6 Udemy Courses on How To Build an Online Fashion Startup

I started one of the Internet’s first fashion e-commerce companies in 1999. It was very expensive to do so at the time.

Today, an online fashion business can be launched in an extraordinarily capital-efficient manner. 

9 Udemy Courses on How To Build an e-Commerce Startup

Are you new to e-commerce or already scaling your business? Do you want to accelerate? This is a collection of courses that can help you save time and resources by teaching you how to avoid common mistakes through case studies.

6 Udemy Courses on How to do a Startup as a Solo Founder

Have you started or are you stuck in your startup journey?

Many entrepreneurs think that they need a cofounder or a team to start, but it is really simple.

• Find a niche.
• Start solo and run lean.

Thought Leaders in E-Commerce: Homeroots CEO Gil Bar-Lev (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: You operated in a zero-logistics mode with domestic manufacturers. Since 2018, how long did you operate in that mode before introducing the logistics operation?

Gil Bar-Lev: We started the logistics operation in the last quarter of 2020. We started with just one warehouse in California. Then we expanded and now have two. We’re working on a partnership with UPS. Through that, we’ll be able to launch multiple warehouses across the nation.

Thought Leaders in E-Commerce: Homeroots CEO Gil Bar-Lev (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: You took a handful of manufacturers who were willing to give you the data and were willing to drop ship on your behalf and you started off with them.

Gil Bar-Lev: Yes, we created a new portal where we listed those products. We provided our manufacturers a backend login for them to manage their orders and inventory levels. We gave all this information to them so they have more visibility into what’s going on in the platform.

Thought Leaders in E-Commerce: Homeroots CEO Gil Bar-Lev (Part 1)

Gil discusses wholesale e-commerce and its complexities. This is an important interview to read for e-commerce retailers who’re looking to buy efficiently, as well as run their businesses in a zero-logistics mode.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as Homeroots.

Entrepreneur Couple Bootstrapping an E-Commerce Business Using a Paycheck and Crowdfunding: Nomad Lane Co-Founders Kish Vasnani and Vanessa Jeswani (Part 7)

Sramana Mitra: Did this come to a complete standstill or was there still a business?

Kish Vasnani: In 2020, we did just under a million. Of that, about 70% came from the first three months of the year. The rest of the year was really tough.

Sramana Mitra: Are you still in Bali?

Kish Vasnani: No, we moved to Miami in August 2020.

Entrepreneur Couple Bootstrapping an E-Commerce Business Using a Paycheck and Crowdfunding: Nomad Lane Co-Founders Kish Vasnani and Vanessa Jeswani (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: This email list where you got pre-orders from, was that just your email list from before or did that include Indiegogo crowdfunding email list?

Kish Vasnani: It was a combination of all. We were able to segment the list. We also had a segment of people who were very interested in the bag but had a bad experience. A huge segment wanted to buy directly from our website when we had a formal return policy in place.