Seth Priebatsch

Photograph by Matthew Cavanaugh

At 12, Seth Priebatsch started the deal-finding site Giftopedia; he claims it "failed gloriously," although it turned a small profit. At 17, he launched the print-based marketing site PostcardTech. "A good idea, but not a big idea," he says. Scvngr, however, is a big idea -- big enough to attract north of 1 million users in less than nine months. Scvngr turns check-ins into interactive contests with challenges and prizes. Now 22, Priebatsch is already onto the next big idea, a loyalty program called LevelUp. It's another step in the "chief ninja's" plan to "add a game layer on top of the world."

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Interests:: VeloBeats, Yahoo!, Basilisk Lizard, The Fountainhead, $50 for a Lock of Kate Middleton’s Hair ($100 value), $5 for $10 Worth of Ice Cream @ Toscanini’s Ice Cream, Coca-Cola, Ayn Rand, b.good, $5 for $10 Worth of Food and Drink @ b.good, $10 for $20 Worth of Food & Drinks @ MidAtlantic Restaurant & Tap Room, LevelUpBoston, $5 for $10 Worth of Doggy Treats/Merchandise/Services @ Bark Place, Cycling, Winning, Windsurfing, Running, $99 for 1 Tandem Skydive ($260 Value) @ Skydive Jersey, $3 for $6 Worth of Bagels and Pastries @ Kupel's Bakery, $1 for a Venture Capitalist To Buy You Lunch (priceless), $45 for a Deluxe Streaking Package ($90 value) @ Fenway Park, $10 for $20 Worth of Food & Drink ($10 savings) @ Café Luna, Dog Bless You, HotelPlanner.com, American Express OPEN, $10 for $20 Worth of Food & Drink @ The Middle East Restaurant & Club, $5 for $10 Worth of Food and Drink @ PYT, $10 for One-Day Admission to Dillons Russian Steam Bath in Chelsea ($20 Value), LevelUp, DealsGoRound, Elebash Jewelry Company, Zooyan, Carolina Fine Jewelry, Rugged Maniac, LevelUpSF, LevelUpJacksonville, LevelUpAustin, LevelUpMemphis, LevelUpBaltimore, LevelUpElPaso, LevelUpDenver, LevelUpNashville, LevelUpLouisville, LevelUpPortland, LevelUpOklahomaCity, LevelUpAtlanta, LevelUpDetroit, LevelUpSanJose, LevelUpDallas, LevelUpSanDiego, LevelUpSA, LevelUpPhoenix, LevelUpHouston, LevelUpChicago, LevelUpLA, LevelUpNYC, LevelUpPhilly, LevelUpHonolulu, LevelUpArlington, LevelUpMinneapolis, LevelUpMiami, LevelUpVirginiaBeach, LevelUpOmaha, LevelUpLongBeach, LevelUpMesa, LevelUpFresno, LevelUpKansasCity, Cuban Council, BostInnovation.com, LivingSocial, Atlas Shrugged, Groupon Boston, Eversave Boston, Google Chrome, Small Business Saturday, MashMaticians, BC Clark Jewelers, Geo-Loco, Buffalo Wild Wings, BrewBoston, Yahoo! News, Geosocial Media, PlacePop, Campus Dibs, The Esplanade, Seth Priebatsch's House, Facebook Headquarters, SCVNGR HQ, I Hate Justin Bieber, Dexter, Comic-Con 2010: SHOWTIME Launches "Dexter Game On", Facebook, SCVNGR, JewishBoston.com, Rasmussen Diamonds, DreamIt Ventures, Community Boating Inc. Boston, MA, iDaft, Blank Label, Robbins Diamonds Dash: $1,000 Video Contest, Graffiti, 2008 Business Today International Conference, Philly Startup Leaders, Welch For PA, Stray Boots, CMA Group, Breast Cancer Awareness, Picture the Impossible, SCVNGR, AshokaTECH, Myrtle Beach Online, CNN.com with Facebook: Your news just got a whole lot more social
Music:: VeloBeats

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