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Land of the Giants

Is Amazon Too Big? We Ask Its Sellers

Land of the Giants

Vox Media Podcast Network

Society & Culture, Technology, Business

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Small businesses and major brands alike rely on Amazon but are increasingly ambivalent about selling on the platform. The Amazon Marketplace is a battle royale of millions of sellers and declining profit margins. Meanwhile, Amazon is building its own branded line of competing products, called AmazonBasics. That, and other practices, make Amazon their frenemy -- a major competitor as well as their most important partner. From a societal standpoint, is this a good thing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Support for this podcast comes from Slack.

0:03.6

You have to get your work done.

0:05.0

But what if you and your team could do it better?

0:07.9

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0:12.5

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0:15.0

like huddles for quick check-ins and clips for recording and sharing video.

0:18.9

Slack also makes it easy to search and find the right information you need.

0:22.8

You can even integrate the apps you use in your normal workflow,

0:25.8

like your calendar or product management tools.

0:28.5

So you stay focused on the work that matters and get more done.

0:31.8

Learn more at slack.com slash productivity.

0:59.5

Heart sells toys on Amazon.

1:02.1

I founded and am the CEO of a toy company called Viahart.

1:06.7

We make products like brainflakes, goodminton,

1:10.5

and a plush brand called Tiger Tail Toys.

1:13.1

And we sell a lot of products on Amazon.

1:16.9

And the reason he was so nervous?

1:18.9

He had agreed to discuss a topic that many in the business world just won't.

1:23.3

How Amazon's business practices,

1:25.5

hurt consumers and sellers?

1:28.3

Recently, heart took the risk of writing a blog post all about it.

1:32.8

I think that what I've written, what I'm saying is pre-legit.

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