CouponCabin raises a whopping $54M with verified coupon model
Coupons.com may have raised $30 million just a few weeks ago, but CouponCabin has leapfrogged that with a whopping $54 million first round of funding, with the goal of expanding its offerings and the number of merchants it works with.
CouponCabin differentiates itself from other coupon sites by continuing to verify whether the coupons it offers actually still work, something its user base likely appreciates. They’re so committed to quality coupons that if a user … Continue Reading
Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur?
When speaking to hopeful entrepreneurs throughout the years, there was one question that I constantly heard: “Do you think I have the qualities necessary to be a successful entrepreneur?”
To answer that question, I have put together the questionnaire below to help young professionals find out whether they have what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. Take the survey below of various psychological traits—whether inherent or learned—that could predict your ability to be the … Continue Reading
Former DoubleClick team raises $6M for comparison-shopping engine
DoubleClick cofounder Kevin O’Connor has a new startup, FindTheBest, aimed at helping you compare everything from air purifiers to venture capitalists.
Now, with a $6 million funding round from Kleiner Perkins that closed Tuesday, FindTheBest should be in a good position to build out its “data driven content platform,” which combines computer-driven semantic analysis with human-powered tagging to build data sets quickly and efficiently.
“‘Human’ is dirty — it’s not scalable,” O’Conner (above, left) said … Continue Reading
