Andrew Canepari

Founder of DogsAhoy

<h2>A Dot Com and a Dream</h2> <p>I have a degree from UCONN (go Huskies!), and an MBA from CCSU - which I earned while working full-time and with two (I now have 3) very young kids at home.</p> <p>One of the first companies I worked at after college was a start-up dot-com that eventually went public in the late 1990's called Cyberian Outpost. (<em>The cool place to shop for computer stuff!</em>) I was there early (employee #17) and it was a ton of fun! </p> <p>I've been pretty much addicted to e-commerce marketing and start-ups ever since, but haven't found any company that compared to the energy of those early days at Outpost. &nbsp;</p> <p>Perhaps this 'seeking' led to starting my own online store 2007 called BoatNameGear.com, and eventually quitting my day job to run it full-time 3 years ago. </p> <h2><strong>Boats and Dogs</strong></h2> <p>After running a store with personalized products for boaters (<a href="http://www.boatnamegear.com" target="_blank">BoatNameGear</a>) for several years, a frequent request I've had from customers has been to make products for dogs. So, I've started with a few products, but now I want to launch a full online store the right way. With an easy-to-use design, and full of products you'll love - both personalized and non-personalized. With products for dogs, and for their people. The best part of this venture will be helping some dogs in need along the way.</p> <p>With your investment and my experience, DogsAhoy will be profitable from day-one, which will allow me to donate more money to rescue animals than I ever could on my own.</p> <p>THANK YOU for considering a contribution to this project and making this dream a reality for me and my family!</p> <p><img src="http://dognamegear.com/perks/DSC_0213.jpg" alt="" width="340" height="200" /></p>

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