Latest / Let's talk Marketplace / Solving the Chicken-and-Egg Problem of Marketplace Scaling #LTM139
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- 0:00So
- 0:00one
- 0:00warning
- 0:01will
- 0:01be,
- 0:02don't
- 0:02underestimate
- 0:03seller
- 0:03experience.
- 0:04Seller
- 0:04experience
- 0:05much
- 0:06matter
- 0:06as
- 0:07much
- 0:07as
- 0:07the
- 0:08final
- 0:08customer
- 0:09experience.
- 0:09Right?
- 0:11Make
- 0:11sure
- 0:11to
- 0:11grow
- 0:12organically.
- 0:13That's
- 0:13very,
- 0:14very
- 0:14important
- 0:14because
- 0:15you
- 0:15can
- 0:15pump
- 0:16as
- 0:16much
- 0:16money
- 0:16as
- 0:16you
- 0:17want
- 0:17into
- 0:17a
- 0:17market.
- 0:17If
- 0:18the
- 0:19market
- 0:19does
- 0:19not
- 0:19want
- 0:20you,
- 0:20then
- 0:20you
- 0:21will
- 0:21have
- 0:21a
- 0:21very,
- 0:21very
- 0:22hard
- 0:22time.
- 0:26Let's
- 0:26talk
- 0:27Marketplace.
- 0:27The
- 0:28Marketplace
- 0:28Podcast
- 0:29with
- 0:29Ingrid
- 0:30Lommer
- 0:30and
- 0:30Vana
- 0:31Rie
- 0:31Dich.
- 0:35Hello,
- 0:36and
- 0:36welcome
- 0:36back
- 0:37to
- 0:37a
- 0:37new
- 0:37episode
- 0:37of
- 0:37let's
- 0:38Talk
- 0:38Marketplace.
- 0:38And
- 0:39welcome
- 0:39to
- 0:40something,
- 0:41let's
- 0:41say,
- 0:41of
- 0:42a
- 0:42perspective
- 0:42change.
- 0:43Because
- 0:44if
- 0:44you've
- 0:44been
- 0:44listening
- 0:44to
- 0:45us
- 0:45for
- 0:45a
- 0:45longer
- 0:46time
- 0:46now,
- 0:46you
- 0:46know
- 0:46that
- 0:46usually
- 0:47Valerie
- 0:47and
- 0:47me
- 0:48are
- 0:48the
- 0:48first
- 0:48people
- 0:49to
- 0:50call
- 0:50out
- 0:51marketplaces
- 0:52on
- 0:52behalf
- 0:52of
- 0:52their
- 0:53sellers.
- 0:53You
- 0:53know,
- 0:53saying
- 0:54things
- 0:54like,
- 0:54why
- 0:55is
- 0:55this
- 0:55onboarding
- 0:55process
- 0:56taking
- 0:56so
- 0:56long?
- 0:56And
- 0:57why
- 0:57is
- 0:57this
- 0:57market
- 0:58place
- 0:58not
- 0:58open
- 0:58in
- 0:59Germany
- 0:59or
- 0:59Spain
- 1:00yet?
- 1:00What's
- 1:01taking
- 1:01them
- 1:01so
- 1:01long?
- 1:02Everything
- 1:02like
- 1:02that.
- 1:03But
- 1:03today
- 1:04I
- 1:04thought
- 1:04we
- 1:04could
- 1:05flip
- 1:05the
- 1:05script
- 1:05around
- 1:06a
- 1:06bit
- 1:06because
- 1:07it's
- 1:07helpful
- 1:08to
- 1:08put
- 1:08yourself
- 1:08in
- 1:09the
- 1:09shoes
- 1:09of
- 1:09your
- 1:09significant
- 1:10other,
- 1:11business
- 1:11wise
- 1:12speaking
- 1:12sometimes.
- 1:13So
- 1:13we
- 1:13are
- 1:13changing
- 1:14our
- 1:14perspective
- 1:15today
- 1:15from
- 1:16seller
- 1:16to
- 1:17marketplace
- 1:17operator.
- 1:18And
- 1:18we
- 1:19want
- 1:19to
- 1:19find
- 1:19out
- 1:19why
- 1:20is
- 1:20it
- 1:20actually
- 1:20so
- 1:20damn
- 1:21hard
- 1:21to
- 1:21roll
- 1:21out
- 1:21a
- 1:22marketplace
- 1:22across
- 1:22borders?
- 1:23You
- 1:23know,
- 1:23because
- 1:24reality
- 1:24is
- 1:25you
- 1:25need
- 1:25local
- 1:25sellers
- 1:26and
- 1:26you
- 1:26need
- 1:26local
- 1:26products
- 1:27and
- 1:27you
- 1:27need
- 1:27them
- 1:27all
- 1:28before
- 1:28you
- 1:28have
- 1:28any
- 1:29traffic,
- 1:29basically.
- 1:30So,
- 1:30ultimate
- 1:31chicken
- 1:31egg
- 1:31problem.
- 1:32And
- 1:33how
- 1:33do
- 1:33you
- 1:33solve
- 1:33this
- 1:34then
- 1:34without
- 1:35hiring
- 1:35massive
- 1:36sales
- 1:36teams
- 1:37across
- 1:3714
- 1:37countries?
- 1:38I
- 1:38don't
- 1:38know.
- 1:39And
- 1:39our
- 1:40guests
- 1:40today
- 1:40claim
- 1:40that
- 1:41they
- 1:41have
- 1:41found
- 1:41a
- 1:42shortcut
- 1:42to
- 1:42this
- 1:42problem
- 1:43because
- 1:43we
- 1:43have
- 1:45a
- 1:45representative
- 1:46from
- 1:46the
- 1:46UK
- 1:46Electronics
- 1:47Marketplace
- 1:47on
- 1:48buy
- 1:48here
- 1:48who
- 1:49are
- 1:49at
- 1:49the
- 1:49moment
- 1:49currently
- 1:50expanding
- 1:51aggressively
- 1:52across
- 1:52Europe
- 1:53and
- 1:53they
- 1:53are
- 1:54doing
- 1:54it
- 1:54by
- 1:54partnering
- 1:55with
- 1:55Octopia,
- 1:56effectively
- 1:57buying
- 1:57the
- 1:58supply
- 1:58growth
- 1:58instead
- 1:59of
- 1:59building
- 1:59it
- 2:00manually.
- 2:00So
- 2:01let's
- 2:02see
- 2:02how
- 2:02this
- 2:03plays
- 2:03out
- 2:03for
- 2:03the
- 2:03two
- 2:04of
- 2:04them.
- 2:04And
- 2:04I'm
- 2:04really
- 2:05happy
- 2:05that
- 2:06with
- 2:06me
- 2:06from
- 2:06the
- 2:07operator
- 2:08side
- 2:08today
- 2:08is
- 2:08Valentin
- 2:09Lennarts
- 2:10from
- 2:10OnBuy.
- 2:11And
- 2:11representing
- 2:12the
- 2:12enabler
- 2:12side,
- 2:13I
- 2:13welcome
- 2:13Paul
- 2:14Kotzes
- 2:14from
- 2:14October.
- 2:15So
- 2:16great
- 2:16to
- 2:16have
- 2:16you
- 2:16on
- 2:16the
- 2:16show,
- 2:17you
- 2:17two.
- 2:18Hello,
- 2:18Ingrid.
- 2:18Great
- 2:19to
- 2:19be
- 2:19here.
- 2:20Hello,
- 2:20Ingrid.
- 2:21Thank
- 2:21you
- 2:21so
- 2:21much
- 2:21for
- 2:22inviting
- 2:22us.
- 2:23Okay,
- 2:24so
- 2:24I
- 2:24think
- 2:24let's
- 2:25do
- 2:25a
- 2:25first
- 2:25short
- 2:26round
- 2:26of
- 2:26introductions
- 2:27and
- 2:28maybe
- 2:29please
- 2:29tell
- 2:29us
- 2:30who
- 2:30you
- 2:30are,
- 2:30what
- 2:31you
- 2:31do
- 2:31at
- 2:31your
- 2:31company,
- 2:32and
- 2:32what
- 2:32is
- 2:32your
- 2:33personal
- 2:33usp,
- 2:34so
- 2:34to
- 2:34speak.
- 2:34So
- 2:35what
- 2:35are
- 2:35you
- 2:35really
- 2:35good
- 2:35at
- 2:36in
- 2:36the
- 2:36marketplace
- 2:37business?
- 2:38Valentin,
- 2:38why
- 2:38don't
- 2:39you
- 2:39start?
- 2:40Thanks
- 2:40a
- 2:40lot,
- 2:41Ingrid.
- 2:42I'm
- 2:42regional
- 2:43manager
- 2:43for
- 2:43OnBuyer.
- 2:45You
- 2:45mentioned
- 2:45we
- 2:45are
- 2:45an
- 2:46electronics
- 2:46marketplace,
- 2:47which
- 2:47is
- 2:47not
- 2:48Completely
- 2:48true.
- 2:48Like
- 2:49we,
- 2:49we
- 2:49see
- 2:50ourselves
- 2:50as
- 2:50a
- 2:50general
- 2:51marketplace
- 2:51for
- 2:52everybody
- 2:53in
- 2:53every
- 2:54category,
- 2:54especially
- 2:55when
- 2:55it
- 2:55comes
- 2:55to
- 2:56electronics,
- 2:57house
- 2:57and
- 2:58garden
- 2:58and
- 2:58health
- 2:59and
- 2:59beauty
- 3:00and
- 3:01yeah,
- 3:01I
- 3:01joined
- 3:02on
- 3:02my
- 3:02in
- 3:03October
- 3:04and
- 3:04right
- 3:05now
- 3:05I'm
- 3:05leading
- 3:05the
- 3:05expansion
- 3:06in
- 3:06the
- 3:07Dach
- 3:07market,
- 3:08basically
- 3:08Germany,
- 3:09Austria
- 3:10and
- 3:10Switzerland.
- 3:12My
- 3:13USB
- 3:14I
- 3:14think
- 3:14is
- 3:15that
- 3:15I
- 3:16bring
- 3:16a
- 3:16lot
- 3:17of
- 3:17experience
- 3:17when
- 3:17it
- 3:18comes
- 3:18to
- 3:18e
- 3:18Commerce.
- 3:19The
- 3:19last
- 3:2010
- 3:20years
- 3:20I
- 3:21was
- 3:21lucky
- 3:22enough
- 3:22to
- 3:22be
- 3:22part
- 3:23of
- 3:23ebay,
- 3:24of
- 3:24Wayfair,
- 3:25of
- 3:25Zalando
- 3:26and
- 3:27I'm
- 3:27very,
- 3:28very
- 3:28happy
- 3:29to
- 3:29use
- 3:29this
- 3:30proficiency
- 3:31and
- 3:31this
- 3:31knowledge
- 3:32to
- 3:32make
- 3:32on
- 3:32Vibro
- 3:33as
- 3:34well.
- 3:35Okay,
- 3:35sounds
- 3:36good.
- 3:36Okay,
- 3:37Paul,
- 3:37why
- 3:37don't
- 3:37you
- 3:37continue?
- 3:39Paul?
- 3:40So
- 3:40I'm
- 3:40sales
- 3:41director
- 3:41and
- 3:41marketing
- 3:42for
- 3:42Octopia.
- 3:42I'm
- 3:43here
- 3:43for
- 3:43four
- 3:44years
- 3:44and
- 3:44a
- 3:44half
- 3:44now,
- 3:45almost
- 3:45from
- 3:45the
- 3:45beginning
- 3:45of
- 3:45Octopia.
- 3:46So
- 3:46I
- 3:47had
- 3:47a
- 3:47chance
- 3:47to
- 3:48see
- 3:48all
- 3:48the
- 3:48partnerships
- 3:49we
- 3:49have
- 3:49made
- 3:50since
- 3:50the
- 3:50beginning
- 3:51of
- 3:51Octopia
- 3:51now.
- 3:52And
- 3:52my
- 3:53role
- 3:53there
- 3:53as
- 3:54a
- 3:54marketing
- 3:54director
- 3:55is
- 3:55to
- 3:55ensure
- 3:56the
- 3:56promotion
- 3:57and
- 3:57to
- 3:57get
- 3:58more
- 3:58notoriety
- 3:58around
- 3:58Octopia
- 3:59all
- 3:59across
- 3:59Europe.
- 4:00And
- 4:00as
- 4:01a
- 4:01sales
- 4:01director
- 4:02I'm
- 4:02also
- 4:03able
- 4:03to
- 4:04conclude
- 4:05all
- 4:05the
- 4:05partnership
- 4:05we
- 4:06have
- 4:06with
- 4:06marketplace
- 4:07like
- 4:07Envoy
- 4:07to
- 4:08to
- 4:09keep
- 4:09make
- 4:09Octopia
- 4:10growing
- 4:10and
- 4:10it's
- 4:11pool
- 4:11of
- 4:11seller
- 4:11as
- 4:12well
- 4:12growing.
- 4:13And
- 4:14I
- 4:14think
- 4:15USP
- 4:15could
- 4:15be
- 4:15the
- 4:16fact
- 4:16that
- 4:17we
- 4:17really
- 4:17have
- 4:18Adoptopia
- 4:18and
- 4:19as
- 4:19a
- 4:19sales
- 4:19director
- 4:19I
- 4:20have
- 4:20to
- 4:20do
- 4:20it,
- 4:20I
- 4:21have
- 4:21to
- 4:21have
- 4:21the
- 4:21same
- 4:21with
- 4:22all
- 4:22my
- 4:22customers
- 4:22is
- 4:23to
- 4:23have
- 4:23a
- 4:23tailor
- 4:23made
- 4:24approach.
- 4:24Make
- 4:24sure
- 4:25that
- 4:25every
- 4:25partnership
- 4:26has
- 4:27to
- 4:27be
- 4:27very
- 4:27singular
- 4:28and
- 4:28very
- 4:28tailor
- 4:29made
- 4:29to
- 4:29each
- 4:30marketplace
- 4:30strategy
- 4:31we're
- 4:31working
- 4:31with.
- 4:33Okay,
- 4:34yeah,
- 4:34I
- 4:34think
- 4:34we'll
- 4:35talk
- 4:35a
- 4:35bit
- 4:35more
- 4:35about
- 4:35what
- 4:36you
- 4:36offer
- 4:36for
- 4:36Marketplaces
- 4:37later
- 4:37on.
