1Mby1M Deal Radar 2010: LendingClub, Redwood City, California

LendingClub removes banks from the lending process by providing a platform that enables consumers to secure fixed-rate loans and investors to capture the spread on consumer debt. Since 2007, investors have earned a net annualized return of over 9.5%, and borrowers have obtained loans at rates 20%–30% below marketplace alternatives. It’s an approach that has

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1Mby1M Deal Radar 2010: Blacksocks, Zurich

Blacksocks is an e-commerce site that delivers high-end socks for men by “sockscription.” Customers can select the quantity and frequency to receive socks automatically or order individual pairs from a selection of five styles: calf-length business socks, business light (made from a lighter cotton), knee socks, sport socks, or cashmere socks. The company also carries

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The 1M1M Deal Radar 2010: Merkle ,Baltimore,Maryland

Merkle, an independent marketing agency, builds custom databases that analyze information and translates that information into marketing intelligence. The company offers the full services of a traditional agency but bases its approach on tools for quantitative measuring and testing to help clients get a better return on their marketing investment.

The 1M1M Deal Radar 2010: Gigamon , Milpitas, California

Following on Friday’s coverage of network forensics with Solera Networks, today’s post profiles Gigamon, which develops data access solutions to enhance network monitoring of data centers, service provider, and enterprises.

The 1M1M Deal Radar 2010: Solera Networks ,South Jordan, Utah

Solera Networks develops software and appliances for network forensics, a technology created to give more complete information into breaches of network security. Solera compares it to “putting a security camera on your network” by combining high-speed data capture, indexed storage, and comprehensive analysis tools.

The 1M1M Deal Radar 2010: DollarDays, Scottsdale, Arizona

DollarDays International is an online wholesaler that helps small businesses compete against larger enterprises by offering more than 80,000 high-quality goods at closeout and wholesale prices close to those at which large chains purchase the same merchandise.

1Mby1M Deal Radar 2010: The Income Tax School, Virginia

Peoples Income Tax (PIT) was founded in 1987 by Chuck MCabe, who had the idea of creating a national tax franchise after an almost twenty-year career with H&R Block. His vision was to create an upscale mass market tax service that could compete with H&R Block on quality and certified public accountant (CPA) firms on

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1Mby1M Deal Radar 2010: ResellerRatings.com, American Canyon, California

Today’s special Deal Radar returns to ResellerRatings.com, a company I covered in a 2008 interview with its founder, Scott Wainner. American Canyon, California-based ResellerRatings.com is a platform for consumer ratings and reviews of online retailers. It features 430,000 reviews of 24,000 retailers, and its reviews are syndicated to Google Product Search, Bing Shopping, Google AdWords

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