CustomMade in the Press
CustomMade names Google Ventures and First Round Capital as Lead Investors
In September, CustomMade co-founders Mike Salguero and Seth Rosen reported in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the company had raised $2 million of an expected $2.1 million in its first institutional funding round. Only … Continue reading
Spreading the Custom Word: CEO Mike Salguero is Blogging on AOL Websites
CustomMade CEO and Co-founder Mike Salguero is now a regular blogger on prominent AOL websites such as The Huffington Post and Stylelist. He'll be writing about entrepreneurship, economic trends, consumers, and, no doubt, the custom revolution. His first piece on … Continue reading
CustomMade CEO Mike Salguero: a 2011 Boston Business Journal "Rising Star"
Mass High Tech and the Boston Business Journal have announced their business leader award winners for 2011, and CustomMade is proud to find our CEO Mike Salguero named as one of the Boston Business Journal's Rising Stars, 15 innovative leaders … Continue reading
The Best of Everything: CustomMade in Cigar Aficionado
The "Made for You" section of Cigar Aficionado magazine showcases the best hand made and custom items from around the world, and CustomMade is proud to be featured in the upcoming October 2011 issue. Take a sneak peek at the … Continue reading
Love To Know CustomMade? An Interview with CEO Mike Salguero
If you're the type of consumer who wants to learn everything about a product or service before you buy, the CustomMade approach is right up your alley. When you commission a custom piece, be it furniture, jewelry, or cabinetry, you'll … Continue reading
CustomMade CEO Mike Salguero live from AWFS on Woodcraft blog
If you didn't get a chance to say hi to us at AWFS 2011 in Vegas, you can now on Woodworking Adventures presented by Woodcraft. A big thanks to Frank Byers for his awesome interview with CEO Mike Salguero explaining … Continue reading
AOL Small Business: Advice on "Raising Funds" from CustomMade CFO and Co-Founder Seth Rosen
Looking for seed money for your start-up company? CustomMade CFO and Co-Founder Seth Rosen knows something about that. His advice on "Raising Funds" was the AOL Small Business July 11, 2011, "Tip of the Day." Make sure you understand what … Continue reading
Mike Salguero on BostInnovation: CustomMade and the Custom E-Commerce Movement
It's only Monday, but it's already been a great week for spreading the CustomMade word. Hot on the heels of Sunday's NorthJersey.com feature on CustomMade, CEO and co-founder Mike Salguero has written the first article in BostInnovation's featured series for … Continue reading
The CustomMade Experience Featured on NorthJersey.com
Do you realize just how many different things can get the custom treatment, like a "lobster tickler," a stool made from a sawed-up telephone pole, or a feng shui inspired entry door that holds a mezuzah? At CustomMade, we love … Continue reading
CBS News Puts CustomMade on Display for Some Mother's Day Gift Ideas
Once again, CustomMade was on TV! On Thursday, 5/5/11, CBS News's "The Early Show" featured CustomMade as one of their top ten "Think Tech!" Mother's Day gift ideas. Tech expert Katie Linendoll gave viewers a brief introduction to how CustomMade … Continue reading
Meet CustomMade: Excerpts from the Fox News Live Special!!!
Watch the live Fox News special and read excerpts from CustomMade's national television debut… Fox reporter: Michael Salguero, CEO co-founder of CustomMade.com, Seth Rosen the CFO also a co-founder is with him. You guys start this business where people can … Continue reading
CustomMade on Fox News
CustomMade co-founders Mike Salguero and Seth Rosen were interviewed on Fox News, Monday, 4/25/11. Check out the video and see how well they fared. "Meet CustomMade.com. Road to Recovery: Online marketplace connects shoppers with skilled artisans to create home furnishings" … Continue reading
A Little Something CustomMade in The Wall Street Journal
Furniture retailers are learning something that CustomMade has known all along: consumers are willing to invest their time and money on quality custom furniture. Anjali Athavaley explores the conversion to custom and retail's turn towards artisanal production and limited edition … Continue reading
"Me-Commerce" and CustomMade Thriving in Boston
"Me-commerce," companies using the Internet to help customers design what they buy, is thriving. The Boston Herald recently featured three pioneers of "me-commerce" in an article on the "me-commerce" scene in Boston: CustomMade artisan Ted Acworth of Artaic and, naturally, Mike Salguero … Continue reading
Boston Business Journal: CustomMade Measures 600% Revenue Growth
How disruptive is going custom? Read about CustomMade's successes in 2010 and co-founder and CEO Mike Salguero's plans for revenue growth and doubling the company headcount in 2011 in the Boston Business Journal article, "CustomMade Measures 600% Revenue Growth." CustomMade … Continue reading
CustomMade Co-Founders Mike Salguero and Seth Rosen on the Front Page of Mass High Tech
