Bills.com
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Bills.com, LLC. | |
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Type | Private |
Founded | 2005 |
Headquarters | San Mateo, California, USA |
Key people | Brad Stroh and Andrew Housser, Co-Founders and CEOs; Ethan Ewing, President |
Industry | Internet, Financial services |
Website | www.bills.com |
Bills.com provides consumers with information and interactive tools on personal finance related topics, including credit cards, debt relief assistance, insurance, and mortgage, student and other personal loans.[1] The company's head office is based in San Mateo, California. Co-founders and CEOs, Andrew Housser and Brad Stroh, were named Northern California finalists in Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.[2]
Bills.com was named one of the best places to work in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times where it was No. 5 in the "Small Business" category.
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[edit] History
The Bills.com domain name and related trademarks were acquired in December 2005 for US$964,500 by Freedom Financial Network.[3] This price for a domain name with no underlying business was the second highest in 2005 (the most expensive in 2005 was fish.com for $1.02 million). It also is on the top 25 all-time most expensive domain name list.[4]
In July 2006, Bills.com named Ethan Ewing as president.[5]
[edit] Ask Bill
At "Ask Bill", consumer questions about a variety of financial topics are answered by Stanford Business School graduates and other experts in their respective financial fields.
[edit] Blog
The company blogs about personal finance issues but it is mostly in a question and answer format for consumers who have questions about their own financial issues.
[edit] Videos
The company posts educational videos on various personal finance related topics, on its website and other websites such as Youtube and Facebook.
[edit] References
- ^ Line of Business. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
- ^ "Should You Stay or Go? Bills.com's Tips Let Workers Compare New Job to Old Career", PRWEB, 2007-08-14. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
- ^ ""Bills.com domain name and trademarks sold for $964,500"", Domains Magazine, 2006-04-19. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ Kesmodel, David (2007-03-19). Topix.com Cracks Top 25 List of Domain Sales. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
- ^ Bills.com Names President. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.