Amazon’s new Buy With Prime announced the arrival of Amazon Logistics as a Service, and is a big red flag for Shopify.
An Update on the Founder Series, Shopify Partners With Shippo, An Interview With Shippo Founder Laura Behrens Wu
Shopify partners with Shippo, and Shippo founder Lauren Behrens Wu explains what Shippo is and why she is passionate about shipping.
Shopify’s Evolution
Shopify should build an advertising business to complement Shop Pay and the Shopify Fulfillment Network
The Amazon Empire Strikes Back
Amazon’s logistics investment makes the company increasingly attractive to 3rd party merchants.
Snap Earnings, Attribution and Targeting, The Supply Chain
Snap’s earnings show how the inability to measure attribution makes it hard to target ads; the big question is what this means for Facebook.
Interoperability Defined, AppLovin Files S-1, The Facebook-Shopify Value Chain
AppLovin’s IPO and recent acquisitions are another example of how Apple’s policies will give the edge to big players.
Playing on Hard Mode
Airbnb and DoorDash both created new markets where ones did not previously exist; they are startups played on “hard” mode.
Platforms in an Aggregator World
Facebook Shops are good for Shopify merchants, but bad for Shopify; the answer is to push more into the real world.
The Anti-Amazon Alliance
Google Shopping is changing its model, suggesting Google is joining the Anti-Amazon Alliance; 3rd-party merchants should do the same.
Shopify and the Power of Platforms
It is all but impossible to beat an Aggregator head-on, as Walmart is trying to do with Amazon. The solution instead is to build a platform like Shopify.