Signs are emerging that venture capital firms are becoming less enamored with e‑commerce startups in the latter part of 2012, especially if they can’t furnish hard evidence of their growth prospects. Investors were robustly optimistic about new e‑commerce enterprises in 2012, right up until Q3,
Shortly after raising $32,000 through a successful Kickstarter campaign, Boston based startup Bow & Drape is making a unique foray into the e‑commerce market for made-to-measure women’s clothing. A good deal of intelligent preparation has gone into the new venture, which has determinedly taken into
Durham based startup Buystand is aiming to revolutionize the e‑commerce market for active life-style goods by using a clever “name your price” strategy. Innovation-hungry e‑commerce analysts and e‑commerce managers might want to take note of Buystand’s big idea. Customers visit its website, browse through the
E‑commerce start-up Beautylish is expanding its makeup community dramatically in the mobile market after its successful iPhone app launch four months ago. Any e‑commerce manager or e‑commerce analyst who remains skeptical about the potential of the mobile market should take note: the number of daily
A San Francisco start-up wants to put the commerce in F- Commerce. These days, the big f‑word on Facebook is “F‑commerce,” or, in two words, “Facebook Commerce.” As weakening of the stock has shown, Facebook may not be as valuable as everyone initially thought, due