Thought Leaders in E-Commerce: AfterShip CEO Andrew Chan (Part 1)

Andrew has built AfterShip by heavily leveraging the e-commerce Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) Marketplaces. Read on for more. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as AfterShip.

6 Udemy Courses on How To Build an Online Fashion Startup

I started one of the Internet’s first fashion e-commerce companies in 1999. It was very expensive to do so at the time. Today, an online fashion business can be launched in an extraordinarily capital-efficient manner. 

From Teen Student Entrepreneur in Australia to a Mature Global E-commerce Entrepreneur: Mike Rosenbaum, CEO of Spacer (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: Did you launch with your own money? Mike Rosenbaum: We made a lot of mistakes as well. We did okay. I put in some of my money. I had a new co-founder, Roland. He came from private equity background and had a very complementary skillset. He was more of a finance and strategy

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From Teen Student Entrepreneur in Australia to a Mature Global E-commerce Entrepreneur: Mike Rosenbaum, CEO of Spacer (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: What about customer acquisition? When you’re selling on eBay, eBay provides the foot traffic. Mike Rosenbaum: It was the early days of e-commerce. There was a much smaller number of people shopping online. We had built this large database off eBay which we used to sell direct. We would send emails to them.

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From Teen Student Entrepreneur in Australia to a Mature Global E-commerce Entrepreneur: Mike Rosenbaum, CEO of Spacer (Part 2)

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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9 Udemy Courses on How To Build an e-Commerce Startup

Are you new to e-commerce or already scaling your business? Do you want to accelerate? This is a collection of courses that can help you save time and resources by teaching you how to avoid common mistakes through case studies.

6 Udemy Courses on How to do a Startup as a Solo Founder

Have you started or are you stuck in your startup journey? Many entrepreneurs think that they need a cofounder or a team to start, but it is really simple. Find a niche. Start solo and run lean.

Thought Leaders in E-Commerce: Homeroots CEO Gil Bar-Lev (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: You operated in a zero-logistics mode with domestic manufacturers. Since 2018, how long did you operate in that mode before introducing the logistics operation? Gil Bar-Lev: We started the logistics operation in the last quarter of 2020. We started with just one warehouse in California. Then we expanded and now have two. We’re

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