eCommerce UnderCover

eCommerce UnderCover

By Michael Waitze MediaBusiness
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eCommerce UnderCover episodes

  • EP 53 - How Can You Optimize Your Amazon Sales in Europe - Anton Hermann - Co-founder of SPACEGOATS

    eCommerce UnderCover really enjoyed its conversation with Anton Hermann, a Co-Founder of SPACEGOATS. SPACEGOATS is a German software company enabling Amazon sellers to easily manage, automate, and internationalize their businesses—without the headaches and bureaucratic hurdles.

    Some of the topics that Anton discussed:

    • The gaps in Amazon’s processes that encouraged the start of SPACEGOATS
    • How selling across pan-Europe is a challenge and how SPACEGOATS can help
    • The effect Brexit had on ecommerce sellers in Europe
    • What’s on the roadmap for SPACEGOATS?
    • 55 min
    • EP 52 - Why Marketing Really IS Necessary for Your Company - Abdelrahman Sherief - Co-Founder and VP of Growth at Taager

      eCommerce UnderCover really enjoyed its conversation with Abdelrahman Sherief, a Co-Founder and VP of Growth at Taager. Taager is a social e-commerce platform enabling online merchants with end-to-end logistics.  

      Some of the topics that Abdelrahman discussed:  


      - The startup ecosystem in Egypt  

      - What spurred the Venture Capitalists to invest in Egyptian Startups 

      - The main mechanics and idea behind Taager 

      - The advantages of the service

      54 min
    • EP 51 - How You Should Do Product Validation Before You Launch - Narek Varadanyan - Co-founder & CEO of Prelaunch.com

      eCommerce UnderCover really enjoyed its conversation with Narek Vardanyan, a Co-Founder and CEO of Prelaunch.com. Prelaunch.com is an AI-based product validation platform that helps companies discover early if their product concepts have potential. It validates product ideas, finds the best price, and gets vital insights directly from customers. It has the highest accuracy among all available methods by employing behavioural data and actual purchase intent.

      Some of the topics that Narek discussed:

      • Why product validation should be done before launching your business
      • How his interest in crowdfunding technology drove the idea of Prelaunch.com for hardware
      • Prelaunch.com being both a product validation system as well as a marketplace
      • Building a community for your product before its launch
      • 46 min
      • EP 50 -How to Make eCommerce Products More Profitable - Denys Lichtenstein - Co-CEO & Co-Founder of ProfitDog

        eCommerce UnderCover really enjoyed its conversation with Denys Lichtenstein, a Co-CEO and Co-Founder of SassyClassy and ProfitDog. SassyClassy is an online fashion marketplace based in Germany. ProfitDog's algorithm uses first-party data to score SKU profitability and creates actionable insights to improve the efficacy of product ads. 

        Some of the topics that Denys discussed:

         - What it was like working for Facebook 

        - The evolution of Facebook and the Metaverse and its impact on the ad business 

        - The dynamics of working in a dynamic and growing family business 

        - Building ProfitDog to automate merchandise analytics and supercharge eCommerce marketing

        50 min
      • EP 49 - How Does AI Create A Personalised Experience For Shoppers? - Ohad Greenshpan - Co-founder & CTO of Namogoo

        eCommerce UnderCover really enjoyed its conversation with Ohad Greenshpan, Co-founder and CTO of Namogoo. Namogoo’s cloud-based service, built on proprietary, Machine Learning technology, detects and blocks invasive content spread across eCommerce sites.

        Some of the topics that Ohad discussed with us:  

        - Being born and raised in Israel 

        - His experience working for IBM previously 

        - Startup landscape in Israel 

        - Why AI is so important in gathering data for eCommerce

        1 hr 4 min
      • EP 48 - Is Customer Experience the Future of eCommerce? - Kausambi Manjita & Barada Sahu- Co-founders of Mason

        eCommerce UnderCover really enjoyed its conversation with Kausambi Manjita and Barada Sahu, Co-founders of Mason. Mason is a store conversion playbook that helps to convert new visitors & create loyal customers for a user’s Shopify Store.

        Some of the topics that Kausambi and Barada discussed:

        • How their love for science fiction helped them build something new
        • The importance of storytelling for your brand to connect with customers
        • Is Social Commerce on the roadmap for Mason?
        • Creating a personalized experience with Mason
        • What role can immersive media play
        • 1 hr 4 min
        • EP 47 - How We Help The eCommerce Little Guy - Eric Youngstrom - Founder and CEO of Onramp Funds

          eCommerce UnderCover really enjoyed its conversation with Eric Youngstrom, Founder and CEO of Onramp Funds. Onramp Funds is a financing service for eCommerce sellers using data-driven technology. Onramp Funds then provides working capital from that data to resolve the shipping, fulfilment, advertising and inventory cost of goods.

          Some of the topics that Eric discussed:

          • His interest in History
          • His experience working for many startups and even having one acquired
          • Why he feels strongly to help the underdog
          • How Onramp Funds work
          • 1 hr 5 min
          • EP 46 - Can You Redesign Your Home With Just a Video Call? - Roberto Meza - Co-founder of Pancake Live

            eCommerce UnderCover really enjoyed its conversation with Roberto Meza, Co-founder of Pancake Live. Pancake Live is a fun virtual experience that brings accessible, affordable and sustainable design. Users can arrange a virtual call with one of the interior designers and have their house redesigned within the call. Ultimately, they are offered a list to get the needed furniture.

            Some of the topics that Roberto discussed:


            - His interest in sustainability

            - How Pancake Live works

            - Why he chose the US as Pancake Live's Target Market

            - His experience operating overseas

            1 hr 3 min
          • EP 45 - Will eCommerce Marketplaces Always Dominate? - Emiliano Segura - Co Founder and CTO, clicOH

            eCommerce UnderCover really enjoyed its conversation with Emiliano Segura, Co-founder and CTO of clicOH. clicOH provides fulfilment and logistics solutions through innovation and technology for digital companies.   

            Some of the topics that Emiliano discussed with us:


            - Startup landscape in Argentina 

            - Emiliano's Experience applying for Y Combinator multiple times 

            - Pivoting industries your startup is in 

            - Is data beneficial to the user? 

            - Expanding your startup to a wider region: The opportunities and challenges that come with it

            58 min
          • EP 44 - Are They Really Building Warehouse Automation Robots in Poland? - Kacper Nowicki - co-Founder and CEO of Nomagic

            eCommerce UnderCover really enjoyed its conversation with Kacper Nowicki, a co-Founder and the CEO of Nomagic. Nomagic provides services based on Intelligent Robotics to e-commerce and retail leaders wishing to get one step closer to full automation.

            Some of the topics that Kacper discussed:

            • Kacper's fascinating career arc
            • Why should we automate eCommerce fulfillment?
            • What is so hard about picking and packing?
            • What is the role of AI in building smart robots?
            • Aren't all smart robotics companies in San Francisco or Boston?
            • Engineering, operations, AI, and building custom hardware
            • 1 hr 8 min

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