Categorie: marketplace

Waarom wholesale via retail-killer Amazon je de kop kan kosten

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Amazon verandert het retail-landschap wereldwijd in rap tempo. In de VS wordt het concern medeverantwoordelijk gehouden voor het enorme aantal winkelsluitingen dat daar plaatsvindt. Tijdens de Franse revolutie ontstond de guillotine, een bruut apparaat dat mensen onthoofdde. In de Amerikaanse retail-revolutie zien we door het grote aantal sluitingen van warenhuizen dat shopping centers worden ‘onthoofd’. […]

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Now 18M Users Strong, Edmodo Makes Its First Acquisition In Root-1 To Become The App Market For Education

apps, ecommerce, edmodo, edtech, education, Fundings & Exits, marketplace, mobile, Root-1, social, Startups

edmodo_logo_colorAfter spending years working as technicians at public schools, Jeff O’Hara and Nicolas Borg launched Edmodo in 2008 to address what they had come to see as a huge gap in the teacher-student relationship: The need for a better, safer way for teachers to connect and communicate with their students. However, with the launch of its APIs early last year to allow developers to build apps on top of its platform, what began as a social networking tool — a sort of Facebook or Yammer for education — has more recently evolved into a marketplace for education apps.

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Bored This Weekend? LifeCrowd Launches A Marketplace For Social Activities

activities, lifecrowd, marketplace, social, Startups, TC

lifecrowd-logoLifeCrowd, the first startup to emerge from the newly-formed TechStars Network member MuckerLab based in L.A., is today launching its marketplace for social activities into public beta. The company, which aims to provide a curated selection of quality events, happenings, classes and outings, is available now for users in San Francisco, San Diego, and all of Orange County, Calif., as well as in its original test market of L.A.

Only a month and a half old, co-founder Bong Koh says the concept for LifeCrowd is very simple. “We just help you meet new people and try new activities,” he explains.

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