Tell us what you want; tell us what you have ... and then sit back. When a friend of yours is parting with what you want (or wants what you have), you'll get an automatic email notification. Techtain is the opposite of other websites where in order to find an item you need to search and scroll through pages of numerous cluttered items. Those websites take you to the market, but we bring the market to you - within a social context of buddies with whom you are likely familiar. When you give an item to a friend on Techtain, we reward you with points. Soon, you will be able to use these points to get discounts at certain stores, airlines, restaurants near you etc. In short, you have a huge incentive to give buddies items on Techtain. It's a win-win!
Techtain is a socio-commerce website that helps you find who's parting with what you need or who wants what you're ready to give away. This way we are all empowered to "rediscover community and valuables". We believe, together, you and us can foster a greener and sustainable environment. One person's trash is another's treasure. Techtain empowers us all to trash less, fill up our dumpsters much slower, and recycle only what has been optimally used, thereby incinerating less frequently - and as an end result, we pollute minimally. Students can use Techtain to facilitate flow [of books, futons, fridges, accessories etc...anything] around dorms and apartments on campus. For non-students, Techtain is a utility that allows them discover valuables of old and new friends; as such, they can get items from their colleagues, friends, and other families within neighborhoods and cities across the nation.
With the unique capability to create or join networks called TtCircles TM, you have absolute control over the extent of the flow of your items/services. There are private and public TtCirclesTM such that owners of private TtCircles could restrict membership to family members and close friends. In fact, TtCircles can be very large e.g. Sally can invite all her sorority sisters and ECON 201 class mates to join her TtCircle and she can name that circle as she wills. e.g. MyEconGroup
Techtain is a Delaware-incorporated private company conceived and founded by two Stanford University students in the summer of 2006. The company is based in Silicon Valley, California.
