My friend Matthew Slutsky runs a company called BuzzBuzzHome that allows you to search for new construction homes. This week they launched a feature that allows you to put down a deposit on a new home – online – with your credit card. It’s live… Read More
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A guide to digital marketplaces
Version One Ventures – which is an early-stage venture capital fund based in Vancouver – recently published a free handbook called, A Guide to Marketplaces. Online marketplaces are really fascinating because they are perhaps broader in scope than you might initially think. For example, Uber… Read More
What a “buy now” button will mean for the new construction real estate industry
https://500px.com/embed.js Recently it has been in the news that BuzzBuzzHome.com – the new construction real estate site – will be launching a “buy now” feature in the new year (2016). This will allow people to buy condos and homes online with their credit card, which means… Read More
Earth’s biggest ____store.
Imagine this sequence of events (and don’t peak by clicking on any of the links). The year is 1994. You notice that the internet is starting to become a big deal and that more and more products are being sold online. As a result of… Read More
Shopping: offline vs. online
According to Sequoia Capital, Americans spent $4 trillion on retail shopping last year – 95% of which was still done in traditional brick-and-mortar stores. I’m actually a bit surprised by how high this number is. I would have thought that a larger percentage of people would… Read More