[IRCE Series] Helping Ecommerce Businesses Become Globally Competitive with Tommaso Tamburnotti Co-Founder of Easyship

May 31, 2018

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Today we have the co-founder of Easyship, Tommaso Tamburnotti. He started the company with Augustin Ceyrac and Paul Lugagne Delpon. Easyship is a Hong Kong-based ecommerce platform that aims to simplify logistics for small to medium-sized ecommerce sellers to help them become globally competitive. Easyship works with more than 100 couriers and provides visibility on international shipping regulations, taxes and duties from one account. They have a team of 38 people in four offices around the world and are used by over 15,000 businesses.

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

[1:35] Jeremy welcomes his guest, Tommaso Tamburnotti.
[3:30] What is needed to take your brand global?
[5:00] How Easyship helps ecommerce businesses.
[10:30] Pain points Tommaso and his team addressed when they started Easyship.
[13:30] Tommaso talks about his family and childhood.
[15:30] Should ecommerce brands get on Lazada?
[19:00] Following the data and incorporating ecommerce platforms along the way.
[22:30] Tommaso talks about working with Go Fish Cam.
[28:00] How did Tommaso and his team get their early clients?
[31:30] What was Tommaso’s mindset that allowed him to persevere?
[34:30] Expanding the team and bringing on more developers.
[36:30] Which events and conferences does Tommaso like to attend?
[38:30] The decision to spend big on a domain name and plans for the future.
[41:30] Were some markets harder to get started in than others?
[44:00] The lowest moment in business for Tommaso.
[47:20] The proudest moment for Tommaso so far.

In this episode…

What will it take to make your ecommerce business globally competitive? Is it wise to move your company in that direction? What steps are necessary to begin the transition? What are the risks? On this episode of Inspired Insider, you’ll hear from entrepreneur and innovator, Tommaso Tamburnotti. In his conversation with Jeremy, Tommaso opens up about his childhood, how Easyship can help your business go global, what it takes to build a company from the ground up, and so much more! You don't’ want to miss this engaging episode featuring Tommaso and Easyship!

With the rate that the global economy is growing and the increasingly interconnected nature of the business sector, how will your company remain competitive? Do you have a strategy to keep ahead of your competitors? On this episode of Inspired Insider, you’ll hear from Tommaso Tamburnotti as he shares how his company, Easyship can help your organization go global. While it sounds scary and intimidating, taking your brand to the next level by going global doesn’t have to be. Tommaso and his team at Easyship are experienced professionals who know what it takes to expand into new markets because they've been there themselves. To hear from Tommaso and how Easyship can help businesses like yours, make sure to listen to this helpful episode!

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When you start a new business, you are hungry for any work that comes your way. What does it take to get clients to take a chance on a new organization? How does a fledgling business grow and expand their customer base? On this episode of Inspired Insider, Tommaso Tamburnotti shares what he and his partners did to grow Easyship from its early days into the thriving business it is today. Tommaso recalls going door to door to ecommerce businesses on the streets of Hong Kong giving them his sales pitch and facing rejection after rejection. Thankfully, Tommaso’s perseverance paid off and enough businesses gave Easyship a chance to prove themselves. What can you learn from Tommaso’s story? Discover more great insights and lessons from Tommaso by listening to this episode!

What is it that your business needs right now to take it to the next level of growth? Do you need to set some serious stretch goals that cause you and your team to do some heavy lifting in ways you haven't’ in a long time? Do you need to bring on new team members to grow your reach and your capacity? For Tommaso Tamburnotti and his team at Easyship the next step became clear when their business really started to take off. In quick order, they needed to build more systems and structures and bring on more developers to keep up. To get the full scoop on what Tommaso and his team had to do to make sure Easyship kept growing, make sure to listen to this exciting episode!

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