StockPickr

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. 1 2 3 Dealbook (2007-11-20). "Before Stockpickr.com, a Hedge Fund Deal Not Done". New York Times.
  2. 1 2 Murray Buechner, Maryanne (2007-07-08). "50 Best Websites 2007: Stockpickr". Time.
  3. ↑ Ehrenberg, Roger. "TheStreet.com Acquires Stockpickr: A Web 2.0 Success Story". Seeking Alpha.
  4. ↑ Dealbook (2007-04-27). "TheStreet Picks Up Stock-Picking Social Network". New York Times.
  5. 1 2 Elmblad, Shelley. "Stockpickr: Something Different for Free Online Stock Picks". About.com.
  6. 1 2 VENEZIANI, Vince. "Stockpickr in deal with The Street: More to Come?". TechCrunch.
  7. 1 2 3 Barnako, Frank. "Stockpickr.com: trading meets social networking". MarketWatch. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29.
  8. ↑ Dubner, Stephen. "Friends With Cool Websites". Freakonomics Blog.
  9. ↑ Warner, Andrew. "Stockpickr: The Controversial Deal That Built A $10 Mil Company – with James Altucher". Mixergy.
  10. ↑ Nicole, Kristen. "Stockpickr Hits 100K Users". Mashable.
  11. ↑ Marshall, Matt. "Roundup: Scribd hype, Stockpickr, Red Herring, Cozmo and lots more". Venture Beat.


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