After selling their first small business and shuttering their second, former college roommates Niraj Shah and Steve Conine thought about getting "normal" jobs. But in the early 2000s, they stumbled across an unexpected trend: people were buying furniture online to get a wider selection. Within a few years, Niraj and Steve launched 250 different websites, sel ... Show More
Feb 23
Square: Jim McKelvey. He Lost a $2,000 Sale, Then Built a $10 Billion Company
Most entrepreneurs think the hardest part of building a company is the product.For Jim McKelvey — co-founder of Square — the hardest part was the system around the product.Because Square wasn’t just competing with other startups …It was competing with regulations, middlemen, entr ... Show More
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Nov 2020
Nike’s Phil Knight: How to sell without selling
<p>Great branding is about identity – and it’s about matchmaking too. No one knows this better than the legendary co-founder of Nike, Phil Knight. When he and his partner, Hall of Fame track coach Bill Bowerman, started the sneaker company, they never tried to force-feed customer ... Show More
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Apr 2020
Amazon vs Walmart - The Big Bang Theory of E-Commerce | 1
<p>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. </p><p>But before sales were a click away, Walmart was the top dog, dec ... Show More
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Jul 2018
eBay vs PayPal - Going Once, Going Twice | 1
<p>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 skyrocket ... Show More
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Jun 2024
You could start a company this weekend, w/Noah Kagan
<p>Entrepreneur Noah Kagan wants everyone to feel empowered to start a business. That’s the core message of his new book, Million Dollar Weekend. He’s founded multiple companies worth at least a million dollars, including AppSumo. That’s his software marketplace worth more than $ ... Show More
32m 23s
May 2021
Sponsored: Small Business Stories | Columbia Sportswear | 2
<p>This episode is brought to you by Wondery in partnership with Dell Technologies. In honor of small businesses, we're featuring inspiring stories of successful companies that started out small.</p><p>It’s 1970 and Gert Boyle’s life is in ruins. Her husband’s just died, and now, ... Show More
31m 23s
Jun 2024
Where Sales and Brand Marketing Intersect
Founder and former CEO of Alpha Inbound, Nigel Thomas, from David to Goliath, shares insights on the intersection of sales and brand marketing. Discover how aligning these strategies can enhance the customer journey and boost newsletter sign-ups. Show NotesConnect With: Nigel Tho ... Show More
36m 58s
Mar 2016
#103: Scaling Your e-Commerce Business with Steve Chou
Google-ads, targeting, and Facebook-scaling, oh my! We are LUCKY to have e-commerce expert and trainer Steve Chou in my latest episode to keep you in the know of what’s working now in e-commerce. The great thing about this interview is that although we are talking about e-commerc ... Show More
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Jun 2024
Don’t stop learning: How Cornerstone kept scaling, w/Adam Miller
<p>Founded at the dawn of the dot-com era, entrepreneur Adam Miller’s original concept for Cornerstone was a kind of Netflix for adult education: training courses through CD-ROMs. Migrating to online offerings for major corporate clients, Adam steered the company through tough ti ... Show More
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