E014: The Operators Focus on Culture. Hiring Unconventionally, Paying Top Talent, Meetings, Values.
[00:02:59] Unconventional hiring strategy: trust-based recruitment success. [00:05:11] CEO Jeff runs the business day-to-day, while the Matt focuses on product and marketing. Trust is crucial for high...
26 Jul 202353min
E013: Prime Results, Hiring Execs, China, Ecommerce Health, Investing, Panzerism & More.
00:02:17 Amazon's Prime Day exceeded expectations, with some sellers reporting significant increases in sales compared to normal days. 00:25:47 Factors affecting success: marketing, forecasting, costs...
19 Jul 20231h 23min
E012: Twitter vs Threads, Prime Day Deal/No Deal, Definitive COGS, Margins, Profit Per Day & More
00:02:53 Bet against Zuckerberg? No. Killed Snapchat and Twitter. Sean is bummed about rebuilding social graph on threads. 00:06:58 Twitter's alienation may lead to new communities. 00:13:19 June hig...
12 Jul 202359min
E011: Choosing The Right Business, Communication, AI Commerce, Entrepreneurial Experience & More
[00:04:45] Returns fraud website exposed fraudulent refund practices. [00:09:19] NetSuite as a fulfillment solution didn't work for us. We chose Fulfil.io. [00:12:35] Alex had a successful exit sellin...
5 Jul 20231h 7min
E010: Katy Mimari Founder & CEO of Caden Lane in Conversation With The Operators & More
Katy’s incredible story, Caden Lane. (02:16) The problems with wholesale retail. (18:50) Growing to 30m as the only executive. (23:30) The C word bump (29:00) Walking away from 100M (36:15) Selling to...
28 Jun 20231h 22min
E009: Mehtab Karta, META Cheat Codes, Financing, Panzerism, Covid, 13-week Cash Flow Model & More.
How to not pay your META creditors? (01.11) Mehtab intro (02.27) Financing eCommerce (17.40) Was Covid actually good for business (37.57) Value propositions (47.55) 13-Week Cash Flow Model (01.05.00)...
21 Jun 20231h 12min
E008: Meta Summit Recap, Marketing Complexity, Perfectionism, Action vs. Inaction Bias, & More
In the world of eCommerce, a legendary WhatsApp group is rumoured to hold the secrets to unimaginable success. The catch? You must have nine figures in revenue to gain entry. The worlds biggest brands...
14 Jun 202346min
E007: Luck & Timing, Our Worst Investments, Product Diversification, Facebook Conspiracy & More
(01:15) The role of luck in success (04:25) Time in the game matters (08:45) Worst things we've done as a business (09:30) Sean- It got legal (10:50) Matt - Shut it down (16:15) Two hero products conf...
7 Jun 20231h 13min