- 4:38But
- 4:39yeah,
- 4:39for
- 4:39now
- 4:40we
- 4:40know
- 4:40who
- 4:40you
- 4:41are,
- 4:41who
- 4:41we
- 4:41are
- 4:41talking
- 4:42to
- 4:42and
- 4:42we
- 4:42can
- 4:42dive
- 4:43into
- 4:43finding
- 4:43out
- 4:44how
- 4:44to
- 4:44scale
- 4:45a
- 4:45marketplace
- 4:45across
- 4:46Europe.
- 4:47Before
- 4:48we
- 4:48do
- 4:48that,
- 4:48very
- 4:49quick
- 4:49look
- 4:49at
- 4:49our
- 4:50partner
- 4:50pixelmola.
- 4:56Marketplaces
- 4:57love
- 4:57video.
- 4:58But
- 4:58for
- 4:58many
- 4:58brands,
- 4:59video
- 4:59production
- 5:00still
- 5:00feels
- 5:00like
- 5:00a
- 5:01problem.
- 5:01Expensive,
- 5:02slow
- 5:02and
- 5:03almost
- 5:03impossible
- 5:03to
- 5:04scale
- 5:04across
- 5:04the
- 5:04whole
- 5:04assortment.
- 5:05There's
- 5:06studios
- 5:06and
- 5:06camera
- 5:07teams
- 5:07and
- 5:07editing
- 5:08and
- 5:08localization
- 5:09and
- 5:09all
- 5:09of
- 5:09that
- 5:10adds
- 5:10up
- 5:10quite
- 5:10quickly.
- 5:12Which
- 5:12is
- 5:12why
- 5:12on
- 5:12marketplaces,
- 5:13video
- 5:13often
- 5:14end
- 5:14up
- 5:14just
- 5:15being
- 5:15reserved
- 5:15for
- 5:16hero
- 5:16products.
- 5:17And
- 5:18that's
- 5:18exactly
- 5:18where
- 5:18things
- 5:19are
- 5:19changing
- 5:19now.
- 5:20Because
- 5:20today
- 5:21you
- 5:21don't
- 5:21actually
- 5:22have
- 5:22to
- 5:22shoot
- 5:23a
- 5:23video
- 5:24to
- 5:24get
- 5:24a
- 5:24video
- 5:24performance.
- 5:25Instead,
- 5:26brands
- 5:26can
- 5:26work
- 5:26with
- 5:26the
- 5:27assets
- 5:27they
- 5:27already
- 5:27have
- 5:28if
- 5:28they
- 5:29used
- 5:29AI
- 5:29tools.
- 5:30Tools
- 5:31like
- 5:31PixelModa
- 5:32for
- 5:32example,
- 5:32they
- 5:33turn
- 5:33a
- 5:33small
- 5:34set
- 5:34of
- 5:34existing
- 5:34product
- 5:35images
- 5:35into
- 5:36photorealistic
- 5:37video
- 5:38sequences.
- 5:38You
- 5:39upload
- 5:39four
- 5:39or
- 5:40five
- 5:40photos
- 5:40and
- 5:41the
- 5:41AI
- 5:41generates
- 5:42the
- 5:42Movement,
- 5:42depth
- 5:43and
- 5:43drain,
- 5:43realistic
- 5:44fit
- 5:44behavior.
- 5:45There's
- 5:45no
- 5:45camera
- 5:46team,
- 5:46no
- 5:46cutting,
- 5:47no
- 5:47long
- 5:47production
- 5:48cycles.
- 5:48The
- 5:49result
- 5:49is
- 5:49video
- 5:50that
- 5:50finally
- 5:51scales
- 5:51across
- 5:51the
- 5:52whole
- 5:52assortment.
- 5:53And
- 5:54then
- 5:54video
- 5:54becomes
- 5:55affordable
- 5:55and
- 5:55it
- 5:56stops
- 5:56being
- 5:56a
- 5:56premium
- 5:57feature.
- 5:57It
- 5:57becomes
- 5:58more
- 5:58of
- 5:58a
- 5:58baseline,
- 5:59more
- 5:59sales
- 6:00without
- 6:00higher
- 6:00costs.
- 6:01If
- 6:01you
- 6:01want
- 6:01to
- 6:02know
- 6:02more
- 6:02about
- 6:02how
- 6:02that
- 6:03works,
- 6:03check
- 6:04out
- 6:04our
- 6:04blog
- 6:04post
- 6:04on
- 6:04the
- 6:05topic
- 6:05or
- 6:05listen
- 6:05to
- 6:05the
- 6:06podcast
- 6:06we
- 6:06had
- 6:07last
- 6:08November,
- 6:08I
- 6:08think
- 6:09with
- 6:10JaniCeratzi
- 6:11from
- 6:11Pixelmotor.
- 6:12We'll
- 6:12link
- 6:12both
- 6:12of
- 6:12them
- 6:13in
- 6:13the
- 6:13show
- 6:13notes.
- 6:19Okay,
- 6:20right.
- 6:20I
- 6:21guess
- 6:21then
- 6:21let's
- 6:21dive
- 6:22into
- 6:22the
- 6:22discussion
- 6:23and
- 6:24in
- 6:24this
- 6:24case
- 6:24let's
- 6:25start
- 6:25with
- 6:25the
- 6:25marketplace
- 6:26operator.
- 6:28Valentin,
- 6:28you
- 6:29already
- 6:29said
- 6:29that
- 6:30On
- 6:30Buy
- 6:31is
- 6:31now
- 6:32going
- 6:33for
- 6:33Central
- 6:34Europe
- 6:34in
- 6:34a
- 6:34way.
- 6:35So
- 6:35what
- 6:36are
- 6:36your
- 6:36plans
- 6:36at
- 6:36the
- 6:37moment?
- 6:37Where
- 6:37are
- 6:37you
- 6:38heading
- 6:38with
- 6:39your
- 6:39international
- 6:39expansion?
- 6:40What
- 6:41is
- 6:41the,
- 6:42the
- 6:43agenda
- 6:43for
- 6:43the
- 6:44next
- 6:4412
- 6:44months?
- 6:44What
- 6:44are
- 6:45you
- 6:45trying
- 6:45to
- 6:45achieve?
- 6:46Oh
- 6:47wow.
- 6:47The
- 6:47next
- 6:4812
- 6:48months
- 6:48will
- 6:49be,
- 6:49I
- 6:50think,
- 6:50very,
- 6:50very
- 6:50interesting
- 6:51and
- 6:51challenging
- 6:52when
- 6:53it
- 6:53comes
- 6:53to
- 6:55growth.
- 6:56Not
- 6:56because
- 6:56we
- 6:56don't
- 6:57think
- 6:57that
- 6:57we
- 6:57can
- 6:57do
- 6:58it,
- 6:58but
- 6:58basically
- 6:58because
- 6:59we
- 6:59have
- 6:59so
- 6:59many
- 7:00things
- 7:00on
- 7:00the
- 7:01agenda
- 7:01that
- 7:01we
- 7:02actually
- 7:02want
- 7:02to
- 7:03achieve.
- 7:04We
- 7:04went
- 7:05live
- 7:05in
- 7:0620
- 7:06more
- 7:07countries
- 7:08in
- 7:09last
- 7:10year,
- 7:10in
- 7:102025
- 7:12and
- 7:12we
- 7:12are
- 7:13right
- 7:13now
- 7:13basically
- 7:14working
- 7:15on
- 7:15scaling
- 7:16these
- 7:17particular
- 7:17countries
- 7:18up
- 7:18to
- 7:18a
- 7:19level
- 7:20where
- 7:21we
- 7:22can
- 7:22basically
- 7:23benefit
- 7:24altogether
- 7:25with
- 7:25the
- 7:26On
- 7:26Buy
- 7:26model
- 7:27that
- 7:27we
- 7:27are
- 7:27using.
- 7:28Right.
- 7:29I
- 7:29mean
- 7:29we
- 7:30managed
- 7:30to
- 7:30achieve
- 7:31about
- 7:313,000%
- 7:32of
- 7:32growth
- 7:33within
- 7:33the
- 7:33last
- 7:33three,
- 7:34three
- 7:34years
- 7:34in
- 7:35UK
- 7:35especially.
- 7:36And
- 7:36so,
- 7:37so
- 7:37we
- 7:37see
- 7:37our
- 7:38system,
- 7:39our
- 7:39business
- 7:40model
- 7:40works
- 7:40especially
- 7:41cashback
- 7:42is
- 7:42very,
- 7:42very
- 7:43successful
- 7:44when
- 7:44it
- 7:45comes
- 7:45to
- 7:45that.
- 7:46We
- 7:46managed
- 7:46to
- 7:47have
- 7:47achieved
- 7:49basically
- 7:50a
- 7:50regular
- 7:51customer
- 7:51base
- 7:51of
- 7:5252%
- 7:53of
- 7:53our
- 7:53GMV.
- 7:55These
- 7:55are
- 7:56customers
- 7:56you
- 7:57basically
- 7:57don't
- 7:57find
- 7:58anywhere
- 7:58else.
- 7:59Right.
- 8:00And
- 8:01since
- 8:01the
- 8:01marketplace
- 8:02or
- 8:02the
- 8:03overall
- 8:03market,
- 8:04the
- 8:04E
- 8:04commerce
- 8:04market
- 8:05gets
- 8:05more
- 8:05and
- 8:05more
- 8:06fragmented
- 8:06into
- 8:07little
- 8:07pieces.
- 8:08We
- 8:08want
- 8:08piece
- 8:09of
- 8:09the
- 8:09cake
- 8:09and
- 8:10are
- 8:10on
- 8:10the
- 8:11best
- 8:11way
- 8:11to
- 8:11get
- 8:12it.
- 8:13Okay,
- 8:14that
- 8:14sounds
- 8:15like
- 8:15a
- 8:15bed
- 8:15of
- 8:15roses,
- 8:16but
- 8:16I
- 8:16don't
- 8:17believe
- 8:17it
- 8:17is.
- 8:17I
- 8:17mean
- 8:18internationalization
- 8:19normally
- 8:19isn't.
- 8:20So
- 8:21let's
- 8:21talk
- 8:21about
- 8:21some
- 8:21of
- 8:22the
- 8:22challenges
- 8:22that
- 8:22you're
- 8:23absolutely
- 8:24meeting.
- 8:26I
- 8:26mean
- 8:28you
- 8:28mentioned
- 8:28it
- 8:29absolutely
- 8:29right.
- 8:30Like
- 8:30building
- 8:31up
- 8:31a
- 8:32loyal
- 8:32customer
- 8:33base
- 8:33and
- 8:33a
- 8:34loyal
- 8:34seller
- 8:35base
- 8:35in
- 8:35the
- 8:35particular
- 8:35country
- 8:36is
- 8:36quite
- 8:37the
- 8:37challenge.
- 8:37Right.
- 8:38So
- 8:38meaning
- 8:39that
- 8:39we
- 8:39actually
- 8:39have
- 8:40to
- 8:40get
- 8:41like
- 8:41a
- 8:41two
- 8:42sided
- 8:42approach
- 8:42that
- 8:43we
- 8:43have
- 8:43used
- 8:44that
- 8:44we
- 8:45want
- 8:45to
- 8:46use
- 8:46particular
- 8:47in
- 8:47the
- 8:47future
- 8:48is
- 8:48basically
- 8:48we
- 8:49do
- 8:49have
- 8:49our
- 8:50own
- 8:50local
- 8:50team
- 8:51which
- 8:51is
- 8:52focusing
- 8:53on
- 8:54the
- 8:54specific
- 8:55markets
- 8:56and
- 8:56their
- 8:57specialties,
- 8:57etc.
- 8:58Like
- 8:58we
- 8:59have
- 8:59someone
- 8:59who
- 8:59is
- 8:59responsible
- 9:00for
- 9:02Western
- 9:03Europe
- 9:03and
- 9:04Southern
- 9:05Europe.
- 9:05I'm
- 9:06More
- 9:06responsible
- 9:07for
- 9:07the
- 9:07middle.
- 9:08The
- 9:08middle
- 9:08part
- 9:08you
- 9:08can
- 9:09say.
- 9:09Right.
- 9:09So
- 9:09we
- 9:10bring
- 9:10in
- 9:10our
- 9:10own
- 9:11expertise
- 9:12to
- 9:12grow
- 9:12these
- 9:12particular
- 9:13markets
- 9:13and
- 9:13also
- 9:14use
- 9:14the
- 9:14context
- 9:15that
- 9:15we
- 9:15have
- 9:15already
- 9:16built
- 9:16up
- 9:16with
- 9:16their
- 9:16ears
- 9:18to.
- 9:19To
- 9:19build
- 9:19up
- 9:19the
- 9:20marketplace
- 9:21on
- 9:21top
- 9:21of
- 9:21that.
- 9:21And
- 9:22here
- 9:22is
- 9:22where
- 9:23Octopia
- 9:23comes
- 9:24into
- 9:24the
- 9:24play,
- 9:24is
- 9:25that
- 9:25we
- 9:26are
- 9:26going
- 9:27into
- 9:27strategic
- 9:28partnerships
- 9:28with
- 9:28integrators
- 9:29with
- 9:30ERP
- 9:30systems
- 9:31and
- 9:31that
- 9:31we
- 9:32actually
- 9:32want
- 9:32to
- 9:32use
- 9:33their
- 9:33tools,
- 9:34their
- 9:34infrastructure,
- 9:35their
- 9:35knowledge
- 9:36of
- 9:37the
- 9:37market
- 9:38to
- 9:38be
- 9:38accessible
- 9:39for
- 9:39as
- 9:39many
- 9:39sellers
- 9:40as
- 9:40possible.
- 9:42Paul,
- 9:43handing
- 9:43over
- 9:43to
- 9:43you
- 9:44in
- 9:44this
- 9:44point,
- 9:45because
- 9:45I
- 9:45think
- 9:45we
- 9:45need
- 9:46to
- 9:46clear
- 9:46up
- 9:46what
- 9:46Octopia
- 9:47is
- 9:48doing
- 9:48specifically
- 9:49for
- 9:49marketplaces
- 9:50and
- 9:50also
- 9:50for
- 9:50marketplace
- 9:51sellers,
- 9:51because
- 9:52your
- 9:53business
- 9:53model
- 9:54is
- 9:54not
- 9:54that
- 9:54easy
- 9:55to
- 9:55understand.
