Dean McEvoy has been quietly plugging away as an Aussie tech entepreneur for years with his online reservation system Booking Angel. But it only took a month's worth of initial development time and less than six months in market for his latest venture to hit it big. The group shopping service Spreets has landed $2 million from two of the biggest investors in online retail, including one who was an early backer of Facebook and Skype. You can learn more in this story at SmartCompany.
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