Shane Hurley – Entrepreneur and Business Builder
It’s challenging to be positive when nothing is going right but you have to always keep your head up and move forward. Your ability to move through challenges will define…
E-commerce sounds simple. Sell stuff online. But anyone who’s actually done it knows the truth. It’s logistics and marketing and customer service and technology and inventory management all happening at once. The founders in this section have built the companies and tools that make it work.
These interviews cover every angle of online commerce. Direct-to-consumer brands. Marketplaces. Shopify apps. Payment solutions. Fulfillment. The conversion optimization rabbit hole that you can fall into and never come out of. And the customer experience side, because in e-commerce, the experience is the brand.
The founders here are candid about what’s hard. Returns. Shipping costs. The Amazon question. Building customer loyalty when switching costs are zero and the next competitor is one search away. These are real problems, and the conversations here offer real perspective on solving them.
You’ll find insights on product-market fit for physical goods, digital marketing for e-commerce, subscription models, international expansion, and the art of turning first-time buyers into repeat customers. Whether you’re launching your first online store or scaling an existing one, these founders have been where you are.
It’s challenging to be positive when nothing is going right but you have to always keep your head up and move forward. Your ability to move through challenges will define…
[quote style=”boxed”]Build a smaller product. We built waaaaay too much and paid for it in both time and money.[/quote] Beto Juárez III is a native Texan and the technical co-founder…
[quote style=”boxed”]There is no typical in my day. That’s why I love it. Routine bores me. Sometimes I having coffee with a new inventor, other times I’m doing a keynote…
[quote style=”boxed”]I’m a big believer in not trying to reinvent the wheel. A lot of people in business, especially just-starting entrepreneurs, think you have to do something that’s “never been…
[quote style=”boxed”]I break things into short-term, medium-term, and long-term projects. I make sure the short-term issues are covered and allocated, spend some time managing medium-term projects, and spend a little…
[quote style=”boxed”]Say “I don’t know”. Entrepreneurs often feel that they’re required to have vision, and that means that they should always know what to do. That’s just not true. No-one…
[quote style=”boxed”]Keep finding more things you’re excited about and learning as much as you can about them. It’s not as comfortable as being an expert in what you already know,…
[quote style=”boxed”]Don’t get comfortable thinking you’ve arrived. There is always someone or something ready and willing to bump you and your product out of business. Stay on your toes. No…
Meet Darlene Farmer – Founder and President of Creative Carpet Design
[quote style=”boxed”]I would have made the leap earlier. There is a great deal of stress and worry in starting your own business, as many of your readers will know. However,…
[quote style=”boxed”]If you can quickly move past failure and learn from your mistakes, your company will become significantly more useful for customers and resilient going forward.[/quote] Brett Northart, Co-founder and…
[quote style=”boxed”]Enjoy life, it is short.[/quote] Bob Deerin is the president and CEO of Prime Life Fibers, which he founded in 2002. Bob started his career at Fisher Scientific in…
[quote style=”boxed”]You’re never done tweaking your business. Never be satisfied with any area of your business. Constantly optimize and refine. Small, incremental changes add up to big gains over time.[/quote]…