- 9:55So
- 9:56maybe
- 9:56can
- 9:56you
- 9:56give
- 9:56us
- 9:57some
- 9:57insights
- 9:57in
- 9:57what
- 9:57you're
- 9:58doing
- 9:59for
- 9:59the
- 9:59operators,
- 10:00but
- 10:00also
- 10:00for
- 10:00the
- 10:01sellers?
- 10:01Yeah,
- 10:02because
- 10:02you
- 10:02are
- 10:02right
- 10:02in
- 10:03the
- 10:03middle,
- 10:03in
- 10:03fact,
- 10:03of
- 10:04all
- 10:04this
- 10:04ecosystem
- 10:05between
- 10:05sellers
- 10:05and
- 10:06marketplaces.
- 10:06All
- 10:07right.
- 10:07So
- 10:07basically
- 10:08Autopia
- 10:08has
- 10:09several
- 10:09business
- 10:09units,
- 10:10either
- 10:11some
- 10:11services
- 10:11dedicated
- 10:12to
- 10:12the
- 10:12marketplace
- 10:13to
- 10:13the
- 10:13sellers,
- 10:14but
- 10:14we
- 10:14work
- 10:14for
- 10:15both,
- 10:15actually.
- 10:15Right.
- 10:16And
- 10:16regarding
- 10:17the
- 10:17specific
- 10:17contract
- 10:18we
- 10:18have
- 10:18and
- 10:19relationship
- 10:19with
- 10:19Envoy,
- 10:20we
- 10:20go
- 10:20to
- 10:21merchant
- 10:21as
- 10:22a
- 10:22service,
- 10:22which
- 10:22is
- 10:23the
- 10:23only
- 10:24end
- 10:24to
- 10:24end
- 10:24seller
- 10:25services
- 10:25and
- 10:26dedicated
- 10:26for
- 10:26marketplace.
- 10:27Right.
- 10:28It
- 10:28means
- 10:28that
- 10:28basically
- 10:29we
- 10:29take
- 10:29care
- 10:29of
- 10:30all
- 10:30the
- 10:31bottlenecks,
- 10:31all
- 10:32the
- 10:32milestone
- 10:32a
- 10:33seller
- 10:33has
- 10:33to
- 10:34run
- 10:34through
- 10:34to
- 10:35join
- 10:35a
- 10:35new
- 10:35marketplace.
- 10:36Right.
- 10:36And
- 10:37this
- 10:37is
- 10:37exactly
- 10:37where,
- 10:38as
- 10:38Valentin
- 10:39say,
- 10:39octopia
- 10:40comes
- 10:40in
- 10:40to
- 10:40help
- 10:41and
- 10:41to
- 10:41contribute
- 10:42to
- 10:42the
- 10:42expansion
- 10:42of
- 10:43on
- 10:43buy
- 10:43outside
- 10:44of
- 10:44their
- 10:45domestic
- 10:45buy
- 10:46of
- 10:46their
- 10:46domestic
- 10:46market.
- 10:47Right.
- 10:47Which
- 10:47is
- 10:47why
- 10:47the
- 10:48uk,
- 10:49because
- 10:49what
- 10:49we
- 10:49do
- 10:49is
- 10:50all
- 10:51the
- 10:51milestone,
- 10:51we
- 10:51are
- 10:52running
- 10:52it
- 10:53for
- 10:53the
- 10:53sellers.
- 10:53It
- 10:54means
- 10:54identify
- 10:54the
- 10:55right
- 10:55seller
- 10:55for
- 10:55the
- 10:55marketplace,
- 10:56contact
- 10:57the
- 10:57sellers,
- 10:58support
- 10:58the
- 10:59seller
- 10:59onboarding,
- 11:00including
- 11:00all
- 11:01those
- 11:01operational
- 11:02tasks,
- 11:02Kawaishi
- 11:03collection,
- 11:04mapping
- 11:04of
- 11:05the
- 11:05catalog,
- 11:05creating
- 11:06the
- 11:06store,
- 11:06creating
- 11:07the
- 11:07product,
- 11:07etc.
- 11:08And
- 11:09finally
- 11:09go
- 11:09live
- 11:10and
- 11:10publish
- 11:10your
- 11:11product
- 11:11on
- 11:11the
- 11:11final
- 11:12marketplace.
- 11:12Right.
- 11:13We
- 11:13are
- 11:13going
- 11:13through
- 11:14all
- 11:14those
- 11:14steps
- 11:15step
- 11:15by
- 11:15step.
- 11:15Right.
- 11:16And
- 11:17we
- 11:17do
- 11:17it
- 11:18especially
- 11:19because
- 11:19we
- 11:20want
- 11:20to
- 11:21minimize
- 11:22the
- 11:22effort
- 11:22for
- 11:23both
- 11:23sides.
- 11:24As
- 11:24Valentin
- 11:24said,
- 11:25when
- 11:25you
- 11:25open
- 11:25a
- 11:25new
- 11:25country,
- 11:26you
- 11:26cannot
- 11:27support
- 11:28all
- 11:29the
- 11:29complexity
- 11:29the
- 11:29same
- 11:30way
- 11:30you
- 11:30do
- 11:30on
- 11:31your
- 11:31original
- 11:31market,
- 11:32because
- 11:32you
- 11:33are
- 11:33facing
- 11:33competitors
- 11:34who
- 11:34know
- 11:34the
- 11:34market,
- 11:35they
- 11:35have
- 11:35hundreds
- 11:35of
- 11:36people
- 11:36dedicated
- 11:37and
- 11:37you
- 11:37don't
- 11:37when
- 11:38you
- 11:38just
- 11:38join
- 11:38Germany,
- 11:39France,
- 11:39Italy,
- 11:40Spain.
- 11:40Right.
- 11:41So
- 11:41we
- 11:41are
- 11:41here
- 11:42to
- 11:42allow
- 11:42you
- 11:43to
- 11:43work
- 11:43at
- 11:44scale
- 11:44and
- 11:44to
- 11:45compete
- 11:45with
- 11:45all
- 11:46those
- 11:46marketplaces
- 11:47without
- 11:48adding
- 11:48the
- 11:49extra
- 11:49resources.
- 11:49Right.
- 11:50And
- 11:50for
- 11:51the
- 11:51seller
- 11:51side,
- 11:51what
- 11:52we
- 11:52are
- 11:52doing
- 11:52is
- 11:53joining
- 11:54a
- 11:54new
- 11:54marketplace
- 11:55can
- 11:55look
- 11:55as
- 11:56a
- 11:56bet,
- 11:56as
- 11:56a
- 11:56gamble.
- 11:57And
- 11:57what
- 11:57we
- 11:58say
- 11:58is,
- 11:58because
- 11:59we
- 11:59take
- 11:59Care
- 11:59of
- 11:59all
- 12:00the
- 12:00complexity.
- 12:01We
- 12:02vanish
- 12:02the
- 12:02bet.
- 12:02You
- 12:03say
- 12:03let's
- 12:03join
- 12:03Unboy.
- 12:04It
- 12:05won't
- 12:05cost
- 12:05you
- 12:05nothing
- 12:05because
- 12:06we
- 12:06will
- 12:06do
- 12:06the
- 12:06job
- 12:07for
- 12:07you.
- 12:07And
- 12:07then
- 12:07you
- 12:08get
- 12:08advantage
- 12:08of
- 12:09all
- 12:09the
- 12:10uniqueness
- 12:10of
- 12:11Unboy
- 12:12particularities
- 12:13and
- 12:13Unboy
- 12:13sales
- 12:14channel
- 12:14on
- 12:14other
- 12:15markets.
- 12:17Okay,
- 12:19Valentin,
- 12:19over
- 12:19to
- 12:20you
- 12:20again.
- 12:20Because
- 12:21if
- 12:21I
- 12:22researched
- 12:23on
- 12:23Bike
- 12:23correctly
- 12:24then
- 12:25you
- 12:25are
- 12:26a
- 12:26company
- 12:26that
- 12:27is
- 12:27known
- 12:27for
- 12:27building
- 12:28their
- 12:28own
- 12:28proprietary
- 12:29platforms,
- 12:31their
- 12:31own
- 12:31technology
- 12:32and
- 12:32not
- 12:32using
- 12:33that
- 12:33many
- 12:34external
- 12:34partners.
- 12:35Do
- 12:36correct
- 12:36me
- 12:36if
- 12:36I'm
- 12:36wrong.
- 12:37So
- 12:38how
- 12:39did
- 12:39it
- 12:39come
- 12:39for
- 12:40you
- 12:40into
- 12:40place
- 12:41that
- 12:41you
- 12:41actually
- 12:41wanted
- 12:41to
- 12:42partner
- 12:42with
- 12:42someone
- 12:44as
- 12:44Octopia
- 12:45and
- 12:45basically
- 12:46handing
- 12:47the
- 12:47full
- 12:48seller
- 12:49aggregation
- 12:50part
- 12:50of
- 12:51the
- 12:51business
- 12:51for
- 12:51your
- 12:52international
- 12:52side
- 12:53to
- 12:53an
- 12:53external
- 12:54partner?
- 12:55I
- 12:55mean
- 12:56we
- 12:56do
- 12:56have
- 12:57to,
- 12:57to
- 12:58see
- 12:58these
- 12:58things
- 12:58differently,
- 12:59right?
- 12:59We
- 13:00do.
- 13:00We,
- 13:00we
- 13:00do
- 13:00have
- 13:00on
- 13:01the
- 13:01one
- 13:01side
- 13:01obviously
- 13:02our,
- 13:03our
- 13:03platform
- 13:04that,
- 13:04that,
- 13:04that
- 13:05we
- 13:05build
- 13:05our
- 13:06ourselves,
- 13:06that
- 13:07we
- 13:08engage
- 13:08with
- 13:08ourselves,
- 13:09that
- 13:09we
- 13:10basically
- 13:10use
- 13:11our
- 13:11own
- 13:11resources
- 13:12to
- 13:12build
- 13:13that
- 13:13up.
- 13:13That's
- 13:14the,
- 13:14the
- 13:14one
- 13:14point.
- 13:15And
- 13:15the,
- 13:15the
- 13:16other
- 13:16point
- 13:16is
- 13:16actually
- 13:17the
- 13:17excellent
- 13:18means
- 13:18the
- 13:18acquisition
- 13:19of
- 13:19sellers
- 13:19that
- 13:20we
- 13:20have.
- 13:20Right.
- 13:21So
- 13:21for
- 13:22that
- 13:22it's
- 13:23not
- 13:24necessary
- 13:25to
- 13:25build
- 13:25up
- 13:26our
- 13:27own
- 13:27systems
- 13:27for
- 13:28that
- 13:28if
- 13:28there's
- 13:28already
- 13:29an
- 13:29ecosystem
- 13:30like
- 13:30Octopia
- 13:31available
- 13:31which
- 13:31we
- 13:32can
- 13:32just
- 13:32basically
- 13:33pull
- 13:34into.
- 13:34Right.
- 13:35So
- 13:35it
- 13:36is
- 13:36absolutely
- 13:37true
- 13:37that
- 13:37all
- 13:38of
- 13:38our
- 13:38systems
- 13:39are
- 13:39basically
- 13:39built
- 13:40for
- 13:41from
- 13:41our
- 13:42own,
- 13:43out
- 13:43of
- 13:43our
- 13:44own
- 13:44office,
- 13:44from
- 13:45our
- 13:45own
- 13:45people.
- 13:46Right.
- 13:46But
- 13:47when
- 13:47it
- 13:47comes
- 13:47to
- 13:47seller
- 13:48acquisition,
- 13:49acquisition,
- 13:50we
- 13:50are
- 13:50more
- 13:50than
- 13:51happy
- 13:51to
- 13:52work
- 13:52with
- 13:52with
- 13:53Utopia.
- 13:55What
- 13:55is
- 13:55that
- 13:56a
- 13:56scenario
- 13:56that
- 13:57often
- 13:57happens
- 13:57to
- 13:58you
- 13:58when
- 13:58you
- 13:58work
- 13:58with
- 13:59marketplaces
- 14:00that
- 14:00they
- 14:00are
- 14:02and
- 14:02they
- 14:02have
- 14:03normally
- 14:03built
- 14:03their
- 14:03own
- 14:03technical
- 14:04technological
- 14:05legacy.
- 14:05Of
- 14:06course.
- 14:06And
- 14:06then
- 14:06they
- 14:07are
- 14:07looking
- 14:07for
- 14:08a
- 14:08partner
- 14:08that
- 14:08is
- 14:08easy
- 14:09to
- 14:09integrate
- 14:09for
- 14:10one
- 14:10part
- 14:10of
- 14:11their
- 14:11business.
- 14:12Yeah,
- 14:12yeah,
- 14:12sure.
- 14:13Because
- 14:13in
- 14:13fact
- 14:14when
- 14:14you
- 14:14want
- 14:15to
- 14:15expand
- 14:16outside
- 14:16of
- 14:16your
- 14:17original
- 14:17market
- 14:18time
- 14:18to
- 14:18market
- 14:18matters
- 14:19a
- 14:19lot
- 14:20because
- 14:20you
- 14:20will
- 14:20make
- 14:21noise
- 14:21many
- 14:21marketing
- 14:22around
- 14:22the
- 14:22fact
- 14:22that
- 14:23hey,
- 14:23I
- 14:23will
- 14:23arrive
- 14:24in
- 14:24this
- 14:24country,
- 14:24etc.
- 14:25Etc.
- 14:25But
- 14:25if
- 14:26you
- 14:26make
- 14:26a
- 14:26lot
- 14:27of
- 14:27noise
- 14:27and
- 14:28when
- 14:28the
- 14:28final
- 14:28consumer
- 14:29go
- 14:29into
- 14:29your
- 14:30website
- 14:30and
- 14:30it's
- 14:30like
- 14:32not
- 14:32something
- 14:32very
- 14:33different
- 14:33than
- 14:33what
- 14:33there
- 14:34is
- 14:34in
- 14:34your
- 14:34market
- 14:34or
- 14:35if
- 14:35you
- 14:35just
- 14:35say
- 14:36I
- 14:36open
- 14:37a
- 14:37new
- 14:37market
- 14:37for
- 14:38my
- 14:38initial
- 14:39pool
- 14:39of
- 14:39sellers,
- 14:40that's
- 14:40it,
- 14:41you
- 14:41are
- 14:41not
- 14:41making
- 14:41you
- 14:42very
- 14:42different.
