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Quaranteam – Book 1: Part 7 The ramifications of Covington's poker game play out.. Based on a post by CorruptingPower, in 25 parts. Listen to the Podcast at Explicit Novels. Chapter 19 The decision was made that whoever was dealing would sit out for those five hands and simply focus on the dealing. They also drew cards for seating order, lowest card dealing first, highest card starting with the big blind and the second highest being the small blind. Andy drew low card, which didn't bother him at all. It would be a chance to watch the others without having to divide his attention between his cards and his opponents. "So I can't help but notice that you said even the last place person takes home a woman," Andy said as he took his seat in the dealer's chair, "but your count doesn't have someone for sixth place. So which is it?" While he started to deal cards out to the players, Covington sighed, nodding. "I know, Andrew, I know. There is, in fact, a thirteenth girl in the pool, but I don't think anyone would want to take her over the other lovely women we have presented." He grabbed his phone from his pocket, tapping it to load up a picture. "She arrived on my doorstep last week, but when I told her what was expected of being part of my house, she refused. So I locked her up and she's been stewing, but even in her sexual frenzy, she's still refusing me, so I will give her as a prize to the person who comes in last." "Any woman in the pool should be in the pool, if you ask me," Andy said, dealing the last card. The man passed his phone over to Andy, a photograph of her on the screen. "If you insist, Andrew, then I suppose that will be fine. She is an athlete of some kind, and was supposed to be going to the Olympic Games, so she is quite fit, but she is extremely willful and stubborn, so she may be more trouble than she's worth." Once the cards were out, Andrew picked up the man's phone and looked down at the picture, recognizing her immediately. "Yeah, that's Piper Brown," Andy said. "She's a member of the woman's volleyball team. Hell, I think she won a gold medal in the last Olympics." He passed the phone over to Watkins, who looked and then passed the phone down the line, so everyone could get a look at her. A muscular, toned brunette with a stern look in the photograph, it was a marked change of how she often seemed in interviews, where she seemed warm and inviting. She looked like she wanted to beat the shit out of whoever was taking the picture, and the room she was in seemed spartan at best, barely more than a closet. "She definitely goes into the pool if you don't want her." "Agreed," Watkins said. "I'd likely take her over several of the other women on offer." "Even with her being a pain in the ass?" Covington asked. "Not all of us have such draconian house rules as you, Artie." Covington shrugged, then glanced at his hole cards. "Then into the pool she goes, I suppose. Check." The thing about televised poker is that many viewers don't realize is that the show is almost always a collection of highlights over a longer event, and that about sixty percent of poker hands have little to no action, other than the two players who have blinds in the pool debating which of them has the less crappy hand. Over the first five hands, only about a few thousand in chips changed hands, and Andy's first read felt like it was going to stand. Covington and Watkins were good card players, Vikovic played loose, Jacobson played tight and Haunton was an "any two'll do" kind of player, who was going to throw money into the pot on pretty much any hand with his tells written large across his face. After the fifth hand, Andy moved from the dealer's seat to his own chair and Covington moved to sit down at the dealer's seat. His first hand out, Andy drew Jack Ten suited in hearts, so he decided to stick around in the hand, since he was already the big blind. "Raise, one thousand." It was a bet designed to scare off anyone who didn't have a decent hand, but to Andy's amusement, all four other players decided they wanted to see a flop, so everyone called him. He was a little surprised to see Jacobson staying in, but he suspected the table might just be collectively testing the new guy. With the pot right, Covington deal out the three cards of the flop, nine of spades, seven of hearts and the queen of hearts. That gave Andy both an open ended straight draw and a flush draw, although he didn't have either the king or ace of hearts, so that made him a little nervous, but he decided he wanted to take the measure of his opponents, so he pushed another two thousand into the pot. Haunton and Jacobson both stayed in, but Watkins and Vikovic both folded, leaving three people in the game. The next card, the turn, did absolutely nothing to the board, a 2 of clubs. Technically, Andy was holding nothing, but he felt like his odds were decent to make something out of it at the river, and he wanted to come out guns blazing. So he decided to trap, and checked. Jacobson also checked, but Haunton thought he smelled weakness, so he added another thousand to the pot, a string bet designed to just pull a little more money out of what he thought was opponents in a weak position. Andy suspected the man was holding top pair, or maybe three queens if he was lucky, but he thought that Haunton would've thrown a lot more into the pot if he'd flopped trips, so Andy called, and Jacobson decided to fold, leaving just the two of them in the pot. The final card, the river, flopped and Andy felt the smile he was stifling behind his eyes. The King of Diamonds. He'd made his straight, and there wasn't a flush on the board. The worst he could do was split the pot. And Andy knew exactly what Haunton was going to do, so Andy simply checked. Haunton figured he had Andy on the ropes, so he pushed five thousand into the pot, and Andy smirked a little bit, and raised another five thousand in return. Haunton flinched visibly, but at this point, decided he was pot committed and clearly wanted to know whether or not Andy was bluffing, so after a minute or so of deliberation, he called. "Straight, king high," Andy said, flipping over the cards. Haunton flipped over the cards, even though he didn't have to, revealing that he'd stayed in with two pair, queens and kings. "Damn, you got me, new fish." The stack of chips was pushed over in Andy's direction, and Andy nodded. He'd just taken nearly twenty percent of Haunton's stack on the first hand. It might have been too strong an opening, but sometimes you just had to play the cards as they laid. For the next hour or so, players took turns mostly slowly redistributing the chips, although towards the end of the hour, Haunton made a very bad odds call, and went all in on two pair against Covington, who had limped into the pot and flopped trip deuces. Because Haunton had figured his two pair was rock solid, he groaned when Covington turned up his cards and took Haunton out of the game. Without so much as missed a beat, Haunton immediately said "Rebuy." A note was made and another stack of chips was brought forth and put in front of him. "Last place tonight's like not even playing at all, so might as well give it another go. Besides, I want to at least finish third one of these nights." He was next in line for small blind, so counted out the amount needed. "I wouldn't bank on that, the way you're playing," Andy said to him. "You need to learn how to evaluate your hand better, and stop making such loose wagers." "Shh," Covington said to him. "Nobody likes being told how to play better, Andrew." "Speak for yourself, Artie," Watkins said. "The minute you stop moving forward, you might as well be dead. Any tips for me, Andy?" he asked with a glimmer in his eye. "Yeah," Andy said, counting out his big blind. "Quit playing with your food so much. It's unbecoming. You had the mayor dead to rights two hands ago and everyone at the table knew it, and you still spent at least a minute's worth of all our time making a show out of it before you called him" Watkins, who was taking a turn at dealer, chuckled. "I see your point, although I do need to take my fun here and there when I can." "Fun has no place is business or poker," Vikovic said, glancing at his hole cards before matching the big blind. "I'm in." Covington and Jacobson stayed in, and Haunton, sensing an opportunity, raised on small blind, the value of the pot, a move Andy didn't think the mayor was capable of. All the players were sitting on decent hands, but at least half of them were hoping to go fishing, wanting to see a flop for a chance to pick up a decent sized pot. Now that the pot had grown, however, it was time to see who was going to stick around when the price went up. Andy glanced at his hole cards for the first time. When he was the big blind, he never bothered looking at his cards until the action came to him, mostly so that there was no possible way to give anything away to his opponents. He peeked at the two cards and found pocket cowboys waiting for him, two kings. So Andy matched the bet and said "Call." Vikovic matched the bet, to no one's surprise, as did Covington, but Jacobson folded, clearly having a questionable hand that only got more questionable with this much money in the pot. Andy put him on a low set of suited connectors, maybe a 7 8 or so. Watkins, as the dealer, was out of the hand. One of the other reasons Andy had suggested that they each take turns as dealer was that it would cut into bad streaks, giving players who were on tilt a moment to deescalate their frustrations and get their head back in the game. The flop hit, and Andy was a little annoyed by it. Three of hearts, eight of diamonds, jack of spades. The fact that it was a rainbow flop meant that anyone hoping to get a flush was seeing their odds rapidly dwindling, needing the next two cards to be of the same suit (and to be holding two of that suit) to hit. It also wasn't great for a straight, although Andy could see Haunton or Vikovic staying in with a nine ten suited, which would leave them sitting on an open ended straight draw. There was also the chance that one of the other men was sitting on fishhooks (a pair of jacks) and had just flopped a set, but neither Vikovic or Haunton seemed visibly excited enough to have done that. Covington was still a pain in the ass to read. Haunton decided to play it cool. "Check." Andy saw no reason to turn up the heat, so he followed. "Check." "Raise 2k," Vikovic said. "Call," said Covington. "Call," said Haunton. "Call," said Andy. It was a value bet, adding to the pot, but certainly not causing him to get scared, as Andy felt like he was still sitting on top hand. All of the chips were pushed into the center, and then Watkins flipped over the turn card. "King of Hearts." Andy did his best to keep his expression as neutral as possible, although on the inside, he was doing cartwheels. He'd just hit a set, and now he felt like he was definitely the best hand on the board. He wasn't first to act, though. "Check," Haunton said. "Check," Andy repeated. He could've bet here, but the best thing to do was to let someone else make the first stab at the pot. He suspected either Vikovic or Covington would try and push a large bet in, fronting as if they were sitting on a pair of kings, or maybe a king and a jack. Best to let them make the first move and then come in to take it from them. "Raise 20k," Vikovic said. There it was. Someone clearly trying to buy the pot, hoping he could bluff strength into players who were displaying weakness. "Fold," Covington said, tossing his cards to the dealer. That brought the action to Haunton, who had literally just rebought his way into the game a few minutes ago. The mayor thought for a long moment before he pushed the entire stack forward. "All in." Andy sighed for a moment, and looked again at the board, making sure he had a solid read on it. If he called Haunton and lost, the mayor would more than double up if just one player called him and lost. Vikovic had made a big push, but Andy was almost certain he couldn't wait to fold, just to get away from this disaster of a hand before it got worse for him. Which meant Andy would be taking in about 80k if he took down the hand. The more he thought about it, the more certain he was that Haunton had being playing cool when he'd flopped trip jacks, and in doing so, had bought Andy enough daylight to see the king to make his own set for next to nothing. It felt like a long wait, but eventually Andy spoke. "Call." "Too rich for me," Vikovic said, mucking his cards even as Andy was speaking. "I fold." "Shouldn't have tried to buy the pot," the mayor said, laughing as he turned over his cards. It wasn't a pair of jacks, but a jack and a king, giving him two pair. "Two pair. Nervous yet, new fish?" Andy smirked. "A little, but not that much," he said, flipping over his pair of kings. Haunton immediately got up from the table, tossing his hands into the air. "C'mon, you gotta be kidding me! Come on, jack! Come on, jack!" "Odds aren't good for you, Mr. Mayor," Covington said. "Enough discussion!" Vikovic said. "Give us a river." Andy was a deadlock. Haunton was wrong. If a jack came up, he would still win the pot, as it would simply give both men a full house, and Andy's would still be better. Haunton was drawing dead, and he simply didn't see that. When the last card was flipped, it was the six of diamonds, not changing the board at all anyway. "Fuck!" the mayor shouted, before getting up from the table. "I should've bet on the flop." "It wouldn't have mattered," Andy said as he pulled the mound of chips his direction. "I was still holding top pair at that point. I would've called you." "Take a few minutes and go get a drink, James," Covington said to the mayor. "As for the rest of you, we have ourselves a new chip leader. And thankfully, his streak will be interrupted now by a turn at the dealer's seat." Andy grinned. "Sure, give me just a minute to get my chips sorted and stacked." All said and done, Andy was clearly well ahead, sitting on a little over 225k of the 650k chips in play. Covington was in second, with 145k, Watkins in third at 120k, Jacobson at 90k and Vikovic at the bottom with 70k. Over the next five hands, Covington did very well for himself, knocking out Vikovic, who rebought in, bringing the chip pool up to 700k, moving himself within spitting distance of Andy's pool. And just after Vikovic bought back in, it was time to change dealers again, and Andy moved out of the dealer's seat, and Covington moved to take it. "I thought you said not to buy back, Vikovic," Andy said, moving back to his stack of chips. "It's what you call a value bet, yes?" Vikovic said. "In fifth place, I would simply have one woman. I can get one woman. And last pick is of no desire to anyone. So if I go home empty handed tonight? Is okay. I take my stab at glory." Two hands later, Andy made a big bluff and got caught with his hand in the cookie jar, costing him 40k, but he immediately turned it around, and the following hand busted Jacobson out. Jacobson declined to rebuy, happy to go home with someone rather than empty handed. On Covington's last hand as dealer, Vikovic decided to make a last stand, and Watkins called him on it, knocking Vikovic out in fourth. "With only three of us left in the game, might I make a suggestion?" Covington said. "At this point, I think we should simply rotate between the three eliminated players as dealers, while the three of us remain in the game at all times. Is that acceptable to everyone?" "Sure," Watkin said, "the more action the better." The mayor sighed, bringing his glass of scotch over to the dealer's chair, sitting down. "Yeah, okay. No offense, Rook, but I hope Artie busts you hard." Andy shrugged. "Can't make friends with everyone." He was thirsty, but he would be damned if he was going to make the girl behind the bar do an ounce of work on his behalf. "So c'mon, let's get some cards out." Around ten thirty, Andy was starting to get nervous. He'd dropped down to third place after a couple of unlucky river cards in a row. Then Watkins went all in on Andy. Andy clearly couldn't cover the spread, but Andy called, and Covington decided to get out of the way instead of making a side pot. Thankfully, when the cards were turned over, Andy held the better hand, and the river finally flowed his direction. That doubled him up and put him back in the game. Watkins confidence was shaken, and over the next hour, he never really recovered, playing a bit too reckless and loose. Once Andy and Covington smelled weakness, the two honed in, taking turns chipping away at him until finally Watkins went all in, and just before midnight, Andy took him down. "You want to rebuy?" Covington asked him. Watkins laughed, shaking his head. "Taking three from the pool is more than enough for me. You two titans have fun duking it out." "You ready for this, Andrew?" "Don't you worry, Arthur," Andy said. "Let's see who hits felt first." With only two players, they were always going to be trading turns between little blind and big blind. As soon as Covington looked at his hole cards, he immediately called "All in." Andy smirked a little, not having even looked at his own cards yet. He'd suspected Covington would've tried something like this, just constantly firing at the blinds, trying to chip them away, using his big stack to bully Andy's weaker stack. He glanced at his cards, then nodded. "Okay. Call." Covington blanched. He turned over his cards, revealing Jack eight, not even suited. He'd expected Andy to just back off and let him chip away a set of blinds, and was not happy that Andy hadn't done so, growing even more frustrated when Andy flipped over a pair of nines. "How do you start with a pocket pair?" "Maybe it's a hint you shouldn't go so aggressive right out the gate," Andy replied as Watkins dealt out the flop. As soon as the cards were upturned, Andy could practically feel the anger boiling out of Covington. Andy had flopped the nuts, a six and the other two nines. At that point, it was a formality of just dealing out the last two cards, as Andy was guaranteed the winning hand with four of a kind. Right out of the gate, Andy had doubled up. As the next hand was being dealt out, Covington hadn't even seen his cards and immediately said "All in." He was fully on tilt, and wanted to try and reclaim his confidence. He didn't even look at his two hole cards, simply staring Andy down, practically daring him to get into the hand. Andy knew the stakes were a great deal higher on this hand, and so he took the time to look at his hole cards, a slight laugh escaping his lips. He couldn't try and read his opponent so he had to decide if his hand was good enough for the risk. And the two cards he had were affectionately known as Big Slick, Ace King suited, this time in spades. It wasn't a pair, but playing against two random cards, his odds were good. "Sure, let's dance. Call." "You don't respect me, do you, Andrew?" Andy grinned, giving a little shrug. "You didn't even look at your cards, Arthur. How am I supposed to respect that? If you aren't going to respect your opponent, why should he respect you in turn? And you're just firing into the pot, hoping that you can buy a few blinds to chip away at my stack. But you have no idea what's under there. And I've got Big Slick." He flipped over his cards. "How about you?" Covington was turning almost scarlet red with anger, and turned over his cards, revealing just a six of spades and a three of hearts. "This is ridiculous." "Artie," Vikovic said, "you didn't even look at your cards. What are you thinking?" "I'm thinking this shitstain has been a pain in my ass all night long and I wanted to bury him." "And that's the problem, Arthur," Watkins said, putting out three cards for the flop. "You aren't thinking about the cards and you're thinking about your opponent." The first card on the flop was the six of hearts, giving Covington a pair and a moment's hope, but the second card immediately dashed that, revealing the Ace of Hearts. The third card, a ten of clubs, didn't affect the board at all. With the turn came the three of spades, putting Covington back in the lead for a moment, with two pair, until the last card came out, the King of Hearts, pairing Andy up to two pair as well. Covington practically snarled as he counted out the chips, pushing them over, his stack now a quarter the size of Andy's. "You've got more luck than a goddamn leprechaun, Rook." Watkins stood up, and Jacobson sat down to take a turn at dealer, washing the cards through he Shufflemaster again. Typically the break as the dealer changed was enough to let a player cool off, but Covington was still off balance as they started up again. When the next set of two cards were dealt, Andy was back on the small blinds, and so was the first to act. He'd glanced at his cards and said, "Call." Covington was gunshy now, and simply said "Check," as he was desperate to see a flop and get more information. The flop came down Ace of Hearts, seven of spades, three of clubs. Immediately, Covington said "All in." Andy stopped and did the math in his head. "Yeah, okay. Call." "Two pair," Covington said, flipping over the Ace of Spades and the three of hearts with an angry gusto. "Take that, you lowbrow piece of shit! Time for me to get my money back." Andy shook his head with a wry smile. "Not so fast, Arthur." Andy turned over his hole cards, the seven of hearts and the seven of clubs. "I like my odds here." "Another goddamn pocket pair! This is ridiculous!" "I probably would've folded if you'd bet at the blinds, but you let me see a flop for cheap, so midlevel pocket pair seemed okay." Jacobson turned over the turn card, and Covington immediately let out an undignified cheer, as the three of diamonds. "Yes! Full house! Suck it! Give me my money!" "He still has a few outs, Artie," the mayor warned. Andy was actually leading, but Jacobson just couldn't see it. He was sitting on a full house, sevens over threes, and Jacobson was sitting on threes over aces, which was the lower hand. Players tended to get wound up, so they often refused to think about everything, but Watkins had that knowing smile, so Andy knew he had spotted Jacobson's error as well. Jacobson needed either another three or another ace to pull victory from the jaws of defeat. "No! I refuse to believe I'm going to get blown out by some random river card!" "So show us river already," Vikovic said. And Jacobson placed down the last card with a thump that resounded throughout the room like a clap of thunder. The seven of diamonds. That meant that Covington had a full house, threes over aces, but Andy's four of a kind had blown it out of the water. "The absolute luck on you," Covington growled. Andy had gone from 110k to 220k to 440k, making him the chip leader now. He could, if he wanted, use Covington's own tactics against him. But Andy liked to play smart. On the other hand, Covington was so tilted now, he could probably be goaded into a sloppy play. And if Andy could get Covington to go all in again, he'd be down to the felt and this stupid game would be over. Maybe, just maybe, it was worth the risk. It seemed like the time to goad the millionaire a little more, just to see if Andy could completely tilt him. "Maybe we should see how strong my luck's running right now then, huh?" Andy said as new hole cards slid in front of him. "Tell you want, Artie." He figured this singular use of the man's nickname would give him even more of a severe nudge. Andy had been calling him Arthur all night long, but now, the nickname Artie sounded condescending as fuck. "I'll look at one, just one, of my two hole cards here, and if it's higher than a eight, I'll go all in without even looking at the other card. How about that?" "You do whatever you want, boy, and I'll show you how a real man plays cards." Covington was blind with rage, and there was a carelessness flaring up behind his eyes, as Andy lifted up one of the hole cards to peek under at it. "Okay," Andy said. "All in." "You're bluffing!" Covington said, slamming his fist on the table hard enough to knock the stacks of chips loose. "Call!" "Now Artie," Andy said, smug grin on his face, "are you sure that  " "I Said Call Goddamn It!" Andy flipped over the one card he'd looked at, the Ace of Hearts, but left the other card face down, as Covington flipped over his cards. The man had looked at them this time, and was sitting on a pair of sixes. "Aren't you going to turn over your other card?" Andy shrugged, that sly smile on his face. "In a minute. Let's see the flop." The flop came down six seven ace, giving Covington a set, while Andy was sitting on a pair of aces. The turn was next, a deuce, no help to anyone, and the river, well, the river was the two of hearts. Looking at the board, Andy's odds weren't great, but he wasn't out either. The seven and the six on the board were both hearts, which meant Andy needed his other hole card to be another heart. "It's Schrödinger's hole card now," Andy said, tapping his fingers lighly along the felt. "Maybe I've got a winning card, and you're out, or maybe you've got me dead to rights and have doubled up back into the lead. What you've gotta ask yourself is, do you feel lucky? Well, do you, punk?" The grin on his face was broad, as he gave the man his best Clint Eastwood impression. Vikovic was the one who finally made the move. He leaned across the table and grabbed the last card, the one Andy had never even touched, and flipped it over. There in all her glory... ...was the Queen of Hearts. Andy had made his flush. "Son of bitch," Vikovic said, letting out a low appreciative whistle. "You want to rebuy, Artie?" "Fuck that! This guy is on a streak. I'm out. Game's over!" "Are you sure, Artie?" Andy said. "The! Game! Is! Over!" Covington fumed. The older man stood up, inhaling a long breath before letting it out slowly, trying to regain his composure. "Alright, let's sort out the winnings. Andrew, you have seven picks from the pool and get to pick first, as is your right as the winner." "Alright, let's see," Andy said, as all the men moved back into the parlor with the videowall they'd been in before. He'd hoped just to win with no rebuys from anyone, as it would've made his decisions simple, but seven, seven was a lot of women for any one man to handle. The thirteen faces sprung to life on the big wall, as Andy looked over them carefully. "Alright, I suppose I'd better just pick then. Charlotte Varma, Asha Varma, Piper Brown, Emily Stevens,” "Damn," Jacobson grumbled. "Oh hush. If he hadn't taken her, I certainly would've," Covington said to him. "Sarah Washington, Sheridan Smith and,” Andy looked over the wall of faces, trying to decide who else he would pull from this den of vipers, and yet, he just couldn't bring himself to care about rescuing his ex Erin. It was a sea of beautiful faces, but none of them evoked any stronger reaction than another, so he was forced to read the small text beneath each of them, sorting out people he wouldn't want to spend long periods of time with. He was a little tempted to give his seventh pick to Covington, but couldn't bear to let anyone decent be bound to the loathsome toad. There were a couple of Republicans he nixed immediately. Andy was a lifelong Democrat, and anyone who'd still identify as a Republican after the last three years of madness wasn't anyone he wanted to let into his home and family. A few others struck him as from far too wealthy of families, the sorts of people who would do much better with Covington and his ilk. But there was one, Deborah Barnes, a blonde veterinarian from Los Gatos, originally from Kansas, and she seemed warm and caring in the notes about her. ", and Deborah Barnes, I guess." "Erin Donegal was originally one of yours," Covington said. "Don't you want to take her back?" Andy shook his head. "I would've sent her back to the base if it weren't for this little game of yours. If you want her, you can have her. She doesn't like my writing, and anyone who doesn't like my writing isn't welcome in my house." "If you don't want her, I won't take her either," Covington sniffed. "I'll take Janice Flowers, Eloise Childs and Teresa Kenzington." "I'll take her then," Watkins said. "Donegal and Nina Choi." That left Jacobson with Ariel Smith, since Vikovic and Haunton had both rebought in, and left with nothing. Andy sighed. "So how do we relocate them?" "A car will arrive tomorrow to pick everyone up and drive them to their new locations, although you're welcome to take the Varmas and Miss Brown with you tonight, since they're here, and you are as well. Tomorrow afternoon, everyone will have what's coming to them. You may need to tend to Miss Brown's needs before you leave, however, Andrew," Covington said. "She's in quite the state. I'll have the other two meet you upstairs by your car when you're done with Miss Brown." "Can you send my partner, Niko, down to meet me? I'm strong, but carrying an unconscious Olympic athlete up some stairs by myself is probably more than I'm capable of." "Of course. Let me go get her. Veronica, would you take Mr. Rook over to Miss Brown's room please?" The servant brought Andy out of the parlor and took him to wait outside of a room where the door was clearly locked. She unlocked the door, but didn't open it. "You may wish to wait for your partner, Master Rook. The woman in there, she's not well," she said to him, a look of concern on her face. "Ah, here's your woman now." Andy turned around and Covington was escorting Niko down to meet him. "Here you go, Miss Red Wolf. You two should be strong enough to carry Miss Brown out when you're done with her. You know the way back?" "I do," Niko said to him. "Thanks." Both Covington and Veronica walked up the stairs, leaving Andy and Niko alone together outside of the door, neither quite bringing themselves to open it yet. "So you won?" she finally said to him. "First place. Seven women. It's going to be a trial." "Maybe you could donate one of them to Eric or Phil if it scares you that much," she said with a laugh. "So are Charlotte and her daughter behind this door?" "No no, they'll be upstairs waiting for us at the car after we're done here. There were actually thirteen girls in the pool, not twelve. This is the thirteenth. Her name's Piper Brown." "Wait, that cute volleyball player with the little pregame warm up dance who went viral a few years back? That Piper Brown?" "The very same." "Well let's go get her. Why's she down here?" Niko started to reach for the door, but Andy put his hand on it. "She's been here for over a week, so she's pretty heavily in the throes of need right now," Andy said, not letting her open the door yet. "Covington said she'd be in quite the state, so I'd need to imprint her here, and you'll have to help me carry her upstairs afterwards." Niko's face fell. "Jesus, what a fucking asshole," she sighed. "A whole week of waiting for imprinting after she's been vaccinated? She must be out of her fucking mind with need by now. Okay, we'll let's get to it, stud." Andy shot her a disappointed look before he lifted his hand and opened the door. The room was poorly lit, a handful of lights on their lowest setting, as Andy and Niko stepped into the room, closing the door behind them. On the far side of the room, sitting in chair, looking almost catatonic, was Piper. She was naked, sitting in an armchair, her brunette hair draped over her tits, a vacant look on her face. She was muscular, in far better shape than Andy or Niko. It almost looked like she was drooling on herself from across the room. "God, is she dead?" Niko whispered to him as they started to walk over to her. "Ms. Brown?" Andy said. "Piper? I'm Andy Rook. I'm here to take you away from here." Suddenly, Piper's head whipped and her blue eyes focused on Andy with a terrifying intensity. Before Andy could even react, she lunged out of the chair and raced over towards him. Niko tried to step forward to slow her down, but Piper shoved her out of the way sharply. As soon as she was at Andy, she pushed him back to the wall with an irresistible strength, forcing his back against the surface before she dropped down to her knees. "It's okay, Piper," Andy said to her, but the woman seemed completely oblivious to his words. She practically ripped his pants open and immediately brought her mouth around his cock. Andy wasn't hard, but Piper's tongue was demanding, even as Niko moved back to her feet and walked over to him "God, was I that bad?" Niko said, her hand reaching down to stroke Piper's hair reassuringly. "You were at least verbal," Andy said, as he felt Piper's mouth humming on his cock, making it swell. "I feel a little bad, taking advantage of her like this." Niko shook her head, leaning in to kiss Andy. "This girl's got a need and you need to fill it, Andy. Just let her have it, and we can go. Besides,” Niko giggled, nuzzling against his neck. "It's kinda hot, the way she's just feasting on you, cavewoman style." "Yeah, well, it's hard to keep an erection with the stink of this room. I think they kept her trapped in here all week." "But she's good at sucking cock, isn't she?" "She's certainly voracious." "Don't hold back, then," Niko said, taking one of his hands in hers, trying to reassure him. "No need to be all gallant for this time. You can save that for the first time she'll actually remember." It didn't take long, and sure enough, a minute or two later, Andy was firing a blast of cum down her throat, which was when the strangest thing happened. Piper didn't suddenly slump over. No, instead, after she swallowed his hot sperm, she tugged him away from the wall and pushed him down to the floor, not so much as a droplet of spunk escaping her lips. "What the hell?" Andy exclaimed in shock. "Why isn't she imprinting?" "Fuck, I hope she's not stuck like this because he waited too long!" Niko said, trying not to panic. "Maybe you didn't have a big enough load?" "When the fuck has that ever mattered before?" Piper's wild eyes still darted left and right, but as soon as she had pushed Andy onto the floor on his back, she crawled over him, her hand tugging on his cock once more, as she straddled him. "I think she definitely wants more, Andy," Niko laughed. "Hit her again." "I dunno if I can give an encore this soon, Niko!" Andy whispered. Piper cut him off, shoving her lips against his in what had to be the most primal kiss he'd ever encountered, almost like she was claiming him instead of the reverse, her tongue forcing its way into his mouth, her athletic body keeping him in place. Niko moved behind Piper and snaked one hand around the Olympian's waist, moving to rub her fingertips against the brunette's cunt, a small triangle of pubes above it, as Niko started stroking the girl's clit. "I don't think she's going to give you a choice, Andy." Niko smirked, her other hand reaching to tweak one of Piper's stiff nipples, finding the bud as hard as a rock, eliciting a groan from the athlete, who was dragging the head of Andy's cock across her snatch. Within a moment, he was stiff enough for her to slam her weight down onto him, forcing his cock deep into her cunt, finding it drenched and achingly warm. Andy didn't so much do anything as provide a dildo for the woman to ride upon, her hips bouncing in his lap, her lips attached to his, refusing to let go, even while she fucked him. After a few minutes, Andy felt a familiar tingling in his balls, and as Piper squirmed and wriggled down on him, he fired a load of cum against the back of her twat. This time, it seemed, it was enough to take, and the toned woman spasmed in one sharp and violent quake before slumping deathly atop of him, murmuring "imprinting" over and over again, so quietly Andy could barely even hear it. He more felt her lips moving than heard her, as her face was buried in the nape of his neck, his body pinned underneath her. "A little help, please?" Andy said, and Niko only laughed that much harder. Chapter 20 After Niko helped Andy get Piper off of him, they scrounged around the room before they simply gave up and put Andy's jacket on her. There wasn't any clothing in the room, not even a bedsheet. Just a bucket in the corner, filled with excrement. She wasn't difficult for them to carry, although neither of them had much experience carrying an unconscious person before. Once they got her up to the car, Andy regretted that they had brought the roadster. The vehicle did have four seats, but the back seat was very cramped, and they were going to have to lay Piper over people's laps, because he refused to put her in the trunk, even if she was unconscious. Waiting at the car was Dr. Charlotte Varma and her daughter Asha. "Thank you for saving us from this, Niko," Charlotte said to her, the woman's accent definitely French. She was dressed in a long flowing summer dress, with a jacket thrown on over it, billowy fabric over her womanly figure, her long blonde hair swept back behind her ears, hanging down to the middle of her back. She looked less like a doctor and more like a hippie, but she had a warm smile that put him at ease. "And you, Mr. Rook." "Please," he said, "call me Andy." He unlocked the car, then popped the trunk to load Charlotte's suitcase into it, followed by Asha's and Piper's, which one of Covington's servants had clearly brought up while Andy was tending to the athlete's needs. "Let's get out of here, and we can talk on the way over to the house." As Asha got in the backseat, she bumped fists with Niko. "Thanks, Neeks," Asha said, her accent definitely British, despite her exotic looking features. Her long wavy black hair was drawn back into a ponytail that barely hung past the nape of her neck, the tie high on her head, her skin several shades darker than her mother's. She wore black knee high leather boots, black pantyhose, a black leather skirt that was playfully short and a purple silk shirt that was still tight enough on her that he could the outline of her lacy bra through the material. It was also cut high enough to show some midriff, including a little silver musical note belly piercing. "Good looking out." They laid Piper atop of their lap before Niko got into the front passenger's seat and Andy got into the driver's seat. Before, the driveway had been a showroom of deluxe and expensive cars, but now everyone else had already gone home. The house's external lights were still on, but it was clear that Covington had already gone to bed, so it was with no fanfare that Andy slowly drove the electric car off the property, heading back towards his place. It was approaching one AM and as Andy felt the cool breeze blowing across his shaved head, he definitely regretted bringing the Roadster. "So this is your old man, Neeks?" Asha asked. "And he's gonna be my old man too? A'ight, I can get wit' tha'." Asha's accent was mostly British, but Andy could hear hints of her mother's French accent, as well as what he imagined was probably hints of her late father's Indian accent. Niko had told him that the Varmas had only moved to the US a year ago from London, and that Charlotte's late husband had died in one of the first fatalities to the virus. "You'll like Andy, Asha," Niko said to her. "He's the best man I've ever met." "He's also sitting right here," Andy said with a soft laugh. "I wanted to talk to you about this, Niko," Charlotte said. "I am very thankful that you did rescue us, but I think it is rather unbecoming for a woman to share her lover with her daughter, don't you?" Andy let out a soft sigh of relief, speaking before Niko did. "Absolutely. If you would rather, Dr. Varma, I could talk to one of my friends and see if they might be a better home for your daughter, so you might avoid that situation." "Oh. Ah. Oh. Yes, I think you've misunderstood me, Mr. Rook," Charlotte said, a hint of embarrassment on her face. "I think my daughter should definitely stay in your company, but I'm not attracted to white men. Not to be ungrateful, but I was hoping maybe I could be paired up with your friend Mr. Pak. He's always seemed like a very nice man. Very strong and muscular." She giggled a little, a sound almost uncharacteristic of a woman in her early forties. "And gossip is that he is quite well endowed." "I can't speak to that part, but I'm sure Phil wouldn't mind," Niko said. "Andy or I can give him a call in the morning and arrange it." "I might have to owe Phil a favor or something," Andy said, "but that's okay. He can just put it on my tab. I probably owe him only a couple hundred at this point." "Wait," Asha said, just picking up on Andy's misunderstanding, "what's wrong wit' me that you don't want me?" It was Andy's turn to blush. "That isn't what I meant to say." Niko smirked, reaching back to pat Asha on one of her thighs. "He's afraid either he's too old for you, or you're too young for him. I love Andy to death, but he's a little insecure from time to time." Asha reached one of her hands forward, curving her arm around the seat to smooth her fingertips along Andy's chest through his shirt. "I'm old enough to know better, but too young to give a fuck, luv," she purred. "In fact, if my mum wasn't in this car, I'd give you a bit of the ol' road head so I didn't have to wait until I got home." "Don't let my presence stop you, Asha," Charlotte said, a warm smile on her lips. "I feel that need in my belly quite fiercely so I imagine it is rather remarkable in yours, seeing as it affects younger women more quickly. If you want to go after Andrew right now, I don't see why not. This community is extremely open about its sexuality." Asha's eyes widened a little, her deep tan skin darkening with red, as if she wasn't sure which she was more embarrassed by, being called out by her mother or backing down in front of her mother. After a moment, though, it was clear the hunger inside of her won out, as she moved Piper's unconscious form to sit up, then laid her back down on the seat behind her, as she started to worm her way between the seats, as Andy slowed the card down, bringing it to a stop at a local streetlight that had turned red. "You have to kiss him first, Asha," Niko said to her. "Otherwise he's not gonna let ya." "I haven't said I'm going to let her anyway," Andy said, defensively. Niko reached over and patted his thigh, a playful smirk on her lips. "Oh, you are, Andy. I know you too well. And I know Asha. She's a voracious little slut when she wants to be. And she's gotten jealous from all the stories I've been telling her when she's been around to visit her mom." Before he could reply, Asha turned his head and pressed her lips against his hungrily. She tasted of cinnamon and spice, as her tongue insisted on visiting the inside of his mouth before they parted the kiss. "I'm not sure you want to do this now, Asha," Andy said. "I just fucked poor Piper back there a little bit ago, and she hasn't bathed in a week. My cock probably smells of dirty cunt." Asha smirked at him, sliding her hand down to unbutton his jeans. "Then your newest teenage fucktoy had better clean i' off for you, sir," she purred, kissing at his neck. "Eyes on the road, and don't go too fast now." Andy thought she was kidding, but as the light turned green, she stopped and nodded for him to go, even as she was drawing the zipper down. As soon as he started the Tesla in motion again, Asha's lean fingers reached into his pants, pulling out his cock, stroking it slowly. "See, if I do this now, then you can't reconsider," she said, her fingers moving along his shaft. "You can't get in your own head about it, you can't be worried if I may be too young, too wild, too out of control, too feral. So I will get i' out of your head by giving you the best damn head of your life. It'll be fine." She slipped her head down and wrapped her lips around the tip of his cock, letting her tongue slather over it slowly, as a sultry, wanton moan poured from her throat over his cock. "No turning back now, hon," Niko purred at him. "She's gotten a taste of you. She's gonna latch down like a leech until you give her what she's owed." Her hand brushed along Asha's ponytail, pushing her head down a bit more. "She's a Rookie, through and through." "Oh god," Andy groaned, shaking his head. "You've got a nickname for yourselves. Next thing you'll be unionizing." "We already have, dear," Niko giggled. "We're Local Amalgamated Cocksuckers, Chapter 69." Andy rolled his eyes, turning the card at a stop sign, heading into the section of New Eden that housed his mansion. It was growing increasingly hard to focus, as Asha bobbed her head in his lap, pushing and pulling her face along his cock, her tongue lashing over every inch of it as she hummed, her fingernails sinking into his inner thighs. "Who is it she reminds me, Charlotte?" Niko asked, looking back over her shoulder. "A lot of people say she looks like a younger version of one of the people who was on Great British Bake Off." Niko nodded. "That's who it was. How's it going, Andy? Need me to take the wheel?" "You, ah, you might have to," he said. "I don't know how long I can keep my head clear." Asha popped her head off his cock and turned her brown eyes up to look at him. "Then don't, daddy," she moaned at him. "Let me have wha' I want. Let me have that cum in my belly. Claim me. I wanna feel the best orgasm of my life." She looked back down and pushed her mouth onto his cock once more, forcing it as deep as she could into her throat, humming on it, and finally he just couldn't resist, and fired a load of cum into her mouth. Her whole body thrashed, but as she pulled her head up and off his cock, she swallowed that load, laying her head down against his thighs, his softening cock laying across her nose, as the girl began to murmur "imprinting" quietly for a few moments before falling still. Niko helped him ease the car to a stop long enough for him slide Asha back into the back seat once more, two slumped girls braced against one another as Charlotte tried to keep them from falling over too much. Then Andy tucked his cock away, tugged up his jeans and started the vehicle moving forward once more. "I appreciate you being understanding about this, Andy," Charlotte said to him. "I didn't know how to tell Niko that you weren't my type without risking the chances that you wouldn't try and extract us from Mr. Covington's household." "Not gonna lie," Niko said. "I don't enjoy being lied to, Charlotte. But I still would've tried to get you out even if you'd told me in advance." "And I am sorry about that, Niko, but I simply couldn't risk it. You've met Covington. You can only imagine what kinds of depravity he would've subjected myself and my daughter to." Charlotte shivered, the thoughts searing her brain for a moment. "It's extremely unpleasant even to think about it." The car reached the gate, and Niko pushed the button to open make it open. Unlike many of the other homes in New Eden, Andy couldn't stand the thought of having security on the premises. Even the idea of an automatic gate wasn't pleasant, but it had come with the home, and he'd wanted to avoid kicking up a fuss until he was better settled. As he brought the car up the driveway, he saw Aisling was sitting on the front porch in her pajamas, a blanket pulled around her, keeping her warm from the cool November air. Andy brought the car to stop by the front door, as Niko hopped out and moved over to Ash, giving her a hug. "Did the good guys win?" Aisling asked. Niko nodded, holding Ash in the hug for a long moment before pulling away. "Andy got them out safely. Charlotte's not going to stay with us, though." "Oh no!" Aisling said. "Why not?" "She's not into me," Andy said as he hopped out of the car, leaving the door open so Charlotte could slide out, leaving the two unconscious girls in the back seat for the moment. "Had to happen sooner or later," he chuckled, "and frankly, I'm surprised it took this long." "Her loss then," Aisling giggled, moving over to the car, peering in the back seat at the slumped forms of Piper and Asha. "Looks like you got two hot young things to add anyway." She cocked her head to one side, looking at Piper for a second. "Why do I know her?" "Imagine her doing a little wiggle dance before she goes to play volleyball." Ash narrowed her eyes for a second, then those blues widened suddenly as she gasped, bringing her fingertips to her lips. "Shut up! What is even happening!" Andy popped the trunk and pulled out Charlotte's suitcase, then Asha's, carrying them into the house before coming back out. "I'm gonna need a hand hauling them into the house, though." Ash nodded. "Where are we going to put them? In the master bedroom?" Andy shook his head. "We've got plenty of extra bedrooms upstairs, and Piper was nearly catatonic before I imprinted her, so the last thing I want is her waking up surrounded by tons of unfamiliar people. We'll let her have a bedroom to herself, although I think you should probably give her a shower quick before you put her into a bed." Niko nodded, helping Aisling pick Piper up. "Good idea. She really is pretty ripe right now. C'mon Ash, let's go hose her down." The two women lugged Piper into the house, leaving Andy with Charlotte and Asha. "If you can give me a hand, you and your daughter can crash for the night in one of the spare bedrooms and in the morning, I'll give Phil a call, and we'll get him over for you to join his family." Charlotte leaned in and kissed his cheek. "Thank you, Andy. You and Niko will be good for Asha. Don't judge her too harshly. She's still young and that means she can tend to be reckless. She'll love you with all her heart, but she's going to have moments of sadness about her father, so please be understanding about her mood swings." "I'll do my best," he told her, as the two moved to scoop up Asha. She was light enough and small that Andy was able to carry her on his own. "That's all anyone can ask." After getting Charlotte and Asha squared away in one bedroom, Andy headed in to check on Aisling and Niko, who were sliding Piper into a bed in one of the bedrooms no one was using. When they'd moved into the mansion, Andy had told all the girls that if they wanted to claim one of the bedrooms as their own, they should do so. Ash had insisted she never wanted to sleep anywhere Andy wasn't, and Niko and Lauren had agreed, although Niko had converted one of the bedrooms into an office space that all three of the girls shared. But that still left several bedrooms that were decorated, and Andy checked four of them before he found them, as they pulled the sheets up over Piper's unconscious body. "Everything go okay?" he asked them, as they headed towards the door. "Sure, no problem, but she definitely needed to be hosed

