Comments on: Zecco Has A Hard Road Ahead http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/ Startup and Tech News Fri, 16 May 2008 10:24:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Zecco、前途は険しい http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-1856624 TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Zecco、前途は険しい Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:50:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-1856624 [...] [原文へ] Zecco [...] […] [原文へ] Zecco […]

]]> By: Investing Money Stock Blog | Investor Trip http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-1438521 Investing Money Stock Blog | Investor Trip Mon, 18 Jun 2007 02:48:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-1438521 <strong>Zecco Review: Buy and Sell Stock Trades for Free...</strong> This comprehensive Zecco review serves as a guide, which outlines every step I took in the Zecco Signup process. My account was approved very quickly, and the whole process took less than a day to complete (excluding ACH transfers). Signing Up for a Z... Zecco Review: Buy and Sell Stock Trades for Free…

This comprehensive Zecco review serves as a guide, which outlines every step I took in the Zecco Signup process. My account was approved very quickly, and the whole process took less than a day to complete (excluding ACH transfers).

Signing Up for a Z…

]]> By: SevenColor http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-1062867 SevenColor Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:11:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-1062867 Nowaday a good thing will spread like fire, fast than anyone expected. Nowaday a good thing will spread like fire, fast than anyone expected.

]]> By: Lars http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-1055241 Lars Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:33:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-1055241 Since when did you pay google to search the internet? Every time you search the internet it costs google money. Bandwidth isn't free - paid staff that monitors servers isn't free. FREE does not mean the entire business plan is FREE. Google for example makes money off businesses paying for advertising.Zecco could make money on people who trade more actively, or on advertising, or on API subscriptions, or on "enhanced services". Ever see a restaurant give away FREE soup with a meal? FREE has been selling for ages. Since when did you pay google to search the internet? Every time you search the internet it costs google money. Bandwidth isn’t free - paid staff that monitors servers isn’t free.

FREE does not mean the entire business plan is FREE. Google for example makes money off businesses paying for advertising.Zecco could make money on people who trade more actively, or on advertising, or on API subscriptions, or on “enhanced services”.

Ever see a restaurant give away FREE soup with a meal? FREE has been selling for ages.

]]> By: Shimshon Feder http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-761837 Shimshon Feder Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:13:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-761837 I think that zecco has a very good idea. Many companies on the web are making most of their profits from sources of revenue other than fees. Just look at AOL. AOL is making most of its money from advertising on line. That is why AOL is going to a free service to keep it's membership base from dropping due to competition. I think that zecco has a very good idea. Many companies on the web are making most of their profits from sources of revenue other than fees. Just look at AOL. AOL is making most of its money from advertising on line. That is why AOL is going to a free service to keep it’s membership base from dropping due to competition.

]]> By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Stockpickr in deal with The Street: More to Come? http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-654097 Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Stockpickr in deal with The Street: More to Come? Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:53:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-654097 [...] What makes the deal really interesting is there just hasn’t been much to write about in the financial services community with respect to web 2.0. Perhaps the crater was too deep, the wounds too great from the drop in the NASDAQ, but there’s been almost no noise out of this sector. Now, in the last few months, we’re had news from SeekingAlpha, Zecco, Motley Fool and now Stockpickr. We’ve heard rumblings about other startups and new products in the space as well. The big brokerages have far bigger war chests than does TheStreet. This space could get hot in a hurry. Stockpickr Sphere It [...] […] What makes the deal really interesting is there just hasn’t been much to write about in the financial services community with respect to web 2.0. Perhaps the crater was too deep, the wounds too great from the drop in the NASDAQ, but there’s been almost no noise out of this sector. Now, in the last few months, we’re had news from SeekingAlpha, Zecco, Motley Fool and now Stockpickr. We’ve heard rumblings about other startups and new products in the space as well. The big brokerages have far bigger war chests than does TheStreet. This space could get hot in a hurry. Stockpickr Sphere It […]

