美國現在玩什麽?
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在美國,有2300萬家小企業,每個月還會新增54.
1、 Skillshare
Skillshare is an online learning community to master real-world skills through project-based classes. For $9.95 a month, Premium Members can access hundreds of online classes taught by experts in creativity, design, technology and business.
成立時間:2011年
公司創始人:Malcolm Ong和Michael Karnjanaprakorn
創新視角:一個能學到任何東西的平台
之前,Skillshare推出的是一個類似“點餐”
經驗:依靠擁有專業知識和聰明智慧的普通人,
2、Sitich Fix
Stitch Fix is the first fashion retailer to blend expert styling, proprietary technology and unique product to deliver a shopping experience that is truly personalized for you.
成立時間:2011年
公司創始人:Katrina Lake
創新視角:依靠數據和兼職時尚界人士提供的趨勢,
Stitch FixStitch Fix is the first fashion retailer to blend expert styling, proprietary technology and unique product to deliver a shopping experience that is truly personalized for you.公司創始人兼首席執行官Katrina Lake表示,
Stitch Fix最初的用戶定位在25歲左右的都市白領階層,
經驗:通過智能數據開發產品,給消費者帶來驚喜和快樂,
3、 Warby Parker
Warby Parker is an American brand of prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses founded in 2010. Warby Parker sells online, and has a limited number of showrooms in the United States. By designing glasses in-house, and selling only directly to consumers, the company lowers the cost of its glasses by a significant amount.
成立時間:2010年
公司創始人: David Gilboa, Neil Blumenthal, Andrew Hunt, Jeffrey Raider
創新視角:繞過中介商,特別是那些巨頭中介商,
Warby Parker的影響力是不可否認的,
經驗:改變了人們看待一個行業的眼光。
4、 Paperless Post
Paperless Post is an e-commerce company focusing on design-driven online and printed stationery, including greetings, invitations, birth announcements, wedding suites, and custom stationery. Paperless Post partners with leading fashion designers including kate spade new york, Kelly Wearstler, and Oscar de la Renta. The company is based in New York City.
成立時間:2008年
公司創始人:James Hirschfeld和Alexa Hirschfeld
創新視角:徹底改變了信函世界,從線上起步,又回到線下
Paperless Post成立於2008年,
經驗:重視設計美學。
5、 Zady
A new ecommerce site called Zady is bringing the conscious consumerism movement to the online retail space by showing shoppers exactly where the goods the carry come from. To that end, the site aims to blend commerce with storytelling in the form of brand profiles and lifestyle articles. Zady — a word that with a slight spelling tweak means “grandfather” in Yiddish and “prosperous” in Arabic — carries a range of artisanal women’s and men’s clothing, along with home and office supplies. The focus is on beautifully made products from smaller-scale makers, like Nashville’s denim brand Imogene + Willie.
成立時間:2013年
公司創始人:Soraya Darabi和Maxine Bedat
創新視角:透明化銷售,
Zady 旨在改變人們看待時尚產品的方式,特別是快銷時尚行業。
經驗:講述產品故事是非常重要的,
6、 Handybook
Handybook provides a web app enabling people to book cleaners, plumbers, handymen and other household service providers.
成立時間:2012年
公司創始人:Umang Dua,Oisin Hanrahan,Ignacio Leonhardt,以及Weina
創新視角:定製化家務服務,比如打掃房間,維修家電,
我們生活在一個定製化的時代,如果我們想要東西,
經驗:方便才是關鍵。
7、 Popsugar
POPSUGAR is a global women's lifestyle brand focused in media, commerce, and technology. Our mission is to connect women with new entertainment,
成立時間:2006年
公司創始人:Brian Sugar, Lisa Sugar, Andy Moss, Jason Rhee, Arthur Cinader, Krista Moatz
創新視角:多元化共生的收入流,
Popsugar 的服務內容涵蓋的都是人們感興趣的,娛樂,名人,時裝,美容,
經驗:內容驅動商務,人們都喜歡一站式服務。
8、NatureBox
NatureBox Discovery Snack Boxes. Each month, your box will include five different NatureBox snacks made from wholesome ingredients. In fact, our nutritionist-approved foods are minimally processed, if at all. To get a better idea of what you can expect in your subscription, here are some of our past NatureBoxes.
成立時間:2012年
公司創始人:Gautam Gupta和Kenneth Chen
創新視角:一種全新的訂購服務,
Naturebox 已經獲得了6400萬美元融資,提供健康的零食,到目前為止,
經驗:讓你自己的產品和競爭對手不同,幫助企業獲得競爭力。
9、Hukkster
Hukkster was a free shopping tool that tracks products online for users and notifies them via email, text message, and/or push notification when those products go on sale or when a coupon code or promotion is applicable.