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Geprüfte Gebrauchtware anbieten – das ist die Mission von rebuy, dort ist Marcel Erian als COO tätig. Zusammen mit Franz diskutiert er das Konzept des Unternehmens, die Bedeutung der Kreislaufwirtschaft und wie man als Führungskraft wahrgenommen wird. Erfahren Sie, welche Routinen ihm im Alltag helfen, wie er an die Unternehmensführung herangeht und wie er mit Fehlern umgeht. In dieser Podcast-Episode erzählt Erian auch, wie er durch einen Klickfehler zu einer C-Rolle kam, was sein Tipp für gute Zusammenarbeit im Team ist und ob das C-Level oder seine vier Töchter herausfordernder sind. Darüber hinaus spricht er über das Rudern und wie ihn diese Sportart geprägt hat. Themen: - C-Level - Wahrnehmung - Kreislaufwirtschaft Über Atreus – A Heidrick & Struggles Company Atreus garantiert die perfekte Interim-Ressource (m/w/d) für Missionen, die nur eine einzige Option erlauben: nachhaltigen Erfolg! Unser globales Netzwerk aus erfahrenen Managern auf Zeit zählt weltweit zu den besten. In engem Schulterschluss mit den Atreus Direktoren setzen unsere Interim Manager vor Ort Kräfte frei, die Ihr Unternehmen zukunftssicher auf das nächste Level katapultieren. ▶️ Besuchen Sie unsere Website: https://www.atreus.de/ ▶️ Interim Management: https://www.atreus.de/kompetenzen/service/interim-management/ ▶️ Für Interim Manager: https://www.atreus.de/interim-manager/ ▶️ LinkedIn-Profil von Marcel Erian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-erian-88750549/ ▶️ Profil von Franz Kubbillum: https://www.atreus.de/team/franz-kubbillum/

