#156 - Derric Haynie on Growing Subscription Box Brands, Connecting Ecommerce Teams With The Right Tech Tools And High Stakes Poker

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Derric Haynie is the Chief Ecommerce Technologist at Ecommercetech.io – Where Ecommerce stores go to research, discover, and buy the right tools to grow their store. He is also serial entrepreneur and ex­high stakes poker pro of 10 years who likes to spend his time helping Ecommerce and Ecommerce tech companies build contagious brands and passionate fans.

Bullet points

(00:20) Intro

(02:58) The start as an entrepreneur

(10:08) The experience growing the subscribers to a beauty box brand to 5 hundred thousand a month

(13:35) What’s the pitch to the product owners of subscription box brands?

(18:51) How viable is the idea of a marketing channel reaching out to a subscription box brand?

(26:35) How did you spot the gap in the market for Ecommercetech.io

(34:05) Where to find out more

(35:50) Rapid fire question round

(36:17) If you ever had to start again, how would you make your money?

(37:23) What is the most common or biggest mistake that leaders make?

(42:28) Who is a great leader (alive or dead) and why?

(43:17) What daily routines do you have (morning or evening) that have helped make you successful?

(45:29) What book (or books) changed your mindset or life?

(50:07) What unusual or underrated food or drink should more people try out?

(51:36) What makes you happiest?