E237 - How to Bootstrap Your E-com Biz to $20 Million in 1 Year

E237 – How to Bootstrap Your E-com Biz to $20 Million in 1 Year

With Kevin Zhang

Kevin Zhang a serial eCommerce entrepreneur and the CoFounder & CEO of Kreator eCommerce, a global eCommerce organization including over 60 team members with facilities in 3 countries. At just 23, Kevin achieved acclaim in the digital strategy and eCommerce community for generating $20M in sales in my first year as an entrepreneur.

During this interview we discussed:

1:11 – Kevin shares a quick backstory on how he landed in the e-commerce biz.

2:21 – He shares how is family tried to talk him out of becoming an entrepreneur and why he did it anyway.

5:10 – Kevin shares the #1 business superpower he wished he had.

7:22 – How Kevin bootstrapped his e-com biz to over $20 million in sales in just 1 year.

8:34 – The four stages of building your e-commerce business.

11:12 – The important of being niche vs a generalist when it comes to ecom.

12:03 – The competition on a niche store and how you can achieve that brand feel in a bootstrap way.

13:57 – Why Kevin prefers using Shopify rather than amazon.

14:53 – What does a dropship agent do and how you can engage them.

16:37 – How difficult it would be to engage an agent if you’re not Asian.

19:55 – What is Kevin’s long term plan for his ecommerce brands?