C-LEVEL INTERVIEW | Waren gebraucht zu kaufen und verkaufen, ist nicht nur für den Geldbeutel gut, sondern auch für die Umwelt. Im Bereich Medien und Consumer Electronics ist hier rebuy seit Langem ein essentieller Player. Deren CEO Philipp Gattner erzählt uns im Interview, wie rebuys An- und Verkaufsmodell funktioniert, warum Automatisierung und künstliche Intelligenz auch im Recommerce-Markt immer wichtiger werden und wieso er in dieser Branche enormes Potential für die Zukunft sieht. Du erfährst... …wieviel Umsatz rebuy aktuell macht …wie der Grading-Prozess von rebuy funktioniert …ob das Geschäftsmodell von rebuy auch dezentral eingesetzt werden kann …welcher Medientyp am meisten Umsatz bringt …warum rebuy keine Kleidung verkauft …wieso Philipp die Zukunft für den Gebrauchtmarkt optimistisch sieht …ob rebuy in Zukunft mehr KI einsetzen möchte …weshalb für Philipp der Börsengang nicht dringend ist Diese Episode dreht sich schwerpunktmäßig um Unternehmertum: Denn getreu dem digital kompakt Motto "Lerne von den Besten" trifft sich Joel in freudiger Regelmäßigkeit mit den erfolgreichsten Unternehmer:innen aus der Startup- und Digitalwirtschaft. Egal ob Scale-up, Soonicorn, Unicorn oder erfolgreicher Mittelständler – in unseren Episoden zu Unternehmertum lassen dich die Besten hinter ihre Kulissen blicken und nehmen dich mit auf eine Reise zur Strategie, Entstehung und Entwicklung ihrer Firmen. __________________________ ||||| PERSONEN |||||

James Van Erck, Co-Founder & COO of Rebuy, joins Retention Chronicles to discuss software that generates post-purchase revenue for Shopify brands.  With his extensive background in ecommerce, James has a lot of experience to share with Shopify brand founders, operators, and marketers. A lot of brands focus on how to acquire their customers, but enough aren't focusing on how to retain them after they make a first purchase. This is what James, Noah, and Mariah discuss. How do ecommerce brands retain their customers?  There are a lot of ways to increase customer retention, but James shares one of the most crucial ways, and that's by increasing post-purchase upsells and cross sells with dynamic product recommendations. This is why the Malomo and Rebuy software work so well together, and to hear more about that, you'll want to tune into this episode. This podcast is sponsored by Malomo, a leading shipment and order tracking platform for Shopify and Shopify Plus ecommerce brands.  To see what your personalized mockup of branded order tracking and transactional email/SMS would look like, fill out this form & we'll send your free design right to your inbox! Episode timeline:  2:24 Building software for e-commerce merchants.  6:36 Ecommerce strategies and retention tactics for Shopify brands.  10:50 Post-purchase offers and gift card upsells.  18:40 Personalized product recommendations and gift cards.  23:36 Personalization platform Rebuy and its benefits for Shopify brands.  27:35 Post-purchase experiences and personalized product recommendations.

In der "Pricing Friends" Premieren-Folge empfängt Sebastian den CCO von Rebuy Philipp Singer. In dieser Episode dreht sich alles um die Nuancen des dynamischen Pricings im Re-Commerce. Philipp, der zuvor bei bekannten E-Commerce-Unternehmen wie Home24 und Berlin Brands Group tätig war, teilt seine fundierten Kenntnisse und Erfahrungen über die Preisgestaltung in einem Markt, der sich ständig weiterentwickelt. Philipp und Sebastian erkunden gemeinsam, wie Rebuy Datenanalyse und KI nutzt, um im Re-Commerce konkurrenzfähige Preise zu setzen – Qualität und Kundenzufriedenheit stets im Blick. Ein besonderer Fokus liegt auf dem zweiseitigen Geschäftsmodell von Rebuy: Wie balanciert man Angebot und Nachfrage? Zudem gibt es wertvolle Insights, wann der Verkauf von Smartphones besonders lohnenswert ist. Der Zeitpunkt des Markt-Releases spielt hier eine entscheidende Rolle – ein Muss für jeden, der sein Smartphone clever verkaufen möchte. Taucht ein in eine Episode, die Euch tiefgehende Einblicke in die Welt der dynamischen Preisstrategien gibt und lasst Euch von dem Gespräch unter Pricing-Freunden inspirieren.  ----- Über den Gast: Philipp Singer, Chief Commercial Officer bei Rebuy, bringt umfangreiche E-Commerce-Erfahrungen in unseren Podcast "Pricing Friends". Mit Hintergründen bei Simon-Kucher & Partners, Home24 und der Berlin Brands Group, verfügt er über fundierte Kenntnisse in Preisgestaltung und strategischem Marketing. Bei Rebuy fokussiert er sich auf innovative Pricing-Strategien und nutzt Künstliche Intelligenz, um dynamische Preismodelle zu entwickeln. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Ra and Rafter Five. Then, we talk about which five board games we would buy back first if our entire game collection suddenly disappeared! 0:00-Intro 0:44-Announcements 3:08-Recent Games - Ra 7:52-Rafter Five 13:19-5 Rebuy Games 28:28-Outro 29:32-Bloopers Join our discord Support us at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BGBLITZ2023" to get 10% off your ENTIRE ORDER, including upgrades not available anywhere else! Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/370

This episode is brought to you by Rebuy and SARAL. In this episode, we interview Reid Ryan, Founder and CEO, and Mark Mclean, COO of Hardworking Gentlemen.   Hardworking Gentlemen (HWG)  is built on authenticity. They make natural and sustainable essentials that men can feel good about using daily.  All Hardworking Gentlemen's products are packaged in 100% recycled, biodegradable materials. Unlike much of the grooming industry, HWG strives to never use raw plastics. Highlights: - Gratitude story, including becoming fathers and caring for their children - Their motivation to become successful entrepreneurs is to help others - The challenges and motivations behind creating a brand for men's grooming products - Their emphasis on non-toxic solutions and eco-friendly packaging - Why research and improvement in ingredients and packaging is so important to them - Discussing the challenges faced by brands marketing natural products, such as misleading marketing and lack of FDA regulation - How the company pivoted to online sales during the pandemic - Why their videos with themselves have been critical to their success online - How Inventory management is a recurring challenge - The investment from friends and family and reinvestment of profits back into the business - Why authenticity and storytelling are essential in the brand's messaging - Discussing financial controls and coping with work-related stress - Review of their grooming products for men, emphasizing simplicity and empowerment - The Importance of education in men's skincare and products - And so much more…  Join Ramon Vela, Reid Ryan, and Mark Mclean as we break down the inside story of Hardworking Gentlemen on The Story of a Brand. For more on Hardworking Gentlemen, visit: https://www.hardworkinggentlemen.com/   Exclusively for The Story of a Brand listeners:   Get 20% off, use Promo Code: THESTORYOFABRAND20 (can't be combined with other offers) Subscribe and listen to the podcast on all major apps. Search for “The Story of a Brand” on your favorite podcast player. * Today's Sponsors: Rebuy Engine: https://www.rebuyengine.com/foundersparadiso  Rebuy uses AI to create personalized experiences for every shopper. Get a no-credit card 21-day trial. Visit my unique link to receive the offer: https://www.rebuyengine.com/foundersparadiso  SARAL - Your Influencer Assistant Tool for Brands: http://storybrandoffer.com/ Claim an "exclusive onboarding" offer for the listeners of The Story of a Brand Show. The Saral Team will work directly with you and offer weekly check-ins and 1:1 consulting until you succeed. Visit my unique link to receive the offer:  http://storybrandoffer.com/

