Anyone who knows me well always points me to new deals that look like Swoopo – I have a weakness for things that are clever. A lot of these new deals aren’t great venture investments, some might be good “lifestyle” businesses, but most of them prove to be neither great nor good. In the end, maybe a bit too clever.

But that doesn’t change the fact that the thesis of “entertainment commerce” is a compelling one – buying on eBay was once a thrilling experience where people ended up buying stuff they didn’t need just for the fun of the chase, or overpaying because they couldn’t stand to lose the bidding war. These days, buying on eBay seems a chore to me, and I suspect it does for most users. But the idea of making shopping fun – a mix … Read More »