Your Game Trading Community Startup/business
Maryland,
United States
http://www.goozex.com
Goozex.com is the leading online video game trading website today. It connects gamers across the US and Canada to trade games for Goozex points, which they can use to get other games for only $1. Today there are over 7,500 unique video game titles available for trading, making it one of the largest library games anywhere. All inventory is user generated and Goozex connects members to trade directly with each other.
The company has been generating revenue since 2006 and is recognized by industry press and peers as the best game trading website. In 2007, over 14.2 million Goozex points were exchanged and represents a vibrant community of existing gamers. Our demographics hits the sweet spot with 18-34 year old males, with disposable income, and the propensity to spend heavily on entertainment.
Goozex is a leading platform for video game trading based on a point system: users trade games for points, and then use points to request other games from other members:
Members trade games using Goozex points as currency: •The “Seller” mails the game to the “Buyer” and gets paid in points •Members use the points to request games from other members
Trading on Goozex in 3 steps: 1)Mail your games to other members, and earn points 2)Use the points to request other games from other members 3)Pay only $1 trade fee for each game you receive
Our focus is video game trading, and we have built a community of gamers around our core service. As our community grows, Goozex is introducing additional services to further engage our members. The community gives us the possibility to introduce paid advertising services, and use our internal data for targeted advertising. A unique proposition that only Goozex can offer.
Goozex offers the following advantages/features: •Goozex points give Fair Market Value to the games. It is comparable to the current used market price for video games. Goozex benchmarks against eBay, Half.com, Amazon marketplace and Gamestop. •The buyer of any given trade pays in Goozex points and one trade credit (i.e. $1.00). •Currently there are over 7,500 unique titles available for trading on Goozex. This makes it one of the largest game libraries in the world – much larger than any given retail store. •Goozex continues to expand its suite of community features: a vibrant forum, widgets and RSS feeds, personal profile pages, private messaging tools, forum signatures, and a Facebook application. •Goozex guarantees every trade and uses a feedback system similar to eBay’s. Furthermore, Goozex has built in security features that minimize malicious sellers’ and buyers’ actions on other users.
Four founding members have developed in over a year the leading game trading service on the Internet.
Valerio Zanini •Maryland MBA 2006 – Dingman Center Scholar (2005-2006) •BS/MS in Computer Engineering (Italy, 1999) •Founder & Managing Director of Internet startup Novaera.it (Italy, 1995-1999) •Italian Military Police Officer and Platoon Commander (1999-2000) •Systems Engineer (Italy 2001-2004) and Associate Product Manager (USA 2005) in Cisco Systems •Long-term experience in leading teams and projects, and demonstrated experience in launching and directing new business ventures
Jonathan Dugan •Senior Economics student at UMD •Video game enthusiast and expert, creator of the Goozex concept •Elite swimmer representing the US in international competitions •Senior consumer sales representative at CitiFinancial (2004-2005)
Mark Nebesky • Leads day-to-day marketing efforts and oversees marketing strategy • Strategy focused around $5 or less cost of user acquisition & SEO
•Maryland MBA 2006 – VP of Graduate Marketing Association •BA in Economics (UMD 2000) •Marketing Manager in Sodexho (2005) •Analyst in Investment Company Institute (2001 – 2004) •Avid video gamer and expert of online forums and blogs
Flavio Del Greco •BS/MS in Computer Engineering (Italy, 1999) •Director of System Development, i3 S.r.l. Italy (2000-2006) •Founder & Managing Director of Internet startup Novaera.it (Italy, 1995-1999) Expert in web-site design, relational database and ecommerce applications
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