• October 11th, 2012

    Like Alibaba, But Safer: YC-Backed HD Trade Services Wants To Be The Platform For Goods Traders In China And Beyond

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    We last caught up with HD Trade Services in August, when the company, part of Y Combinator’s summer class, released a tablet app to help smaller enterprises manage the process of buying and shipping goods from one country to another, by offering visual inspections (by way of photos and HD video) of goods to minimize fraud.

    Now HD Trade Services is taking that concept one step further: it’s… → Read More

    August 17th, 2012

    Pics Or It Didn’t Happen: YC-Backed HD Trade Services Lets Small Logistics Providers Track Shipments Like The Big Boys

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    The globalization of our economy — and the role that countries like China play in manufacturing goods that get consumed very far outside its borders — has been a big topic in the tech world. One of the sidenotes of that story is the role of shipping and distribution — an essential part of the equation, but one that carries a lot of risk: risk that products do not arrive on time, or in perfect… → Read More