成立時間:2011年
公司創始人:Erica Bell和Katie Finnegan
創新視角:通過庫存量跟蹤你想要的商品,
Hukkster 可以為消費者提供最大限度的折扣信息。
經驗:購物者都喜歡省錢,幫助他們實現這一目標,將會實現雙贏。
10、Zola
Zola is a new startup that will reinvent wedding registry. The company will provide an easy way for customers to plan weddings, and update the process. The design of the registry homepage will be highly customizable, with the option of creating collections of different types of categories you want to set up in your registry. Eventually, Zola will expand to creating actual wedding websites for couples, with the ability to add things like where the wedding is taking place, travel information, and more.
成立時間:2013年
公司創始人:Shan-Lyn Ma,Nobu Nakaguchi,以及Kevin Ryan
創新視角:一家在線選購婚禮禮物的網站,非常個性化的婚禮注冊,
該公司創始人Kevin Ryan是一個創業老兵,
未婚夫婦通過Zola可以創建自己的個性化網站,
經驗:一個漂亮的節目,和提供個性化服務的能力,
11. Oyster
Oyster, built in NY, offers unlimited access to over 500,000 books for $9.95 a month, with new titles added all the time. It creates more of the special moments that only books can offer. From anywhere a mobile device can go—a bustling subway car, a quiet coffee shop, or lost at sea with a Bengal tiger—its mission is to build the best reading experience, one that is both communal and personal, anytime, anywhere.
成立時間:2013年
公式創始人:Eric Stromberg, Andrew Brown, Willem Van Lancker
創新視角:電子書,搭配華麗的用戶界麵。
訂購電子書已經成為了一種趨勢,但是在過去的幾年裏,
經驗:要擁抱媒體消費習慣這一趨勢,
12、Uber Get a taxi, private car or rideshare from your mobile phone. Uber connects you with a driver in minutes. Use our app in cities around the world.
成立時間:2009年
公司創始人:Travis Kalanick和Garrett Camp
創新視角:利用按需服務的駕駛員和動態的價格,
盡管麵臨法律方麵的困境,以及定價方麵的問題,
經驗:創新是一場艱苦的戰鬥,但也是一場非常值得的戰鬥。
13. Serengetee
A brand inspired by global fabrics & dedicated to global causes. Wear the world. Change the world.
成立時間:2012年
公司創始人:Jeff Steitz, Ryan Westberg,以及Nate Holterman
創新視角:自籌資金,動機導向的服裝,
每個衣服口袋上都有一個Serengetee tee的圖案,
“我們傳遞的信息,不是要去挽救世界,
經驗:把自己打造成為一個個性化,並且關注社會的企業,
14. StyleSaint
"StyleSaint is your go to resource for all things style. With thousands of images hand-selected by savvy StyleSaints the world over and daily style notes that help you get dressed in the morning, StyleSaint is the ultimate source for your fashion fix.
成立時間:2010年
公司創始人:Allison Beal和Brian Garrett
創新視角:在一個時尚標簽下,時尚與媒體相結合,
StyleSaint 公司位於洛杉磯,圖片分享網站受到越來越多人的青睞。而 StyleSaint 更是將圖片分享與電子商務完美結合,
經驗:客戶是對的,特別是當你提供的服務對上了他們的口味。
15. Airbnb
Airbnb is a website for people to rent out lodging.[1] It has over 500,000 listings in 33,000 cities and 192 countries.[2] Founded in August 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company is privately owned and operated by Airbnb, Inc.
成立時間:2008年
公司創始人: Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk
創新視角:創造一個分享經濟,利用空置房屋,公寓,
像 Uber,Airbnb這些公司,都在受到法律問題的困擾,
經驗:分享就是關懷,p2p模式幫助消費者省了一筆錢,
16. Rent the Runway
Rent the Runway is an online service that provides designer dress and accessory rentals. Initially a purely e-commerce company, it began to expand into brick-and-mortar in 2013, opening three retail locations nationwide.
成立時間:2009
公司創始人: Jennifer Hyman 和Jenny Fleiss
創新視角:出租高端服裝,為他人創造一個“灰姑娘時刻”,
隨著Instagram和Facebook上的照片越來越多,
經驗:讓用戶穿上夢寐以求的服裝,
17. Birchbox
Birchbox is the leading discovery commerce platform. It is a retail process by offering consumers a unique and personalized way to discover, learn about, and shop the best beauty, grooming, and lifestyle products on the market. Headquartered in New York City.
成立時間:2010年
公司創始人:Katia Beauchamp和 Hayley Barna
創新視角:訂購化妝品盒,滿足你內心美容“小惡魔”的欲望
Birchbox 是一家化妝品初創公司,但是它卻震撼了整個行業。
經驗:在一個充滿競爭的行業,