Niraj Shah - Developing Every Skill - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 252]

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest today is</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/nshah10?lang=en"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Niraj Shah</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, the CEO and co-founder of Wayfair. Wayfair started life in 2002 as a collection of independent websites selling category-specific home furniture but became a one-stop-shop for the home category in 2011 when, at $500 million in sales, the team consolidated their 240 websites into Wayfair.com. Today, the business offers 22 million products from 16 thousand suppliers to more than 30 million customers.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During our conversation, we discuss how the competitive frontiers in e-commerce have changed, what it was like to build out a proprietary logistics operation, and what makes the home goods market more attractive than other physical goods markets. Please enjoy this great conversation with Niraj Shah.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the full show notes, transcript, and links to the best content to learn more, check out the episode page</span> <a href= "https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/73227114/shah-developing-every-skill"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>-----</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>This episode is brought to you by</strong> <a href= "https://canalyst.com/request-demo/?utm_source=iltb_show_notes&utm_medium=sponsored_content&utm_campaign=Invest%20Like%20The%20Best&utm_term=nov_23_21_iltb&utm_content=nov_23_21_iltb"> <strong>Canalyst</strong></a><strong>. Canalyst is the leading destination for public company data and analysis. If you've been scrambling to keep up with the deluge of IPOs and SPACs these days, Canalyst has models on Robinhood, Marqeta, Grab, and everything in between. Learn more and try Canalyst for yourself at</strong> <a href= "http://canalyst.com/patrick"><strong>canalyst.com/patrick</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>