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What does it take to be an e-Commerce Manager?

30 August 2019 Business growth, E-commerce, Experience, Technology

Ask anyone what does it take to be an e-Commerce Manager and you'll get a job description. That is, is a long list of responsibilities and requirements you need to meet in order to fill that chair. Here's what nobody will tell you. Half of the job description is micromanagement stuff If your ...

Are you prepared for the Black Friday apocalypse?

15 July 2019 Business growth, E-commerce, Experience, Technology

We can see you, sipping from your fancy cocktail on a sunny beach, scrolling through your news feed and running into this article. Did you burst into laughter and accidentally spilled some of that fancy cocktail all over your expensive swimshorts? If you did, you're probably one of those retailers who'll ...

The danger of being misled

27 June 2019 Business growth, E-commerce, Experience

We. Love. Research. It can be planned ahead or chaotic, it could happen as soon as we wake up or way past our bedtime, or even while sitting on the throne (you know, the place where even the king goes alone). We never stop feeding ourselves on fresh information. It comes ...

Excuse me, sir, do you have some spare consultancy?

23 June 2019 Business growth, E-commerce, Experience

Did you know consultants keep a blacklist of things and people they're not particularly fond of? A while back we revealed some of the fuckups on our own list, and today we're back with two more ? But first, here are two real-life situations. The undecided cat Whenever they want to get out ...

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Reasons why you need a business consultant

24 May 2019 Business growth, E-commerce, Experience

Consultants are free spirits. Like wild horses. They need to burn a lot of energy in order to produce new one. They are passionate people who chose their path freely and wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. They are hungry for information, innovation and new experiences, so getting ...

The privilege of being up there

15 May 2019 Business growth, E-commerce, Experience

One of the most fulfilling parts about being consultants is that we get to build. This is also one of our main drives here, at theStartups. We take an idea and turn it into a plan that turns into a project that turns into a successful business. This is one ...

The support (eco)system

08 May 2019 Business growth, E-commerce, Experience, Technology

We've spent several years setting up, developing and mentoring customer support teams. During this time we knew both joy and frustration and we've learned the importance of having the right people in the right place, just like we've learned the impact of having the wrong people in the wrong place. Only ...

What does your support system look like?

22 April 2019 Business growth, E-commerce, Experience, Technology

When we are little, we rely 100% on our families to assist us on growing up. We need someone to feed us, bathe us, change our clothing, teach us how to walk, our overall well-being depends entirely on someone else. We call it "our support system". As we grow up, we ...

Building an e-Commerce business – the concept

18 March 2019 Business growth, E-commerce, Experience, Technology

"Oh yes, e-Commerce, I know all about it. I could build an e-Commerce business overnight, with my eyes closed. It's as easy as drawing an owl!" An e-Commerce business is not an easy thing to build. It takes time, money, wisdom and all the support you can get. If you want ...

You came in too late.

11 March 2019 Business growth, E-commerce, Experience

What an awful thing to hear. One day we'll probably become famous for our habit of comparing business consulting with medicine and companies with human bodies. But there are so many similarities to the two that it would be a waste of our talent not to outline the obvious. Besides, people seem ...

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