- 14:42Right.
- 14:43You
- 14:43need
- 14:43all
- 14:44those
- 14:44cross
- 14:45border
- 14:45sellers
- 14:45and
- 14:46you
- 14:46need
- 14:46the
- 14:46top
- 14:47local
- 14:47sellers
- 14:47to
- 14:48be
- 14:48able
- 14:48to
- 14:48fight
- 14:49in
- 14:49an
- 14:49equal
- 14:50fight
- 14:50with
- 14:50all
- 14:51your
- 14:51new
- 14:51competitors.
- 14:52Right.
- 14:53So
- 14:53of
- 14:53course
- 14:53if
- 14:54you
- 14:54want
- 14:54to
- 14:54be
- 14:55fast
- 14:55and
- 14:55compete
- 14:56at
- 14:56scale,
- 14:57partnership
- 14:57is
- 14:58great
- 14:58because
- 14:58we
- 14:59work
- 15:00on
- 15:00buy
- 15:00will
- 15:01focus
- 15:01on
- 15:01what
- 15:02they
- 15:02are
- 15:02good
- 15:02for
- 15:02their
- 15:03DNA
- 15:04As
- 15:04Valentin
- 15:04said,
- 15:05on
- 15:05Buy
- 15:05there
- 15:05is
- 15:06a
- 15:06huge
- 15:06customer
- 15:07loyal
- 15:07base
- 15:08which
- 15:08makes
- 15:08them
- 15:09very
- 15:09unique.
- 15:09Right.
- 15:10So
- 15:10you
- 15:10can
- 15:10focus
- 15:11on
- 15:11what
- 15:11you
- 15:11are
- 15:11doing
- 15:12great
- 15:13and
- 15:14all
- 15:14the
- 15:14rest
- 15:14where
- 15:15you
- 15:15added
- 15:15value
- 15:16is
- 15:16less
- 15:16obvious.
- 15:17The
- 15:17operational
- 15:18task
- 15:18identifies
- 15:19the
- 15:19good
- 15:19sellers,
- 15:20fine
- 15:20tunes
- 15:20the
- 15:21catalog,
- 15:21etc.
- 15:22You
- 15:22can
- 15:22delegate
- 15:23it
- 15:23to
- 15:23a
- 15:23partnership
- 15:24who
- 15:24has
- 15:24already
- 15:24the
- 15:25ecosystem
- 15:25ready
- 15:26to
- 15:26go.
- 15:26So
- 15:27we
- 15:27have
- 15:27set
- 15:27up
- 15:27a
- 15:27huge
- 15:27ecosystem
- 15:28at
- 15:28Ectopia
- 15:29because
- 15:29we
- 15:30have
- 15:3050
- 15:30feed
- 15:31manager
- 15:31connected,
- 15:31we
- 15:32have
- 15:3210,000
- 15:32sellers,
- 15:33we
- 15:34have
- 15:34people
- 15:34in
- 15:34all
- 15:34languages
- 15:35to
- 15:35hire
- 15:35all
- 15:36the
- 15:36European
- 15:36sellers.
- 15:37So
- 15:37it's
- 15:37ready
- 15:37to
- 15:37use.
- 15:37Right.
- 15:38So
- 15:38instead
- 15:39of
- 15:39waiting
- 15:39years
- 15:40to
- 15:40be
- 15:40able
- 15:41to
- 15:41have
- 15:41the
- 15:41same
- 15:41weapons
- 15:42than
- 15:42your
- 15:43competitors,
- 15:43you
- 15:44can
- 15:44have
- 15:44it
- 15:44ready
- 15:44right
- 15:44now
- 15:45when
- 15:45you
- 15:45open
- 15:45your
- 15:45new
- 15:46marketplace.
- 15:48So
- 15:48what
- 15:48part
- 15:48of
- 15:49this
- 15:49ecosystem
- 15:50have
- 15:50you
- 15:50used
- 15:50so
- 15:50far
- 15:51at
- 15:51OnBuy,
- 15:51Valentin?
- 15:53How
- 15:53many
- 15:53of
- 15:53those
- 15:54sellers
- 15:54have
- 15:55you
- 15:55acquisitioned
- 15:56for
- 15:56On
- 15:56Buy?
- 15:57What
- 15:58are
- 15:58you
- 15:58using
- 15:58Octopia
- 15:59for
- 15:59specifically?
- 16:00I
- 16:00mean
- 16:01basically
- 16:01right
- 16:01now
- 16:02we
- 16:02are
- 16:03using
- 16:04octopia
- 16:05to
- 16:06scale
- 16:06hard
- 16:06and
- 16:07fast
- 16:07in
- 16:07the
- 16:07particular
- 16:08countries
- 16:09where
- 16:09we
- 16:09are
- 16:10basically
- 16:11doing
- 16:12new
- 16:12business.
- 16:13Right
- 16:13right
- 16:13now
- 16:14with
- 16:15the
- 16:15great
- 16:15integration
- 16:16that
- 16:16we
- 16:17have
- 16:17into
- 16:18our
- 16:18own
- 16:18systems.
- 16:19Basically
- 16:19we
- 16:20are
- 16:20trying,
- 16:21even
- 16:21though
- 16:21we
- 16:21are
- 16:22building
- 16:22our
- 16:22own
- 16:24thing,
- 16:24we
- 16:24try
- 16:25to
- 16:25be
- 16:25as
- 16:25accessible
- 16:26as
- 16:26possible
- 16:27for
- 16:28other
- 16:28partners,
- 16:29whether
- 16:29it
- 16:29comes
- 16:29to
- 16:30octopia,
- 16:31plenty
- 16:31markets,
- 16:32whatever.
- 16:33Right.
- 16:34So
- 16:34what
- 16:35we
- 16:35want
- 16:35to
- 16:35make
- 16:35sure
- 16:36is
- 16:37that
- 16:37we
- 16:38scale
- 16:38fast.
- 16:39So.
- 16:39Right.
- 16:40So
- 16:40right
- 16:40now
- 16:40we're
- 16:41focus
- 16:41on
- 16:42getting
- 16:42new
- 16:42sellers
- 16:43onboarded.
- 16:44And
- 16:45on
- 16:45top
- 16:45of
- 16:45that,
- 16:46I
- 16:46know
- 16:46that
- 16:47Octopia
- 16:47has
- 16:48many,
- 16:48many
- 16:48more,
- 16:48more
- 16:49modules
- 16:50which
- 16:50we
- 16:50definitely
- 16:51can
- 16:52look
- 16:52at
- 16:52in
- 16:53the
- 16:53future.
- 16:53But
- 16:53right
- 16:54now
- 16:54our
- 16:54focus
- 16:55is
- 16:55basically
- 16:55to
- 16:56get
- 16:56our
- 16:57seller
- 16:57base
- 16:58to
- 16:58basically
- 16:58lift
- 16:59up
- 16:59our
- 16:59supply
- 17:00in
- 17:00the
- 17:00local
- 17:00markets
- 17:01and
- 17:02then
- 17:02we
- 17:02see
- 17:03what
- 17:03other
- 17:03modules
- 17:04we
- 17:04can
- 17:04use
- 17:05to
- 17:05grow
- 17:05further.
- 17:07Okay,
- 17:08so
- 17:08how
- 17:09does
- 17:09this
- 17:09look
- 17:09from
- 17:10the
- 17:10seller's
- 17:11perspective?
- 17:12Maybe
- 17:12Paul
- 17:12May,
- 17:13you
- 17:13can
- 17:13describe
- 17:15what
- 17:15it
- 17:15looks
- 17:15like
- 17:16if
- 17:16a
- 17:16seller
- 17:16that
- 17:17is,
- 17:17I
- 17:17don't
- 17:17know,
- 17:18in
- 17:18Spain
- 17:19trying
- 17:19to
- 17:19sell
- 17:19on
- 17:20On
- 17:20Buy,
- 17:21trying
- 17:21to
- 17:21list
- 17:21their
- 17:22products
- 17:22on
- 17:22On
- 17:23Buy
- 17:24and
- 17:24does
- 17:24that
- 17:25through
- 17:25Octopia.
- 17:26How
- 17:26does
- 17:26that
- 17:26process
- 17:27for
- 17:27the
- 17:27seller
- 17:28look
- 17:28like?
- 17:29So
- 17:29the
- 17:30first
- 17:30thing
- 17:30is
- 17:30very
- 17:30important
- 17:31to
- 17:31say
- 17:31that
- 17:31is
- 17:32you
- 17:33have
- 17:33to
- 17:33be
- 17:33eligible
- 17:34to
- 17:34join
- 17:34On
- 17:34Buy
- 17:35first.
- 17:35So
- 17:35what
- 17:36we
- 17:36are,
- 17:36when
- 17:36we
- 17:37set
- 17:37up
- 17:37the
- 17:37partnership
- 17:38is
- 17:38first
- 17:39to
- 17:39understand
- 17:39what
- 17:40is
- 17:40owned
- 17:40by
- 17:40strategy
- 17:41and
- 17:42what
- 17:42are
- 17:42their
- 17:42criteria
- 17:44to
- 17:44hire
- 17:44the
- 17:45seller.
- 17:45Right.
- 17:45Because
- 17:46from
- 17:46one
- 17:46marketplace
- 17:47to
- 17:47another
- 17:47one
- 17:47of
- 17:48course
- 17:48criteria
- 17:49could
- 17:49be
- 17:49very
- 17:49different.
- 17:50Right.
- 17:51So
- 17:51it's
- 17:51not
- 17:51like
- 17:52unbuy
- 17:53have
- 17:53access
- 17:53to
- 17:5310,000
- 17:54sellers
- 17:54and
- 17:55let's
- 17:55wait
- 17:55and
- 17:55see
- 17:56and
- 17:56you
- 17:56can
- 17:56check
- 17:56it
- 17:57out.
- 17:57Some
- 17:57sellers,
- 17:57maybe
- 17:58some
- 17:58of
- 17:58them
- 17:58are
- 17:59good
- 17:59for
- 17:59them,
- 17:59maybe
- 17:59some
- 18:00of
- 18:00them
- 18:00are
- 18:00not.
- 18:01We
- 18:01do
- 18:01an
- 18:01initial
- 18:02selection
- 18:03and
- 18:03this
- 18:03selection
- 18:04has
- 18:04to
- 18:04be
- 18:05finally
- 18:05validated
- 18:06as
- 18:06well
- 18:06by
- 18:06unbuy.
- 18:07Right?
- 18:07So
- 18:08if
- 18:08senior
- 18:09wants
- 18:09to
- 18:09go
- 18:10to
- 18:10unbuy,
- 18:10he
- 18:10has
- 18:11to
- 18:11fit
- 18:11into
- 18:12the
- 18:12criteria
- 18:13list
- 18:13of
- 18:13unbuy.
- 18:14Then
- 18:14if
- 18:14it's
- 18:15done
- 18:15for
- 18:15both
- 18:15sides,
- 18:16he
- 18:16wants
- 18:16to
- 18:16go
- 18:17unbuy
- 18:17one
- 18:17theme.
- 18:18Then
- 18:18we
- 18:19run
- 18:19through
- 18:19all
- 18:19the
- 18:20operational
- 18:20process,
- 18:21right?
- 18:21So
- 18:21we
- 18:21say,
- 18:22okay,
- 18:22he
- 18:22needs
- 18:22to
- 18:22accept
- 18:23the
- 18:23condition
- 18:24of
- 18:24unbuy.
- 18:25Then
- 18:25we
- 18:25create
- 18:26an
- 18:27environment
- 18:27where
- 18:27he
- 18:28can
- 18:28duplicate
- 18:28his
- 18:28catalog.
- 18:29So
- 18:29we
- 18:29take
- 18:29care
- 18:29of
- 18:30all
- 18:30the
- 18:30process.
- 18:31We
- 18:31collect
- 18:32the
- 18:32kyc.
- 18:32If
- 18:33there
- 18:33is
- 18:33a
- 18:33gap
- 18:33between
- 18:34On
- 18:34Buy,
- 18:34PSP
- 18:35and
- 18:35rpsp,
- 18:37we
- 18:37create
- 18:37the
- 18:37stores,
- 18:38we
- 18:38create
- 18:38the
- 18:38product
- 18:39and
- 18:39we
- 18:39also
- 18:40fine
- 18:40tune
- 18:40the
- 18:41catalog
- 18:41to
- 18:41make
- 18:42sure
- 18:42that
- 18:42it's
- 18:42not
- 18:42just
- 18:43a
- 18:43duplication
- 18:44on
- 18:44what
- 18:44the
- 18:45seller
- 18:45is
- 18:45doing
- 18:45on
- 18:46other
- 18:46marketplaces,
- 18:47but
- 18:47to
- 18:47make
- 18:47sure
- 18:48that
- 18:48the
- 18:48catalog
- 18:48is
- 18:49really
- 18:49tailor
- 18:50made
- 18:50for
- 18:50On
- 18:50Buy.
- 18:51It
- 18:51doesn't
- 18:52be
- 18:52the
- 18:52same
- 18:52pricing,
- 18:53not
- 18:53maybe
- 18:54the
- 18:54same
- 18:54product,
- 18:54not
- 18:54maybe
- 18:55the
- 18:55same
- 18:55description
- 18:56itself.
- 18:57So
- 18:57we
- 18:57want
- 18:57to
- 18:57make
- 18:57sure
- 18:57that
- 18:58it's
- 18:58a
- 18:58tailor
- 18:58made
- 18:59approach
- 18:59for
- 18:59each
- 18:59catalog.
- 19:00That's
- 19:00where
- 19:00we
- 19:00make
- 19:00the
- 19:00difference.
- 19:01If
- 19:01not,
- 19:02we
- 19:02just
- 19:02duplicate
- 19:03a
- 19:03catalog
- 19:03and
- 19:03that's
- 19:04it.
- 19:04But
- 19:04we
- 19:04don't
- 19:04bring
- 19:04any
- 19:05value,
- 19:05we
- 19:05don't
- 19:05enhance
- 19:06the
- 19:06performance
- 19:06of
- 19:07each
- 19:07seller.
- 19:07Right.
- 19:08So
- 19:08we
- 19:08went
- 19:08through
- 19:08all
- 19:09of
- 19:09that
- 19:09and
- 19:09even
- 19:09on
- 19:09top
- 19:10of
- 19:10that,
- 19:10this
- 19:10is
- 19:10what
- 19:10Valentin
- 19:11were
- 19:11talking.
