In this episode we talk to Shayan Zadeh, the co-founder of Zoosk (sold for $250 Million) and now the CEO of Dressbarn. Discover:
How he acquired the first 200,000 users overnight for Zoosk and solved the classic chicken-egg problem, common in marketplaces (men won't come till there are women and vice-versa)
Did he rig Zoosk to favor himself and get dates with attractive women?
Why the Dressbarn acquisition has worked so well (growing at 50% month over month!). His 3 secrets for acquiring any business.
Is passion really that important for success at business? Zadeh's view.
His one word of advice to aspiring ecommerce entrepreneurs