This episode is brought to you by Reviews.io and Rebuy. In this episode, we interview  Mahara Inglis, the CEO of MitoQ, a New Zealand-based company at the forefront of the cellular health movement.  MitoQ is uniquely designed to target cell stress, helping you unlock more energy, faster exercise recovery, and healthier aging - empowering you to embrace life on your terms. Highlights: * MitoQ's challenges during the pandemic and supply chain difficulties * Discussion on the MitoQ core product, a patented molecule that improves cellular health and offers various benefits * Benefits of cellular-level supplements and the positive feedback for a recently launched product for adrenal health * His personal experiences regarding improved energy levels, focus, and calmness while taking the supplement were shared * Why they're Aiming to become a leader in the cellular health category * Their focus on adrenal, blood sugar, heart, liver, eye, and joint health * Engaging people in conversations about cellular health and offering tailored products. * Societal trend towards longevity and the potential for cells to regenerate * Emphasis on a holistic approach to health * MitoQ's dedication to healthy aging and cardiovascular health, particularly in women * The importance of educating consumers about the product's science and human benefits          Join Ramon Vela and Mahara Inglis as we break down the inside story of MitoQ on The Story of a Brand. For more on MitoQ, visit: https://www.mitoq.com/ Subscribe and listen to the podcast on all major apps. Search for “The Story of a Brand” on your favorite podcast player. * Today's Sponsors: Rebuy Engine: https://www.rebuyengine.com/foundersparadiso  Rebuy uses AI to create personalized experiences for every shopper. Get a no-credit card 21-day trial. Visit my unique link to receive the offer. Reviews.io: https://www.reviews.io/front/founders-paradiso-offer The Reviews.io platform drives 18.5% of total online revenue for leading brands. Sign up to get 20% OFF the lifetime of any plan. Risk-free, no contracts, and a 90-day money-back guarantee. Visit my unique link to receive the offer.  SARAL - Your Influencer Assistant Tool for Brands: http://storybrandoffer.com/ Claim an "exclusive onboarding" offer for the listeners of The Story of a Brand Show. The Saral Team will work directly with you and offer weekly check-ins and 1:1 consulting until you succeed. Visit my unique link to receive the offer:  http://storybrandoffer.com/

This episode is brought to you by Rebuy and SARAL. In this episode, we interview Coulter Lewis, CEO and Founder of Sunday, a brand that helps you grow, mow, and care for your yard in ways that are better for people, pets, and the planet. Highlights: - Coulter shares his perspective on the importance of gratitude and meditation in coping with life's challenges - Overview and origin story of Sunday, a company that provides digitally enabled experiences for lawn care - Explaining the motivation behind creating Sunday and homeowners' frustration in maintaining their lawns - Why Sunday aims to empower customers through guidance and support - Discussing the negative environmental and health impacts of current lawn care practices are highlighted - Why Coulter believes in transforming neighborhoods through knowledge and tools - How to make land suitable for families and the environment - And so much more! Join Ramon Vela and Coulter Lewis as we break down the inside story of Sunday on The Story of a Brand. For more on Sunday, visit: https://www.getsunday.com/ Subscribe and listen to the podcast on all major apps. Search for “The Story of a Brand” on your favorite podcast player. * Today's Sponsors: Rebuy Engine: https://www.rebuyengine.com/foundersparadiso  Rebuy uses AI to create personalized experiences for every shopper. Get a no-credit card 21-day trial. Visit my unique link to receive the offer.  SARAL - Your Influencer Assistant Tool for Brands: http://storybrandoffer.com/ Claim an "exclusive onboarding" offer for the listeners of The Story of a Brand Show. The Saral Team will work directly with you and offer weekly check-ins and 1:1 consulting until you succeed. Visit my unique link to receive the offer.

This episode is brought to you by Rebuy and SARAL. In this episode, we delve into personal relationships, shared values, and the fascinating concept of biohacking with Kent Yoshimura, the Co-founder and CEO of NeuroGum and Mints.  We'll also discover how these elements are vital to the Neuro's business growth and success.  Highlights: * NeuroGum and Mints, a company driven by the power of human connections, places great importance on alignment and vision.  * Kent reveals how they have developed accessible biohacking products, specifically NeuroGum and Mints, that offer sustained energy and focus.  * The secret behind their success lies in a unique blend of caffeine and L-theanine, supplemented by energy-boosting B vitamins.  * Moreover, these products cater to various dietary needs, being vegan, sugar-free, and gluten-free, and utilizing monk fruit as a natural sweetener. * Kent also discusses a range of other products designed to enhance mood, relieve stress, and promote good sleep.   * Highlighting the crucial role of sleep in overall health, mental well-being, and gut health, he shares insightful information on the importance of prioritizing restful nights. * How kindness towards one another is emphasized as a crucial aspect in business and personal relationships.          Join Ramon Vela and Kent Yoshimura as we break down the inside story of NeuroGum & Mints on The Story of a Brand. For more on NeuroGum and Mints, visit: https://neurogum.com/ Subscribe and listen to the podcast on all major apps. Search for “The Story of a Brand” on your favorite podcast player. * Today's Sponsors: Rebuy Engine: https://www.rebuyengine.com/foundersparadiso  Rebuy uses AI to create personalized experiences for every shopper. Get a no-credit card 21-day trial. Visit my unique link to receive the offer.  SARAL - Your Influencer Assistant Tool for Brands: http://storybrandoffer.com/ Claim an "exclusive onboarding" offer for the listeners of The Story of a Brand Show. The SARAL Team will work directly with you and offer weekly check-ins and 1:1 consulting until you succeed. Visit my unique link to receive the offer.

In Folge #499 dreht sich alles um Kreislaufwirtschaft, denn Dr. Philipp Gattner von Rebuy ist zu Gast und Podcast Host Karo Junker de Neui freut sich als Gründerin eines Re-Commerce Unternehmens ganz besonders darüber. Die rebuy recommerce GmbH ist ein 2004 gegründetes Recommerce-Unternehmen mit Sitz in Berlin, das es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht hat, gebrauchte Produkte wieder in den Wirtschaftskreislauf zu integrieren. Über 600 Mitarbeitende sorgen dafür, qualitativ hochwertige gebrauchte Produkte im Online-Shop anzubieten, dabei Ressourcen zu schonen und die Menschen gleichzeitig für einen bewussten Konsum zu sensibilisieren. Mit diesem nachhaltigen Geschäftsmodell konnte das Unternehmen in 2022 mit über 200 Mio. Euro einen neuen Umsatzrekord erzielen. Wie und warum Rebuy das geschafft hat, während viele andere E-Commerce Unternehmen unter der schwierigen makroökonomischen Lage leiden, diskutieren Karo und Philipp im Interview. Podcast-Host - Karo Junker de Neui: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karojunker https://etribes.de/ Community: https://kassenzone.de/discord Feedback zum Podcast? Mail an alex@kassenzone.de Disclaimer: https://www.kassenzone.de/disclaimer/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KassenzoneDe/ Blog: https://www.kassenzone.de/ E-Commerce Buch: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/3866413076/ Tassen kaufen: http://www.tassenzone.com

In deutschen Schubladen liegen schätzungsweise 200 Millionen alte Handys herum, von anderen Elektronikgeräten ganz zu schweigen. Das Berliner Unternehmen Rebuy hat daraus ein Geschäft gemacht, indem es alte Geräte annimmt, testet, ankauft und weitervertreibt. Immerhin 200 Mio. Euro Umsatz machte Rebuy damit im Jahr 2022. „Wir müssen die Menschen davon überzeugen, dass es sich lohnt und dass es extrem einfach ist, diese Produkte wieder in Umlauf zu bringen und dafür auch noch Geld zu bekommen“, sagt Rebuy-Geschäftsführer Philipp Gattner. „Die Kreislaufwirtschaft bekommt zwar verdientermaßen heute sehr viel Aufmerksamkeit, wir sind aber mit dem Markt noch in einer sehr frühen Phase.“ Inzwischen hat das Unternehmen sein Angebot auch auf Bücher und andere Medienprodukte ausgeweitet, die Palette soll zunehmend ausgeweitet werden. „Dazu könnten Haushaltsgeräte und Küchenutensilien gehören“, sagt Gattner. „Der Thermomix ist ja sozusagen das iPhone der Küche.“ Wie die Produkte geprüft, bewertet und ihre Preise festgelegt werden, erklärt Gattner in dieser Folge // Weitere Themen: Bringt der Krieg im Nahen Osten eine neue Wirtschaftskrise? +++ Packen wir's an! Dieser Podcast ist Teil der Nachhaltigkeitswoche von RTL Deutschland zum Thema: „nachhaltiges Kaufen“. Nachhaltigkeit betrifft alle Lebensbereiche. Ob Refill-Flasche, Lebensmittel mit kurzer Lieferkette und aus nachhaltigem Anbau, oder das Einsparen von Plastik - jede bewusste Kaufentscheidung hilft. Wir wollen bewusster konsumieren, weniger verschwenden und achtsamer mit unseren Ressourcen umgehen. +++ 60 Tage lang kostenlos Capital+ lesen - Zugriff auf alle digitalen Artikel, Inhalte aus dem Heft und das ePaper. Unter Capital.de/plus-gratis +++Weitere Infos zu unseren Werbepartnern finden Sie hier: https://linktr.ee/diestundenull +++Unsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://datenschutz.ad-alliance.de/podcast.html +++Unsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

This episode is brought to you by Rebuy, Reviews.io, and SARAL. Today, we interview Brian Pedone, CEO of Quiet Punch. Quiet Punch is the most affordable and all-inclusive home boxing solution available. Their platform tracks performance, connects users, and dramatically increases engagement. Their mission is to “make boxing and combat sports accessible to all regardless of their living situation.” Highlights: * His gratitude story: a father who helped him with boxing. * Starting a boxing club in College * He started a gym for high schoolers and did coding to pay the bills. * Moving to Manhattan and  making money doing corporate training (boxing) * Boxing is the Gateway Drug to Training * Changing the connotation of training * How he came up with the Quiet Punch idea * How he started mass marketing the product, Part 1 (The infomercial) * Lesson: Don't give your idea to someone else; do it yourself. * Getting the money for his first 1000 units. * How he started getting orders with a trending video * Capturing emails and building his FB followers * Hard lessons: selling at a loss, letting the patent expire, and not caring about margins. * Life lesson: do not wait until you're retired to do what you want * His Shark Tank Story and Lessons Learned. * Almost doing a deal with Damon John * Big Lesson: it's better to be balanced than to get too high or too low and then crash * Overview of Quiet Punch: what it is, how it fits on the door, how people use it * Conducting a study on how boxing helps people 65 and older with their cognitive health * Why he isn't offering a subscription * His deal with Everlast to getting into retail. * Gamification: challenging others online * Review of Quiet Punch exercise programs * And more…    Join Ramon Vela and Brian Pedone as we break down the inside story of Quiet Punch on The Story of a Brand. For more on Quiet Punch, visit: https://quietpunch.com/ Subscribe and listen to the podcast on all major apps. Search for “The Story of a Brand” on your favorite podcast player. * Today's Sponsors: Reviews.io: https://www.reviews.io/front/founders-paradiso-offer The Reviews.io platform drives 18.5% of total online revenue for leading brands. Sign up to get 20% OFF the lifetime of any plan. Risk-free, no contracts and a 90-day money-back guarantee. Rebuy Engine: https://www.rebuyengine.com/foundersparadiso  Rebuy uses AI to create personalized experiences for every shopper. Get a a no-credit card 21-day trial. SARAL - Your Influencer Assistant Tool for Brands: http://storybrandoffer.com/ Claim an "exclusive onboarding" offer for the listeners of The Story of a Brand Show. The Saral Team will work directly with you, offer weekly check-ins, and 1:1 consulting until you succeed. 

Die Marketing- und Markennews der Woche KW 40/23 mit vielen Themen: Zahlen der Woche - OMD Report Silver Society Themen der Woche - real hat Insolvenz in Eigenverwaltung beantragt. Der Vollsortimenter, der viel Oberflächenmarkting betreibt, kommt nicht zur Ruhe. - Edeka besinnt sich auf Spitzenleistungen, Kompetenzen und Stärken zurück, nachdem fast alle Supermarktketten in den letzten Monaten v.a. auf das Thema Preise gesetzt haben. Witziger Spot: Edeka-Erlebnis vs. Discounter-Erlebnis. Colins Urteil: Nicht 100% eingängig, man versteht den Spot, aber nicht den Slogan und das Thema Preis kommt doch wieder zurück. - mymuesli geht das Thema Markenauftritt an und macht ein Rebranding: Kräftiger, expressiver, Lebensfreude darstellend. "MY WAY. MY MUESLI" greift wohl auch den Trend der Selbstbestimmung auf. Colins Fazit: Selbstähnliches Rebranding, mymuesli wirkt weiterhin sehr kantig und abgrenzungsstark. Ein Rebranding löst aber keine Probleme, falls es tiefergehende geben sollte. - Rebuy launcht eine neue Kampagne, in der das Thema Nachhaltigkeit mit Secondhand verbunden wird. Witziger 25-sekündiger Spot, der die Message gut vermittelt „Nachhaltigkeit muss nicht teuer sein“. Kreativität wurde hier gut eingesetzt, es fehlt aber insgesamt an Wiedererkennbarkeit. - Bei Playmobil sollen 700 Stellen abgebaut werden. Offiziell werden nur externe Gründe wie Corona genannt. Colin fallen aber auch einige interne auf, u.a.: Die Marke wirkt völlig unpositioniert, zehrt nur von der Vergangenheit und lebt vom teuren Lizenzgeschäft. Verlierer der Woche: - FIFA

the 10 best performing A/B tests of September 1. Return policy in cart + phone number 2. Return policy and 2-3 other key USPS at checkout. 3. Upsells on cart + checkout using Rebuy or aftersell 4. discount ladders on cart (free shipping, freebie, discount %) 5. Adding shipping protection for 3% of order value. 6. asking customers to upgrade to express shipping for cost of shipping + 20% 7. adding split-payment info on PDP, CART + a banner with how it works on checkout. 8. sorting by best seller on cat pages, but making sure you got best sellers of every sub category at the top. 9. adding category "clouds" to every cat page. 10. adding the 3 most popular filters as suggestions at the top of cat pages.

This episode is brought to you by Rebuy. In today's episode, we interview Anna Peck and Steve Ford, both Co-Founders of Chia Smash.  Chia Smash is a superfood jam that's good for you, your tastebuds & the planet. No added sugar, packed with superfoods and made using 'imperfect' fruits. In this episode, we discuss:  * What they're grateful for * Overview and origin story of the brand (and their meeting at Blue Apron) * What a summer job at seventeen taught Steve about entrepreneurship * The impact that upbringing and health were for Anna in starting the brand * Why Chia and what is it about Chia Smash that makes it different from the rest * How they overcame challenges in naming the product * What activities worked for them in getting the product to retailers * Advice for other founders who are building a CPG brand * Why it's okay to not have everything figured out * What to do when you have trouble with co-packers and suppliers * A breakdown of their product including their different flavors * What is upcycling and why do they use it (plus how it is sustainable) * And more…  Join Ramon Vela, Anna Peck and Steve Ford as we break down the inside story of Chia Smash on The Story of a Brand. For more on Chia Smash, visit: https://chiasmash.com/ Simply search for “The Story of a Brand” on your favorite podcast player. * This episode is brought to you by Rebuy Engine. It's easier than ever to set up an online store these days. But, creating personalized shopping experiences for every customer? That's the hard part.  Using proprietary technology, industry-leading integrations, and fully-customizable merchandising, Rebuy gives you the power to create personalized experiences for every shopper.  Boost your order values, increase conversions, and accelerate your business with Rebuy.  Visit https://www.rebuyengine.com/foundersparadiso today for a no-credit card 21-day trial.

