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Ghost appears with new funding, marketplace to match buyers with unsold products

TechCrunch LA

The process for retailers and brands to liquidate excess inventory hasn’t changed very much, if at all, and while some retailers were able to build operational infrastructure to service the off-price channels, it continues to be a constant pain point.

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Amazon’s Selz Acquisition is Encouraging News for Small Businesses

Tech.Co

Selz currently offers three monthly pricing plans which allow you to create your own store using its platform, or attach Selz' smarts to an existing site. It also offers a $599 per month “Do It For Me” option which will see Selz' own team of developers build a bespoke site to your specifications.

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How NinjaThat Taps The Power Of Students For Business Tasks, with Atif Siddiqi

socalTECH

We're focused on the skilled labor part of that, knowledge-based tasks. Obviously, students can provide skilled labor at good prices. As a designer, I can post a mission, and you can check out my portfolio of work, which is then completed and hosted on the site. Where'd you get the idea for the company?

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Can you profit by serving early adapters?

Berkonomics

Marriott called theirs “tier pricing”. Our test sites. I found a willing test site in the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, whose management was thrilled to participate in an industry-changing experiment with new technology. I became even more excited about the concept applied to the hotel industry.

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It is satisfying, but rarely profitable, serving early adopters.

Berkonomics

Marriott called theirs “tier pricing”. The system was priced at $150 thousand, but we calculated that the average decision implemented for the 300 room property should be worth $5 thousand, making payback within an amazing 60 days if all worked as planned. I became even more excited about the concept applied to the hotel industry.