Tag Archives: marketplace

Storybird

Storybird

With families spread across statelines, and the globe you’ve got to love products that bring traditionally shared experiences closer — like storytelling. Or story creation to be more precise. That’s what you get with Storybird, an online tool that lets Bella in San Jose, take turns crafting a story with Grandma in Des Moines. Selecting [...]

Envato: Growing a Niche Net Empire

Envato: Growing a Niche Net Empire

Working with a spouse can often spell disaster.  Not so for the Envato founders Collis and Cyan Ta’eed, whose company exploded onto the net just three years ago as the watering hole for freelance media makers. Envato is a collection of marketplaces for digital bits and pieces, tutorials and information sites for graphic designers and [...]

Groupon

Groupon

There are some that get very excited about clipping coupons to others it’s just more junk mail but everyone loves a deal in a recession. By now you’ve probably heard of Groupon. If not let me explain. Groupon combines a single deal offer, much like Woot, with group purchasing (anyone remember LetsBuyIt.com?). You visit the [...]

Foodzie

Foodzie

San Francisco’s Foodzie definitely shares our creed of sharing something yummy. The online food specialty store is a bit like Etsy for food & beverage.  As a brand manager at a food retailer, co-founder Emily Olson saw how difficult it was to get shelf space for new specialty products.  Teaming up with friends Nik Bauman, [...]


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