Dweendle

Building the first World Shopping Search Engine

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Why not swap your old coffee machine with a stylish capsule coffee maker?

Few years ago, there were little multi-function coffee makers but this time has gone! You now have the choice among a growing range of Nespressos and pressure or pump machines. It's practical and trendy to owe one and similar to a barista, you can easily impress your friends with an intense coffee with perfect froth. Choose among blends from different parts of the world to make the best espresso or cappuccino.

You won't get easier to make coffees that taste great than a Nespresso machine. Insert the perfectly sealed capsules that contain blended, roasted and grounded coffee and just press a button. Furthermore, this trendy kitchen gadget with impressive looks have become more accessible so rush to get one.

Compare among a variety of coffee makers and grinders (Nespresso, Senseo, Delonghi and many more) on Dweendle! 

Denis & the Dweendle Team

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Personalize your Phone, Laptop, Ipad or even your portable console with awesome covers?

Ever wanted to be different and get a portable device with an unique look? Want to pimp your phone or laptop? We’ve got the perfect covers for you with this new merchant ‘GelaSkins’! You can even "Create your Own" by using your own photo!!! 

  About GelaSkins?

GelaSkins are super-thin removable covers (less than 1mm) with a tough scratch protection, for customizing your portable devices (iPods, Phones, Laptops, Gaming Devices, eReaders, and more…). They feature stunning, photo-quality graphics ranging from fine art prints to contemporary urban images designed by artists from around the globe.

Good shopping guys!

We’ll be happy to see what cover you’ve chosen, so take a picture and share them on Dweendle's Facebook 

Denis & The Dweendle Team

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Are you a fan of extreme/adventurous/running sports?

We are happy to announce that we integrated some merchants for you guys!

You wish to go for a trek, skiing, surfing and need some equipment or perhaps you just want to get the ‘look’? Don’t worry we’ve got it all for you on Dweendle! Browse over a huge range of backpacks, mountain shoes, jackets, gloves, skiing gear and many more.

Shop among some of the leading e-retailers including Lafuma, Decathlon, Lepape, Snowleader, Eider, Quiksilver, Oxbow, Roxy, Simply Piste, Simply Scuba, Simply Hike, Pacsun, Keller Sports, Sportsshoes, Urban Surfer or Island surf.

We expect to grow this number so don’t hesitate to let us know if you want to see a specific merchant on the platform?

Furthermore, some of these merchants provide international deliveries so just check it out now on Dweendle!

Denis & the Dweendle Team

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New merchants in the Fashion industry

Hello  guys,

We are delighted to announce that we have added products in the shoes and clothing categories. These e-retailers have a focus on fashion and beauty, bring you the hottest of men's and women's clothing trends and some may offer international delivery.

Our UK customers can now shop among their favourite shops including Spartoo, Sarenza, Office, Schuh, Sportsshoes, House of Fraser, Debenhams, Yoox, Adidas, Reebok.

French users, can shop from top e-retailers such as Zalando, Spartoo, Sarenza, Shoes.fr, Yoox, Galeries Lafayette, Reebok, Eider, Oxbow, Roxy, Quiksilver, Lepape, La Redoute and many more.

You will be happy to know that some merchants ship internationally such as MyLabel, Scotts, Nelly.com, Simply Beach, Simply Piste, Simply Hike, Office, Galeries Lafayette, Pacific Sunwear, Dress-for-less, Shopbop, AllSaints Spitalfields, etc

Who are these international merchants?

- MyLabel provides stylish and affordable fashion. You can browse in their clothing and footwear collections among top brands such as Ted Baker, Hunter, Pointer, French Collection and many more  

- Nelly is a Swedish company with a focus on fashion and beauty. Browse over a huge selection of products with some top brands including Diesel, Nudie Jeans, G-Star, Versace, Cheap Monday, and heaps more. 

- Scotts is a men designer clothing e-retailer. Scotts has an extensive and official stockists of quality menswear brands such as Adidas Originals, Lacoste, Fred Perry, Pretty Green, The Duffer of St George, Original Penguin, etc.

- Simply Beach brings you fashion-forward beachwear and accessories from the best brands including Seafolly, Banana Moon, Oakley, Melissa Odabash and JETS by Jessika Allen.

- Office is an online shoe shop presenting all the latest high street fashion footwear  trends. Office has top brands such as hudson, Vans, UGG Australia, Dr Martens, Fred Perry and many more.

- Shopbop is one of the leading online retailer for women’s ready-to-wear designer apparel. With a catalog featuring more than three hundred of today’s top designers including: Alexander Wang, Juicy Couture, Vince, Elizabeth and James, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Alice + Olivia, Theory, 7 for All Mankind, Citizens of Humanity, Diane von Furstenburg, Velvet, True Religion, J Brand, UGG Australia, Dolce Vita, KORS Shoes, L.A.M.B., Joie, and many more! 

