Category: eCommerce
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Temu Pinduoduo (Product Review)
“Shop Like a Billionaire” reads the strap-line for Temu on the Google Playstore. Temu is a new eCommerce platform, operated by Pinduoduo, China’s second largest shopping app. In September ’22 Temu launched its mobile app and website, which are both available to US customers only. Temu offers products in a number of categories, ranging from…
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Bottomless (Product Review)
My summary of Bottomless Coffee before using it? That’s simple; Bottomless Coffee will surely allow me to drink coffee to my heart’s content, no?! I expect a subscription type of product that competes with products like Nespresso and Illy. How does Bottomless Coffee explain itself in the first minute? When I go the Bottomless site…
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How Rent the Runway is being data driven
In a recent interview with Reid Hoffman, Co-Founder and CEO of Rent the Runway Jennifer Hyman described her business as a ‘discovery platform’. Rent the Runway enables people to rent fashion items, either as part of a subscription or as a one-off. Rent the Runway is a two-sided marketplace with users renting items from specific…
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Shop Pay (Product Review)
My summary of Shop Pay before using it? Shopify’s new proprietary payment method. How does Shop Pay explain itself in the first minute? If I go to the Shop Pay website the first thing that I notice is that the site doesn’t mention Shop Pay. Instead, it talks about “Shop”: “Set up Shop and turn…
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Prose (Product Review)
My summary of Prose before using it? I’ve heard some venture capital friends talk admiringly about Prose and their approach to personalisation. All I know is that Prose sells hair products, but being 100% bald myself 🙂 that’s as far as my knowledge goes. How does Prose explain itself in the first minute? When I…
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