My woot presentation EECS 441

1. Taku Rusike
torus

2. A bit about me...

3. A bit about me...
● I love deals

4. A bit about me...
● I love deals
● I love mystery

5. A bit about me...
● I love deals
● I love mystery
● I love humour

6. A bit about me...
● I love deals
● I love mystery
● I love humour

7. What is woot?
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8. Product: Use Case

9. Product: Homepage

10. Product: More Info

11. Product: Statistics

12. ● eCommerce site
● Sell Cheap, Buy Cheaper
● Great Community
Business Model:

13. Profitable?

14. Profitable?
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15. History
Founded
Synapse
Micro
Synapse grew
into Woot!
Bag Of Crap
launched
1994 2004 2005
Created first
Spin-off Site
Acquired By
Amazon
2007 2010 2012
Rutledge
Leaves Woot!

16. Secret Sauce
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17. Competition
One Deal a Day
“Fun, Unique”
Product
Descriptions
Active
Community
Focused on
Local Products

18. Prediction

19. Meh.

20. Prediction: Meh
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21. References
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