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Today's guest has twenty years of ecommerce experience and believes that "You can't survive as a commodity dropship retailer. You have to differentiate or Amazon will eat your lunch. If not today, then tomorrow."

In this episode, he'll tell us how he differentiated Karmaloop and more.

You'll hear:

Lessons learned running a nine-figure brand acquired from AutoZone
The simple strategies that Drew used to save KarmaLoop from extinction
How to easily leverage direct mail to grow your business

In 2013, Drew founded his first company, DesignPublic.com, with $500 cash. Today he's the CEO of nine-figure vertically integrated brand AutoAnything. In between, he's saved Karmaloop, got Teamwork to eight figures, and built a variety of software and retail businesses.

In order of discussion:

AutoAnything.com
Traction
80/20 Rule
Karmaloop
Kettle & Fire
Teamwork
Ecommerce is a Bear
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Nerd Marketing

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