This past weekend I had the good fortune to be at the wedding of my cousin’s kid. It was extremely fancy, at a suitably fancy hotel. Amazingly full of joy. Everybody was resplendent in their Sunday best. Down the hall at the hotel was the 50th birthday party for an Indian gentleman. Nobody I knew. … Continue reading Save The Date – Shareholders Meeting
One of the recurrent themes of our recent shareholder survey was “make it easier to trade our stock”. Like too many things, the answer as to how to do that has many components. Some background is in order. Because we’re SEC-regulated, lots of these words have very special meanings. Please forgive me if I sound too … Continue reading The Uplist Conundrum – Survey Feedback
The Holidays! The Holidays!! Stop reading this, go shop at iConsumer. Tell your friends to shop at iConsumer. Building the business is my job number one. I’m sharing my job with you <grin>. Then, and only then, should you read this update. Overview The first thing I do each morning is to check out the … Continue reading CEO Letter- Holiday Shopping & Member Survey- 10/26/18
Invested. Involved. Informed. I was asked recently what the “i” in iConsumer stood for and at first I didn’t have a clue. Coming from a previous site with an “i” in the name (iGive.com) and the prevalence of Apple branded “i” gadgets and services, it seemed natural to me that our site would be “iConsumer”. But … Continue reading You are the “i” in iConsumer
Our shareholders and customers (all 50,000+ of them so far) came for the experience of being an investor in an early stage startup. We’re working hard to honor that. To be as transparent as possible as we pioneer the journey for a crowdfunded startup through to something we hope becomes much, much bigger. Becoming traded … Continue reading CEO Letter- OTC Market activity- 8/30/18
The summer months are being particularly busy for us. This month’s letter is basically a pointer to several things everybody should be aware of about iConsumer. Shareholder webinar On August 15, we’re hosting a webinar and you’re invited. Main focus is on the ins and outs of being a publicly traded company, what that means … Continue reading Letter from the CEO – August 9, 2018
I grew up the youngest of three kids and my older siblings would definitely tell you I was spoiled. (Maybe, I was a little!) As my sister and I were close in age & size, we shared a lot – a bedroom, books, clothes & toys. We were usually pretty good about it but tantrums … Continue reading Referral Program – Sharing is Caring
Dear Investor – With iConsumer having traded at $.51/share several times this past week, and $.225/share just before that, I think we’ve hit an inflection point. Our customers certainly do. As predicted, a higher stock price motivates customers and prospective customers to shop more. Revenues are beginning to reflect that. Customers and prospective customers see … Continue reading An open letter to investors
Today (July 5) we got an email from Kyle Beamsderfer that I thought was particularly well written. It’s a great note, and one I want to answer publicly. First, the email: K.B.’s Email Good evening I have been using iConsumer for a few months and I admit I think it is a novel idea and … Continue reading Letter from K.B.
What a month it’s been! First and foremost, the SEC qualified our offering on June 13, 2018. Which means we’re able to award our stock again. So go shop. I firmly believe that the best way to increase iConsumer’s value is through increasing revenues and profitability. Next, consider investing in iConsumer. You get the experience … Continue reading Letter from the CEO – June 19, 2018