Trade Avenu is Mayor-Approved at Startup Weekend Ottawa

Startup Weekend Ottawa, November 9 to 11, 2012

Last Friday, I pitched an idea to the participants of Startup Weekend Ottawa 2012 with the hope of building a platform to connect people who hate shopping with personal shoppers. My pitch tied for 3rd best idea and a team of talented developers, designers and marketers organically formed. Over the course of the 54-hour entrepreneurial event, our team of 7 talented and dedicated individuals created the prototype and business model for the service platform now known as Trade Avenu.

What is Trade Avenu?

Trade Avenu matches people who hate shopping with people who love it! It’s a platform for great shoppers to get paid for what they do, and for you who don’t want to shop to get everything you need at your convenience! Sign up, connect with shoppers, and get all the shopping you love and need done with Trade Avenu!

Connect with Trade Avenu!

Learn more about Trade Avenu and sign up to hear the latest! - http://www.tradeavenu.co
Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/tradeavenu
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tradeavenu
Pinterest – http://www.pinterest.com/tradeavenu 

Interviews: Week 2 – Designer Resumés

In light of the second week of unending CO-OP interviews, here’s a set of inspiring designer resumés for the stand-out job seeker, by Loft Resumes.

I wonder what the market is like. Do more highly-skilled individuals purchase more expensive resumé design services? Where’s the demand, from which industries, regions, demographic groups? So much information at their fingertips…