Join us on Talk'n Shop as we welcome Aaron Roper from Rebuy. Delve into the power of personalizing upsells and cross-sells to boost your Shopify store's sales and customer lifetime value. Discover the versatility of Rebuy's tools, from AI-assisted product recommendations to streamlined checkouts, along with strategic insights from their success team. Learn about the 'Smart Cart' feature, incentivizing customers with free shipping and gifts. We wrap with a nod to our partnership with Rebuy and the silver linings of remote work culture. An enlightening listen for any e-commerce entrepreneur! https://rebuyengine.com/?ref=7

In this episode, Jordan West is joined by Jacob Elbaum, co-founder of Shivook, as they dive deep into the world of e-commerce strategies and tactics. They discuss the importance of focusing on optimizing the checkout process and post-purchase upsells that can be applied on your business. They explored tactical ways to drive immediate revenue instead of relying solely on CRO. It's all about that monetization mindset! Listen and learn in this episode!Key takeaways from this episode:Benefits of digital products for profit and customer satisfactionEvaluation of the checkout and post-purchase experienceConsideration of the thank you page and general factorsAssessing the brand's current average order value (AOV) and ways to increase itSubscriptions, bundles, and Shopify Plus as impact factorsEnjoyment of building things and having meaningful conversationsFocus on AOV optimization as a quick way to achieve resultsImportance of testing and creativity in determining the best upsellsReversing the process by starting at the bottom (post-purchase) and adding offersIncreasing average order value, customer lifetime value, and profitRecommended App/Tool:11ElevenLabs: https://elevenlabs.io/ReConvert: https://www.reconvert.io/Convert: https://www.convert.com/Rebuy: https://www.rebuyengine.com/Candy Rack: https://apps.shopify.com/candyrackShoplift: https://www.shoplift.ai/AppSumo: https://appsumo.com/Recommended Podcast/Audiobook:Alex Hormozi: https://www.audible.com/pd/100M-Offers-Audiobook/B09BK57L5WGary Vee: https://www.audible.com/author/Gary-Vaynerchuk/B001JP7NBEToday's Guest:Jacob Elbaum, co-founder of Shivook, an expert in cloud conversion rate optimization. Jacob emphasizes that AB testing is more for learning and improving conversion rates, a process that takes time and patience. However, he understands the impatience of clients looking for immediate results, which led him to explore innovative ways to drive revenue quickly. Jacob has a performance hacker mindset, focusing on monetization and making money.Connect and learn more about Jacob and Shivook here: Website: https://www.shivook.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobelbaum/X: https://twitter.com/elbaum_jacobGet 5 Offers for 2 Products (10 in total) along with 10 highly engaging tried and true creatives, 30 captivating headlines, descriptions, and ad texts sent to you for only $99. Go to https://www.upgrowthcommerce.com/offer and order now - this offer is only available for a limited time.We love our podcast community and listeners so much that we have decided to offer a free eCommerce Growth Plan for your brand! To learn more and how we can help, click here: upgrowthcommerce.com/grow Join our community and connect with other eCommerce brand owners and marketers! https://www.facebook.com/groups/secretstoscalingpodcast

Mit der Gründung von Bodychange im Jahr 2011 wollten Fredrik Harkort und seine beiden Mitgründer ein effizientes Abnehm- und Fitnessprogramm im digitalen Zeitalter etablieren. Und kaum eine Person mit einem TV-Anschluss dürfte an der prägnanten Werbung für das hauseigene Programm ‘I Make You Sexy' vorbeigekommen sein. Im ChefTreff Interview mit Sven Rittau berichten Fredrik und Julia Harkort von ihrer abenteuerlichen Geschichte mit Bodychange. Denn 2016 entschied man sich zum Verkauf des Unternehmens an Ströer. Doch schon 2018 kaufte das Paar Bodychange zurück - um es 2020 erneut zu verkaufen. In dieser Folge mit Julia Harkort, Fredrik Harkort und Sven Rittau lernst Du:

Content marketing is like the Wild West.There are no absolute rules or laws.Strategies, tactics, and tech change quickly.All of which makes content marketing really exciting, interesting, and fun!But it can also be confusing, frustrating, and stressful.That's especially the case if you're a marketing team of one, or lead a small team tasked with producing high-value, high-impact content. At scale.Sometimes all you can do is just try to survive.I learned some great content marketing survival tips from Miles Shattuck, Senior Content Marketing Manager at Rebuy.For example, Miles recommends interviewing as many people at your company as you can, because they have information about and thoughts on the market that will inform your content.Miles also cautions against trying to do everything yourself, which makes total sense but is often easier said than done!Miles also has some great recommendations for marketing communities you can join to learn from fellow content marketers.Check out our discussion on this episode of The B2B Content Show!The B2B Content Show is produced by Connversa, a b2b content agency that helps you showcase your special sauce and get your ideal customers to know, like, and trust you.

In Time for Learning sucht dein Host Nawid Company das Gespräch mit anderen Branchenexperten. Hier erfährst du, wie es im Affiliate Bereich wirklich läuft und was die neusten Trends sind. Machst du also bereits Affiliate Marketing und arbeitest in dem Bereich, bist Merchant und betreibst deinen eigenen Online-Shop oder möchtest dich einfach weiterbilden, dann bist du hier genau richtig. Im ersten Teil der heutigen Folge Time for Learning sprechen Nawid Company und sein Experten-Gast Dr. Tim Seewoester, CMO / Geschäftsführer, asgoodasnew, über seine Erfahrungen und Werdegang im Affiliate Marketing. Heute geht es um folgende Themen: - Amazon, Payback, Otto, Zalando - As Good As New, Backmarket, Momox, Rebuy, Refurbed, Wirkaufens - Checkout Charlie - Content Commerce, Promotional Content - Datenschutz, First Party Data, Data Privacy - E-Commerce, Affiliate - Money Keywords - Preisvergleichssuchmaschine, Checkout Charlie - Transaktional vs. Brand

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Rebuy is an AI-powered personalization platform. Check out their developer hub, explore case studies, or keep up with their blog.Cameron is a PhD student in computer science and member of the OptimaLab at Rice University. Autonomous agents are AI-powered programs that can create tasks for themselves in response to a given objective. They “can create tasks for themselves, complete tasks, create new tasks, reprioritize their task list, complete the new top task, and loop until their objective is reached,” according to one beginner's guide to autonomous agents.Follow Cameron's work on Twitter or Substack, or his website. Read his publications here.This week's Lifeboat badge honoree is Mark Setchell for sharing their knowledge with the world: I need to convert a fixed-width file to 'comma-delimited' in Unix.

Die Klatschpresse überschlägt sich: Florian Silbereisen hat eine neue Liebe und auch bei H.P. Baxxter sagen die Schmetterlinge wieder "Hyper, Hyper". Nur bei Julian und Tanja ist möglicherweise alles aus. Oder doch nicht? Frank Behrendt und Jens Breuer nehmen sich der Sache wie gewohnt journalistisch an und sagen, was Sache ist. Außerdem: Rebuy reanimiert den Tech-Nick | Warum das Motto "Durchziehen" Franky schon seit seiner Kindheit begleitet | Und: Wer mit Air New Zealand fliegen will, muss sich jetzt vorher wiegen lassen. Wir bedanken uns bei: Florian Silbereisen, Sarah Hentschel, Hans Peter Geerdes, Julian Claßen, Tanja Makaric, Iris Klein, Paco Steinbeck, Peter Klein, Yvonne Woelke, Rebuy, Kerstin Schumacher, Saturn, Antoine Monot, turi2, Egon Wellenbrink, Nick Wilder, TSV Otterndorf von 1862 e.V., Air New Zealand

How can we unleash AI's potential to transform the circular economy for a greener tomorrow? View the full video interview here. Summary Madhav Khurana, the head of data science and analytics at Rebuy, discusses the role of AI in sustainability. Rebuy is a used products marketplace that aims to combat overconsumption and waste by revolutionizing the perception of pre-owned goods. They use AI to dynamically price products, forecast demand and supply, and optimize operations costs. By leveraging AI, Rebuy ensures a seamless customer experience and promotes the circular economy. Madhav also emphasizes the importance of being data-driven and proactive in decision-making. The interview highlights the shift in consumer mentality towards sustainability and the increased demand for used products. Additionally, Madhav explains the significance of failure in the development of AI projects and advises starting with minimum viable products to test feasibility. The hosts also mention a recap show that will discuss Madhav's interview and other topics.

Our guests are John Erck and James Van Erck, founders of Rebuy, a personalization platform that enables e-commerce brands to deploy intelligent shopping experiences for consumers. We discuss how they were able to bootstrap Rebuy to meaningful revenue, why they decided to raise venture capital, and how they continued to scale revenue efficiently while burning very little capital. We hope you enjoy this conversation with the founders of Rebuy.   

Merchants can use Rebuy to create personalized shopping experiences for their customers through upsells, cross-sells and post-purchase follow-ups.Rebuy is out to change the customer buying experience, one personalization at a time by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

Join our resident Business Ninja Andrew, together with the Director of Sales of Rebuy Engine, Nick Hein, as they talk about how their company empowers Shopify stores of all sizes to offer personalized shopping experiences designed to increase conversions, boost order values, and retain more customers using intelligent upsells, cross-sells, and post-purchase follow-ups.Growing an online business quickly can be frustrating. So Rebuy Engine designed a world-class personalization engine to accelerate revenue growth for Shopify store owners. Create personalized on-site experiences for your customers, so you can convert more traffic and grow your business faster.For more information about their company, check out their website: https://www.rebuyengine.com/-----Do you want to be interviewed for your business?  Schedule time with us, and we'll create a podcast like this for your business:  https://www.WriteForMe.io/-----https://www.facebook.com/writeforme.iohttps://www.instagram.com/writeforme.io/https://twitter.com/writeformeiohttps://www.linkedin.com/company/writeforme/https://www.pinterest.com/andysteuer/Want to be interviewed on our Business Ninjas podcast? Schedule time with us now, and we'll make it happen right away! Check out WriteForMe, more than just a Content Agency! See the Faces Behind The Voices on our YouTube Channel!

Episode 61: - We continue on from last weeks discussion on the Jordan Star Rookie Card. - Marvin Williams- Redemption Replacements. - Donruss White Sparkle packs for 5k points??- Gem Rate review- Donovan Mitchell scores 71 points; how is he currently tracking?- And of course our beloved pocket change. Reach out to us on socials and tell us what we got right or wrong!Instagram: youcantcompthisTwitter @youcantcompthisGmail youcantcompthis@gmail.comFacebook: You Can't Comp This PodcastGoogle: https://podcasts.google.com/.../aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c...Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/you-cant-comp-this-nba-trading-card-podcast/id1598789687?fbclid=IwAR3taqOe4CMeRixgTkmDIWcMSscwDYZ0F_XRJyR1H1558KMs_J0L_NDuPsYSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/70w10XxmGviovd5T0LUFFc

In der heutigen Folge blicken wir, David Wehle & Andrea Gerhard, die Macher:innen von ZWEIvorZWÖLF gemeinsam zurück auf die 26 Episoden – das heißt 36 Stunden Podcastmaterial, die in 2022 veröffentlicht wurden. Jeder hat sich drei Highlightfolgen rausgesucht, die näher beleuchtet werden. Außerdem gibt es noch viele andere Einblicke & Anekdoten zu dem vergangenen Podcastjahr & natürlich darf auch ein kleiner Ausblick nicht fehlen. Seit 3,5 Jahren machen wir unser Herzensprojekt, diesen Podcast. Letztes Jahr zählten ua Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim, Jennifer Sieglar & Domitila Barros & Unternehmen wie Ecosia, Share, gebana oder Rebuy zu den Gästen. Die Gespräche drehten sich wie immer um die Themen Nachhaltigkeit im Alltag & soziale Gerechtigkeit. Empfehlungen: Bücher: GREEN Europe: https://wildyard.de/shop/green-2/ Katja Diehl: Autokorrektur https://bit.ly/3GdfL20 Partnercorner: BIOFACH & VIVANESS Messe Nächsten Monat, vom 14. bis zum 17. Februar, trifft sich die Bio-Welt in Nürnberg auf dem Messe-Duo BIOFACH & VIVANESS. Die BIOFACH – Weltleitmesse für Bio-Lebensmittel – ist der Ort, an dem Fachbesucher:innen & Aussteller:innen ihre Produkte präsentieren & ihre Leidenschaft für Bio-Lebensmittel teilen – & das schon seit 1990. Die VIVANESS – internationale Fachmesse für Naturkosmetik – Akteuren aus dem globalen Kosmetiksektor eine Plattform sich zu präsentieren. Dann sichert euch Tickets entweder unter www.biofach.de oder unter www.vivaness.de. Der Ticketpreis liegt bis Ende Januar noch bei 45 € für eine Tageskarte & 65 € für eine Dauerkarte. WEtell Bei dem Mobilfunktarifanbieter WEtell gibt es echte Nachhaltigkeit in Sachen Handyvertrag! Klimaschutz, Datenschutz & Fairness & Transparenz machen die drei Säulen des deutschen Unternehmens aus. Das Gründerteam Alma, Andreas & Nico haben sich nicht weniger vorgenommen, als den die Mobilfunkbranche zu grünifizieren. Die Tarife sind monatlich kündbar & es gibt einen Wechselservice. Verbessern sich die Konditionen eines Tarifes werden wir als Kund:innen darüber informiert & profitieren mit. Goodie Code: 2vor12 Bei Eingabe des Code bei Tarifbestellung am Ende der Bestellstrecke erhaltet ihr entweder eine einmalige 25€ Gutschrift, oder WeTell investiert 40€ in Solarenergie. Mehr Infos: https://www.wetell.de/2vor12 Polarstern Energie Natürlich geht die Energiemarktkrise nicht am Ökostrom & Gasanbieter vorbei. In Folge #81 hat uns Polarstern CEO Florian exklusive Einblicke in den Energiemarkt gegeben & erklärt, wie die Preise dort überhaupt zustande kommen & warum wir als Kund:innen am Ende mehr zahlen müssen. Reinhören lohn sich also! Ein Blick lohnt sich auch auf den Instagramkanal, denn dort betreibt Polarstern viel Aufklärungsarbeit & geben viele Tipps. Link: https://www.polarstern-energie.de ZWEIvorZWÖLF Infos/Kontakt: Website: https://www.zweivorzwoelf.info/

Your checkout is where all the money is. A bad checkout experience can mess up everything and your potential customers may not come back because of it.In this episode, Jordan West talks about another conversion killer - the checkout experience. He gives tried and tested tips and tricks that work to optimize your customers' checkout experience.Listen and learn from this episode!KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:What exactly is checkout process optimization?-It's figuring out where in that checkout process are the biggest issues and solving them to improve user experience. Tried and tested tips to optimize your checkout process:Allow guest checkouts. Don't make people put in their information or make an account to go through. Recent stats show that when people have to create an account, it causes 34% higher abandoned cart rates.Offer free shipping. If there is a point where you can offer free shipping, do it! Another great option is to offer tranches where at a certain spend they get discounted shipping and at a higher spend they earn free shipping. This can be great to get people to up the average order value.  A recent study resulted in a 37% uplift in conversion from free shipping.Provide multiple payment and shipping options. Continue to stick with Shop Pay if you are on Shopify. You can get better credit card rates out there but the sacrifice in all of the functionality that Shop Pay has is not worth it.  Offer buy now, pay later on your website. There's no reason not to accept all payments that are out there. Use Google's auto-address. Have security badges. These will increase and keep your customers' trust.Have your checkout be designed for mobile. That's where everyone's shopping nowadays. Reduce as many form fields as you can. Don't make it complicated. Just get the information that you need from people. Have the option of receiving emails and SMS messages, but don't have the opt-in be checked automatically.Offer live chat support within the actual checkout area. Have this and an FAQ to help customers without having to leave the checkout page.Use the Rebuy app. Use apps like Rebuy to upsell within the cart itself. https://www.rebuyengine.com We love our podcast community and listeners so much that we have decided to offer a free eCommerce Growth Plan for your brand! To learn more and how we can help, click here: upgrowthcommerce.com/grow Join our community and connect with other eCommerce brand owners and marketers! https://www.facebook.com/groups/secretstoscalingpodcast

In der Mittagsfolge sprechen wir heute mit Klaus Wegener, Co-Founder und MD von 35up, über die erfolgreiche Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 5 Millionen Euro. 35up hat eine Plattform entwickelt, die es Onlinehändlern ermöglicht, ohne den Einsatz von eigenem Betriebskapital oder Inventarrisiko, Cross-Selling-Einnahmen zu erzielen. Mit einem intelligenten Empfehlungs-Algorithmus werden mittels einer Headless-API die relevantesten Cross-Selling-Produkte nahtlos in den Warenkorb eingebettet sowie Kundinnen und Kunden im Bezahlvorgang angeboten. Mit Millionen von physischen und digitalen Produkten im Anbieternetzwerk können Onlinehändler mit dem Sortiment der globalen Konkurrenz mithalten und ihren Gesamtumsatz signifikant steigern. Die Produkte der angeschlossenen Partner werden von diesen direkt an die kaufende Person gesendet, sodass die Onlinehändler sich nicht selbst darum kümmern müssen. Das Startup verspricht nach eigenen Angaben, dass mit diesem Lösungsmodell der Umsatz und die Marge von Onlineshops um bis zu 35% gesteigert werden können. 35up wurde im Jahr 2020 von Bernhard Ney, Fabian Louis, Klaus Maximilian Wegener und Victor Schröder in Berlin gegründet. Einige führende europäische Onlinehändler arbeiten bereits mit 35up zusammen. Darunter zählen u.a. Medion, Rebuy und Sparhandy. 35up hat nun in einer Finanzierungsrunde 5 Millionen Euro unter der Führung von Capnamic eingesammelt. Der Early-Stage Venture Capital Investor mit Sitz in Köln, Berlin und München legt seinen Fokus auf Technologie-Startups im deutschsprachigen Raum. Alle Portfolio-Unternehmen werden von dem globalen Industrie-Netzwerk des VCs unterstützt. Neben Capnamic haben sich auch die bestehenden Investoren an der Runde beteiligt. Bereits im Jahr 2021 hat das Berliner Jungunternehmen eine siebenstellige Seed-Finanzierungsrunde mit Beteiligung von Coparion, Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures und weiteren VCs abgeschlossen. Mit dem frischen Kapital möchte 35up sein Team vergrößern, die Plattform weiter ausbauen und in den Vertrieb investieren.

