Blue Nile cofounder Mark Vadon forever altered how men buy engagement rings. Then he had a kid, and Zulily, a 'flash sales' retail site for moms, was born. Continue » Victoria Barret Continue reading →

(TL;DR: Kickstarter does not want you to see failed projects. Failed Kickstarter campaign pages include robot meta tags to keep search engines from indexing them. Plus, Kickstarter’s front page and “Discover” interface never show failed projects. Ever.) — Only show success Here’s a fun crowdfunding experiment: visit Kickstarter’s main page, click around, and try to browse to a project that isn’t either: a) Successfulb) In progress You can’t. Spend more than a few minutes poking around, and you’ll realize that Kickstarter’s front page and Discover pages are clearly built to highlight projects that are currently seeking funding, or have already been successfully funded. From a business perspective, this makes total sense. Kickstarter’s business model is built on taking a 5% cut of successful campaigns. Showing ... Continue reading →