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In 2012, I started a podcast to find out how E-Commerce entrepreneurs built their online stores, got their product sources, handled marketing, and dealt with mindset issues.
Throughout the course of almost 40 episodes, I've spoken to business owners in the $100K to $5M annual revenue ranges on what worked, what didn't, and what they would advise anyone starting out.
A few guests were from the Shark Tank in Season 3, and one is a Mark Cuban investment (Tower Paddle Boards), and another is from Barbara Corcoran (Nardo's Naturals).
If anyone is looking to get into the online products and E-commerce world, it should be helpful for you to check out the interviews I've done to give you some ideas and inspiration from real businesses out there in the world, not some guru crap being hyped around.
As for me, it's a way to re-learn things and add value in the E-Commerce world as I've been out of it for a while since college, and was sidelined into the Slowlane not knowing any better after graduating college.
Hope you guys find it helpful, and I'll lurk around the product development / E-commerce forums some more now.
For me, in 2011 I realized that working a day job for the rest of your life wasn't the way to go, as even at an investment bank where the pay was good, the senior managing directors and head of departments were either divorced and unhappy.
A mentor/friend said if you basically stick in the same business for 15-20 years, you'll end up like your boss anyways (aka "look down the hall" technique) so that was a pivotal moment for me.
I've given notice to quit the job last week, and surprisingly they are quite supportive. My boss wishes he had this chance when he was younger and is happy to work out a smooth transition later on this year.
Right now I am building a content site about E-commerce, later on branching into my own stores and using them as case studies to further build the site and diversify some income streams.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/build-my-online-store-podcast/id525309549#
Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/listen.php?fid=26775
Website: http://www.buildmyonlinestore.com/
- Terry
Throughout the course of almost 40 episodes, I've spoken to business owners in the $100K to $5M annual revenue ranges on what worked, what didn't, and what they would advise anyone starting out.
A few guests were from the Shark Tank in Season 3, and one is a Mark Cuban investment (Tower Paddle Boards), and another is from Barbara Corcoran (Nardo's Naturals).
If anyone is looking to get into the online products and E-commerce world, it should be helpful for you to check out the interviews I've done to give you some ideas and inspiration from real businesses out there in the world, not some guru crap being hyped around.
As for me, it's a way to re-learn things and add value in the E-Commerce world as I've been out of it for a while since college, and was sidelined into the Slowlane not knowing any better after graduating college.
Hope you guys find it helpful, and I'll lurk around the product development / E-commerce forums some more now.
For me, in 2011 I realized that working a day job for the rest of your life wasn't the way to go, as even at an investment bank where the pay was good, the senior managing directors and head of departments were either divorced and unhappy.
A mentor/friend said if you basically stick in the same business for 15-20 years, you'll end up like your boss anyways (aka "look down the hall" technique) so that was a pivotal moment for me.
I've given notice to quit the job last week, and surprisingly they are quite supportive. My boss wishes he had this chance when he was younger and is happy to work out a smooth transition later on this year.
Right now I am building a content site about E-commerce, later on branching into my own stores and using them as case studies to further build the site and diversify some income streams.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/build-my-online-store-podcast/id525309549#
Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/listen.php?fid=26775
Website: http://www.buildmyonlinestore.com/
- Terry
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