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VistaPrint: Building a Brand Name, via Business Cards - New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/20/technology/20ecom.html?em&...
Submitted by excitingcommerce
27 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, 16 hours ago
"Last month, VistaPrint announced a net income of $27 million for its 2007 fiscal year, up 41 percent from 2006, on revenue of $256 million. The company said that it had attracted 3 million new customers during the year and processed an average of 22,000 orders a day in the three months ended June 30.
The deal with OfficeMax is an important defensive measure, said Robert Keane, VistaPrint’s chief executive. “We think it makes sense to partner with other people who have access to millions of customers, and help them be the second, third and fourth competitors in the market,” he said. “I’d rather have the market dominated by firms that are VistaPrint in different guises.”"
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Zazzle Rumor: Big Hedge Fund Investment - Techcrunch
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/27/zazzle-rumor-big-hedge-...
Submitted by excitingcommerce
28 months, 1 week, 4 days, 9 hours ago
"Here’s an unconfirmed but well sourced rumor: silicon valley based Zazzle will be closing a second round of financing in the $30 million range, at a $300+ million pre-money valuation. The round is expected to be led by an as-yet-unnamed hedge fund. Kleiner Perkins (which led the company’s $16 million Series A round in 2005, is supposedly also particpating in the round. Look for confirmation from the company in the next couple of weeks.
The company competes with CafePress and others."
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Makeyourownjeans.com
"Get custom made, pre-washed Jeans made exclusively for you and delivered to your door-step! We make them to fit your needs, your measurements, your special requirements." (as seen on tv)
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MadeForOne.com: Ponoko - A Post-Industrial Revolution?
http://www.madeforone.com/Articles/index.php/technology/pono...
Submitted by excitingcommerce
28 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 14 hours ago
"Ponoko describes itself as the world’s first personal manufacturing platform where anyone can click to make, buy and sell digital products.
Ponoko is the brainchild of software entrepreneurs Dave ten Have and Derek Elley. The business was founded on ‘the disappointing experience people face when making (individualized) products’, citing complexity and high financially and environmental costs.
Encouraged by the rise of what they call the Internet connected ‘creative-class’, along with
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