I will dedicate my first post to the winner of the Pitch.co challenge; a contest that gave $50,000 (and a free .co domain name) to the company pitch that received the most votes on the site. The winner was Rentcycle.
Rentcycle.com is a website that allows you to search, compare and rent numerous items in a specified location all from one place. This is a very interesting idea since (believe it or not) there weren't many simple sites out there that provided this service. When we think of renting, we usually think of cars, DVD's or apartments. However, in this site you can rent iPhones, textbooks, solar panels for your house, designer dresses, Christmas trees and yes, even pets. So no need to get stuck with an old lifeless dog when you can just keep renting puppies for life.
The company has done a great job at creating a very simple and convenient interface (with maps and lots of images) for users and also businesses who can promote and rent their products from the same location.
Founded: 2009
Website: rentcycle.com
Blog: blog.rentcycle.com
Facebook: /rentcycle
Twitter: @rentcycle
Rentcycle does in fact sound like a great idea! It is quite strange that nobody had thought of creating a site like this, especially after eBay's success. Do you know what the vetting process is to include the person/company that rents the items on the site?
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