Episode 92: The Etsy-sodes (part III): We Do The Math

<p>Welcome back to 2008! We pick up the story of Etsy in 2008, when the start-up accepted some serious cash from some serious investors.  And we'll do the math:  how easy is it to "quit your day job" as Etsy promised its sellers?</p><p><strong>Extra Credit Reading!<br></strong><a href="http://etsybitch.blogspot.com/2008/05/manifesto-to-maria.html">"Manifesto to Maria,"</a><strong> EtsyBitch.<br></strong><a href="https://www.inc.com/magazine/20110401/can-rob-kalin-scale-etsy.html">"Can Rob Kalin Scale Etsy?</a>" Max Chafkin, <strong>Inc.<br></strong><a href="https://money.cnn.com/2009/07/13/smallbusiness/etsy_wars.fsb/"><strong>"</strong>The Etsy Wars,</a>" Jessica Bruder, <strong>Fortune Small Business.<br></strong><a href="https://consumerist.com/2008/02/sellers-growing-increasingly-unhappy-with-lack-of-professionalism-at-etsy.html">"Sellers Growing Increasingly Unhappy With Lack Of Professionalism At Etsy,</a><strong>" </strong>Meg Marco,<strong> Consumerist.<br></strong><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2008/01/30/etsy-raises-27-million-accels-jim-breyer-joins-board/">"Etsy Raises $27 Million; Accel's Jim Breyer Joins Board,"</a> Erick Schonfeld, <strong>Tech Crunch<br></strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/business/27suits.html?_r=2&amp;scp=1&amp;sq=etsy&amp;st=cse&amp;oref=slogin&amp;oref=slogin"><strong>"</strong>Start-Up Status Gone With the Skate Ramp,"</a> Jessica Dimmock, <strong>The New York Times.</strong></p><p><strong>Share your Etsy and Ebay stories for this series!  </strong></p><ul> <li>Call the The Clotheshorse Hotline! The phone number is <strong>717.925.7417.</strong> </li> <li>Send an email: <strong>amanda@clotheshorse.world</strong> </li> <li>Record a voice memo on your phone/computer and email it.</li> <li>Or DM via instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/clotheshorsepodcast/"> @clotheshorsepodcast</a> </li> </ul><p><br>If you want to meet other Clotheshorse listeners, join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/clotheshorsingaround">Clotheshorsing Around</a>