Issue (company)
Issue is a digital publishing company that allows users to create digital magazines. History. The company was founded in 2012 by Taylor Luk, through the AngelPad that offers seed funding and three months of mentorship. The founder had previously started a popular online lyrics site LyricsTime. The initial idea originated from Shop2, a social shopping site developed by Taylor Luk, Mark Guo and Khoa Nguyen. The company was later re-incorporated as Issue, Inc. in June 2013. Issue received investments from AngelPad, Syd.Ventures and funding from Mondelēz International in their "Mobile Futures Australia", In the program Mondelez  partnered with Mobile Marketing startups to help build the future of in-store and mobile engagement. Business overview. Issue offers a software as a service publishing for users to produce digital magazines on mobile devices. The company operates in California and Sydney with a development team based in Sydney, Australia. Issue's client base includes brand marketers such as Mondelez, e-commerce companies Minkpink and Top3 by Design. These companies can publish Mobile content that is distributed through Issue App in the Apple App Store (iOS) and their own media channels such as social networking sites and mailing list. Issue  Platform. Issue allows users to create their own digital magazines via a web interface. Issue Magazine Format: A Mobile publishing format that contains HTML5 pages with a proprietary CSS framework, Metadata, Assets (images, audios and videos) and Scripts that enable interactivity. Issue Publisher: A web-based publishing platform that includes content management and aggregation features that can synchronize content from RSS feed, social media and product feeds from e-commerce platforms.