Also along similar lines which might be worth looking at is http://stocktwits.com/
Andrew On 01/02/2012, at 3:52 PM, Chris Were wrote: > Great work Michael. > > I have considered building something similar in the past. I assume you're > well aware of http://profit.ly/ which was founded by a well known US trader. > The limitation with profit.ly is the focus on cash profits, rather than solid > portfolio performance over time - which roboinvest looks better placed to > achieve. However, profit.ly is designed to work across multiple platforms > though, not just Etrade. (As an aside, I strongly suggest you connect to > Interactive Brokers - most of the big traders use IB and they have an easy to > use API). > > Good luck with the project and I'll signup when time permits. > > Chris. > > On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 7:55 AM, Michael Giles <m...@roboinvest.com> wrote: > G'day Silicon Beachers, > > Some here will know me, most probably wont. > > I wanted to tell the community that my startup Roboinvest (http:// > roboinvest.com) has officially launched. This recent article summed > us up pretty well - > http://www.mybanktracker.com/bank-news/2012/01/29/social-investing-matures-roboinvest-thinks-recipe/. > > I founded the company 18 months ago in Melbourne, then 12 months ago > did a stint at RPI (college in upstate New York - http://rpi.edu), > then 6 months ago moved the company to New York City where i am > currently based. I have raised a small amount of funding and have an > E-2 visa. > > To give you a quick elevator pitch, Roboinvest is a US based social > investing platform, with direct integration to E*TRADE, that allows > self directed investors (we call followers) to "look over the > shoulder" of verified top investors (we call leaders) in real time, > using a subscription based pay-to-follow model, that's statistically > proven to increase profitability by 66%. > > Essentially followers get to see what leaders are investing in, the > second the leader does a trade. > > If finance and investing is your thing, please check it out and send > me your feedback - i would love to hear it! > > Also, for any fellow Aussies in NYC that i havent met or any Aussies > coming over to NYC feel free to reach out to me. > > Cheers > > Michael "Mike" Giles > http://twitter.com/harland > #TradeResponsibly > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more > > Forum rules > 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs > > > To post to this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more > > Forum rules > 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs > > > To post to this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -- Andrew Rogers - Managing Director Hosting ruminations : http://anchor.com.au/blog We did the thinking for you : http://anchor.com.au/wiki Anchor Systems Pty Ltd - Hosting Heavyweights Level 1, 230 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000 andrew.rog...@anchor.com.au - http://www.anchor.com.au Phone: 1300 883 979 - Direct: 02 8296 5100 - Fax: 8296 5199 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
