Defining Modern Day Startups with Nick Swinmurn - Founder of Zappos.com

The Exit - Presented By Flippa

Technology

5.0 • 420 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

This week on The Exit: the story of a revolutionary startup. Picture this: it's 1999 and you desperately want to buy a pair of shoes, so you go to the mall. But you can’t find the colour you want in any shop. What would you do next? If you are Nick Swinmurn, you decide to launch an online startup connecting people with shoes - Zappos.com. The business boomed, and was soon known worldwide for its unique company culture and customer service. Then it was acquired by Amazon for a stellar amount. But not before Nick decided to exit... find out the full story now. Nick Swinmurn is the current CEO of Hellebore Broadcasting Company where they are leveraging storytelling and emerging technology to create a web3 universe and empower new business opportunities. Nick also has a new podcast called Coasthawk Talk, where he interviews some of the world's most interesting athletes and entrepreneurs about their lives and business ventures. Check the links below to listen now! LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/swinmurn/ Twitter - @Coasthawk - https://twitter.com/coasthawk Website - https://hellebore.xyz/ Nick Swinmurn’s Coasthawk Talk Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tfkHZvJPW8N9xdTz2RWnI iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coasthawk-talk/id1630484012 The Exit Meetups - https://flippa.com/the-exit-meetups/ -- The Exit—Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You’ll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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0:00.0	Hello, and welcome to the exit presented by Flippa, the world's largest market place
0:04.1	to buy and sell online businesses and startups.
0:06.7	The exit is a 30-minute podcast featuring awesome entrepreneurs who have been there and they
0:10.4	have done it.
0:11.6	The exit talks to operators who have bought and sold businesses of all different sizes,
0:14.9	who learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits.
0:19.0	It's a world occupied by a small few but accessible to many.
0:23.4	And on this very, very special episode, I sit down with Nick, Coast Talk, Swin Murn.
0:29.4	This is the founder of zapos.com, Base Camp Fitness.
0:33.4	He's an investor in Golden State Warriors, and so many incredible companies.
0:38.6	And if you didn't hear that, this is the founder of zapos who sold to Amazon for over $1.2
0:44.4	billion dollars.
0:46.6	Now on this special episode, we talk about their conversations leading up to the exits
0:52.4	and with people like Jeff Bezos, next experience with Tony Shea, where they were flipping
0:58.2	apartments to literally fund zapos in their early days.
1:02.2	And just really, really cool stories about the startup that was zapos and really defined
1:09.3	culture and the importance of it in modern day startups.
1:13.7	So it's my pleasure to introduce Nick, Coast Talk, Swin Murn.
1:18.8	I wanted to give everybody a quick heads up that Flipah is hosting at the exit meetups
1:23.7	across the US, UK, Europe, and Asia.
1:26.7	And you can connect with like-minded business owners, entrepreneurs, and of course, enjoy
1:31.7	a drink on Flipah.
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