- Zazzle
Zazzle is an online retailer that allows users to upload images and create their own merchandise (clothing, posters, etc), or buy merchandise created by other users, similar to
CafePress.com , as well as use images from participating companies such asThe Walt Disney Company .Citation|url=http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-143764.html|title=Google investors find new project|accessdate=2008-09-13] Users are allowed to open their own shop for free and set the profit they wish to make on each item.Zazzle was founded in
2003 by Robert Beaver, and his sons Bobby and Jeff Beaver. In2005 ,Google investorsJohn Doerr andRam Shriram investedUS$ 16 million into the business. [Citation|url=http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2005/tc20050721_5428_tc057.htm|title=Why Zazzle Dazzles John Doerr|accessdate=2008-09-13] The site was recognized by "TechCrunch " as 2007's "best business model" in its first annual "Crunchies" awards, [ [http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/18/2007-crunchies-the-winners/ 2007 Crunchies: The Winners ] .] and has been noted by industry experts, such as B. Joseph Pine, for its easy-to-use technology.Robert Beaver is a serial entrepreneur. Bobby and Jeff Beaver graduated from Stanford Class of 2003.
ee also
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CafePress.com , a similar retailerNotes and references
External links
* [http://www.zazzle.com Zazzle home]
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