Last month I posted that Swaptree had acquired Swap.com. This is a big deal for a young company operating in a developing category. Our goal is to lead this category. What better name and domain for the company other than the category name itself. Today we made the switch of the domain and we updated [...]
We all have things that we “like.” Might be a restaurant, could be a favorite pair of shoes or a certain flavor of ice cream at your local creamery; the list could go on and on. I have always been interested in understanding what people “like” – we can learn a lot about each other that [...]
Yesterday we announced to the members of Swaptree that we have acquired Swap.com. This is an important development for a lot of reasons.
First, the essence of what our members do when they are on our site is very simple, they “swap.” We are committed to continuing to grow our platform for books, music, movies and [...]
The story of Steven Ortiz, who used the timeless concept of “swapping” to get a Porsche, was the feature story on CBS Early Show this morning. Rebecca Jarvis reported on the very cool story.
Swapping has always been a great way to swap things you have for things you want. Swaptree was featured as one of the [...]
Marty Cagan is a master of product management. Marty put his skills to work running product at Netscape and eBay. We are all fortunate that Marty is now spreading the word about product management with his book Inspired, and his advisory and consulting practice. This labor of love has spread the gospel on how to [...]
Rachel Botsman is the co-author of the upcoming book What’s Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption (Harper Business, October 2010). Rachel has authored this book after years of research. Rachel was featured recenthly at TED where she spoke on the power of collaboration and sharing through current and emerging technologies, and on how [...]
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 [...]