- 19:12After
- 19:13the
- 19:13first
- 19:13month
- 19:14we
- 19:14are
- 19:14able,
- 19:14if
- 19:15the
- 19:16marketplaces
- 19:16agree
- 19:17to
- 19:17also
- 19:18doing
- 19:18the
- 19:18account
- 19:18management
- 19:19of
- 19:19these
- 19:20sellers
- 19:20to
- 19:21follow
- 19:21them
- 19:21and
- 19:22make
- 19:22sure
- 19:22they
- 19:22over
- 19:23perform
- 19:23and
- 19:24they
- 19:24stay
- 19:24loyal
- 19:25to
- 19:25the
- 19:25new
- 19:25marketplace.
- 19:26Because
- 19:26the
- 19:27idea
- 19:27is
- 19:27not
- 19:27just
- 19:28to
- 19:28connect
- 19:28the
- 19:28sellers
- 19:29then
- 19:30let
- 19:30them
- 19:30alone
- 19:31in
- 19:31a
- 19:31new
- 19:31market.
- 19:31He
- 19:32doesn't
- 19:32know
- 19:32and
- 19:32after
- 19:33six
- 19:33months
- 19:33he
- 19:33will
- 19:34churn.
- 19:34So
- 19:34we
- 19:34don't
- 19:35want
- 19:35that.
- 19:35Right.
- 19:35So
- 19:35this
- 19:35is
- 19:36why
- 19:36we
- 19:36keep
- 19:36a
- 19:36huge
- 19:36human
- 19:37support
- 19:37to
- 19:38make
- 19:38sure
- 19:38he
- 19:38can
- 19:38stay
- 19:39and
- 19:39over
- 19:39perform.
- 19:40Right.
- 19:41And
- 19:41maybe
- 19:42that
- 19:42that
- 19:43is
- 19:43also.
- 19:44Sorry,
- 19:44if
- 19:44I
- 19:44may
- 19:45add
- 19:45to
- 19:45what
- 19:45Paul
- 19:46said
- 19:46and
- 19:46this
- 19:46is
- 19:46something
- 19:47what
- 19:47makes
- 19:47us
- 19:47still
- 19:48special.
- 19:48We
- 19:49take
- 19:49great
- 19:50pride
- 19:50and
- 19:50great
- 19:51value
- 19:51in
- 19:52trying
- 19:52to
- 19:52talk
- 19:53to
- 19:53our
- 19:53sellers
- 19:53in
- 19:53person
- 19:54as
- 19:54well.
- 19:54So
- 19:55whenever
- 19:55there
- 19:55is
- 19:56any
- 19:56kind
- 19:56of
- 19:56issue,
- 19:57you
- 19:57or
- 19:58a
- 19:59seller
- 19:59wants
- 19:59to
- 19:59get
- 20:00to
- 20:00know
- 20:00us.
- 20:01You
- 20:01don't
- 20:01need
- 20:02to
- 20:02wait
- 20:02for
- 20:02a
- 20:03call
- 20:03for
- 20:03two
- 20:03weeks.
- 20:04You
- 20:04just
- 20:04write
- 20:04us
- 20:05an
- 20:05email
- 20:05and
- 20:05we
- 20:06get
- 20:06in
- 20:06touch
- 20:06as
- 20:06quickly
- 20:07as
- 20:07possible.
- 20:09That's
- 20:09what
- 20:09I
- 20:10heard
- 20:10actually
- 20:10from
- 20:10the
- 20:10market.
- 20:11Yes.
- 20:13So
- 20:14I
- 20:14wanted
- 20:14to
- 20:15fall
- 20:15back
- 20:15on
- 20:16the
- 20:16point
- 20:16that
- 20:16you
- 20:16just
- 20:17raised
- 20:17Paul
- 20:18because
- 20:18you
- 20:18said
- 20:19you
- 20:19are
- 20:21making
- 20:21sure
- 20:22that
- 20:22that
- 20:22the
- 20:23catalog
- 20:23of
- 20:23each
- 20:24marketplace
- 20:24that
- 20:24you
- 20:25are
- 20:25referring
- 20:26your
- 20:26sellers
- 20:26to
- 20:27is
- 20:27still
- 20:28unique
- 20:28and
- 20:29different
- 20:29and
- 20:29that
- 20:30each
- 20:30Seller
- 20:31is
- 20:31going
- 20:32for
- 20:32maybe
- 20:32for
- 20:32a
- 20:32different
- 20:33part
- 20:33of
- 20:33their,
- 20:34their
- 20:34own
- 20:35assortment
- 20:35or
- 20:36for
- 20:36a
- 20:36different
- 20:36price
- 20:36category
- 20:37or
- 20:37even
- 20:37for
- 20:38different
- 20:38descriptions
- 20:39so
- 20:39that
- 20:40the
- 20:40marketplaces
- 20:41stay
- 20:42distinguishable.
- 20:44I
- 20:44think
- 20:44that
- 20:44is
- 20:45a
- 20:45very
- 20:45interesting
- 20:45point
- 20:46because
- 20:46this
- 20:46is
- 20:46something
- 20:46that
- 20:47I
- 20:47heard
- 20:47raised
- 20:48actually
- 20:48as
- 20:49a
- 20:49concern
- 20:49that
- 20:50if
- 20:50you
- 20:50are,
- 20:51you
- 20:51know,
- 20:51listing
- 20:51your
- 20:52products
- 20:52with
- 20:52one
- 20:52of
- 20:53one
- 20:53marketplace
- 20:54aggregator
- 20:55that
- 20:56basically
- 20:56what
- 20:56comes
- 20:57out
- 20:57of
- 20:57it
- 20:57are
- 20:58lots
- 20:58of
- 20:58marketplaces
- 20:59that
- 20:59look
- 20:59just
- 20:59the
- 21:00same
- 21:00and
- 21:00are
- 21:01basically
- 21:02interchangeable.
- 21:03But
- 21:03what
- 21:03you
- 21:03are
- 21:03now
- 21:04stressing
- 21:04is
- 21:04that
- 21:05that's
- 21:05actually
- 21:05not
- 21:06the
- 21:06case.
- 21:07So
- 21:07can
- 21:07you
- 21:07maybe
- 21:08go
- 21:08a
- 21:08bit
- 21:09deeper
- 21:09into
- 21:09this?
- 21:09So
- 21:10how
- 21:10do
- 21:10the
- 21:10assortments
- 21:11really
- 21:12differ
- 21:12between
- 21:12the
- 21:13marketplaces
- 21:13you
- 21:13are
- 21:14tending
- 21:14to.
- 21:15Yeah,
- 21:15it's
- 21:15a
- 21:16fair
- 21:16questioning
- 21:16really
- 21:16because
- 21:17at
- 21:17the
- 21:17end
- 21:17there
- 21:17is
- 21:18a
- 21:18lot
- 21:18of
- 21:18European
- 21:19European
- 21:20sellers.
- 21:20And
- 21:20if
- 21:20you
- 21:20have
- 21:21all
- 21:21the
- 21:21same
- 21:21what
- 21:22could
- 21:22be
- 21:22different
- 21:22for
- 21:22the
- 21:22final
- 21:23consumer?
- 21:23Right.
- 21:24First
- 21:24of
- 21:24all,
- 21:24the
- 21:25fact
- 21:25that
- 21:25we
- 21:25have
- 21:2650
- 21:26marketplaces
- 21:27connected
- 21:27across
- 21:27different
- 21:28sectors,
- 21:28different
- 21:29activities.
- 21:30So
- 21:30if
- 21:30you
- 21:31are
- 21:31picking
- 21:31in
- 21:31a
- 21:31pool
- 21:32of
- 21:3210,000
- 21:32sellers
- 21:33who
- 21:33evolve
- 21:33each
- 21:34year
- 21:34with
- 21:3420
- 21:35millions
- 21:35product,
- 21:36you
- 21:36will
- 21:37have
- 21:37many
- 21:37way
- 21:37to
- 21:38find
- 21:38yourself
- 21:38different.
- 21:39Right.
- 21:39And
- 21:39even
- 21:40on
- 21:40top
- 21:40of
- 21:40that,
- 21:40even
- 21:40if
- 21:41you
- 21:41are
- 21:41working
- 21:41in
- 21:41the
- 21:42same
- 21:42industry,
- 21:43the
- 21:43positioning
- 21:44of
- 21:44each
- 21:44marketplace
- 21:45is
- 21:45not
- 21:46necessarily
- 21:46the
- 21:46same.
- 21:46The
- 21:47DNA
- 21:47is
- 21:47not
- 21:47the
- 21:47same.
- 21:48What
- 21:48you
- 21:48offer
- 21:48to
- 21:49the
- 21:49seller
- 21:49is
- 21:49not
- 21:49the
- 21:49same.
- 21:50So
- 21:50at
- 21:50the
- 21:51end
- 21:51of
- 21:51the
- 21:51game,
- 21:51the
- 21:52pitch
- 21:52we
- 21:53do
- 21:53to
- 21:54attract
- 21:54the
- 21:54sellers
- 21:55and
- 21:55make
- 21:55them
- 21:55join
- 21:56marketplace
- 21:56won't
- 21:56be
- 21:57the
- 21:57same.
- 21:57It
- 21:57will
- 21:57reflect
- 21:58this
- 21:58differentiation.
- 21:59So
- 22:00if
- 22:00you
- 22:00are
- 22:00a
- 22:00very
- 22:00specialist,
- 22:01you
- 22:01will
- 22:02have
- 22:02this
- 22:02kind
- 22:02of
- 22:02sellers
- 22:03who
- 22:03have
- 22:03a
- 22:03small
- 22:03catalog
- 22:04but
- 22:04with
- 22:04very
- 22:05top
- 22:05brands
- 22:06product.
- 22:06If
- 22:06you're
- 22:06a
- 22:06generalist,
- 22:07you
- 22:07may
- 22:07be
- 22:07more
- 22:07open
- 22:08to
- 22:08a
- 22:08generalist
- 22:09seller.
- 22:09So
- 22:10you
- 22:10won't
- 22:10look
- 22:10at
- 22:11the
- 22:11the
- 22:11same.
- 22:11Right?
- 22:12And
- 22:12even
- 22:12in
- 22:13a
- 22:13case
- 22:13where
- 22:13you
- 22:14want
- 22:14to
- 22:14have
- 22:14the
- 22:14same
- 22:15kind
- 22:15of
- 22:15sellers,
- 22:16the
- 22:16fact
- 22:17that
- 22:18Valentin
- 22:19and
- 22:19own
- 22:19buy
- 22:20team
- 22:20can
- 22:20take
- 22:20advantage
- 22:21of
- 22:21our
- 22:22huge
- 22:23customer
- 22:24close
- 22:24relationship.
- 22:25Each
- 22:25marketplace
- 22:26has
- 22:26a
- 22:26customer
- 22:26success
- 22:27manager
- 22:27as
- 22:28one
- 22:28single
- 22:28point
- 22:28of
- 22:29contact
- 22:29from
- 22:29octopia.
- 22:30And
- 22:30his
- 22:30job
- 22:31is
- 22:31not
- 22:31only
- 22:31to
- 22:31do
- 22:32the
- 22:32intermediaries
- 22:33between
- 22:33seller
- 22:33and
- 22:33marketplace.
- 22:34It's
- 22:34also
- 22:35to
- 22:35take
- 22:35the
- 22:35best
- 22:36of
- 22:36each
- 22:37seller
- 22:37catalog
- 22:38to
- 22:38put
- 22:38in
- 22:38light
- 22:39what
- 22:39makes
- 22:39sense
- 22:39for
- 22:39the
- 22:40marketplace.
- 22:40For
- 22:40instance,
- 22:41you
- 22:41can
- 22:41say
- 22:41there
- 22:42is
- 22:42customer
- 22:42success
- 22:42manager
- 22:43who
- 22:43make
- 22:43a
- 22:44benchmark
- 22:44on
- 22:45pricing
- 22:45comparison
- 22:46on
- 22:46each
- 22:46market
- 22:47and
- 22:47say,
- 22:47okay,
- 22:48I
- 22:48see
- 22:48that
- 22:48on
- 22:48buy,
- 22:49for
- 22:49instance,
- 22:49you
- 22:50want
- 22:50to
- 22:50go
- 22:50in
- 22:50Germany,
- 22:51you
- 22:51don't
- 22:51have
- 22:51this
- 22:52product.
- 22:52This
- 22:52product
- 22:53is
- 22:53not
- 22:53yet
- 22:53ready
- 22:53on
- 22:54some
- 22:54of
- 22:54your
- 22:54competitors.
- 22:55I
- 22:55do
- 22:55have
- 22:55some
- 22:56sellers
- 22:56who
- 22:56have
- 22:56it.
- 22:57So
- 22:57let's
- 22:57try
- 22:57to
- 22:58put
- 22:58this
- 22:58in
- 22:58visibility
- 22:59and
- 22:59let's
- 22:59try
- 22:59in
- 23:00a
- 23:00couple
- 23:00of
- 23:00Weeks
- 23:00to
- 23:00see
- 23:01if
- 23:01there
- 23:01is
- 23:01some
- 23:01traction
- 23:02on
- 23:02the
- 23:02market.
- 23:03So
- 23:03it's
- 23:04really
- 23:04like
- 23:04to
- 23:05make
- 23:05sure
- 23:05to
- 23:05fine
- 23:05tune
- 23:06the
- 23:06catalog
- 23:07for
- 23:07each
- 23:07specific
- 23:08market.
- 23:08Works
- 23:08work
- 23:09in
- 23:09Germany,
- 23:09doesn't
- 23:09work
- 23:10necessarily
- 23:10in
- 23:10Spain.
- 23:10In
- 23:11Italy
- 23:11the
- 23:11pricing
- 23:11should
- 23:12not
- 23:12be
- 23:12the
- 23:12same.
- 23:13So
- 23:13that's
- 23:13the
- 23:13daily
- 23:14basis
- 23:14activities
- 23:15of
- 23:15the
- 23:15customer
- 23:16success
- 23:16manager
- 23:17who
- 23:17is
- 23:17working
- 23:17with
- 23:18each
- 23:18marketplace,
- 23:18who
- 23:19are
- 23:19working
- 23:19please
- 23:19and,
- 23:20and
- 23:20actually.
- 23:21Right.