Any other merchants you'd like to see on Dweendle?

Denis & The Dweendle Team

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Dweendle's major updates

 Hello everyone,

First of all, the whole team would like to thank you for being so supportive and helping Dweendle grow thanks to your comments and feedbacks. We took your comments into account and have made tremendous changes to the platform.

Aside from bugs correction, here are some of the major changes we have brought to Dweendle:

- A whole new Design for a smoother shopping experience. On the homepage you now have a widget with the popular products on Dweendle and a slider showcasing the last market trends in your country.

- Grid view ! You can use a "grid view" when looking for your product. Products images are bigger and it's way more easier to find and search that way!

- The product search engine  has been greatly optimized and is now rendering exactly what you are searching ! For instance, you can now type in the search bar "boots ugg women", "converse men shoes", "converse t-shirt" , or just by typing your favourite brand plus your product name such as "coffee machine  Brand ", "blender Brand".

- More filtering options:  You can now filter by brand name to help you optimize your search.

- More product details: Some products like electronics now have their features detailed.

- 3 times more merchants: Nelly.com, Fnac, Waterstones, Debenhams, Sarenza, Yoox, Conforama, Darty, Spartoo, Reebok, Oxbow, Dixons, Zavvi... and more are coming!

Good shopping and don't hesitate to share with us your experience.

The Dweendle Team

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Dweendle is live!

We are delighted to announce you that Dweendle has just entered in open beta!

The idea behind Dweendle is to allow people to capture the best deals all around the World through a simple and intuitive platform. No popups, no advertising, no waste of time just clear comparison. Today, Dweendle covers 31 countries (Europe, North America and Australia) and gathers over 150 millions offers. Here's how Dweendle works: - We show you the true price of an offer and calculate for you shipping fees, VAT and custom duties! - Only offers that be can be shipped to your door are listed ! Just relax and enjoy great International shopping opportunities. - You can personalize your product search by creating an account ! Get only what is relevant to you and save time. - If you are buying from abroad the product may be slightly different ! We give such information through our dot system, just hover them. Give us feedback ! This is a beta version, that means some stuff will be buggy or won't work. We count on you to report us all that and help us improve the platform.  Thanks again and good shopping! The Dweendle Team

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Chiffres e-commerce 2011

Bonjour à tous,

En navigant sur Internet, je suis tombé sur 2 articles très intéressant sur FrenchWeb.fr concernant les chiffres e-commerce du 3ème trimestre 2011 ainsi que les tendances sur les pratiques d'achats en ligne pour les 11-24 ans.

Qu'en pensez-vous? Auriez-vous pensé que les résultats étaient aussi importants?

Bonne lecture!

http://frenchweb.fr/chiffres-e-commerce-23-de-ventes-au-3eme-trimestre-7-milliards-deuros-de-depenses-prevues-a-noel/

http://frenchweb.fr/etude-les-tendances-du-e-commerce-chez-les-11-24-ans-50430/

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Dweendle – the first World Product Search Engine

You must have been wondering what was behind Dweendle, what we were building and how it could be that innovative. We are happy today to tell you more about it.

-> What is Dweendle?

 Dweendle is a World Product Search Engine that enables you to compare products all around the world. It is a global online platform where e-shoppers and merchants can meet and connect. Hence, Dweendle is a product that can find the best offer on a global scale and will enable you to save in every aspect. 

-> Why you should use Dweendle – What’s in it for you?

  You know how hard it is nowadays to find the best offer online. And the big idea behind Dweendle is why should you be limited to your market when you could find the same product cheaper in another country? Dweendle is able to compare offers from all over the World, by taking advantage of opportunistic offers or simply currency variations.

 For instance in France, you can find a Levi’s 501 jeans for 69€ (on la Redoute) however the same product in the US will sell for only 29€ ($40 - on Amazon) thus a 57% discount! And we are not even trying our best.

However some questions arises: 

Does this merchant ship to my country?

Will I pay additional taxes or duties?

What’s the total price in my currency

Can I trust this merchant?

More importantly, are there any cheaper US merchants that would ship to France?

We have created Dweendle to solve all those concerns by offering a simple, fast and intuitive platform that calculates the true price of a product wherever you are. With Dweendle, the product price will show eventual shipping fees, sales taxes and custom duties in your currency. Well, no more hidden costs! 

We understand, E-shoppers use price comparators to gain time and save money. They want to quickly find the best offer without wasting time.

