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It is not often that an entrepreneur has a successful business twice. Most entrepreneurs have one major exit and then they become Angel investors. While they are building their business for the second time they either take money off the table from investors or the take their companies public. Michael Rubin in my opinion is […]
I have been thinking about an article I read on PYMNTS regarding Facebook and its Bay Area almnus eBay. There are a few things at play here which needs to be unpacked – who can acquire eBay, eBay’s decline and does Facebook make sense for eBay’s shareholders. Pierre Omidyar started AuctionWeb that would become eBay […]
Over the past 18 months, the reality surrounding local e-commerce has become clear for me. The truth is the terms mean many things for many people, and it is an unsolved opportunity. COVID-19 is an accelerant for the commerce fire or misfires made by businesses of all sizes. Local commerce is helping consumers find products […]
Alibaba has been on my mind for the last 18 months. I have not been writing about the company as I researched, asked opinions from senior ecommerce executives and have been trying to understand the impact that the Chinese behemoth will have on ecommerce. Let me be frank – everything changes, it really is as […]
It is the month of February and Q4 seems like a lifetime away. I am beginning to see one story develop in more detail as time goes by. Ecommerce in North America is becoming a battle between Amazon and Google. It is Jeff Bezos vs Larry Page, the State of Washington vs California and it […]