History of E-commerce Podcast
1) Ep 8 - Looking Forward
In episode 8, we will pivot from the first 25 years to the next 25 years of e-commerce. We will discuss challenges to the credibility of content (e.g. fake reviews), and highlight several fundamental ...Show More
2) Ep 7 - Going Global Part 2
On this episode, we’ll continue our world tour with stops in Kazakhstan, China, Russia, Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia. While trust remains at the heart of e-commerce wherever it’s taking place, ...Show More
3) Ep 6 – Going Global Part 1
The common thread that pulls through e-commerce stories around the world is the focus on connectivity, security, community, and ultimately trust. And trust in e-commerce is not inevitable. Policymaker...Show More
4) Ep 5 - Personalization
For the first time in history, granular personalization of products and services can take place at scale, enabling people to get exactly what they want. This episode is about the innovations that made...Show More
5) Ep 4 – The Long Tail
Another unique marker of e-commerce is what’s often called the long tail. This episode is about the rise of the niche and the unlimited selection, as a major development for consumers and small busine...Show More
6) Ep 3 – Wisdom of the Crowds
E-commerce enabled an unprecedented wave of bottom-up community-sourced information, which created a scalable decentralized trust mechanism. This episode is about how we decide what’s worth our trust...Show More
7) Ep 2 - Bringing the Store Online
For hundreds of years, people had traveled to a bazaar, shops, or malls and offered a coin or piece of paper in exchange for goods and services. E-commerce involved a fundamentally different kind of e...Show More
8) Ep 1 - The 90s
The story of e-commerce begins at a particular moment in history. This episode will tell the story of why the mid-90s was the right moment for e-commerce to catch the spark. You'll hear from Steve Cas...Show More