Keeping CustomMade visible and in the news, co-founders Mike Salguero and Seth Rosen are on today's front page of the Mass High Tech website! Mike and Seth were photographed at BostInnovation's website re-design launch party at Boston's Ned Devine's. Check out the … Continue reading
BostInnovation on CustomMade's Revenue Growth and Plans for the Future
CustomMade is again in the news. BostInnovation has published an article on CustomMade's revenue growth and its continually evolving efforts to put consumers in touch with custom makers. Mike Salguero, co-founder and CEO, and Matt Goldstein, Vice President of Corporate … Continue reading
CustomMade: One of "America's Most Promising Startups" according to Bloomberg Businessweek
Bloomberg Businessweek has featured CustomMade in "America's Most Promising Startups," an ongoing series that showcases new businesses "that embody the creativity and resilience common among today's entrepreneurs." The CustomMade profile, "Matching Skilled Artisans with Discerning Shoppers," will give you a … Continue reading
FeaturedBiz Inteviews CustomMade CEO and Co-Founder Mike Salguero
Check out the December 16, 2010, interview with CustomMade CEO and Co-Founder Mike Salguero in the U.S. companies section of FeaturedBiz.com. Some of the topics covered are: The acquisition of the CustomMade.com website and domain name What buyers and artisans … Continue reading
CustomMade.com Volunteer Day at East End House!
On Friday, November 19th, the CustomMade crew took some time out from chasing website bugs, implementing new features, and helping our Artisan subscribers get signed up – we decided to volunteer at the East End House near our office in Cambridge, MA. … Continue reading
ReadyNow is Here!
Here at CustomMade we've had a lot of excitement around the office. We just wanted to take a moment to let our readership know about ReadyNow, a new platform on CustomMade where artisans like yourself can sell unique, ready-made projects. … Continue reading
CustomMade Offers More Online Exposure for Custom Artisans
As seen on Business Wire BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CustomMade, the world's largest online marketplace for custom services, today announced a series of strategic partnerships with Dornob, one of the most popular design blogs in the world, as well as Scripps Networks' HGTV.com and … Continue reading
An Interview with CustomMade.com's Chris Cioffi
The following article was posted on Workbench Marketing on September 1st, 2010. Workbench marketing is the blog of online marketing guru Alison Heath. Alison's blog covers everything from blog optimization to marketing and pricing your work. Check out Workbench Marketing … Continue reading
Asa Christiana of Fine Woodworking with Mike and Matt from CustomMade!
The following video can be found on a publication by Fine Woodworking editor Asa Christiana. Thank you to Asa for hanging out with us and chatting about CustomMade at IWF Atlanta 2010!! Please check out the original article here. Mike … Continue reading
CustomMade.com mention MediaPost News article.
The following article appeared on MediaPost Publications on August 26, 2010. Please visit the original article here. "Sarah E. Needleman reports on the growth of companies that create customized goods — from mattresses to pet foods to toilet paper –for … Continue reading
CustomMade and Fine Woodworking Join Forces!
The following is a press release reported on by Enhanced Online News , Business Wire, and Forbes. You can see the original articles respectively here, here and here. August 25, 2010 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time CustomMade and Fine Woodworking Announce … Continue reading
Rob Bois joins us on the CustomMade.com mini site on Rockler.com!
As seen on The Bois Shop. Published by Rob Bois, Aug 12, 2010 "We interrupt your regularly scheduled woodworking content to draw your attention to some of the business aspects of the craft. I recently connected with Mike Salguero, the … Continue reading
CustomMade Mentioned Among Boston Entrepreneurs who Play Well with Others
The following is an excerpt from an article on Bostinnovation.com published August 12th, 2010 "Startup life is exciting, sure, but it's also fairly precarious and challenging. One thing that makes the whole process easier—and undoubtedly contributes to a startup's ultimate … Continue reading
CustomMade shout out in StarTribune article!
As seen on StarTribune.com Front door: Art fair weekned By KIM PALMER, LYNN UNDERWOOD and CONNIE NELSON, Star Tribune Last update: August 3, 2010 – 3:51 PM ART FAIR TRIFECTA The first weekend in August is one of the best … Continue reading
CustomMade announced as a July finalist on Discovering Startups!
Excerpt from DiscoveringStartups.com "…These companies however have received exceptionally significant responses – garnering thousands of votes from our readers combined. Those achievements are by no means insignificant and deserve to be showcased here accordingly." CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL … Continue reading
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