Sramana Mitra: Customer acquisition was all Facebook ads? Shaunak Amin: Initially it was. We built the waitlist using Facebook ads. Then when we launched, the whole idea of group ordering means that there’s some virality in the product itself. We had this concept where one person could share a link. Those other people could become
Sramana Mitra: What was your business model? They gave you inventory on consignment and you sold it on eBay. What percentage did you take? Mike Rosenbaum: I think it was about 15%. We’re talking about high-value goods. Our average item was a couple of thousand dollars. Sramana Mitra: It was a substantial transaction size. You
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Sramana Mitra: How did you pick amongst those ideas? Shaunak Amin: It’s not so much about the idea. The idea is going to give me the starting point. I wasn’t married to one idea or the other. We created three or four landing pages with different messaging. One was around healthy food coming to your
Mike started his journey as a 14-year old student entrepreneur, then built a $20M eBay PowerSeller business. Thereafter, he built a $100M e-commerce business. Today, he’s building a two-sided marketplace business. All from Australia. Wonderful story! Sramana Mitra: Let’s go to the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born,
Sramana Mitra: Now we’re approaching the financial crisis right? Shaunak Amin: Yes. I could have stayed with ING, but there was another opportunity. There was a family office out of Hong Kong looking to open up in New York. I thought it’ll be a good opportunity. I ended up going there right around January 2008.