 We want to bring to you products you would have not considered before by offering you the most smooth and fast experience as possible. You will also be able to view ratings on various merchants and reduce your search results with filters on countries, continents, price, delivery time, and product categories.

From now on, you should get a bigger idea of what Dweendle is and why we have created it. Lets speak soon and in the meantime do not hesitate to register to the beta on www.dweendle.com or following us on Facebook, Twitter and our blog. Dweendle will soon be available for users from Europe, the USA, Australia and Canada.

VERSION FRANCAISE

Vous avez dû vous demander ce que pouvait être Dweendle, ce que nous étions en train de créer et quelle était l'innovation de ce service. Nous sommes heureux aujourd’hui de pouvoir vous en dire plus et espèrons que vous apprécierez.

-> Qu'est ce que Dweendle?

Dweendle est un moteur de recherche qui permet de comparer des produits à l’échelle mondiale. C'est une plateforme Web où les e-shoppers et les marchands peuvent se retrouver. Dweendle vous permet donc de trouver la meilleure offre à l’international tout en faisant un maximum d’économies.

-> Pourquoi utiliser Dweendle?

Trouver LE bon produit au prix le plus attractif peut parfois s'avérer difficile. De plus, pourquoi se limiter uniquement à un marché lorsqu'il existe aussi à l’étranger?

Voici la particularité de Dweendle: notre site est en mesure de comparer des offres mondiales, vous permettant ainsi de bénéficier de tarifs plus avantageux, tout en bénéficiant des variations des taux de change.

Par exemple, vous pouvez trouver en France un Levi’s 501 pour 69€ (sur la Redoute) alors que le même produit coûte seulement 29€ (40$ - sur Amazon) aux USA ! Soit 57% de réduction ! 

Toutefois, certaines questions peuvent se poser :

Est ce que ce marchand livre dans mon pays ?

Devrais-je payer des taxes ou droits de douane supplémentaires ?

Quel est le prix total dans ma devise ?

Puis-je faire confiance à ce marchand ?

Plus important encore, existe-t-il des marchands aux USA moins chers livrant en France ?

Nous avons créé Dweendle pour répondre à toutes ces problématiques en vous offrant une plate-forme simple, intuitive et rapide qui calcule automatiquement le prix réel du produit peu importe où vous vous situez. Dweendle affiche donc le prix total de l’offre marchande dans votre devise incluant les éventuels frais de livraison, TVA et droits de douane. Plus de mauvaises surprises !

Nous comprenons que les e-shoppers utilisent les comparateurs de prix dans le but de gagner du temps et de l’argent.

Nous voulons vous apporter des produits auxquels vous n’auriez pas pensé tout en vous offrant l’expérience la plus simple et rapide possible. Vous avez également accès aux avis sur la plupart des marchands ainsi que la possibilité d’affiner votre recherche par pays, continent, prix, délais de livraison et catégories de produits. 

Vous devriez maintenant avoir une vision plus globale de ce qu'est Dweendle et comprendre pourquoi nous l'avons créé.

N'hésitez pas a vous enregistrer pour la béta sur www.dweendle.com et suivez-nous sur Facebook, Twitter ou via notre blog. Dweendle sera bientôt disponible pour les utilisateurs d'Europe, USA, Canada et Australie.

A très bientôt!

L'équipe Dweendle

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The mini-seedcamp, a great opportunity for Dweendle?

Hello everyone,

We’ve just applied to the mini-Seedcamp that is a one-day event taking place on the 6th of December in Paris, aiming to connect the 20 best web-tech, mobile and software talent startup with some of the leading entrepreneurs, developers, and experts from all over the world. It's a great opportunity for us to build our network and meet potential investors, so we’ll keep you posted if we get through the application process. Wish us luck ;)

If you want to get some info on the event check their website on http://www.seedcamp.com/

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Is e-commerce the future for all businesses?

Nowadays, you can be on holidays or on a business trip, nearly everyone has access to the Internet, because we are all interconnected and are able to share information wherever we are.

If you start looking at the e-commerce figures, you realize that all businesses are moving toward and start considering this alternative seriously in order to stay competitive. The European e-commerce has been estimated to be around 200€ billion in 2011.

Different studies highlighted that there are an increasing number of people buying products on the Web; 18% of increase estimated in Europe while 10.9% for the US. Indeed, first people like seeing and testing products they are interested in brick and mortar retails; then go online to compare and look for the best price.

Here is one of the reasons why we are looking at developing this online business platform. A lot has been already done but if you look at it closer, we believe a lot can also be improved; mainly by focusing on what customers really want and by improving the service offered. They are important aspects for today’s new online business actors.