]]> By: Cate Long http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-263016 Cate Long Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:14:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-263016 At the current rate that Zecco is signing up customers I'm calulating that it will take 275 years for Zecco to gain as many accounts as Bank of America... http://shopyield.com/blog/2006/10/13/earning-revenue-from-retail-investors/#more-39 At the current rate that Zecco is signing up customers I’m calulating that it will take 275 years for Zecco to gain as many accounts as Bank of America…

http://shopyield.com/blog/2006.....s/#more-39

]]> By: shopyield.com » Earning revenue from retail investors… http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-263007 shopyield.com » Earning revenue from retail investors… Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:12:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-263007 [...] Several big announcements this week on the retail side of the equity business. Bank of America and a new market entrant, Zecco.com, announced free online equity trading. I learned about Zecco from a Techcrunch post. [...] […] Several big announcements this week on the retail side of the equity business. Bank of America and a new market entrant, Zecco.com, announced free online equity trading. I learned about Zecco from a Techcrunch post. […]

]]> By: Intuitive Stocks - More Money than Ebay or Blogging » Blog Archive » Bank of America offers FREE ONLINE TRADING! http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-261380 Intuitive Stocks - More Money than Ebay or Blogging » Blog Archive » Bank of America offers FREE ONLINE TRADING! Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:38:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-261380 [...] TD Ameritrade (which is the online broker I currently use) tried to offer free trading but ended up with the $9.99 flat rate for all trades. This Monday, October 9th, Zecco.com, a small startup brokerage started offering 10 free trades per month with no other conditions. While smaller sites like Zecco.com and some others who have lower rates than $9.99 have done little to dethrone TD Ameritrade, E*Trade, and Schwabb, it was because these start-up companies do not have the presence and business dominance of Bank of America. Along comes Bank of America now to change the online trading scene, and they will too. [...] […] TD Ameritrade (which is the online broker I currently use) tried to offer free trading but ended up with the $9.99 flat rate for all trades. This Monday, October 9th, Zecco.com, a small startup brokerage started offering 10 free trades per month with no other conditions. While smaller sites like Zecco.com and some others who have lower rates than $9.99 have done little to dethrone TD Ameritrade, E*Trade, and Schwabb, it was because these start-up companies do not have the presence and business dominance of Bank of America. Along comes Bank of America now to change the online trading scene, and they will too. […]

]]> By: Permagnus.com · Discount Brokerage Going Free Brokerage? http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-258472 Permagnus.com · Discount Brokerage Going Free Brokerage? Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:12:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-258472 [...] Bank of America just weaved trading commission fees for their clients. Does this mean that the brokerage industry is going for the zero commission in the long run? Zecco (coverage here) already offered an almost free trading account. Will other follow suit? Share and Enjoy:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] […] Bank of America just weaved trading commission fees for their clients. Does this mean that the brokerage industry is going for the zero commission in the long run? Zecco (coverage here) already offered an almost free trading account. Will other follow suit? Share and Enjoy:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. […]

]]> By: Zecco Team http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-223003 Zecco Team Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:29:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-223003 Adam, sorry you were not able to access Zecco.com. We are still in Beta mode, so we are frequently updating the site with a number of improvements. This means that Zecco.com will be temporarily off-line during these periods. Please come back soon. Adam, sorry you were not able to access Zecco.com. We are still in Beta mode, so we are frequently updating the site with a number of improvements. This means that Zecco.com will be temporarily off-line during these periods. Please come back soon.

]]> By: Adam Teece http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-222688 Adam Teece Tue, 26 Sep 2006 07:50:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-222688 Maybe Zecco won't do as well as I hoped. Their website seems to have gone away. I just tried going to it and it is one of those domain parking services now. Maybe Zecco won’t do as well as I hoped. Their website seems to have gone away. I just tried going to it and it is one of those domain parking services now.

