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Damon is responsible for driving the vision and strategy of Shipwire, as well as the operations. He brings over fifteen years of experience as an entrepreneur, business manager, and R&D leader. Prior to starting Shipwire, Damon hired a Pulitzer-nominated coauthor and wrote bestseller Delivering the Goods: The Art of Managing Your Supply Chain (J. Wiley & Sons; 2002). Prior to being an author, Damon was an active investor and advisor to more than 30 startups in the areas of ecommerce and supply chain management. Prior to becoming an investor, Damon managed the flagship product family for Cobalt Networks. As product manager, Damon developed the first successful web and ecommerce servers and helped Cobalt grow into a worldwide leader in the category, culminating in a successful IPO and acquisition by Sun Microsystems for $2B. Prior to Cobalt, Damon was a consultant, creating the first supply chain Internet-applications for Sun Microsystems, Ryder System, and the U.S. Air Force. Damon was educated at Stanford University, from which he holds a B.A. in economics and a M.S. in engineering.
I have a soft spot for entrepreneurs helping entrepreneurs. Especially ones that offer amazing, useful and easy-to-use things. Shipwire falls into that butt-kicking category as an unbelievably cool entrepreneur resource. Bottom line is selling a physical product for an entrepreneur or small business owner can be tough on the logistics side. Warehouses are expensive. Dealing with shipping is annoying. And this takes away from the things you like to work on in your business (unless you absolutely LOVE shipping…in that case rock on). Shipwire solves this problem. In this interview I sit down with a great guy, Damon Schechter CEO of Shipwire, to chat about the company, how they are helping entrepreneurs like you and tips on selling and shipping physical products. Enjoy! This episode of RISE is EVER so proudly sponsored by: 1. You can check out my interview with Johnny right here talking customer service, business tips and more (more with Johnny coming soon) 2. When you head into Johnny Londoff Chevrolet, mention you heard about him from RISE and get supplier pricing (in a nutshell: Best. Price. Ever.) Ryan Mortland, founder of MB Consulting Group, knows a thing or three-hundred about outsourcing all your geeky stuff (IT) and tips for entrepreneurs. We sat down to discuss here. And when you are ready to stop worrying if your sever might crash or any other geeky stuff, you can check them out here. Bruce Gibbs has taken an industry normally known for annoyance (printers) and made it more-than-respectable. He… Read More