Paul and Justin review a host of disappointing pitchers and assess their 2023 value

Paul and Justin sort through a group of hitters who didn't quite breakout this year but are worth rebuying again in 2023

On this week's episode of Retention Chronicles, we're joined by Aaron Dungca, Director of Merchant Success at Rebuy, a personalization platform that creates intelligent shopping experiences. Aaron, Noah, and Mariah chat through; How merchant success and retention relateTaking a consultative approach to help rather than sellCreating lasting relationships What it means to have an intelligent shopping experience and how to create oneKPIs to look forHow to increase your AOV (average order value) and ROI (return on investment) on ad spendHow to navigate building partnerships with other technologies vs building out product featuresBe sure to subscribe to stay up-to-date and checkout Malomo, the leading order tracking platform for Shopify brands at gomalomo.com. Try our free trial today!Episode resources: The Leader Who Has No Title by Robin Sharma, The Customer Success Professiona'ls Handbook by Ashvin Vaidyanathan, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, Malomo Resource Library.

108 - Does it ever feel like customers only come to your site when you're running a promotion or have a discount code? Are they only buying one item and not returning? If this is something you've experienced, it might be time to take a closer look at your Average Order Value (AOV) with the help of Vira and Nick Hein! We'll help you calculate your AOV, diagnose any problems, and provide effective strategies to help you boost it! AOV is a great metric for the health of your business. We'll help you turn that metric into actionable, profitable results for your eCommerce business! Let's get started. 

Re-Commerce-Unternehmen kaufen alte Handys auf, reparieren sie und verkaufen sie weiter. Aber, wie testen sie eigentlich die eingeschickten Altgeräte? Das Berliner Re-Commerce-Unternehmen Rebuy hat uns eingeladen, das an deren Logistikstandort in Falkensee bei Berlin zu überprüfen. Den ausführlichen Prozess zeigen wir euch im Video.

Unser Thema heute: Das Bewusstsein der Konsumentinnen und Konsumenten wandelt sich stetig. Kreislaufwirtschaft ist ein Gebot der Stunde. ReBuy setzt den Wunsch von Käufern um, möglichst wenig Schaden mit ihren Konsumentscheidungen anzurichten. Dafür kauft die Firma gebrauchte Elektronik- und Elektroprodukte auf, überholt sie und verkauft sie dann weiter. So kann viel Elektroschrott vermieden werden, und das ist dringend vonnöten: Im letzten Jahr entstanden weltweit rund 50 Millionen Tonnen Elektroschrott. Alleine der in Deutschland produzierte Schrott türmt sich 62 mal höher als der Berliner Fernsehturm. Wie kann die Circular Economy diese Verschwendung vermeiden helfen und welche Rohstoffe kann man wiedergewinnen? Wie greift man auf gebrauchte Produkte zurück und geht technisch dennoch mit der Zeit? Und wie macht Rebuy, ein profitables Geschäftsmodell aus dem Recyclen? Durch hohe Effizient, zum Beispiel dadurch, dass Roboter eingehende Gebrauchthandys automatisch bewerten. Eine Folge über Wohltaten für die Umwelt und wie man damit Geld verdienen kann.

In early May Recharge hosted ChargeX, the global ecommerce subscription conference that connects merchants, agencies, and tech partners to delve into industry insights, predictions, and best practices. Hit Subscribe recorded several mini episodes over the three day event brought to you here in this podcast! In this four part conversation we chat with SUBTA about proactive retention strategies, BattleBox about the difference between Partners and Vendors, Malomo about turning a cost center into a marketing channel and Rebuy about cross-sells and upsells. So let's get to it! --- Seamless subscription commerce with https://my.captivate.fm/rechargepayments.com (Recharge)

In this episode of Retention Chronicles, we're joined by Brandon Amoroso, Founder and CEO at electrIQ marketing and Noah Rahimzadeh, Director of Partnerships at Malomo. ElectrIQ marketing is a Shopify agency located in Miami that aims to help brands improve retention and LTV. We'll share about how Brandon and his team do exactly that and how that process differs for subscription vs non-subscription brands. You'll be given multiple use cases and creative ways to revolutionize subscription adoption and retention as well as how to leverage information from multiple technology platforms. And speaking of tech, Brandon shares his golden tech stack that he believes every Shopify brand should have. Have you ever wondered how you can get a customer back if they have a bad experience? Or what can go wrong if you segment but don't personalize? Look no further…Be sure to subscribe to stay up-to-date and checkout Malomo, the leading order tracking platform for Shopify brands at gomalomo.com. Try our free trial today!Episode Resources: Here's more information on Brandon's golden tech stack as well as our Malomo x Rebuy exclusive deal!

Stellt euch vor, ihr findet online ein neues Smartphone für einen guten Preis, in nachweislich guter Qualität und es ist dabei noch nachhaltig. 3, 2, 1 - würdet ihr es kaufen? Nach diesem Prinzip funktioniert die ReCommerce-Plattform rebuy, die mit geprüfter Gebrauchtware aus den Bereichen Elektronik und Medien die Kreislaufwirtschaft voranbringen will. Dabei geht es neben dem Verkauf auch um den Ankauf gebrauchter Smartphones, Bücher & Co. In Folge 132 eures Digitalisierungspodcasts von Vodafone spricht rebuy-CEO Philipp Gattner mit unserem Host Christoph Burseg über das System ReCommerce. Er verrät, wie rebuy gegen die Vorurteile gegenüber der traditionellen Gebrauchtwaren-Plattformen vorgeht, wieso die größte Schwierigkeit im Warenankauf liegt und was wir uns dabei von den skandinavischen Ländern abgucken können. Philipp Gattner auf LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-philipp-gattner-24a16641/  Link zu rebuy: www.rebuy.de  Christoph auf LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/christophburseg/ Kontaktiere uns über Instagram: www.instagram.com/vodafonebusinessde/ Und wenn Du mehr zu unseren Business Cases erfahren möchtest, besuche diesen Link: www.vodafone.de/business/featured-digitale-vorreiter/business-cases/  Email für Feedback: digitalevorreiter@podstars.de

In der Nachmittagsfolge sprechen wir heute mit Stephan Heller, Founding Partner bei AlphaQ Venture Capital (AQVC). AQVC ist ein neuer und innovativer Venture Capital Dachfonds mit Sitz in Deutschland, der sich sich als eine Art "VC für VCs" positioniert. Der Fonds hat ein angestrebtes Fondsvolumen von einer halben Milliarde Euro und wird zunächst global investieren, mit einem starken Fokus auf Europa. Das Kapital wird 50-60 Wagniskapitalfonds zugeteilt, die ihrerseits jeweils rund 20 verschiedene Startups finanzieren. Hinter AlphaQ Venture Capital stecken Marcus Börner (reBuy, Optiopay), Oliver Oster (Optiopay), Stephan Heller (Watchmaster, FinCompare) und Marius Weber (Partner bei Rheingau Founders). Initiiert und geleitet von einem Team erfahrener europäischer Startup-Gründern und VC-Investoren, soll der Fonds das Risikokapital-Ökosystem durch die Unterstützung von etablierten Tier-1 Fonds und aufstrebenden Breakout Managern stärken. Das Team screent jährlich über 2.000 VC-Fonds und hat sich bereits Allokationen in 50 erstklassige VC-Fonds, wie Northzone, Partech, Speedinvest, Headline, Nucleus Capital, White Star Capital und viele mehr, gesichert. One more thing wird präsentiert von Sastrify – Die smarte Lösung für das Management eurer Software-Verträge. Erhaltet jetzt eine kostenlose Analyse eurer SaaS Tools und alle weiteren Informationen unter https://www.sastrify.com/insider

This episode is brought to you by Sendlane.   We personalize every customer interaction - that's how Rebuy enriches online stores. Today we have John Erck, Co-Founder and CEO of Rebuy Engine, an e-commerce personalization engine.   John had experience with Shopify and app development. But he wanted to build something new, so he and his co-founder came up with the idea for Rebuy. A personalization and recommendation engine that helps transform an online store from a basic online store into an intelligent, data-driven one.   This engine gives intelligent product recommendations to customers just like the experience big players such as Netflix, YouTube, and Amazon provide to their consumers. According to John, at Rebuy, everybody gets to refine the leader in themselves.   In the first part, he talked about:   * Gratefulness * Overview of the brand * Democratizing personalization technology * Example of Netflix and YouTube * What led him to Rebuy * His Shopify experience * His motivation for Rebuy   Join Ramon Vela and John Erck as they break down the inside story on The Story of a Brand.   For more on Rebuy Engine, visit: https://rebuyengine.com/    Subscribe and Listen to the podcast on all major apps. Simply search for “The Story of a Brand,” or click here to listen on your favorite podcast player: Listen now.   *   This episode is also brought to you by Sendlane.   If all DTC companies were forced to turn off Facebook ads, they'd be dead on arrival. Why is that?   They over-invest in paid acquisition and under-invest in retention.   Luckily, Sendlane makes it easy to solve this problem. Sendlane is an E-Commerce Customer Experience Platform helping hundreds of DTC brands to tighten their existing customer relationships.   Sendlane automates personalized customer experiences through Welcome and Abandoned Cart workflows, SMS, Deep Data Integrations with Shopify and WooCommerce, multi-store functionality, and much more.   Plus, they don't stand for lazy customer support. Their San-Diego-based team has an average 1-minute response time from a live human, making sure you never get stuck in a chat queue ever again.   Curious about how Sendlane can help your DTC brand grow? Schedule a demo with a Specialist. Visit https://www.sendlane.com/story 

This episode is brought to you by Sendlane.   To create intelligent shopping experiences - that's the mission of Rebuy. In the second part, John Erck, Co-Founder and CEO of Rebuy Engine, says that they build things when either there's demand or when "new dreams arise."   Empathy, hard work, and respect are the company's values. For onboarding with Rebuy, brands don't need a vast product catalog. Brands with only one product or less than 50 sales can try their free plans. What's important is getting started by allowing their intelligent engine to learn from buyers' behaviors.    Rebuy has experience in working with names like partners like Attentive, and many more. Currently, the brand is building out a suite of high-performing, high-converting landing pages that have specific use cases.    He talked about:   * Criteria set by Rebuy * AI and its predictions * Brand's onboarding process * Apps Rebuy works with * Their next evolution * Place to dream   Join Ramon Vela and John Erck as they break down the inside story on The Story of a Brand.   For more on Rebuy Engine, visit: https://rebuyengine.com/    Subscribe and Listen to the podcast on all major apps. Simply search for “The Story of a Brand,” or click here to listen on your favorite podcast player: Listen now.   *   This episode is also brought to you by Sendlane.   If all DTC companies were forced to turn off Facebook ads, they'd be dead on arrival. Why is that?   They over-invest in paid acquisition and under-invest in retention.   Luckily, Sendlane makes it easy to solve this problem. Sendlane is an E-Commerce Customer Experience Platform helping hundreds of DTC brands to tighten their existing customer relationships.   Sendlane automates personalized customer experiences through Welcome and Abandoned Cart workflows, SMS, Deep Data Integrations with Shopify and WooCommerce, multi-store functionality, and much more.   Plus, they don't stand for lazy customer support. Their San-Diego-based team has an average 1-minute response time from a live human, making sure you never get stuck in a chat queue ever again.   Curious about how Sendlane can help your DTC brand grow? Schedule a demo with a Specialist. Visit https://www.sendlane.com/story 

Today's guest is Madhav Khurana, Head of Data Science at rebuy in Berlin. rebuy's mission is to provide a conscious, low-cost alternative to new products, without compromising in looks or functionality. They have developed a unique refurbishing process that upgrades pre-owned products and increases their value. Since their founding by university students back in 2004, rebuy has grown into a 10.000 m² warehouse and logistic center with more than 550 employees and over five million customers, making rebuy the lead player in Europe. In the show, Madhav will discuss: His career to date and interesting roles over the years, The interesting work he does with rebuy, How they are leveraging data science & machine learning, Transitioning from academia into industry, Importance of communication and continuous learning, Common challenges to overcome and His top interviewing tips

Laut Global E-Waste Monitor wurde allein an Elektroschrott 2019 eine weltweite Gesamtmenge von 53.6 Millionen Tonnen produziert. Wir schmeißen einfach viel zu viel weg & verpassen die Gelegenheit, Dingen ein zweites Leben zu geben & sie damit weiter im Kreislauf zu halten. Das Berliner Unternehmen rebuy ist der größte europäische Händler für gebrauchte Elektronik. Das heißt, sie kaufen & verkaufen gebrauchte Medien wie Bücher, CDs, DVDs, Videospiele, sowie ausgewählte Elektronikartikel wie zB Smartphones oder Spielkonsolen. Mittlerweile haben sie über 5 Millionen Kund:innen – Tendenz steigend. Ich habe mit Geschäftsführer Philipp Gattner gesprochen, der mir ganz genau erklärt hat, wie das Geschäft funktioniert und was der Unterschied zwischen Recycling & Kreislaufwirtschaft ist. Mit vielen Argumenten hat er mich überzeugt, warum wir nur noch gebrauchte Dinge kaufen sollten & nach welcher Formel wir am besten zuhause ausmisten. Empfehlungen: Film: „Welcome to sodom“ https://www.welcome-to-sodom.de/ Links: Website: https://www.rebuy.de/ Partnercorner: Polarstern Energie Gerade hat Polarstern einen Blogartikel mit dem Titel: „38 Tipps, um deine Heizkosten für immer zu senken. Wirklich.“ veröffentlicht. Teilweise gibt es in Wohngebäude bis zu 500€ Einsparungspotential. Aber, neben dem Fakt, dass diese Tipps unseren Geldbeutel schonen, ist es auch gut für die Umwelt, wenn wir alle weniger Energie verbrauchen. Schaut jetzt rein in die 38 Tipps vom #TeamWirklich! Link: https://www.polarstern-energie.de/magazin/artikel/heiz-tipps-die-wirklich-was-bringen/ LENA LENAs Vision ist es, jedem Menschen den Einstieg in eine nachhaltige(re) Welt zu ermöglichen. Das ambitionierte Team von LENA stellt euch auf den unterschiedlichsten Plattformen, wie zB Instagram, Facebook oder auch ganz neu: YouTube viele Inhalte kostenfrei zur Verfügung. Dabei geht es rund um die Themen: Nachhaltigkeit im Alltag, Klischees rund ums Thema Nachhaltigkeit zu „entzaubern“, Rezepte, CO2 Einsparung oder auch der Hinweis auf aktuelle Entwicklungen in der Politik oder Aktionen. Links: Website: https://www.lena.de/ ZWEIvorZWÖLF Infos/Kontakt: Website: https://www.zweivorzwoelf.info/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zweivorzwoelf/

Aufreger der Woche: SvensAuto ist kaputt und es gibt keine Teile mehr! +++ Stefan  wartet vor Betrugsmasche mit der„Sicher bezahlen“-Funktion auf eBay Kleinanzeigen: Abzocker entdecken neue Geldquelle +++ Sebastian bemängelt die Musikvorschläge bei Apple Music Neues aus Cupertino: Vor dem iPhone-Event: Stefans hat sein iPhone 12 Pro Max bei Rebuy verkauft und berichten von seinen Erfahrungen (Guide zum Thema) +++ Es gibt schon jetzt Gerüchte zum iPhone 14 Hörer:innen-Feedback: Kai zu Apple Lossless +++ Adrian zu abbrechenden Songs in Apple Music +++ Aufruf: Schickt uns eure Kurzbefehle! Hardware: Das iPhone als Sofortbildkamera mit dem Instax Mini Link (Test auf Mac Life+) und wir schwelgen in Erinnerungen an die Sofortbildkameras von Polaroid +++ Sebastian erzählt von seiner AirPods-Pro-Reparatur +++ Sebastian ist außerdem weiter auf Schalter-Suche (Danke an Peter und Jochen!) Notlösung: Bewegungsmelder -> Shelly; oder Nanoleaf-Lampe und Shelly ganz raus. Apps: Von unterwegs aus Dateien aus den Mac laden mit Transloader +++ Speisekarten übersetzen mit Cibo +++ NINA mit kritischen Warnungen (Unbedingt nach dem Update einmal die Einstellungen checken.) Streaming & Gaming: „The Undoing“ auf Sky Ticket +++ Weitere Entdeckung bei Sky: Memory: The Origins of Alien+++ „Slahi“ als Dokumentation in der ARD Mediathek und als Podcast +++ „Schumacher“ auf Netflix (ab 15.09.)

