Sina Djafari is the founder of Douplane – a provider of hosted order management software for ecommerce retailers, suppliers, and marketplaces. Sina is a long-time entrepreneur focused on SaaS applications for ecommerce. His areas of interest include ecommerce supply chain management, drop-ship management, and monetization of content and social networks through ecommerce.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
- [0:35] Jeremy welcomes his guest, Sina Djafari.
- [2:00] Sina talks about customer success stories and common mistakes.
- [4:20] Popular ecommerce platforms.
- [5:50] How did Sina get involved with ecommerce?
- [8:00] Challenges with bootstrapping and building out Duoplane.
- [9:50] Common mistakes that business make with their inventory.
- [12:20] Proud moments from the journey.
In this episode…
What does it take to build a business focused on providing high-quality ecommerce dropshipping solutions? What are some of the unique challenges and common mistakes? On this episode of Inspired Insider, you’ll hear from entrepreneur and innovator, Sina Djafari. In his conversation with Jeremy, Sina opens up about what it’s like running Duoplane, how he got involved in ecommerce, common mistakes made by ecommerce businesses, proud moments from the journey, and much more. Have pen and paper ready; you don’t want to miss a minute of this fascinating episode featuring Sina’s story!
Did you know that many ecommerce businesses are slowing their growth due to logistical challenges? It’s true! As the ecommerce industry continues the pattern of explosive growth – the market needs more solutions and companies dedicated to handling logistics. Thankfully, Sina and his team at Duoplane are hard at work, giving ecommerce leaders what they need. At Duoplane, they have deep expertise in the challenges and roadblocks that come with drop shipping. Duoplane was built from day one to address the unique needs of dropship retail, compared to other systems which often include drop shipping as an afterthought.
It doesn’t matter who you are – building a business from the ground up without outside support is incredibly impressive! While the ecommerce industry is a hot commodity right now – the truth is – it is still challenging to build a business that is dedicated to niche solutions. Sina didn’t hesitate when he decided to take on the challenge of building a company dedicated to providing dropshipping solutions. Knowing Sina’s background as an engineer, it’s not hard to see the jump from blueprints and figures to helping businesses get their material from point A to point B. What can you learn from Sina’s story?
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