From eBay Seller to Software Entrepreneur: Seller Labs CEO Paul Johnson (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: You shut down that business? Paul Johnson: We did. We sold all the inventory that we had and cashed out. I met up with a business partner and went for the most peculiar e-commerce business anybody has ever done. While we were still operating the guitar store, I was looking for something else.

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From eBay Seller to Software Entrepreneur: Seller Labs CEO Paul Johnson (Part 2)

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From eBay Seller to Software Entrepreneur: Seller Labs CEO Paul Johnson (Part 1)

Paul started as an eBay seller and then developed software to help other sellers sell online.  A classic case study of an entrepreneur solving problems he faced himself and building a business based on deep domain knowledge.