Today's episode is brought to you by Frontend by Shogun, the next-generation eCommerce Experience Platform for modern Shopify brands.Your Business Is A Journey. Invest In Yourself Today.Inspiring and educating Shopify-powered brands to navigate and accelerate growth through podcasts and strategic insights. We discuss the latest cutting-edge marketing strategies, evergreen tactics and share a roadmap for you to improve efficiencies, profitably grow revenue and build lifetime customer loyalty. Rise to the next level by implementing a new idea, strategy, Shopify app, or marketing platform that's being shared today!In today's episode, my guest is John Erck the Co-founder of Rebuy. They provide e-commerce personalization services that help brands that are powered by Shopify to accelerate sales growth.This is a great conversation regarding real-time personalization and recommendations, dynamic offers, cross-sells, upsells, buy it again, and more.Make sure to listen through to the end to get access to an exclusive listener-only bonus!What You Will Learn TodayHow to Increase conversions, engagement and average order value through relevant personalized shopping experiences.How to strategically implement effective upsell and cross-sell offers for your site visitors.The benefits of the Rebuy Smart Cart intelligent shopping cart replacement.How to eliminate extra clicks and scrolling to reduce cart abandonment.Links And Resources MentionedRebuyRebuy Shopify AppRebuy 60-Day Free Trial - Thanks John!Rebuy Integration PartnersLicorice.com Case StudyThank You For ListeningI really appreciate your choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast and its sponsors. If you enjoyed today's episode, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.I would also be so grateful if you would consider taking a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the show on iTunes. They're extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our entrepreneurial audience, and I read each and every one personally!Growth Mindset?If you're reading down here, I know the answer ;)Subscribe to eCommerce Fastlane and get an instant notification when a new episode is released. We're available here Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play or wherever you get your podcasts.Episode Sponsor: FrontendToday's episode is brought to you by Frontend by Shogun, the next-generation eCommerce Experience Platform (eXP) for modern Shopify brands.If you're tuned into the ecommerce space, you've no doubt heard about "going headless", or building a "headless commerce storefront."And if you've gone as far as exploring headless solutions, you know there's an incredible amount of info to wade through and to consider when making a storefront pivot.You may have heard that headless commerce means a move from "commerce-led" to a "content-led solution" or maybe you've heard it represents a lean toward an ‘API-first' approach.As with any largely uncharted territory, it can be hard to work out what's growing faster, the technology or the terminology.The great thing about headless commerce is it can get your Shopify store to load incredibly fast, eliminate the compromises when it comes to your brand's look and feel. You get full frontend control and flexibility which will help you convert more of your website visitors.Amazing brands like Groove Life, Nomad, OneBlade, and so many more, have taken their storefronts headless using the Shogun Frontend platform.You can increase your conversion rate with a less than 1-second page load and empower your ecommerce team to manage content more efficiently with Shogun Frontend, the next-generation eCommerce Experience Platform (eXP).Request a demo this week and see what Frontend can do for your Shopify brand. Check them out at getshogun.com/frontend See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ute, Dennis und Andreas sprechen über Community, Daten, modernes Controlling und Wissensaustausch. Ute ist die Gründerin von dem Finance Netzwerk in Deutschland dem C4B Team. Führungskräfte aus der Linie für die Linie tauschen sich kontinuierlich und effektiv in kleinen Runden aus. Ziel ist die nachhaltige Verbesserung der eigenen Finance-Strukturen und Strategie durch den Abgleich der eigenen Prozesse mit Best-Practice Beispielen. Dennis Cichowski ist seit über 15 Jahren im Finance Bereich zuhause. Mit seiner Passion für E-Commerce, Retail und Logistik ist er seit 2018 Teil der Geschäftsführung von C4B. Gerade der Blickwinkel aus verschiedenen Rollen im E-Commerce und im StartUp Umfeld hilft bei den gemeinsamen Diskussionen mit den Finance Führungskräften zur Optimierung der eigenen Prozesse oder der Umsetzbarkeit von neuen Geschäftsmodellen in der Unternehmenspraxis. Vor seinem Einstieg bei C4B war Dennis Cichowski in verschiedenen Finance Führungsrollen bei reBuy, Brands4Friends, eBay Deutschland, Schweiz und USA und bei mobile.de tätig. Heute ist er digital Speaker, Moderator, Ideen- und Impulsgeber für internationale Best Practices sowie anerkannter Gesprächspartner und Experte auf Top-Managementebene. In dieser Folge klären wir - Wie Community von Führungskräften funktioniert - Wie Controller:innen sich wandeln - Ob man noch Controlling studieren solltet - Welche Chancen sich Controller:innen bieten - Was IoT damit zu tun hat - Welche Trends das Controlling beschäftigen

In der neunten Folge von Pitch with Mitch brainstormen wir in der Runde mit Renke, Felix und Mitch über spannende Geschäftsideen. Wir fangen an mit Rebuy für Gutscheine, was direktes Geld für ungenutzte Gutscheine bringen kann. Als nächstes besprechen wir Gruppenkauf Möglichkeiten für Ferienhäuser mit dem Erfolgs-Startup Pacaso aus den USA. Wir schliessen ab mit einem Brainstorm über das Problem des Autokaufs und der Informationslücke, die hierbei häufig besteht. Freut euch auf eine spannende Diskussion mit dem Host Michael Decker (aka. Mitch) und seinen Co-Hosts Felix Ilse, Co-Head of Germany bei Immo-Capital und Renke Haverich, Head of Sales von white label eCommerce. Musik von: Finally by Loxbeats https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download: http://bit.ly/FinallyLoxbeats Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/fGquX0Te1Yo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pitchwithmitch/message

In this episode, Jeremy talks to John Erck, cofounder of Rebuy. We dive into the importance of recommending the right products at the right moment, essential updates to your checkout, key moments to growing your subscription program, and what headless Ecommerce actually means. Find out more about Rebuy on https://rebuyengine.com/ To learn more about the Messenger Mastermind team, visit: MessengerMastermind.co

00:00:30 Begrüßung 00:15:26 Microsoft Surface Duo Das Microsoft Surface Duo ist das erste Foldable aus Redmond und wird zum Verkaufsstart im September für 1400€ vorerst nur in den USA angeboten. Ob das Gerät alltagstauglich ist und ob es sich überhaupt auf dem Markt positioniert, das klären wir. 00:33:50 Fortnite vs. Apple und Google Epic Games legt sich mit Apple und Google an. 30% der Einnahmen von In-App-Käufen krallen sich die Softwaregiganten. Für die Macher von Fortnite ist das zu viel, haben sie eine Chance vor Gericht? 00:56:40 Amazon Trade-IN Amazon liefert ein Feature auf das sich viele Kunden freuen werden und das Rebuy, Flip4new, Momox und andere Portale überflüssig macht. Tauscht euer altes Produkt ein und erhaltet bis zu 25% auf ein neues Produkt. 1:05:48 Redmi Book Air 13 Laptops müssen nicht immer teuer sein, damit sie viel und gute Technik verbaut haben. Redmi beweist das wieder einmal und stellt einen Gaminglaptop und eine 2go Variante vor. 01:15:50 Bye Bye HTC Zahlen lügen nicht und so geht es auch HTC bei der Zwischenbilanz. Das größte Minus der Firmengeschichte steht zu Buche und bestätigt den seit Jahren vorhandenen Abwärtstrend. Welche Optionen bleiben dem taiwanesischen Hersteller noch? 01:22:20 OnePlus Nord Film OnePlus schreibt mit dem OnePlus Nord Geschichte. Es gibt die erste Dokumentation über ein Smartphone und das direkt bei Netflix. Ein großer Schritt der aus Marketingsicht sehr gut ist. 01:32:17 Apple One Apple bietet bald Bundles für seine Softwareprodukte an. Was im ersten Monat nicht viel Beachtung bekommt, könnte auf lange Sicht ein Kassenschlager werden. Denn iCloud Speicher ist immer gefragt, AppleMusic auch und so kann man verschiedene Produkte im Kombipaket günstig anbieten und pushen 01:38:21 Mobiles Zahlen (Hörerfrage) Mobiles Zahlen mit dem Smartphone oder der AppleWatch wird immer beliebter. Liegt es nur an Corona oder es der Trend der Zeit, dass selbst Bäckereien den Dienst anbieten? 01:44:10 Mit dem MiBand 5 fit halten (Hörerfrage) Wie nutzt man sein Xiaomi Mi Band 5 richtig? Wir geben einen Einblick in unseren Lebensstil. Den Podcast könnt ihr übrigens auch bei Castbox und iTunes bewerten! Danke für euren Support und freuen uns auf viele weitere Episoden mit euch... www.dersmartphoneblogger.de YouTube: Oliver: Smartphoneblogger Thorsten: ITNRG Instagram: Oliver: Smartphoneblogger Thorsten: ITNRG Amazon: Oliver: https://amzn.to/3bfdLnE Thorsten: https://amzn.to/379RdUh --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/smartphoneblogger/message

Daumen hoch oder Daumen runter? Die letzte Woche hatte von beidem etwas. Beginnen wir mit der Story, die einen Daumen runter verdient: Ein Unwetter mit Sturzregen, Hagel und Wind hat unseren Keller unter Wasser gesetzt. Leider sind auch unsere Tomatenkübel mehrfach umgefallen, was die Pflanzen natürlich in Mitleidenschaft gezogen hat. Nadine und ich sind uns schon einig darüber, dass wir im kommenden Jahr nur noch Kräuter anpflanzen, die weniger den Launen des Wetters ausgesetzt sind. Einen weiteren Daumen runter gab es nicht von mir, sondern von meinen Zuschauern. Erst vor kurzem ist mir aufgefallen, dass BusinessVlog #191 seit seiner Veröffentlichung im September 2018 einige “Daumen runter“ abbekommen hat. Es handelt sich dabei um das Video „Was taugt die Nikon CoolPix B500?“ Wahrscheinlich hatten die meisten einen vollständigen Benutzertest erwartet. In einem Vlog, so wie meinem, ist die Review jedoch nur ein kurzer Teil innerhalb einer ganzen Business-Woche. Den Unmut darüber mussten einige dann wohl mit einer Negativbewertung kundtun. Große Thumbs Up gibt es hingegen für mein inspirierendes Treffen mit Zoltán Sasvári, Julian Kainz und Manuel Schmölzer von Moshbit Gmbh und gleich danach mit Stefan Lückl. Wir haben über verschiedene Kooperationsmöglichen besprochen und uns lange über Videoproduktion ausgetauscht. Daumen hoch auch für meine eingetroffene Bestellung von reBuy. 15 Bücher für knapp über 30 Euro. Jetzt muss ich nur noch Zeit finden, alle zu lesen. Welche Titel ich mir ausgesucht habe, gibt's im Vlog zu sehen.

Mathias (@ockenrock (https://twitter.com/ockenrock)) eats and breathes marketplaces. He is a partner at Speedinvest (https://speedinvest.com/), one of Europe’s leading Venture Capital funds. The fund has it’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria and just recently raised its latest fund of €190m. Mathias runs Speedinvest x, a focus fund investing into network effects and marketplaces. Previously he was a General Manager for the German market at Uniplaces (https://www.uniplaces.com/), an international marketplace for student accommodation. Before that, Mathias built out the marketplace-practice at Berlin-based Point Nine Capital (http://www.pointninecap.com/), an early stage fund focusing on SaaS and marketplaces, where he was a Principal for 4 years. Previously, Mathias led the M&A-department of Ricardo Group (https://www.ricardo.ch/), then a subsidiary of South African Naspers, that operates several online marketplace, classifieds and auction businesses across Europe. Earlier, he started his career as an Investment Manager at Mountain Partners (https://mountain.partners/) in Zurich where he lead early stage investments in companies such as Lieferando (https://www.lieferando.de/) or reBuy (https://www.rebuy.de/). Mathias holds a German-French double-diploma from European School of Business Reutlingen and Neoma Business School Reims. Knowing Germany’s capital city like the back of his hand, Mathias now leads Speedinvest's Berlin office as a Partner at Speedinvest x. Please follow me on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/leaptakerspodcast/), Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheRemoKyburz), and my Website (http://www.leaptakers.com/), where I post new episodes, share interesting articles I found, and blog occasionally about cool startups! Sign-up for the mailing list to stay in the loop (https://www.leaptakers.com/subscribe)! Show notes: * 03:08 -- Who is Mathias Ockenfels * 04:40 -- How Mathias got interested in the Venture Capital industry and how he landed his first job in VC * 08:44 -- Tips for getting a job in Venture Capital * 13:56 -- What are the most important skills and abilities to work in VC * 16:30 -- Mathias’ path from Analyst to Partner at a VC firm * 22:27 -- Intro to Speedinvest and what kind of companies Mathias is interested in and is investing in * 25:51 -- Key investment criteria to get an investment from Mathias / Speedinvest * 28:48 -- Books and Resources for (aspiring) entrepreneurs and VCs * 31:55 -- Mathias’ best financial and personal investment * 33:28 -- Advice to younger self / someone starting out their career * 35:23 -- Mathias’ favorite books and movies * 37:23 -- What does courage mean to Mathias If you're enjoying the podcast, the best way to support the show is by leaving a review on Apple Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/the-leap-takers-podcast/id1468975811?l=en) or in your favorite podcast app. Special Guest: Mathias Ockenfels.

Wer schon einmal seinen Trödel auf dem Flohmarkt verkauft hat, der weiß: Mit Gebrauchtem lässt sich gutes Geld verdienen. Der Flohmarkt 2.0 ist digital und online. Und viel, viel größer als das Secondhand-Geschäft nebenan. Niemand weiß das besser als Heiner Kroke. Er ist Geschäftsführer von Momox, einem der größten Re-Commerce Unternehmen. Momox kauft täglich tausende gebrauchte Bücher, CDs und PC-Spiele an – und verkauft diese weiter. Warum das Konzept so erfolgreich ist? Das verrät uns Heiner in dieser Folge persönlich.

Mathias is Partner at Speedinvest x. Prior to launching Speedinvest x, a Speedinvest focus fund investing into network effects, he was a General Manager for the German market at Uniplaces, an international marketplace for student accommodation. Before that, Mathias built out the marketplace-practice at Berlin-based Point Nine Capital, an early-stage fund focusing on SaaS and marketplaces, where he was a Principal for 4 years. Previously, Mathias led the M&A-department of ricardo Group, then a subsidiary of South African Naspers, that operates several online marketplace, classifieds and auction businesses across Europe. Earlier, he started his career as an Investment Manager at Mountain Partners Group in Zurich where he leads early-stage investments in companies such as Lieferando or reBuy. Mathias holds a German-French double-diploma from European School of Business Reutlingen and Neoma Business School Reims. Knowing Germany's capital city like the back of his hand, Mathias now leads Speedinvest`s Berlin office as a Partner at Speedinvest x. In this episode, we are talking with Mathias about his beginnings as a venture capitalist, the magic of network effects, chicken egg problems and marketplaces. Tune in and deep dive into Mathias's insights!

Lohnt sich der Kauf eines gebrauchten Smartphones? Welche Qualität bieten Reseller und zu welchem Preis? Die Redakteure Lennart Holtkemper und Steve Buchta erklären, was Sie beachten sollten, wenn Sie ein Gebraucht-Gerät kaufen möchten. Außerdem erfahren Sie in dieser Podcastfolge welche der fünf getesteten Recommerce-Anbieter - reBuy, asgoodasnew, buyZOXS, Clevertronic und smallbug - im komplexen connect-Check überzeugen konnten. Mehr zum Thema lesen Sie in connect-Ausgabe 10/2019.

