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Shopify’s App Store Is Good and Bad, Says ‘Unofficial’ Expert
Kurt Elster's "The Unofficial Shopify Podcast" has been downloaded more than 1 million times. His agency, Ethercycle, helps Shopify merchants drive r…
5 years, 9 months ago
Don't Advertise to Existing Customers, Says Serial Ecommerce Entrepreneur
Taylor Holiday runs three successful ecommerce businesses and a thriving, ecommerce-focused ad agency. He's developed definitive views on acquiring c…
5 years, 9 months ago
Better Fathers, Husbands, Leaders Drive ‘Order of Man’ Founder
In March 2015 Ryan Michler owned a successful financial planning company. His clients were medical professionals. He earned a comfortable living. "I …
5 years, 10 months ago
Side Project for Amazon Sellers Attracts 250,000 Customers, 150 Employees
Five years ago Greg Mercer was traveling the world, making a living by purchasing white-label goods from China and selling them on Amazon. "I realize…
5 years, 10 months ago
‘High Quality, Low Volume’ Drives GouletPens.com to 35 Employees, 4,500 SKUs
Conventional ecommerce wisdom is that merchants should sell across multiple channels, manufacture or control their products, and scale. Don't tell th…
5 years, 11 months ago
TaxJar CEO on Managing a Remote, 160-employee Team
The global coronavirus pandemic is forcing many companies to adjust to a remote, home-based workforce. TaxJar, a sales-tax management platform, has b…
6 years ago
Iraq War Veteran Fails, then Succeeds, with Men's Underwear Brand
In 2008 Robert Patton was coming off his second deployment in Iraq with the U.S. Army. “I was going to do 20 years in the Army,” he said, “But I'd al…
6 years ago
Canada-based Entrepreneur Scales to 15 Websites, 30 Remote Employees
Ronnie Teja immigrated to Vancouver, Canada in 2008. He was 22. Fast-forward to 2020 and he owns and operates a thriving ecommerce company that sells…
6 years, 1 month ago
Miva CEO on Thriving in an Amazon-dominant Market
The rise of Amazon has prompted some observers to suggest independent ecommerce merchants are threatened. Rick Wilson, CEO of Miva, the ecommerce pla…
6 years, 7 months ago
Thrift Books CEO on $150 Million of Annual Used Book Sales
Anyone who has purchased used books on Amazon likely encountered Thrift Books. It launched in 2003 as a pure-play Amazon seller. It's now the largest…
6 years, 8 months ago