Swaptree was featured in a segment on saving money this morning. The advent of swapping on the Internet is reinventing this age old way of exchanging things. Check out the video here: Swapping On The Internet
Great web sites are all about the user experience.
Swapping on the web must be all about the user experience. We must strive to add value to that simple and safe swapping opportunity that you have with your family and friends, while adding the scale of Amazon and networking of Facebook. It is a tall [...]
I have to admit that I was not a big reader as a kid. Of course I enjoyed books, but I enjoyed the outdoors, sports and being with friends and family a whole lot more. It’s safe to say that in my earlier years, “summer reading” was not always top of mind.
In truth, I have come [...]
The list of events continue as part of New England Innovation Month. Here is what is on tap this week:
JUNE 22: Cambridge, MA
Founder Dialogues
JUNE 22: Cambridge, MA
MIT Enterprise Forum: From Disruption to Innovation
JUNE 23: Cambridge, MA
Momentum Summit: How Start-Ups Get Big
JUNE 24: Boston, MA
Branded in Boston (SOLD OUT)
JUNE 24: Boston, MA
Emerging Technologies Forum: Health [...]
Swapping is a form of commerce that has gone on since the dawn of time. People had needs – other people had things. With no currencies the swap was the exchange. This still exists today across the globe. The root of swapping is to fulfill a need or want. Generally the enabler for swapping is [...]
Mass High Tech featured Swaptree in “The Mover” section of this business journal today. The focus of the post is on my new leadership of the company and our all encompassing focus on the customer experience. Customer experience must be at the core of any strategy for consumer Internet ventures. Full story is here.
eCommerce on the Internet has changed the world. The ease of access to goods. Integration of product info, reviews and ratings. With the web now enabling social connections through Facebook, Twitter and other sites, we are at the advent of another wave of growth through Social Commerce (shopping).
Social Commerce is going to unite the best [...]
MITX Awards night in Boston is a great way to showcase our regions best emerging technology companies. I am delighted that two companies that I am involved with could win last night: DailyGrommet won the award for “Innovative Business Strategy” and RatePoint won the award for “Social Media”
DailyGrommet is a very cool social commerce company. [...]
Great post today by Rob Go posing the question is Boston the next hot city for entrepreneurs?
This is not new territory to Boston. We have led the minicomputer wars with Digital, Wang, Data General & Prime. We had two big time entrants in the Web 1.0 world with Lycos and Monster.
We surely have some great [...]
