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Retrevo’s Vipin Jain on Vertical Search (2)
SM: How big is the market for what you have to offer? (TAM analysis is essentially what I am looking for here … ) VJ: $1B-$1.5B. Assume a conservative $25B online spending out of a total of $150B CE spending in the US. Assume 4%-5% of the total online spend in referral. TAM is much
Retrevo’s Vipin Jain on Vertical Search (1)
A Vertical Search engine called Retrevo has come up a few times in our coverage of the Gadget Geeks segment. Here, I interview the CEO, Vipin Jain. SM: Please describe your business value proposition and your product. VJ: Retrevo is a web service that helps consumers with shopping and support of tech products. Retrevo is
Wize up on what to buy (Part 3)
[Part 1] [Part 2] I asked Tom for a TAM analysis, as I ask all entrepreneurs. The analysis is not as crisp as what Shiva presented, and I suggest you tighten it up, Tom. I think, the segmentation also needs finetuning. Nonetheless, here it is. SM: How big is the market for what you have
Wize up on what to buy (Part 2)
In Part 1, I introduced you to Wize, a 6-month old product research engine. Product Research has been around on the web since the ancient days of Web 1.0. epinions, for example, made a gallant attempt to become the place where the entire web’s products were reviewed. Today, the site has significant momentum with millions
TheFind: LifeStyle Shopping (Part 5)
[Part 4] TheFind launched relatively recently, and has gained very good traction already. They are also generating some ad revenues at a $5-$10 CPM range via a partnership with Glam Media. Let’s hear more details from Siva. SM: What stage are you at now? SK: Our site has been open to consumers for the last
TheFind: LifeStyle Shopping (Part 4)
[Part 3] One of the questions I often explore with serial entrepreneurs, is how do they identify the next open problem to work on. In this segment, Siva explains his thought process on how he Found the Find. SM: Under what circumstances did the company get started? SK: The company was started in 2004 while
TheFind: LifeStyle Shopping (Part 3)
[Part 2] TheFind obviously has identified an exciting opportunity, but is it big enough? The answer to this question determines whether the venture will scale or not. It’s interesting how Siva derives the TAM. SM: How big is the market for what you have to offer? TAM analysis is essentially what I am looking for
TheFind: LifeStyle Shopping (Part 2)
[Part 1] I introduced Siva to some VC friends of mine based on a very specific criteria he had mentioned. The VCs LOVED the company. Why? See how precise and detailed Siva’s analysis is of the customer and the competition. No hand waving in the air. No approximation. Plane hard facts. Impressive! SM: What is