Lessons from Social Shopping Evolution

This chapter examines the rise and challenges of early social shopping platforms, using Pinterest as a successful benchmark. It draws key insights on community building, user engagement, and the delicate balance between monetization and maintaining authenticity in digital spaces.

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Today’s show:

Poshmark CEO Manish Chandra joins Jason to discuss the expansion of the “Circular Economy” (2:47), consumer-to-consumer shopping (18:30), building a community with Poshmark (32:59), and much more!

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(0:00) Poshmark CEO Manish Chandra joins Jason

(2:47) The expansion of the "Circular Economy" and what drives consumers towards Poshmark

(6:31) The most popular shopping categories and Poshmark’s day one vision

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(13:20) Impact of the fast fashion movement

(20:56) Global shipping and areas for optimization

(24:38) Poshmark introducing live shows

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(28:12) The social shopping space

(32:59) Important factors in building a community

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