Shvoong.com
Submitted by gil on September 29, 2007 - 22:33.
Company description:
The goal of Shvoong is to summarize all that has been written throughout human history in the areas of literature, scientific research, and popular culture thus providing readers the essence of human knowledge. All the content is written by users, citizens of the world, who not only enjoy sharing their knowledge with everyone, but also earn royalties for their work. The site has no pretension of replacing the real thing - whether books, magazines, or studies - with abstracts, but rather serve as a tool that helps you swim in the sea of information and separate the chaff from the wheat.
Management:
- Avner Avrahami (Founder) – Avner has previously worked at the Israeli daily newspaper Ha’aretz as both a journalist and editor. Along with is responsibilities at Shvoong, Avner continues to write a weekly column about family relations
- Eyal Rivlin (CEO) – Eyal was previously COO of Cassava Enterprises and held a number of managerial positions for Internet companies in
and abroad.Israel
The company is privately owned and fully funded by Avi Shaked, founder and main shareholder of 888.com.