Hence, what do you think the next big trend will be in the e-commerce market?

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Dweendle's Beta registration

Come and register for the Dweendle Beta on:

www.dweendle.com

You will be able to follow the prototype progression and know a bit more about the team.

When Dweendle goes live, we will pick 50 people to test our product. If you are one of them, you will receive access codes to enter the Beta.

Thanks for following us and joining Dweendle's Beta!

The Dweendle team

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Starting a company with people you can hang out

Why is this so important? I guess you all have worked within groups either at university or in the company you work for. Just think about every day’s life. How was it? Do you have only good experiences to share? Actually, to refresh your mind, just think about that: how hard is it when you have to deal with disagreements among your team members, people you have just met and have to work with, cross-cultural dilemmas, people having other commitments or even free riders. I am sure you can come up with other annoying problems you have encountered. Now, we are all in the same page and you might realize where we are heading when you set up a company.

At Dweendle, we surely believe as Alfred A. Montapert once stated, “All lasting business is built on friendship”.

 You definitely have to consider all these issues when starting a business. You do not want to start a project with people you will be in contact everyday and have to deal with those concerns. Although that makes you move forward, you clearly want to share the same passion and friendship before and along. That’s what will make you advance and realize your objectives! Moreover, you need to have confidence toward your partners because you rely on their work and investment. Trust, friendship, every day’s communication and passion encompass Dweendle’s concept and make us advance to reach our goals. Of course, you will always have some arguments but isn’t it a kind of brainstorming? Fantastic ideas might even pull out of the box.

Ok let’s finish with another quote I feel is relevant to this topic and will make you reflect: “People are not your most important asset. The right people are”. - Jim Collins

A bientôt les amis!!!

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Why I love doing boring stuff?

What better now than telling you a bit more about us, and more specifically about one part of my work.

We met during our Master Degree in Australia, all majoring in Business Strategy, but coming from different scholar backgrounds and cultures. That might be why we are so complementary nowadays. On top of our friendship that kept building up throughout this year, we came across the same goal, having our own business in the future. As you can all guess, it is not always that simple! Furthermore, the team is now split in two, working from 2 different continents with 8 hours difference. Annoying some of you will think? Not at all, it works actually pretty well since we can work on a 24 hours basis, relaying each other. While, one can be working on the design, another can be programming. What about the last one, you will be asking? Me in this case ;) 

So here we come to the boring part of my work. My two colleagues being more confident and qualified for the programming part, I took care of working on one of the feature of this project that will bring something new to Price Comparators and that has not been done before. I had to search for so much information and was so overwhelmed with all the points that came up! I needed to analyze the useful stuff and all the crap you can find sometimes. I ended up creating Excel files and data based for the website. I think I have never seen so many Excel lines in my life! However, boring stuff is part of all work don’t you think?

But at the end, what’s better than seeing your entire work being useful and part of such a project! There are no words to explain that feeling when you see it working for real! I think this is where it is all about! Feeling you are part of something is fantastic and what really motivates you everyday! Furthermore, another positive outcome is that through each journey you undertake you always end up learning and growing! I think in this case I can say I pretty much became ‘an expert’ in the area. Would have never thought it possible but I actually love it!!!

At the time I am writing this post, we are still working on the prototype but considering all the challenges that come with building your business from scratch, we are going pretty good! There is so much to do in the background as soon as you need to deal with invoices, trying to innovate, working in different languages, etc.

So we just want you to be patient! Hopefully you will like it! 

See you next time all! Have a great week and thanks for following us!

Just a little quote to make you think of: 

‘If you don’t know where you are going any road will take you there.’ - Cheshire Cat to Alice, Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

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Lets hit the Road Jack

How hard is it to succeed today? Difficult ? Medium? Easy?

One side of the story tells me that it was easier to have a successful business 50 years ago, less ideas had been exploited and there was still room for little brains like ours to push in an idea or two on the market. But today, forget it.

I love French pessimism, but hopefully the World doesn't stop innovating today: First of all because since monkeys, we haven't stopped creating and going forward. In fact it is so deeply incrusted into our DNA that if innovation stops, it pretty much means we have mutated into something else. Second, I would love to drive a flying car one day.

More seriously, I am sincerely convinced that every people have at least 1 idea in their life that could do exceptionally well on the market today. 99% miss that chance.

Today, we take a leap of faith by creating Dweendle.

While we are still in stealth mode, all I can tell you is that we are building a super-innovative Price comparator that will make your life considerably easier and cheaper. We are looking to disrupt a market that has sunk in some kind of monotony.

This blog's purpose is to relate the journey of 3 French guys, from garage startup to established company who will share their tips, views, issues and ideas.

A vous les studios.