By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 22nd, 2011 / Features, Small Business / Comments Off on Coupons for causes: Startup wants to couple giving and saving
Santa Barbara-based startup Win Win Living is putting a twist on the daily coupon by giving consumers a good deal and a chance to donate to charities.
Steven Tiller and Derek Galkin want to revive the California dream and promise of the 1960s. And put it on your feet, stylishly. They are the creative minds behind the “respectful rehabilitation” of SeaVees, a 1960s sneaker brand that was defunct for half a century before the pair resurrected it and melded it with a Read More →
By Stephen Nellis / Monday, December 6th, 2010 / Technology / Comments Off on Cleaning up classifieds: Bonqo takes on Craigslist with monitored approach
Craigslist is the dominant force in online classifieds. But it doesn’t take much sifting through its 1990s-era design and scrum of irrelevant, obviously fake or just plain dirty ads to spark the question: Can’t this be done better? Santa Barbara-based startup Bonqo.com believes the answer is yes. And its solution is to use real, live Read More →
Matthew Graczyk wants to bring online coupons to mom-and-pop shops across the nation, and he’s starting with downtown Ventura. Graczyk is the founder of Coupeez, an online service that lets companies post coupons and discounts. The site launched in October. So far, it has signed up about 100 businesses, many within walking distance of Coupeez’s Read More →