- 23:22So,
- 23:23and,
- 23:23and
- 23:24in
- 23:24fact
- 23:24when
- 23:24you
- 23:24look
- 23:25at
- 23:25the
- 23:25result
- 23:25Right
- 23:25now,
- 23:2675%
- 23:27of
- 23:27our
- 23:27GMV
- 23:28comes
- 23:28from
- 23:28new
- 23:28SKUs,
- 23:29new
- 23:30products
- 23:30that
- 23:30were
- 23:31not
- 23:31yet
- 23:31really
- 23:31listed
- 23:32on
- 23:32the
- 23:32marketplace.
- 23:33So
- 23:34most
- 23:34of
- 23:34the
- 23:34GMV
- 23:35we
- 23:35generate
- 23:35are
- 23:35about
- 23:36innovative
- 23:36products,
- 23:37new
- 23:37ones.
- 23:38So
- 23:38there
- 23:38is
- 23:38not
- 23:38many
- 23:39situation
- 23:39where
- 23:39you
- 23:40have
- 23:40exactly
- 23:40the
- 23:40same
- 23:41catalog.
- 23:43So
- 23:43what
- 23:43you
- 23:44tell
- 23:44me
- 23:44is
- 23:44that
- 23:45marketplaces
- 23:45that
- 23:46work
- 23:46with
- 23:46you
- 23:46can
- 23:46be
- 23:46a
- 23:47bit
- 23:47picky
- 23:47about
- 23:48what
- 23:49sellers
- 23:50they
- 23:50accept
- 23:50and
- 23:51what
- 23:51products
- 23:51they
- 23:51accept.
- 23:52So
- 23:53Valentin,
- 23:53tell
- 23:54me
- 23:54how
- 23:54picky
- 23:55are
- 23:55you
- 23:55at
- 23:55the
- 23:55moment
- 23:55at
- 23:55nonbuy.
- 23:56So
- 23:56what
- 23:56are
- 23:56your
- 23:56specific
- 23:57KPIs,
- 23:58what
- 23:58you
- 23:58are
- 23:58looking
- 23:58for?
- 23:59If
- 23:59you
- 23:59are
- 23:59going
- 24:00for
- 24:00external
- 24:00sellers
- 24:01to
- 24:01help
- 24:01you
- 24:01with
- 24:02your
- 24:02international
- 24:02expansions,
- 24:03what
- 24:03do
- 24:03they
- 24:04have
- 24:04to
- 24:04bring?
- 24:05Well,
- 24:06we
- 24:06obviously
- 24:07we
- 24:07do
- 24:07have
- 24:07our
- 24:08own
- 24:08verification
- 24:09process,
- 24:10right.
- 24:10Where
- 24:10we
- 24:11basically
- 24:11add
- 24:12up
- 24:12onto
- 24:13Octopia's
- 24:14already
- 24:14very
- 24:14very
- 24:14high
- 24:15standards.
- 24:15We
- 24:16just
- 24:16found
- 24:16out
- 24:17that
- 24:17we
- 24:17have
- 24:17that
- 24:18we
- 24:18need
- 24:18to
- 24:19have
- 24:19a
- 24:19few
- 24:19things
- 24:20going
- 24:20on
- 24:21so
- 24:21that
- 24:22partners
- 24:22can
- 24:22be
- 24:22successful
- 24:23on
- 24:23our
- 24:23platform.
- 24:24Right.
- 24:25For
- 24:25example,
- 24:25maybe
- 24:26the
- 24:26most
- 24:27important
- 24:29KPI
- 24:29is
- 24:30how
- 24:30big
- 24:31is
- 24:31your
- 24:33performance
- 24:34on
- 24:34other
- 24:35marketplaces?
- 24:35Or
- 24:35maybe
- 24:36not
- 24:36how
- 24:36big,
- 24:37but
- 24:37how
- 24:37good
- 24:37are
- 24:38you?
- 24:38Are
- 24:38your
- 24:38ratings
- 24:39on
- 24:39other
- 24:40marketplaces
- 24:41already?
- 24:41Right.
- 24:42For
- 24:42example,
- 24:44a
- 24:44seller,
- 24:44a
- 24:45potential
- 24:45seller
- 24:46who
- 24:46is
- 24:46not
- 24:46performing
- 24:47very
- 24:47very
- 24:47great
- 24:48on
- 24:48competitive
- 24:49marketplaces
- 24:50like
- 24:50eBay,
- 24:51Amazon
- 24:51etc.
- 24:52Has
- 24:52a
- 24:52very,
- 24:53very
- 24:53low
- 24:53chance
- 24:54to
- 24:54get
- 24:54accepted
- 24:56at
- 24:56our
- 24:56own
- 24:57marketplace.
- 24:57Why?
- 24:58Because
- 24:58we
- 24:58have
- 24:58such
- 24:59a
- 24:59loyal
- 24:59customer
- 25:00base.
- 25:00Because
- 25:00we
- 25:00want
- 25:01to
- 25:01keep
- 25:01it
- 25:01and
- 25:01because
- 25:02we
- 25:02want
- 25:02to
- 25:02grow
- 25:02it.
- 25:03Right.
- 25:03So
- 25:04basically,
- 25:04sorry
- 25:05chiming
- 25:06in
- 25:06here,
- 25:06you
- 25:06mean
- 25:06by
- 25:07performing
- 25:08not
- 25:08good
- 25:08as
- 25:08you,
- 25:09you
- 25:09mean
- 25:09in
- 25:09terms
- 25:09of
- 25:10customer
- 25:11satisfaction.
- 25:11Or
- 25:11in
- 25:12terms
- 25:12of
- 25:12customer
- 25:13satisfaction,
- 25:14delivery,
- 25:15logistics,
- 25:17returns,
- 25:18etc,
- 25:18whatever
- 25:19is
- 25:19necessary
- 25:20to
- 25:20make
- 25:20the
- 25:21customer
- 25:21happy
- 25:21in
- 25:22the
- 25:22end.
- 25:22Right.
- 25:22We,
- 25:23since
- 25:24most
- 25:24of
- 25:25competitors
- 25:25do
- 25:26have
- 25:26like
- 25:26a
- 25:26rating
- 25:27system
- 25:28and
- 25:28that
- 25:28we
- 25:28see
- 25:28we
- 25:29have
- 25:29like
- 25:29a
- 25:29seller
- 25:30who,
- 25:30a
- 25:30potential
- 25:31seller
- 25:31who
- 25:31is
- 25:32not
- 25:32performing
- 25:32that
- 25:33great
- 25:33in
- 25:33that
- 25:34area,
- 25:34then
- 25:34it's
- 25:35probably
- 25:35going
- 25:35to
- 25:35be
- 25:36a
- 25:36no.
- 25:37On
- 25:38top
- 25:38of
- 25:38that
- 25:38it's
- 25:38also
- 25:38pretty
- 25:39important
- 25:39for,
- 25:40for
- 25:40us
- 25:41that
- 25:42the
- 25:42seller
- 25:43is
- 25:43also
- 25:44basically
- 25:44situated
- 25:45locally
- 25:46in
- 25:46that
- 25:46particular
- 25:47country
- 25:47where
- 25:48he
- 25:48tries
- 25:49to
- 25:49sell
- 25:49in
- 25:49at
- 25:50this
- 25:50point,
- 25:51which
- 25:52he
- 25:52is
- 25:53still
- 25:54getting
- 25:54the
- 25:54possibility
- 25:55to
- 25:55sell
- 25:56into
- 25:5721
- 25:58market
- 25:59places
- 25:59or
- 26:00countries
- 26:00from
- 26:01our
- 26:01side
- 26:01on
- 26:01our
- 26:02marketplace.
- 26:03But
- 26:03still
- 26:03we
- 26:04want
- 26:04to
- 26:04make
- 26:04sure
- 26:04that
- 26:05the
- 26:05seller
- 26:05is
- 26:06real
- 26:06and
- 26:07basically
- 26:07not
- 26:07a
- 26:08garage
- 26:09company
- 26:10built
- 26:10up
- 26:11just
- 26:11to
- 26:11scoop
- 26:12up
- 26:12as
- 26:12much
- 26:13revenue
- 26:13as
- 26:13possible.
- 26:15And
- 26:15on
- 26:15top
- 26:15of
- 26:16that
- 26:16we
- 26:16do
- 26:17have
- 26:17several
- 26:18KPIs
- 26:19which
- 26:19come
- 26:20on
- 26:20top.
- 26:20But
- 26:21I
- 26:21think
- 26:21it
- 26:22would
- 26:22basically
- 26:23not
- 26:23fit
- 26:24into
- 26:25this
- 26:25podcast
- 26:26to
- 26:26work
- 26:26them
- 26:27out.
- 26:28To,
- 26:28to
- 26:28work
- 26:28them
- 26:29all
- 26:29out.
- 26:30Okay,
- 26:31but
- 26:31I
- 26:31didn't
- 26:31hear
- 26:31anything
- 26:32about
- 26:33product
- 26:33categories
- 26:34or
- 26:35product
- 26:35assortments.
- 26:36So
- 26:36you're
- 26:36really
- 26:37open
- 26:37on
- 26:37those
- 26:37fronts
- 26:38so
- 26:38far?
- 26:39Yeah,
- 26:39yes,
- 26:39we
- 26:40are.
- 26:40I
- 26:40mean
- 26:42products
- 26:42which
- 26:43we
- 26:43see
- 26:43work
- 26:44better
- 26:44on
- 26:44our
- 26:45platform.
- 26:45As
- 26:45I
- 26:45already
- 26:46mentioned,
- 26:46it's
- 26:46electronics,
- 26:48house
- 26:48and
- 26:48garden.
- 26:49Health
- 26:49and
- 26:49beauty
- 26:49is
- 26:50going
- 26:50really,
- 26:50really
- 26:51well.
- 26:51But
- 26:51when
- 26:52it
- 26:52comes
- 26:52to
- 26:53toys.
- 26:54Super
- 26:55interesting.
- 26:56DIY
- 26:57is
- 26:57super,
- 26:57super
- 26:58interesting.
- 26:59We
- 26:59try
- 27:00to
- 27:00position
- 27:00ourselves
- 27:01as
- 27:01a
- 27:02generalistic
- 27:03marketplace.
- 27:04I
- 27:05mean
- 27:05again,
- 27:06referring
- 27:07to
- 27:07our
- 27:07loyal
- 27:08customer
- 27:08base.
- 27:08These
- 27:09people
- 27:09try
- 27:10to
- 27:10buy
- 27:10as
- 27:11much
- 27:11as
- 27:11they
- 27:11can
- 27:11from
- 27:12one
- 27:12marketplace.
- 27:13Right.
- 27:13And
- 27:13why
- 27:14not
- 27:14give
- 27:14them
- 27:15what
- 27:15they
- 27:15want?
- 27:16So
- 27:17coming
- 27:17back
- 27:18to
- 27:18also
- 27:19what
- 27:19you
- 27:19have
- 27:19asked
- 27:19Paul
- 27:20before
- 27:20that
- 27:21I
- 27:21think
- 27:21that
- 27:22every
- 27:22marketplace
- 27:23needs
- 27:23to
- 27:23be
- 27:24handled
- 27:24as
- 27:24a
- 27:25like
- 27:25a
- 27:25completely
- 27:26new
- 27:26country.
- 27:26When
- 27:26you
- 27:27expand
- 27:27in,
- 27:27right.
- 27:28You
- 27:28don't
- 27:28know
- 27:28what
- 27:29kind
- 27:29of
- 27:30items
- 27:30will
- 27:31go
- 27:31well
- 27:32or
- 27:32bad.
- 27:32You
- 27:33do
- 27:33have
- 27:33an
- 27:33idea
- 27:34that
- 27:34probably
- 27:34your
- 27:35best
- 27:35sellers
- 27:35will
- 27:36perform
- 27:36well
- 27:37as.
- 27:37As
- 27:37well.
- 27:38But
- 27:38sometimes
- 27:38you,
- 27:39you
- 27:39do
- 27:40have
- 27:40like
- 27:40a
- 27:40new
- 27:40random
- 27:41SKU
- 27:42which
- 27:42somehow
- 27:43over
- 27:43performs
- 27:44everything.
- 27:44Right.
- 27:45So
- 27:46we
- 27:46give
- 27:46our
- 27:47sellers
- 27:48the
- 27:48part
- 27:48of
- 27:48the
- 27:48possibility
- 27:49to
- 27:50try
- 27:50us
- 27:50out.
- 27:51On
- 27:51top
- 27:51of
- 27:52that,
- 27:54we
- 27:54give
- 27:54them
- 27:55the
- 27:55possibility
- 27:56to
- 27:56try
- 27:56us
- 27:56out
- 27:57for
- 27:57free.
- 27:58So
- 27:58every
- 27:58seller
- 27:59who
- 27:59joins
- 28:00via
- 28:01octopia
- 28:01gets
- 28:02a
- 28:02three
- 28:02month
- 28:03period
- 28:03of
- 28:03basically
- 28:05no
- 28:05costs.
- 28:06So
- 28:07they
- 28:08have
- 28:08all
- 28:08the
- 28:09freedom
- 28:09and
- 28:09all
- 28:09the
- 28:10time
- 28:10that
- 28:10they
- 28:11need
- 28:11to
- 28:11test
- 28:11our
- 28:12systems.
- 28:14That's
- 28:14a
- 28:15nice
- 28:15boon.
- 28:15Of
- 28:15course
- 28:17coming
- 28:17back
- 28:17to
- 28:17the
- 28:18question
- 28:18of
- 28:19seller
- 28:20quality
- 28:21because
- 28:22both
- 28:22of
- 28:22you
- 28:22have
- 28:23been
- 28:23stressing
- 28:23that
- 28:24point
- 28:24that
- 28:24it
- 28:24is
- 28:24important,
- 28:25especially
- 28:26for
- 28:26a
- 28:26marketplace
- 28:27that
- 28:27is
- 28:27coming
- 28:27new
- 28:27to
- 28:27a
- 28:28new
- 28:28country
- 28:29and
- 28:30who
- 28:30has
- 28:30to
- 28:30prove
- 28:31itself
- 28:31to
- 28:31the
- 28:31customers
- 28:32that
- 28:33you
- 28:33have
- 28:33sellers
- 28:34who
- 28:34really
- 28:34live
- 28:35up
- 28:35to
- 28:35that
- 28:35standard.