]]> By: Morten E. Wulff http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-222490 Morten E. Wulff Tue, 26 Sep 2006 05:58:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-222490 This is one of the few FREE software ideas I really like. I've previously posted about the fundamental problems with free software. Well, this is more like a service anyway... My guess is that Zecco will succeed and here's why: 1. Zecco is free. 2. Zecco has well-defined alternative revenue drivers. * Interest rate from client accounts. * Lending fees. * Advertising (one of the highest CPC segments). 3. Zecco is a from-scratch-lean-light-weight company. 4. Zecco is involved with best-in-class marketers who really know how to BUZZ. This is one of the few FREE software ideas I really like. I’ve previously posted about the fundamental problems with free software. Well, this is more like a service anyway…

My guess is that Zecco will succeed and here’s why:

1. Zecco is free.

2. Zecco has well-defined alternative revenue drivers.
* Interest rate from client accounts.
* Lending fees.
* Advertising (one of the highest CPC segments).

3. Zecco is a from-scratch-lean-light-weight company.

4. Zecco is involved with best-in-class marketers who really know how to BUZZ.

]]> By: The Personal Finance Weblog http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-222189 The Personal Finance Weblog Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:29:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-222189 <strong>Hello? Zecco?...</strong> So I read in various places about this new investing startup Zecco that is going to offer free stock trades, and make its money from site advertising versus customer commissions. Then I got an e-mail from a guy at Zecco...... Hello? Zecco?…

So I read in various places about this new investing startup Zecco that is going to offer free stock trades, and make its money from site advertising versus customer commissions. Then I got an e-mail from a guy at Zecco……

]]> By: A rough financial analysis of Zecco | Experiments in Finance http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-222097 A rough financial analysis of Zecco | Experiments in Finance Tue, 26 Sep 2006 01:27:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-222097 [...] Much has been written about Zecco already. Most of the positive news has been related to its PR and marketing department, while the online community has mostly voiced its doubts (see Techcrunch’s thoughts here or another blogger’s experience with them). But no harm, no foul. Every new business idea is fraught with naysayers and critics, and who knows? Maybe Zecco will succeed. [...] […] Much has been written about Zecco already. Most of the positive news has been related to its PR and marketing department, while the online community has mostly voiced its doubts (see Techcrunch’s thoughts here or another blogger’s experience with them). But no harm, no foul. Every new business idea is fraught with naysayers and critics, and who knows? Maybe Zecco will succeed. […]

]]> By: antonb http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-221938 antonb Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:40:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-221938 Just a thought (my site has more on the subject), but what about market efficiency and information symmetry? Presumably, the transaction costs associated with trades led to more informed decision-makers participating in the stock market. With a reduction of upfront costs to 0, this may exacerbate the 'reflexivity' argument that George Soros so fervently believes in (the one that says that stock are not just cameras, but can actually affect the fundamental values of firms listed on the markets). Just a thought (my site has more on the subject), but what about market efficiency and information symmetry? Presumably, the transaction costs associated with trades led to more informed decision-makers participating in the stock market. With a reduction of upfront costs to 0, this may exacerbate the ‘reflexivity’ argument that George Soros so fervently believes in (the one that says that stock are not just cameras, but can actually affect the fundamental values of firms listed on the markets).

]]> By: I’d Buy Zecco » Conversion Rater http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-219962 I’d Buy Zecco » Conversion Rater Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:32:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-219962 [...] Techcrunch profiled the upcoming launch of a startup called Zecco that aims to bring free stock trading to the online brokerage world, along with throwing more community features into the mix in true 2.0 fashion. [...] […] Techcrunch profiled the upcoming launch of a startup called Zecco that aims to bring free stock trading to the online brokerage world, along with throwing more community features into the mix in true 2.0 fashion. […]

]]> By: David http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-218107 David Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:08:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-218107 Hey JD, The Zecco design is nowhere near purevolume's, check the zecco preview. Ted: u mean like: " one shouldn' t even think of trying to change the SPUNGY brokerage/banking industry because they made too much money and therefore have deep pockets filled with our money that they used to acquire your neighbour as a client?" Come on man, spare me that kind of " WISDOM" or is it " WISDUMB"? They are used to spending 80% of their income out of transaction fees for marketing! Is that really necessary in this day and age? -d. Hey JD,

The Zecco design is nowhere near purevolume’s, check the zecco preview.

