Social:StockPickr
| Created by | James Altucher |
|---|---|
| Website | StockPickr.com |
| Current status | Active |
StockPickr is an online social network for sharing financial analysis, research, news and commentary.[1][2] The website was founded by entrepreneur James Altucher in 2006 and sold to TheStreet.com in 2007 for $10 million.[3][4]
Overview
StockPickr is a community based trading website which offers stock picks from amateur investors, a discussion forum, a stock market blog and thousands of professional stock portfolios.[5][6][7] The website also shows a variety of professional portfolios, outlining publicly available investing information of experts like Warren Buffett, George Soros, and Mark Cuban, among others.[6][1][8] Users can rate portfolios, see recommended similar portfolios and get advice of stocks within similar portfolios to help assemble their own.[5][7][9]
Within the first two months of founding the website had over 10,000 portfolios posted, and over 2,500 registered users.[7] By August 2007 the website had over 100,000 users, 10 million monthly page views, and was named one of Time.com's 50 Best Websites of 2007.[10][2]
In April 2007, StockPickr sold to TheStreet.com for $10 million.[1][11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dealbook (2007-11-20). "Before Stockpickr.com, a Hedge Fund Deal Not Done". New York Times. https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/before-stockpickr-a-hedge-fund-deal-not-done/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Murray Buechner, Maryanne (2007-07-08). "50 Best Websites 2007: Stockpickr". Time. http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1633488_1633530_1633565,00.html.
- ↑ Ehrenberg, Roger. "TheStreet.com Acquires Stockpickr: A Web 2.0 Success Story". Seeking Alpha. http://seekingalpha.com/article/33585-thestreet-com-acquires-stockpickr-a-web-2-0-success-story.
- ↑ Dealbook (2007-04-27). "TheStreet Picks Up Stock-Picking Social Network". New York Times. https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2007/04/27/thestreet-picks-up-stock-picking-social-network/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Elmblad, Shelley. "Stockpickr: Something Different for Free Online Stock Picks". About.com. http://financialsoft.about.com/od/onlinesoftware/p/Stockpickr_Prfl.htm.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 VENEZIANI, Vince. "Stockpickr in deal with The Street: More to Come?". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2007/01/03/stockpickr-in-deal-with-the-street-more-to-come/.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Barnako, Frank. "Stockpickr.com: trading meets social networking". MarketWatch. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. https://archive.is/20130629200029/http://articles.marketwatch.com/2007-01-03/news/30716544_1_low-priced-stocks-stockpickr-com-portfolios.
- ↑ Dubner, Stephen. "Friends With Cool Websites". Freakonomics Blog. http://www.freakonomics.com/2006/11/27/friends-with-cool-websites/.
- ↑ Warner, Andrew. "Stockpickr: The Controversial Deal That Built A $10 Mil Company – with James Altucher". Mixergy. http://mixergy.com/james-altucher-stockpickr-interview/.
- ↑ Nicole, Kristen. "Stockpickr Hits 100K Users". Mashable. http://mashable.com/2007/08/09/stockpickr/.
- ↑ Marshall, Matt. "Roundup: Scribd hype, Stockpickr, Red Herring, Cozmo and lots more". Venture Beat. https://venturebeat.com/2007/04/27/roundup-scribd-hype-stockpickr-red-herring-cozmo-and-lots-more/.
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