- 28:35So
- 28:38checking
- 28:38the
- 28:38quality
- 28:39is
- 28:39beforehand
- 28:40is
- 28:40the
- 28:40first
- 28:40thing.
- 28:41But
- 28:42what
- 28:42you
- 28:42do,
- 28:43and
- 28:43I
- 28:43think
- 28:43I'll
- 28:44address
- 28:44this
- 28:44to
- 28:44Paul
- 28:44because
- 28:45I
- 28:45know
- 28:45that
- 28:46you
- 28:46also
- 28:46have
- 28:47to
- 28:47react
- 28:47if
- 28:48sellers
- 28:48in
- 28:48your
- 28:49catalog
- 28:49are
- 28:49not,
- 28:50you
- 28:50know,
- 28:50up
- 28:50to
- 28:51par.
- 28:51So
- 28:52what
- 28:52do
- 28:52you
- 28:53do
- 28:53if
- 28:53sellers
- 28:54are
- 28:54missing
- 28:55the
- 28:55marks,
- 28:56if
- 28:56they
- 28:56are
- 28:57not
- 28:58performing
- 28:59as
- 28:59well
- 28:59as
- 28:59your
- 29:00marketplace
- 29:00partners
- 29:01would
- 29:01want,
- 29:01that
- 29:02you
- 29:02push
- 29:02them
- 29:02out
- 29:02of
- 29:02your
- 29:03catalog.
- 29:03What,
- 29:03what
- 29:04happens
- 29:04then?
- 29:05Yeah,
- 29:05in
- 29:05fact
- 29:06the.
- 29:06The
- 29:06best
- 29:06way
- 29:07to
- 29:07master
- 29:07quality
- 29:08is
- 29:08to
- 29:08master
- 29:09the
- 29:09interest
- 29:10the
- 29:10initial.
- 29:11That's
- 29:12the
- 29:12point
- 29:12number.
- 29:13But
- 29:13just
- 29:14to
- 29:14give
- 29:14you
- 29:14an
- 29:14idea,
- 29:14this
- 29:14is
- 29:15a
- 29:15topic
- 29:15we
- 29:15have
- 29:16Been
- 29:16managing
- 29:16for
- 29:17years
- 29:17because
- 29:18we
- 29:19are
- 29:19hiring
- 29:20sellers
- 29:20on
- 29:20the
- 29:20behalf
- 29:21of
- 29:21also
- 29:22marketplaces.
- 29:22So
- 29:23we
- 29:23need
- 29:23to
- 29:23be
- 29:23really
- 29:24accurate
- 29:24in
- 29:24our
- 29:25initial
- 29:25selection,
- 29:25right?
- 29:26So
- 29:26just
- 29:27to
- 29:27give
- 29:27you
- 29:27an
- 29:27idea,
- 29:27we
- 29:27receive
- 29:28nearly
- 29:29100,000
- 29:30seller
- 29:30application
- 29:31per
- 29:31year
- 29:31to
- 29:31join
- 29:31Octopia
- 29:32community,
- 29:32right.
- 29:34Only
- 29:34finally
- 29:35onboard
- 29:35on
- 29:35other
- 29:36marketplaces
- 29:36connected
- 29:37like
- 29:37onboard
- 29:382000
- 29:39per
- 29:39year,
- 29:40right.
- 29:40So
- 29:40there
- 29:40is
- 29:40a
- 29:41really
- 29:42huge
- 29:42selection,
- 29:43right?
- 29:43Initially
- 29:44because
- 29:45of
- 29:45the
- 29:45compliance
- 29:46KYC,
- 29:47the
- 29:48completeness
- 29:48of
- 29:48the
- 29:49catalog
- 29:49to
- 29:50avoid
- 29:50any
- 29:50fraud,
- 29:51etc.
- 29:51So
- 29:51we
- 29:51do
- 29:52this
- 29:52massive
- 29:52check
- 29:53initially.
- 29:54Then
- 29:54you
- 29:54add
- 29:55on
- 29:55top
- 29:55of
- 29:55that
- 29:56the
- 29:56criteria
- 29:57for
- 29:57the
- 29:57marketplace
- 29:58itself.
- 29:58So
- 29:58you
- 29:59have
- 29:59a
- 29:59double
- 29:59check
- 29:59at
- 29:59the
- 30:00entrance.
- 30:01And
- 30:02then
- 30:02when
- 30:02it's
- 30:03an
- 30:03ongoing
- 30:03sellers,
- 30:04we
- 30:04are
- 30:05definitely
- 30:05following
- 30:06according
- 30:06with
- 30:07on
- 30:07by
- 30:07team
- 30:07the
- 30:08level
- 30:08of
- 30:08quality,
- 30:08the
- 30:08level
- 30:09of
- 30:09requirement,
- 30:09right.
- 30:10So
- 30:10as
- 30:10Valentin
- 30:11said,
- 30:11for
- 30:12unbuy
- 30:12for
- 30:12instance,
- 30:13loyalty
- 30:13is
- 30:14key.
- 30:14So
- 30:15what
- 30:16impacts
- 30:16a
- 30:16lot
- 30:16of
- 30:16the
- 30:16loyalty
- 30:17is
- 30:18the
- 30:18delivery
- 30:18experience.
- 30:19So
- 30:20for
- 30:20unbuy
- 30:20specifically
- 30:21we
- 30:21are
- 30:21very
- 30:21carefully
- 30:22check
- 30:23what
- 30:23about
- 30:23the
- 30:23delivery
- 30:24weight,
- 30:24the
- 30:24claims
- 30:25rate
- 30:25to
- 30:25make
- 30:25sure
- 30:25to
- 30:26maintain
- 30:26a
- 30:26high
- 30:26level
- 30:27of
- 30:27notation
- 30:28to
- 30:28make
- 30:28sure
- 30:29to
- 30:29be
- 30:29consistent
- 30:29with
- 30:30the
- 30:30expectation
- 30:30of
- 30:31unbuy.
- 30:31Right.
- 30:31For
- 30:32instance,
- 30:32if
- 30:33something
- 30:33go
- 30:33wrong
- 30:34at
- 30:34any
- 30:35moment,
- 30:35unbuy
- 30:36has
- 30:36the
- 30:36ability
- 30:37to
- 30:38suspend
- 30:38or
- 30:38exclude
- 30:39a
- 30:39seller
- 30:39if
- 30:40he
- 30:40wants
- 30:40because
- 30:40it
- 30:40doesn't
- 30:41fit
- 30:41with
- 30:41his
- 30:41criteria.
- 30:42Right.
- 30:42So
- 30:42he
- 30:43can
- 30:43master
- 30:43the
- 30:43property
- 30:44even
- 30:44if
- 30:44the
- 30:44seller
- 30:45is
- 30:45coming
- 30:45from
- 30:45octopia.
- 30:46Right.
- 30:47On
- 30:47the
- 30:47same
- 30:47side,
- 30:48Octopia
- 30:48can
- 30:49take
- 30:49the
- 30:49responsibility
- 30:50if
- 30:50there
- 30:50is
- 30:50like
- 30:51a
- 30:51fraud,
- 30:51something
- 30:51like
- 30:52very
- 30:52strong
- 30:52that
- 30:52can
- 30:53impact
- 30:53all
- 30:53the
- 30:53marketplace
- 30:54to
- 30:55kick
- 30:55out
- 30:55of
- 30:55the
- 30:55seller.
- 30:56Of
- 30:56course,
- 30:57if
- 30:57it's
- 30:57something
- 30:57that
- 30:58can
- 30:58have
- 30:58an
- 30:58impact
- 30:58for
- 30:59all
- 30:59the
- 30:59marketplace,
- 31:00right?
- 31:00So
- 31:00there
- 31:00is
- 31:01this
- 31:01double
- 31:01check
- 31:01all
- 31:02time
- 31:02long
- 31:02to
- 31:02make
- 31:03sure
- 31:03to
- 31:03maintain
- 31:03the
- 31:04quality.
- 31:04And
- 31:04actually
- 31:06I
- 31:06think
- 31:06in
- 31:06average
- 31:07octopia
- 31:07seller,
- 31:08if
- 31:08I
- 31:08remember
- 31:08correctly,
- 31:09has
- 31:1015%
- 31:10NPS
- 31:11in
- 31:11average,
- 31:12more
- 31:12than
- 31:12regular
- 31:13sellers
- 31:13because
- 31:13of
- 31:13this
- 31:14double
- 31:14check
- 31:14and
- 31:15this
- 31:15ongoing
- 31:17quality
- 31:17assessment
- 31:18we
- 31:18are
- 31:18doing
- 31:19with
- 31:20the
- 31:20marketplace
- 31:20team.
- 31:22Okay,
- 31:24looking
- 31:24a
- 31:24bit
- 31:25at
- 31:25the
- 31:25time,
- 31:25I'd
- 31:25like
- 31:25to
- 31:26circle
- 31:26back
- 31:26to
- 31:26something
- 31:27that
- 31:27Valentin
- 31:28said
- 31:28before,
- 31:28which
- 31:28I'm
- 31:29definitely
- 31:29stealing.
- 31:29That
- 31:30is,
- 31:30if
- 31:30you
- 31:31are,
- 31:31you
- 31:32should
- 31:32treat
- 31:32a
- 31:32new
- 31:33marketplace
- 31:33like
- 31:33a
- 31:33new
- 31:34country.
- 31:35I
- 31:35like
- 31:35that.
- 31:36But
- 31:37if
- 31:37you
- 31:37are
- 31:37a
- 31:38new
- 31:38marketplace
- 31:38in
- 31:39a
- 31:39new
- 31:39market,
- 31:40that's
- 31:41like
- 31:41two
- 31:41news
- 31:41in
- 31:42one
- 31:42row.
- 31:43And
- 31:43I
- 31:44think
- 31:44you
- 31:44are
- 31:45at
- 31:45the
- 31:45moment
- 31:45tripling
- 31:46this
- 31:46by
- 31:46starting
- 31:47out
- 31:47in
- 31:48Germany,
- 31:48which
- 31:48is
- 31:48an
- 31:49incredibly
- 31:50competitive
- 31:50market
- 31:51inside
- 31:51Europe.
- 31:52As
- 31:52you
- 31:52and
- 31:53I
- 31:53both
- 31:53German
- 31:54people
- 31:54know,
- 31:55Amazon's
- 31:55incredibly
- 31:56dominant
- 31:56here.
- 31:57And
- 31:57then
- 31:57you
- 31:57have
- 31:58the
- 31:58category
- 31:58killer
- 31:59behind
- 31:59Amazon,
- 32:00like
- 32:00I
- 32:00Zalando
- 32:01for
- 32:01fashion
- 32:01and
- 32:01auto
- 32:02for
- 32:02living,
- 32:02home
- 32:02and
- 32:03living
- 32:03and
- 32:03media
- 32:03marked
- 32:04for
- 32:04electronics.
- 32:04You
- 32:04name
- 32:04Them.
- 32:05So
- 32:06where's
- 32:07your
- 32:07place
- 32:07in
- 32:07all
- 32:07of
- 32:08that
- 32:08with
- 32:09OnBuy,
- 32:09how
- 32:10are
- 32:10you
- 32:10finding
- 32:11the
- 32:11gap?
- 32:11Because
- 32:12we've
- 32:12been
- 32:12talking
- 32:12a
- 32:12lot
- 32:12about
- 32:13seller
- 32:13quality.
- 32:14But
- 32:14is
- 32:14that
- 32:15enough
- 32:15to
- 32:15find
- 32:15the
- 32:15gap
- 32:16on
- 32:16this
- 32:16market?
- 32:18That's
- 32:19a
- 32:19question
- 32:19to
- 32:19me,
- 32:19I
- 32:19believe.
- 32:20Right,
- 32:21yes.
- 32:22Well,
- 32:22it
- 32:23is
- 32:23a
- 32:23great
- 32:23question.
- 32:23And
- 32:24honestly,
- 32:25this
- 32:25is
- 32:25where
- 32:25a
- 32:26lot
- 32:26of
- 32:27market
- 32:27bases
- 32:27really
- 32:28focus
- 32:28find
- 32:28out
- 32:29who
- 32:29they
- 32:29are.
- 32:30So
- 32:30basically
- 32:30when
- 32:31we
- 32:31first
- 32:31looked
- 32:31at
- 32:31Europe,
- 32:32the
- 32:32assumption
- 32:32was
- 32:33that
- 32:33the
- 32:33biggest
- 32:34hurdle
- 32:34would
- 32:35be
- 32:35technology
- 32:35or
- 32:36regulation.
- 32:37But
- 32:37just
- 32:37as
- 32:37you
- 32:37said,
- 32:39it
- 32:39is
- 32:39basically
- 32:40right
- 32:40now
- 32:40scaling
- 32:41our
- 32:41sellers
- 32:42and
- 32:42find
- 32:42our
- 32:44our
- 32:44place
- 32:45in
- 32:45the
- 32:45market,
- 32:45just
- 32:46as
- 32:46you,
- 32:46you
- 32:46said.
- 32:47I
- 32:48mean
- 32:49competition
- 32:50is
- 32:50not
- 32:50bad
- 32:51and
- 32:53giving
- 32:53the
- 32:54customer
- 32:55more
- 32:55options
- 32:57to
- 32:57buy
- 32:58from
- 32:59is
- 33:00definitely
- 33:00a
- 33:01benefit.
- 33:01It
- 33:01gives
- 33:02them
- 33:03transparency,
- 33:04it
- 33:04gives
- 33:04them
- 33:04choice
- 33:05and
- 33:06also
- 33:06gives
- 33:07the
- 33:07sellers
- 33:08the
- 33:08possibility
- 33:10to
- 33:13basically
- 33:13not
- 33:14put
- 33:15everything
- 33:15into
- 33:15the
- 33:16same
- 33:16basket
- 33:17so
- 33:17they
- 33:17can
- 33:18set
- 33:18themselves
- 33:19up
- 33:20as
- 33:20broadly
- 33:21as
- 33:21they
- 33:22want
- 33:22to.
- 33:23But
- 33:23though
- 33:26our
- 33:26positioning
- 33:27comes
- 33:27in
- 33:28the
- 33:28end,
- 33:29we
- 33:29are
- 33:30not
- 33:30a
- 33:31luxury
- 33:32premium
- 33:33marketplace
- 33:34like
- 33:35Zalando,
- 33:36which
- 33:36is
- 33:37completely
- 33:38focused
- 33:39on
- 33:39one
- 33:39particular
- 33:40niche.
