Media Lab Students Create Mobile Marketplace App

You know how it is for students at the Media Lab. You get an idea, you write some code, you create a company, or a stellar app. Grad students Matthew Blackshaw, Tony DeVincenzi, and Dávid Lakatos spent last summer talking about online marketplaces. A mere six months later, Peddl was born.

Peddl aims to address the space of mobile marketplaces. The trio wondered why it was so difficult to buy and sell items on eBay and why posting an item on Craigslist meant managing an overwhelming number of emails in a personal inbox. They wanted a personal storefront for the things they wanted to buy or sell in one place—that almost manages itself. In geek speak: "We’re building a marketplace supported by proximal transactions, intelligent post matching, and friendly user experience with a specific focus towards privacy and trust."

Watch how Peddl works.

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