We're located in Cambridge, MA, but our founding team hails from all across the country. We're an interesting blend of young and old; in the words of Francis Bacon, "Certainly it is good to compel employment of both because the virtues of either may correct the defects of both." We are skiers, surfers and hackers; painters, professors and photographers. We are people like you building a company about people like you.
Our understanding of people comes from years of interacting and socializing, as well as social and cognitive psychology research from a couple of really "smaat" guys from Harvard University. We also have people on board from Princeton, Yale, and MIT. Impressed? Don't be; we needed a guy from UConn to manage this bunch.
Here's how our tastes compare to the average TipTap users; sign up yourself and see your own taste chart!
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At TipTap, we personalize your buying experience by getting to know you and then providing you with relevant insight about yourself and from people who share your tastes and preferences.
We're based on research by bright Harvard guys investigating how social and cognitive psychology can deliver a unique and fun buying experience. Our mission is to create a community where you can learn from others with similar tastes and preferences about the products and services you consume.
We personalize your experience by finding content from people like you. We identify the most appropriate people to answer your question. We show you answers from like-minded people. We identify what people like by taking into account personality tastes, buying style and demographic information. To personalize your experience to the greatest extent, make sure to fill out all surveys and interact frequently on the site. The more you interact, the better your experience gets!
Interested in making a purchase, but you need more information? Simply post your question to TipTap and have it answered by someone like you. If you like the answer, just ‘Tip’ it.
TipTap's MicroTipping℠ takes the offline gesture of tipping a waiter and brings it online. You earn Tips for a variety of actions, such as filling out a complete profile, completing a survey, and especially providing relevant and useful information to other users.
We reward your achievements and participation with quality badges. Answer questions at lightning speed. There's a badge for that. Become an expert in a category. There's a badge for that too. Even better, you can easily identify others who share the same achievements as you.
If your question is about a product or service, the best person to help might be someone from the company you're asking about … or maybe the company you didn't know about! Folks with jobs are people too, so first and foremost, we ask people representing brands just to be themselves (and, No Selling!!). We want to know if a user represents a company, so provide a simple way to sign up, first as a person, and then a little about the company. Do you represent a brand?