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Gradient Ventures-backed Shypyard aims to ‘raise the sales’ for DTC merchants
Shypyard provides tools for entrepreneurs who want to start an e-commerce business but don’t know how to do it.
Daily Crunch: Overstock CEO resigns
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Minds, the blockchain-based social network, grabs a $6M Series A
Minds, a decentralized social network, has raised $6 million in Series A funding from Medici Ventures, Overstock.com’s venture arm. Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne will join the Minds Board of Directors.…
Of all the things to add to the blockchain, wine makes a lot of sense. Given the need for provenance for every grape and barrel, it’s clear that the ancient…
Overstock and Coinbase briefly mixed up Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
A glitch on Overstock’s website allowed users to send amounts of Bitcoin Cash to Overstock when the system was expecting Bitcoin, leading to drastic discounts on many items. Given that…
Overstock.com Reportedly Plans To Accept Bitcoin In 2014
Overstock.com is moving to accept Bitcoin as payment in 2014, the CEO told The Financial Times. Apparently the retailer has the ambition to become the first major online retailer to…
Overstock May Take On Amazon (And Google) With A New Locker Delivery System
Lockers are the new black in e-commerce. Amazon recently debuted a Lockers delivery program, which allows customers to have their deliveries sent to nearby lockers. The service is especially helpful…
Discount E-commerce Giant Overstock Is Dabbling In A New Market: Social Media Apps
Overstock.com is a giant in the discount e-commerce space, pulling in $1.05 billion in revenue in 2011 from its online storefront. So it’s a little surprising that the company is…
Overstock.com Jumps On Private Sale Sites Bandwagon, Launches Eziba
The (in my opinion entirely justified) hype surrounding private sales sites like Gilt Groupe, Vente Privée, Beyond The Rack and One Kings Lane have prompted publicly listed Internet retailer Overstock.com…