Author: Russell Rothstein

Goodbye Reviews. Welcome to Buying Intelligence.

It was over 10 years ago – July 10, 2012, to be precise – that the first review came in on PeerSpot. It was a review of Oracle Solaris Volume Manager by a DevOps developer with the username MarcosP. My co-founder Naftali and I had a short celebration – over single-malt whisky, what else? – […]

Announcing the 2022 PeerSpot Awards for Best B2B Enterprise Technology

Drum roll, please! Today PeerSpot announces the 2022 winners of our annual Peer Awards. And we’re launching two new award categories as well: User’s Choice and Rising Star Awards. These recognitions are based on user reviews and engagement on our Buying Intelligence Platform. Read on for the details! The Peer Awards are earned by the […]

PeerSpot: 10 Years and We’re Just Getting Started

It was a sunny New York day in 2012 when I met my long-time friend Naftali Marcus for an early dinner of hummus and kebabs in Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan. It was more than just a friendly outing. I had an idea for starting up a company and I wanted to tell him about it. […]

PeerSpot: The Authority on Enterprise Technology

Back in 2012 when we founded IT Central Station, I thought I knew how to build a great review site for enterprise technology. Boy, was I wrong. Back then, reviews were the hottest thing in B2C.  Yelp and TripAdvisor had just gone public. The stock price of both companies skyrocketed by 300%. Apparently, we just […]

2021 Wrap Up: A Word From The CEO

As we are nearing the end of 2021, I’d like to reflect on the past year and anticipate what is to come in the next year. 2022 will also be IT Central Station’s 10 year anniversary, and I’m proud of how far we’ve come.  Since IT Central Station’s launch in 2012, our mission has been […]

IT Central Station (now PeerSpot) Raises $30M Series A

Since we launched in 2012, our mission has been to revolutionize enterprise tech buying through the power of peer reviews and opinions. So I’m thrilled to announce that we will be significantly accelerating our growth with a $30 million Series A investment. IT Central Station (PeerSpot) is not the only review site in the market.  […]

Authentic Reviews: Our Commitment to the Truth

Enterprise buyers aren’t interested in being fed information that is biased towards a particular product – they want to hear from real users to help inform decisions. With this in mind, PeerSpot has always been committed to providing authentic review content that is current, objective, and relevant.  PeerSpot is a community that is built on trust, honesty, […]

IT Central Station has over 500,000 registered users!

We’re excited to announce that we’ve passed 500,000 registered users! We’re feeling pretty festive, so we’re giving out some free intent data for a limited time – grab your intent data here.  From humble beginnings in 2012, IT Central Station has grown to an active community of users who visit our site to read enterprise tech product reviews, […]