Ted: u mean like: ” one shouldn’ t even think of trying to change the SPUNGY brokerage/banking industry because they made too much money and therefore have deep pockets filled with our money that they used to acquire your neighbour as a client?” Come on man, spare me that kind of ” WISDOM” or is it ” WISDUMB”? They are used to spending 80% of their income out of transaction fees for marketing! Is that really necessary in this day and age?

-d.

]]> By: Howard Lindzon » Web Free.0 - yes! http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-217266 Howard Lindzon » Web Free.0 - yes! Sat, 23 Sep 2006 22:56:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-217266 [...] UPDATE - Good report on the real issues ahead for Zecco in the years ahead . I tend to agree and wonder what the size of this can be. I further wonder why not just build a community and ride off their commission structure. That’s what I would do . Thanks Zecco. [...] […] UPDATE - Good report on the real issues ahead for Zecco in the years ahead . I tend to agree and wonder what the size of this can be. I further wonder why not just build a community and ride off their commission structure. That’s what I would do . Thanks Zecco. […]

]]> By: howard Lindzon http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-217262 howard Lindzon Sat, 23 Sep 2006 22:50:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-217262 That was good. Tradestation is great but there is a niche if they build a good community. Qustion is - do they need to offer trading for that to happen. I say not That was good. Tradestation is great but there is a niche if they build a good community.

Qustion is - do they need to offer trading for that to happen.

I say not

]]> By: Alex http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-216456 Alex Sat, 23 Sep 2006 14:55:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-216456 "The worst part" might have been a little too melodromatic, but.. you get the point. :) “The worst part” might have been a little too melodromatic, but.. you get the point. :)

]]> By: Alex http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-216437 Alex Sat, 23 Sep 2006 14:39:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-216437 The worst part about this is that the Zecco bunch has been spamming personal finance bloggers pretty hard, even signing them up to an unsolicited Google Group (which is against the TOS): http://www.wealthjunkie.com/2006/09/23/zecco-spamming-bloggers/ FYI, Ameritrade used to offer a free stock brokerage called "Freetrade" but it ended earlier this year. The worst part about this is that the Zecco bunch has been spamming personal finance bloggers pretty hard, even signing them up to an unsolicited Google Group (which is against the TOS):
http://www.wealthjunkie.com/20.....-bloggers/

FYI, Ameritrade used to offer a free stock brokerage called “Freetrade” but it ended earlier this year.

]]> By: Financial Planning Software » Blog Archive » Zecco Has A (start my own business with no investing) Hard Road Ahead http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-215786 Financial Planning Software » Blog Archive » Zecco Has A (start my own business with no investing) Hard Road Ahead Sat, 23 Sep 2006 07:06:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-215786 [...] Zecco Has A Hard Road AheadNote: The following post was written by regular contributor Neil Kjeldsen. Its worth noting that Neil worked for nine years in the brokerage… [...] […] Zecco Has A Hard Road AheadNote: The following post was written by regular contributor Neil Kjeldsen. Its worth noting that Neil worked for nine years in the brokerage… […]

]]> By: duncanriley.com » Techcrunch rips Zecco http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-215513 duncanriley.com » Techcrunch rips Zecco Sat, 23 Sep 2006 02:31:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-215513 [...] Techcrunch reviews Zecco. WTF? God help us that there’s a startup with a business plan that actually might meet an unmet niche….oh no, because Techcrunch would much rather hype flash in the pan over capitalised and business plan free startups that create solutions for problems that don’t exist. [...] […] Techcrunch reviews Zecco. WTF? God help us that there’s a startup with a business plan that actually might meet an unmet niche….oh no, because Techcrunch would much rather hype flash in the pan over capitalised and business plan free startups that create solutions for problems that don’t exist. […]

]]> By: Mikkel http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-215359 Mikkel Sat, 23 Sep 2006 01:09:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/22/3014/#comment-215359 > Is “FREE” a business model? Yes, indeed it can be. And a very good one too, at times. However, "free" dosn't mean "no revenues" - it just means that to the users its free - at least the basics (as with Skype). > Is “FREE” a business model?

Yes, indeed it can be. And a very good one too, at times. However, “free” dosn’t mean “no revenues” - it just means that to the users its free - at least the basics (as with Skype).

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