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Challenging Amazon's dominance
- Curated uses the classic retail model: they purchase inventory from suppliers at wholesale prices and sell at retail prices. Experts get paid by Curated: they earn a commission on all sales and also receive an hourly wage. Customers get free advice and pay the standard retail price for the items they buy (Curated price matches most online retailers... See more
from Curated: Expert Shopping Advice, Online by Adam Keesling
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- Curated is solving a simple but important problem: people want to buy things online, but for big-ticket items they still want advice from a salesperson. It almost seems silly to buy a pair of skis online because there are so many questions and considerations.
from Curated: Expert Shopping Advice, Online by Adam Keesling
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- As the amount of content grows, so does the market for credible curators.
A great case study is Nathan Baschez and Dan Shipper’sEverything Bundle. In April, they decided to offer a bundled version of their newsletters, expecting a few extra subscribers from the experiment. Instead, they grew together from 600 to 1,000 paying subscribers within the ... See morefrom Curators Are the New Creators. The Business Model of Good Taste | by Gaby Goldberg | Medium by gabygoldberg.medium.com
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