Sramana Mitra: How long did you do the marketing services before you were able to switch full-time to the online retail car purchasing? Sean Dawes: About two years. We spent some time investigating markets because we weren’t sure if we were going to go in the automotive market. We were exploring a lot of different
Sramana Mitra: I try to trace the journey chronologically. Tell me what you did after coming out? Sean Dawes: Towards my senior year, panic set in about what I was going to do. I realized that I was going to be making $12 an hour and have student loan debt. I ended up working in
If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. This conversation is a comprehensive discussion on how to bootstrap a niche e-commerce venture with a lean team and effective use of inventory financing. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in