We put a lot of trust into online shopping: sharing our names, addresses, and handing over money. In return, we have faith that the purchased item appears at our doorstep in a few days or weeks. That trust didn’t come easily. In 1995, we took our first steps out of the brick and mortar store to load our digital shopping cart.
Robert Spector reveals how Ama ... Show More
Apr 2020
Amazon vs Walmart - The Big Bang Theory of E-Commerce | 1
Ninety-six percent of Americans now shop online, snapping up everything from rare coins to industrial-sized barrels of hand sanitizer. Almost half of those purchases take place on one website: Amazon. But before sales were a click away, Walmart was the top dog, decimating main st ... Show More
23m 28s
Jan 2021
The joy of shopping -- and how to recapture it online | Nimisha Jain
Shopping is about more than just what you buy: it’s a treasure hunt to discover something new, a negotiation to get a great deal, a time to catch up with friends and family. But for many, online shopping has turned the experience into an impersonal, unsatisfactory event. Is there ... Show More
12m 5s
Feb 2015
52. (Ch 7.1) The Birth of Amazon.com
Finally, the long-promised foray into e-commerce, starting with… not the first… but practically the first… player in the space… and ironically enough, the 800 pound gorilla in the space to this day. Amazon. Dot com. We examine Jeff Bezos, the man. We consider Amazon, the idea. We ... Show More
54m 53s
Nov 2024
Revolutionizing Online Shopping with Perplexity
In this episode of the AI Hustle podcast, Jaeden Schafer and Jamie discuss the exciting new shopping feature introduced by Perplexity for pro users. They explore how this integration enhances user experience, simplifies product research, and presents new monetization opportunitie ... Show More
11m 26s
Jul 2018
eBay vs PayPal - Going Once, Going Twice | 1
At the dawn of the dotcom era, a Silicon Valley tech geek on a personal vendetta rolls out the world’s first e-commerce site. Vintage lunchboxes? Second-hand guitars? B-list celebrity autographs? It all finds a home on AuctionWeb, and before long the site’s growth is skyrocketing ... Show More
23m 46s
Sep 2025
The Future of E-Commerce: Trends, Tech, and Tactics
For today’s episode, we have a panel from this year’s Inc’s Founders House in Philadelphia. Social media director, Andrea Hardalo and her fellow panelists: Woodie Hillyard, co-founder and CEO of the men’s personal care brand W, Arthur Leopold, co-founder and CEO of the ad platfor ... Show More
35m 1s