

AdPerk has an advanced analytics/reporting functionality, video management process, as well as an intuitive flash-based user-facing UI. The Flash player asks the user to confirm the fact that they viewed the video by entering some captcha code, this way, the advertisers are guaranteed that the user was paying attention. Advertisers only pay for these confirmed views, which makes it different from how pre and post-roll video advertising used to work. Also, AdPerk is choice-based, users can pick and choose which ads they would like to view.

The interaction design was done by us, while the UI design was done by Michael Rylander from Witt|Rylander. OutCubator team produced the entire system from scratch,  from initial design to conception.

AdPerk is a patent pending technology.

OutCubator is an International Startup Incubator, incubating startups from the “outside”, meaning without having a colocated team of developers/resources. OutCubator is the first outcubation company in the world.