- 33:40But
- 33:41we
- 33:41still
- 33:41want
- 33:42to
- 33:42be
- 33:43accessible
- 33:44for
- 33:44everybody
- 33:45and
- 33:45the
- 33:45broad
- 33:46customer
- 33:47when
- 33:47it
- 33:47comes,
- 33:47for
- 33:48example,
- 33:48like
- 33:48in
- 33:49our
- 33:50average
- 33:50basket
- 33:51value
- 33:51that
- 33:51we
- 33:51are
- 33:52having,
- 33:52it's
- 33:53about
- 33:54€80
- 33:56at
- 33:56that
- 33:56point.
- 33:57So
- 33:58I
- 33:58would
- 33:58say
- 33:59we
- 34:00try
- 34:00to
- 34:00push
- 34:01somehow
- 34:02in
- 34:02between
- 34:03ebay
- 34:04and
- 34:04Amazon
- 34:05when
- 34:05it
- 34:06comes
- 34:06to
- 34:06our
- 34:06positioning
- 34:07in
- 34:08general.
- 34:09Okay.
- 34:10I
- 34:11will
- 34:11be
- 34:11definitely
- 34:11following
- 34:12that
- 34:12journey
- 34:13over
- 34:13the
- 34:13next
- 34:14year
- 34:14and
- 34:15we'll
- 34:15be
- 34:15very
- 34:15interested
- 34:16to
- 34:16see
- 34:16where
- 34:16you're
- 34:16going
- 34:17with
- 34:17this.
- 34:18As
- 34:18the
- 34:18time
- 34:18is
- 34:18running
- 34:19out.
- 34:19I'd
- 34:19like
- 34:19to
- 34:20try
- 34:20a
- 34:21new
- 34:21thing
- 34:21that
- 34:21I
- 34:21thought
- 34:22about
- 34:22which
- 34:22is
- 34:22a
- 34:23closing
- 34:23round.
- 34:23I'd
- 34:24like
- 34:24to
- 34:24call
- 34:24one
- 34:25thing
- 34:26and
- 34:26I'd
- 34:26like
- 34:26to
- 34:27give
- 34:27you
- 34:28several
- 34:29questions
- 34:29and
- 34:30have
- 34:30your
- 34:30answer
- 34:31with
- 34:31just
- 34:32one
- 34:32thing
- 34:32that
- 34:32you
- 34:33can
- 34:33think
- 34:33of.
- 34:35Let's
- 34:35say
- 34:36one
- 34:37piece
- 34:37of
- 34:38specific
- 34:38advice
- 34:39for
- 34:39an
- 34:39operator
- 34:40starting
- 34:41an
- 34:41expansion
- 34:42today.
- 34:43So
- 34:43what
- 34:43is
- 34:43your
- 34:44one
- 34:44learning,
- 34:45Valentin?
- 34:48Get
- 34:48yourselves
- 34:49a
- 34:49great
- 34:49partner.
- 34:51Okay,
- 34:52good.
- 34:52That
- 34:52that
- 34:53one
- 34:53goes
- 34:53on
- 34:53a
- 34:54T
- 34:54shirt.
- 34:54Definitely.
- 34:55Paul,
- 34:55what
- 34:56would
- 34:56you
- 34:56say
- 34:56one
- 34:56learning
- 34:57for
- 34:57that
- 34:57for
- 34:57an
- 34:58operator?
- 34:58So
- 34:59I've
- 34:59got
- 34:59the
- 34:59pressure
- 34:59now
- 34:59to.
- 35:00Be
- 35:00to
- 35:00be
- 35:00very
- 35:00short.
- 35:02Well,
- 35:03you
- 35:03mean,
- 35:05I
- 35:05think
- 35:05that
- 35:05you
- 35:05still
- 35:06start
- 35:06with
- 35:06the
- 35:06supply
- 35:07before
- 35:08the
- 35:08marketing.
- 35:08So
- 35:09start
- 35:09to
- 35:09fuel
- 35:10your
- 35:10catalog
- 35:11with
- 35:11a
- 35:11top
- 35:11local
- 35:12seller
- 35:12with
- 35:12a
- 35:12cross
- 35:12border
- 35:13seller
- 35:13before
- 35:14to
- 35:14make
- 35:14some
- 35:14noise
- 35:15because
- 35:15even
- 35:15if
- 35:15you
- 35:16have
- 35:16a
- 35:16big
- 35:16traffic,
- 35:17if
- 35:17you
- 35:17don't
- 35:17have
- 35:17the
- 35:18right
- 35:18offer
- 35:18for
- 35:19your
- 35:19specific
- 35:19new
- 35:19market,
- 35:20there
- 35:21is
- 35:21no
- 35:21match.
- 35:21Right.
- 35:22So
- 35:22start
- 35:22with
- 35:22the
- 35:22supply,
- 35:23then
- 35:23marketing.
- 35:25Okay.
- 35:26And
- 35:26what
- 35:26would
- 35:27be
- 35:27one
- 35:27warning?
- 35:28So
- 35:28what
- 35:29should
- 35:29operators
- 35:30not
- 35:30do
- 35:31if
- 35:31they
- 35:31want
- 35:32to
- 35:32avoid
- 35:32big
- 35:33costs?
- 35:33Paul?
- 35:36I
- 35:36think
- 35:36that
- 35:37sometimes
- 35:37we
- 35:37always
- 35:38about
- 35:38talk
- 35:38about
- 35:39the
- 35:39marketplace
- 35:39selectivity.
- 35:40Right?
- 35:41But
- 35:41we
- 35:42forget
- 35:42that
- 35:42sellers
- 35:42are
- 35:42very
- 35:43selective
- 35:43too.
- 35:43There
- 35:44is
- 35:44only
- 35:455%
- 35:45of
- 35:45the
- 35:45sellers
- 35:46go
- 35:46on
- 35:46more
- 35:46than
- 35:46three
- 35:47marketplaces.
- 35:47And
- 35:48sometimes
- 35:48we
- 35:48forget
- 35:49we
- 35:49are
- 35:49selective.
- 35:50They
- 35:50are
- 35:50selective
- 35:50too.
- 35:51So
- 35:52one
- 35:52warning
- 35:52will
- 35:52be
- 35:53don't
- 35:53underestimate
- 35:54seller
- 35:55experience.
- 35:55Seller
- 35:56experience
- 35:57matter
- 35:58as
- 35:58much
- 35:58as
- 35:59the
- 35:59final
- 35:59customer
- 36:00experience.
- 36:01Right?
- 36:02That's
- 36:03a
- 36:03great
- 36:03point.
- 36:06Okay,
- 36:06Valentino,
- 36:07one
- 36:07warning.
- 36:09Make
- 36:09sure
- 36:09to
- 36:09grow
- 36:10organically.
- 36:11That's
- 36:11very,
- 36:12very
- 36:12important
- 36:13because
- 36:13you
- 36:13can
- 36:13pump
- 36:14as
- 36:14much
- 36:14money
- 36:14as
- 36:14you
- 36:15want
- 36:15into
- 36:15a
- 36:15market.
- 36:16If
- 36:16the
- 36:17market
- 36:17does
- 36:17not
- 36:17want
- 36:18you
- 36:18or
- 36:19you
- 36:19do
- 36:19not
- 36:19have
- 36:19the
- 36:20capabilities
- 36:20to
- 36:21grow
- 36:22on
- 36:22an
- 36:24from.
- 36:24From
- 36:24your
- 36:25own
- 36:25organically,
- 36:26then
- 36:26you
- 36:27will
- 36:27have
- 36:27a
- 36:27very,
- 36:27very
- 36:28hard
- 36:28time.
- 36:30Okay.
- 36:31And
- 36:31to
- 36:32close
- 36:32this
- 36:32up,
- 36:33your
- 36:331
- 36:33bet
- 36:34for
- 36:34the
- 36:34future,
- 36:35what
- 36:35do
- 36:35you
- 36:35think
- 36:36will
- 36:36be,
- 36:37which
- 36:37trend
- 36:37will
- 36:38dominate
- 36:38the
- 36:38marketplace
- 36:39business
- 36:39in
- 36:39Europe
- 36:40in
- 36:40the
- 36:40Next,
- 36:40let's
- 36:41say
- 36:4112
- 36:41months.
- 36:42Because
- 36:42things
- 36:43are
- 36:43moving
- 36:43so
- 36:44fast
- 36:44at
- 36:44the
- 36:44moment,
- 36:44I
- 36:44wouldn't
- 36:45want
- 36:45to
- 36:45see
- 36:45it
- 36:45look
- 36:45at
- 36:4518
- 36:46months
- 36:46at
- 36:46the
- 36:46moment,
- 36:48Valentin,
- 36:48maybe.
- 36:50I
- 36:50think
- 36:50pathback
- 36:51is
- 36:52then
- 36:52the
- 36:52next
- 36:53big
- 36:54thing
- 36:54that
- 36:55we
- 36:55will
- 36:55still
- 36:56continue
- 36:56to
- 36:57use
- 36:58and
- 36:58more
- 36:58and
- 36:58more
- 36:59players
- 36:59will
- 36:59adapt
- 37:00as
- 37:00they
- 37:00will
- 37:00see
- 37:01our
- 37:01success.
- 37:04Well,
- 37:04okay,
- 37:05Interesting.
- 37:06Paul.
- 37:06I
- 37:07think
- 37:07about
- 37:07the
- 37:07trend,
- 37:07which
- 37:08is
- 37:08not
- 37:08a
- 37:08new
- 37:08trend,
- 37:08of
- 37:09course,
- 37:09but
- 37:09I
- 37:09think
- 37:10the
- 37:11share
- 37:11of
- 37:12refurbished
- 37:13will
- 37:13take
- 37:14another
- 37:14step
- 37:14right
- 37:15now.
- 37:15And
- 37:15I
- 37:15think
- 37:16which
- 37:16is
- 37:16important
- 37:16is
- 37:17because
- 37:17we
- 37:17work
- 37:18especially
- 37:18with
- 37:18European
- 37:19marketplace,
- 37:19and
- 37:20I
- 37:20think
- 37:20they
- 37:20do
- 37:20have
- 37:21a
- 37:21window
- 37:21to
- 37:22take
- 37:22because
- 37:23when
- 37:23it
- 37:23comes
- 37:23to
- 37:23refurbish,
- 37:24I
- 37:25think
- 37:25the
- 37:25consumer
- 37:26trust
- 37:26a
- 37:27bit
- 37:27more
- 37:27somehow
- 37:28European
- 37:28marketplace
- 37:29and
- 37:30US
- 37:30or
- 37:30Chinese
- 37:31marketplace.
- 37:32So
- 37:32if
- 37:32you
- 37:32are
- 37:33able
- 37:33to
- 37:33increase
- 37:34the
- 37:34share
- 37:34of
- 37:34refurbished
- 37:35product
- 37:35in
- 37:35your
- 37:35own
- 37:36catalog,
- 37:36you
- 37:37may
- 37:37have
- 37:37an
- 37:38advantage
- 37:38to
- 37:38take
- 37:39face
- 37:39to
- 37:39the
- 37:39big
- 37:40US
- 37:40and
- 37:40Chinese
- 37:41giant.
- 37:41I
- 37:41guess
- 37:43I'll
- 37:43absolutely
- 37:44second
- 37:44that.
- 37:45Valentine
- 37:45Enbai
- 37:46is
- 37:46strong
- 37:46in
- 37:47secondhand
- 37:48as
- 37:48well,
- 37:48aren't
- 37:48you?
- 37:49Refurbished,
- 37:50yes.
- 37:50Not
- 37:51secondhand
- 37:51particularly,
- 37:52but
- 37:52refurbished,
- 37:53yes.
- 37:54Yeah.
- 37:55All
- 37:55right.
- 37:55Okay.
- 37:56Right,
- 37:57the
- 37:57two
- 37:57of
- 37:57you,
- 37:58that
- 37:58makes
- 37:58our
- 37:58time
- 37:59for
- 37:59today.
- 38:00Thank
- 38:00you
- 38:00very
- 38:01much
- 38:01for
- 38:01joining
- 38:01me
- 38:02and
- 38:02for
- 38:02helping
- 38:03me
- 38:03change
- 38:04perspective
- 38:04as
- 38:05I'm
- 38:05normally
- 38:05looking
- 38:06at
- 38:06what
- 38:06sellers
- 38:06are
- 38:07expecting
- 38:07for
- 38:07marketplaces.
- 38:08And
- 38:08it
- 38:08was
- 38:08great
- 38:09to
- 38:09hear
- 38:10the
- 38:10other
- 38:10side
- 38:11of
- 38:12this
- 38:12business
- 38:13relationship
- 38:13for
- 38:14today.
- 38:14So
- 38:14thank
- 38:14you
- 38:15for
- 38:15joining
- 38:15me.
- 38:15Thanks
- 38:16a
- 38:16lot,
- 38:16Ingrid.
- 38:17Thank
- 38:17you
- 38:18so
- 38:18much.
- 38:18Right.
- 38:19And
- 38:19if
- 38:19you
- 38:19like
- 38:20listening
- 38:20to
- 38:20us
- 38:20today,
- 38:21you
- 38:21could
- 38:21make
- 38:21me
- 38:22very
- 38:22happy
- 38:22if
- 38:22you
- 38:23followed
- 38:23us
- 38:23or
- 38:24rated
- 38:24our
- 38:24podcasts
- 38:25on
- 38:25Spotify,
- 38:25Apple
- 38:26Podcasts,
- 38:26YouTube,
- 38:26wherever
- 38:27you
- 38:27are.
- 38:27Listening
- 38:27to
- 38:28us,
- 38:28of
- 38:28course.
- 38:28And
- 38:29by
- 38:29tuning
- 38:29in
- 38:30next
- 38:30week.
- 38:31Right.
- 38:31And
- 38:32then
- 38:32for
- 38:32today,
- 38:33thank
- 38:33you
- 38:33very
- 38:33much
- 38:33and
- 38:33bye.
- 38:34Bye.
- 38:34Bye
- 38:34bye.
- 38:40You
- 38:40listen
- 38:41to
- 38:41let's
- 38:42Talk
- 38:42Marketplace,
- 38:43the
- 38:43Marketplace
- 38:44podcast
- 38:44with
- 38:44Ingrid
- 38:45Lommer
- 38:45and
- 38:45Valerie
- 38:46Dichtel.