Warum ich wohl kein weiteres Handy mehr als gebraucht an Portale verkaufen werde... An sich bin ich nicht der Typ, der "alte" und gebrauchte Handys wieder in Umlauf bringt. Per ebay ist mir das ganze Geschacher und möchte-gern-Gefeilsche zu doof. Und im Nachgang nur Ärger, wenn dann doch noch ein halbwegs unsichtbarer Kratzer unter einem 1.000-Watt-Baustellen-Strahler auftaucht... aber spannend, was Leute so alles zu Hause oder bereits auf ebay ersteigert haben! Aber diesmal hätte es mir um das Pixel 2 echt Leid getan, daher wollte ich eine Ankauf-Plattform testen... und, was soll ich sagen: das mache ich auch nie mehr wieder! Ein Handy, drei exemplarische Anbieter, drei verschiedene Preise - zu viel Aufwand für das bisschen Geld? (Logos in Originalgröße der Webseite entnommen, keine Wertung!)/ Bild-Quelle: Google, Rebuy, zoxs, wirkaufens Was soll ich sagen? Hier liegt noch mein erstes NEXUS rum, das Google NEXUS 5, mein Weggang von den "großen" Marken hin zu "stock android", also reinem blanken Google-Android, ohne Werbung, Zusatz-Apps und unnötigem Schnickschnack. Und ja, es geht noch, hat eine funktionable Sim-Karte in sich, wenn auch von einem UAE-Anbieter und auch der Akku schlägt sich noch recht passabel. Gut, die Zeiten der Android-Updates sind leider vorbei, was das Gerät mit Android 6 langsam zu einem Sicherheitsrisiko macht, aber für "harte Einsätze" und unterwegs ein super Gerät - auch nach all den Jahren! Ebenso habe ich noch ein NEXUS7 Tablet, ein NEXUS 6, und und und und und. Zum Einen gehen mir die Anwendungszwecke nicht aus, zum anderen stellt sich immer die wirtschaftliche Frage: rentiert sich ein Verkauf? Da sich ebay für mich kategorisch ausschließt und auch meist der Drittmarkt über amazon für eine Einmalaktion kaum lohnenswerte Preise aufruft, habe ich per Google-Suche nach Ankauf-Plattformen gesucht und auf den Top-Positionen die üblichen gefunden: Rebuy scheint ganz besonders viel Geld für die Schlagwortsuche auszugeben, landeten sie bei allen meinen Versuchen immer an erster Stelle. Gefolgt von wirkaufens. Also gut, ihr zwei seid in der Testauswahl. Und dann war da noch zoxs. Sagt mir nix, hat aber positive Bewertungen. Also: da waren es drei. Und damit fing die Qual an: Nun gibt man, jeweils im "Verkaufen"-Bereich die rudimentären Daten an. Bei mir ging es um ein Google Pixel 2 XL 128 GB, aus meiner Sicht, dank Displayschutzfolie und Google Case um ein neues, nicht neuwertiges, Gerät. Keine Kratzer, keine Beschädigungen, keine Probleme. Je nach Anbieter kann man den Barcode der Verpackung scannen oder einfach die Bezeichnung eingeben. Dann durchläuft man, mal mehr, mal weniger "komplex", den Fragenkatalog: Akku in Ordnung, Original Verpackung vorhanden, original Netzteil vorhanden, kein Displaybruch, keine Reparaturen, etc. Um nach einigen Mausklicks dann ein Angebot zu bekommen. Da ich den Verkauf weit vor der Ankündigung und der Vorstellung des Pixel 3a ins Auge gefasst habe, hatte ich mir 450€ vorgestellt... ein Schnäppchen für ein top gepflegtes Telefon! Das Case hätte ich sogar als Dreingabe (immerhin 50€) drauf gelegt - aber keiner der Kaufdieste hatte Interesse. Also, mal bei ebay und amazon recherchieren, ob meine Preisvorstellung realistisch ist. Und, was soll ich sagen: 400€ sind locker noch drin! Bis die Preisportale zuschlugen: der günstigste, wirkaufens, wollte knapp über 200€ locker machen. Rebuy lag im Mittelfeld mit 250€ und, zu meiner Überraschung, bot mir zoxs knapp über 300€! Ich habe den "Vorgang" dann erst mal ein paar Tage liegen lassen und mir nochmals Gedanken gemacht. Es blieb bei meiner Entscheidung, das Gerät kommt weg. Um so größer meine Überraschung, dass die Preise nun bei ALLEN Portalen gefallen waren: im Schnitt zwischen 20 und 80€! Und am nächsten Tag wieder... Minimum 10€ weniger... kennt man ja, Strafe muss sein - also die Cookies gelöscht und zusätzlich im Inkognito-Modus probiert... da waren sie wieder, meine "alten" Erst-Preise. Da die Fragen eine gewisse Ähnlichkeit aufweisen, wollte sich mir der Unterschied in den Preisangeboten nicht ganz erschließen und somit bekamt zoxs mein Telefon. Ich gab es dort als "neu" an, was es faktisch ist, und bestätigte, dass das Barcode-IMEI-Seriennummer-Etikett nicht gebrochen oder zerstört ist. Nachmittags ging es mit der per email übersandten DHL-Etikette auf die Reise. Ich war neugierig, was würde wann bei rum kommen? Zwei Tage später die Ernüchterung: "neu" heißt originalverpackt, nicht ungebrochenes Siegel. Mal unterstellte mir automatisch, ich hätte mich "vorgedrängelt", da "wie neu" nicht binnen 24 Stunden sondern innerhalb ein paar Tagen geschätzt wird. Schon wurden mir 10€ Bearbeitungspauschale abgezogen. Auszug der zoxs.de-Bewertungs-email / Quelle: zoxs.deDie Unverschämtheit schlechthin war aber die weitere Abstufung des Gerätezustands, welche durch folgendes Bild versucht wurde zu untermauern: Detailbild der sichtbaren Schäden - viel Staub, viel Licht und ein... Haar?!? / Quelle: zoxs.deAlso wurden mir nun 216 Euro geboten. Wenigstens gibt es einen Link, um das Angebot anzunehmen oder abzulehen, was eine Rücksendung statt einer Überweisung auslösen würde. Ein kurzer Inkognito-Blick auf Rebuy und wirkaufens ergab, dass ich, ausgehend von der Rückmeldung von zoxs, hier ähnlich bepreist werde. Also: kurze Überlegung, was ich mit dem Telefon noch machen könnte - und dann die Entscheidung: Angebot annehmen. Ich muss aber gestehen: verarscht komme ich mir trotzdem vor. Aber wenigstens kam das Geld schnell, so dass ich den Vorgang unter "ausprobiert, aber nie mehr wieder" abhaken konnte. Zoxs hat, wie ich heute gesehen habe, die Beschreibungen für "neu" mit einem YouTube-Erklärvideo aufgewertet... und nicht nur drei "exemplarischen" Bildern, die eine Originalverpackung darstellen sollen. Nichstdestotrotz bin ich immer noch der Meinung, dass mein Gerät mehr wert war und diese doppelte Abstufung nicht gerechtfertig. Aber: Rücksendung. Bei DHL abholen. Auspacken und überprüfen, dann wieder bei den beiden anderen rechnen lassen. Und wieder vom Ergebnis enttäuscht sein um es wieder zurück senden zu lassen? Also, dann lieber die Kohle auf dem Konto. Trotzdem: ein erneuter Verkauf über eine diese Plattformen kommt für mich nicht mehr in Frage. Sollte es mich mit dem aktuellen Telefon überkommen, mal doch amazon oder ebay oder sogar das Kleinanzeigenportal testen. Ankaufsplattformen sind für mich auf jeden Fall raus! Alleine schon die signifikanten Abweichungen in der Preisgestaltung der jeweiligen Seiten, die für den Anwender völlig unschlüssig gewählt sind. Dann die Kurzfragen, die für den Anbieter immer genug Luft lassen, um doch noch "Schäden" zu entdecken und den Preis kurzfristig zu drücken. Transparenz sieht da anders aus. Macht aber auch nichts, mir fällt gerade eine tolle "Zweitverwertung" im IoT-System "Schutzbier" für mein aktuelles Pixel ein, wenn denn dann der Nachfolger ins Haus kommt... spart viel Mühe und Zeit - und ein Butterbrot kann ich mir auch ohne Verkauf noch leisten... Und wie geht ihr das Thema? Gute oder ähnliche Erfahrungen mit Ankaufsplattformen gemacht oder gibt es noch einen Anbieter, den ich übersehen habe aber vielleicht doch noch ausprobieren sollte, weil Service und Preis unübertroffen sind? Oder gehört ihr zu den Leuten, die das Handy gerne mal verlieren und dann erst neu kaufen? Oder habt ihr einen Schrank voll, der die komplette Laufbahn Eurer Mobilfunkkarriere mit allen Modellen von damals bis heute beinhaltet? Schreib es mir in die Kommentare, schickt mir eine Mail oder lasst mir eine Sprachnachricht zukommen! Meinen PodCast abonnieren: | direkt | iTunes | Spotify | Google |

Denna soliga sommardag utforskar vi en loppis, tyvärr inomhus, vi ska nämligen till Rebuy i Umeå! Jakten efter den fulsnyggaste kepsen är igång! Vad tycker vi om loppis egentligen? Har vi några bra fyndhistorier? Eller kanske jobbiga säljhistorier? Kommer Marcus huvud fortsätta växa i all oändlighet? Vi diskuterar även vilken inställning man måste ha för att lyckas med att shoppa på loppis, och skillnaden mellan loppis och second hand. Häng med in i mörkret!

Was für viele wie eine der exklamatorischsten Stories überhaupt klingt, war für die Rebuy-Gründer quasi Realität. Denn das Startkapital für das erste Unternehmen, das Markus Börner mit Lawrence Leuschner gründete, hat sich der heute 33-Jährige als Geschirrspüler angespart. Wie aber kommt man als Jugendlicher, der sich mitten im Abitur befindet, darauf seine eigene GmbH zu gründen? Wir hatten für diese Ausgabe des ChefTreff Podcasts den Mitgründer der Verkaufsplattform für Videospiele, Bücher und mehr zu Gast. Wir haben Markus zu den ReBuy-Anfängen befragt, wollten Details zum geplatzten Mediamarkt-Deal hören (und haben sie bekommen) und sind auf sein neu gegründetes Unternehmen OptioPay eingegangen. Und so viel sei schon einmal verraten: In diesem Podcast ist noch längst nicht alles nennenswerte zur Sprache gekommen - to be continued…! // We CREATE. We CONNECT. We INSPIRE. Überzeuge dich selbst und besuche uns auf der K5 Future Retail Conference, dem Top-Event im E-Commerce! >> www.k5.de // Podcast Übersicht: 02:50 Wer bist Du, was machst Du und vorallem was hast Du gemacht? “Früh übt sichs! Als Unternehmer wird man geboren.” 04:59 Woher hattet Ihr das Startkapital für Euer erstes Unternehmen? 08:19 erste Gmbh während Abi 09:08 Was war der Impuls für das Unternehmen? Die Idee hinter ReBuy 15:33 von Hofheim nach Berlin 18:50 Wie bekommt man so jung den Fuß in die Tür des Netzwerks? 24:03 ReBuy kurz vor dem aus - was war da los und wie geht man damit um? 27:53 Der geplatzte Mediamarkt-Deal 31:42 Ausstieg aus Rebuy nach 10 Jahren 34:02 Weltreise, ein eigenes Buch und das nächste Projekt 40:30 Optiopay: Welche Kunden und Zielgruppen stehen dahinter? 42:32 Wie positioniert man ein Unternehmen mit so viel Potenzial? // Mit dem GLORE (Global Online Retail Fund) machen wir den Handel von morgen investierbar - für jedermann! Portfoliozusammensetzung, Wachstumsraten und alle relevanten Inhalte findet Ihr unter: https://www.global-online-retail-fonds.com/

Im ds-Podcast liefern OMR-Podcast-Legende Sven Schmidt und ds-Chefredakteur Alexander Hüsing Woche für Woche spannende Insider-Infos aus der deutschen Startup-Szene. Zudem gibt es in jeder Ausgabe exklusive Neuigkeiten, die bisher nirgendwo zu lesen oder hören waren. Zu guter Letzt kommentiert das dynamische Duo der deutschen Startup-Szene in jeder Ausgabe offen, schonungslos und ungefiltert die wichtigsten Startup- und Digital-News aus Deutschland. ro Ausgabe erreicht der ds-Podcast derzeit über alle Plattformen hinweg rund 5.000 Hörer. Unsere aktuellen Themen im Überblick * Holtzbrinck Ventures und DN Capital investieren in Lendis. #EXKLUSIV * Das E-Scooter-Startup Flash will weitere 50 Millionen Euro einsammeln. #EXKLUSIV * Flash-Wettbewerber Tier sucht weite 20 Millionen Euro. #EXKLUSIV * Flash-Gründer Lukasz Gadowski investiert gemeinsam mit WestTech Ventures in Miles. #EXKLUSIV * reBuy wächst 2018 auf rund 140 Millionen Euro Umsatz. #EXKLUSIV * Rocket Internet rebootet sein Inkubatormodell. #EXKLUSIV * Das Banking-Startup NDGIT steht vor einen üppigen Investmentrunde #EXKLUSIV * Allianz X erweitertert seinen Fonds auf 1 Milliarde Euro. Unser Einschätzung. Danke an unseren Sponsor Grover Anregungen bitte an podcast@deutsche-startups.de. Unseren anonymen Briefkasten findet ihr hier: https://www.deutsche-startups.de/stille-post/ Alle Folgen und Hintergründe zu den einzelnen Ausgaben auch unter: www.deutsche-startups.de/tag/DSPodcast/

Wir antworten auf zwei Kommentare und überlegen uns, wie wir unseren Podcasts in Zukunft hosten könnten. Michaelas Auto war in der Werkstatt und sie hat ihre neue Apple Watch bekommen. Sie hat ein paar Dinge bei reBuy verkauft, was sehr gut gelaufen ist. Michaela und Jeanette tauschen sich über ihre Erfahrungen mit Spotify und iTunes aus. Jeanette war im Planetarium in Stuttgart bei einer Filmvorführung, wo anlässlich des 50 jährigen Jubbiläums der Vorführung von "2001 Odyssee im Weltraum" auf Deutsch eine Sondervorführung stattgefunden hat. Michaela überlegt sich, ein paar ihrer DVD zu verkaufen.

Im neuen ds-Podcast kommentieren OMR-Podcast-Legende Sven Schmidt und ds-Chefredakteur Alexander Hüsing wieder die wichtigsten Startup- und Digital-News aus Deutschland. Wir sprechen über die Series A (6 Millionen) von Masterplan.com, den Einstieg von Wilken Engelbracht bei Tengelmann Ventures, die Millionenverluste von Chronext, das Zahlendesaster bei Home24 und den E-Floater-Markt. Spannend beim letzten Thema: Spreadshirt-Gründer Lukasz Gadowski und reBuy.de-Mitgründer Laurence Leuschner mischen im Segment der elektronischen Tretroller mit.

Wie erschafft man als Nischenhändler seine Daseinsberechtigung neben Amazon? Kann man als spezialisierter Online-Händler heute noch starten? Welche Verkaufskanäle sollten im Re-Commerce priorisiert werden? Diesen und weiteren Fragen gehen wir im ChefTreff Podcast mit Torsten Schero von reBuy auf den Grund. // We CREATE. We CONNECT. We INSPIRE. Überzeuge dich selbst und besuche uns auf der K5 Future Retail Conference dem Top-Event im E-Commerce! >> www.k5.de // SPONSOREN IN DIESEM PODCAST: >> code.talks commerce special​ - Entwicklerkonferenz​ https://commerce.codetalks.de/de ​ 10% Rabatt mit dem Code: ChefTreff ------------------------------------------------- Podcast Übersicht: Wie war dein Werdegang vor reBuy und warum hast du dich bereits zu deiner Zeit als CFO bei Amazon mit Re-Commerce beschäftigt? [ab 02:39] Wie schafft man es, die Startup-Kultur trotz externe Geschäftsführung aufrecht zu erhalten und welche Meilensteine hat reBuy in den letzten Jahren erreicht? [ab 07:45] Was ist die Story von reBuy und wie definiert sich euer Geschäftsmodell? [ab 09:15] Warum bieten Nischen eine Daseinsberechtigung neben Amazon und welche Etappen gilt es für Wachstumsunternehmen zu bewältigen? [ab 13:35] Stichwort: “Think Big”: Über welche KPIs steuert Ihr reBuy und wie gewährleistet Ihr die Verfügbarkeit im Lager? [ab 18:35] Welche Verkaufskanäle sollten priorisiert werden und wie verändert sich das Nutzungsverhalten Eurer Kunden? [ab 21:15] Welche Markteintrittsbarrieren gibt es im Re-Commerce und wie sind eure Pläne für die nächsten Jahre? [ab 25:50] Warum fahrt Ihr im Vergleich zu Wettbewerben, wie Momox, eine Einmarkenstrategie? [ab 32:00] Wird Amazon in 5 Jahren alle Handelskonzepte /-segmente besetzen und lohnt es als (spezialisierter Händler) heute überhaupt noch zu starten? [ab 34:45]

In this third edition of our podcast, Christian Ballies shares experiences he gained as a freelance CRM and marketing consultant. Christian talks about finding the right data, tools, and team. Also he lets you know which are the most overrated buzzwords and the most promising trends these days. As a freelance consultant, Christian helps companies to find the right strategy and tools for their needs. Previously, he worked for Hewlett-Packard, Canon, reBuy, Home24, Chal-Tec, and LeROI. Christians bottom line can be summarized as follows: Less is more when you know what you’re doing. https://www.crossengage.io/podcast-3-christian-ballies/

Ein Film voller Versprechungen: Kultfilm, 80er Jahre, Tommi Piper, Constanze Engelbrecht, Günter Lamprecht. Und dann nur 99 Cent auf Rebuy? Gekauft! Und gleich bereut. Merke: Don't judge a film by it's DVD-cover. Folge direkt herunterladen

In this episode, MTT Coach Gareth James and Mental Game Trainer Dr. Tricia Cardner tackle questions on rebuy MTTs and on how to break bad habits. They also discuss their thoughts on the Super High Roller Bowl (SHRB) with special emphasis on Kevin Hart and what his presence could mean for the poker world. A brief conversation was also had about Phil Hellmuth showing up late to the SHRB which is a stacked, tough event. Dr. Tricia answers a question from a potential coaching client on how to break bad habits. She discusses the role of awareness, how cues trigger us and how environmental design can help. Gareth then explains the factors that go into deciding whether or not to play a rebuy MTT. He also covers how your strategy should change for rebuy events. Want us to answer your poker question? Tweet it to us: @PokerOnTheMind or @gazelligpoker or @DrTriciaCardnerGet your FREE MTT Tools at: https://www.mttpokerschool.com/Sign up for Dr. Cardner’s FREE online course called: Rev Up Your Poker Success (http://bit.ly/RevPoker) or check out my new premium course Crack the Code: Free Yourself from Procrastination (and sign up for a free trial): http://bit.ly/ProOnlineCourse

In this episode, MTT Coach Gareth James and Mental Game Trainer Dr. Tricia Cardner tackle questions on rebuy MTTs and on how to break bad habits. They also discuss their thoughts on the Super High Roller Bowl (SHRB) with special emphasis on Kevin Hart and what his presence could mean for the poker world. A brief conversation was also had about Phil Hellmuth showing up late to the SHRB which is a stacked, tough event. Dr. Tricia answers a question from a potential coaching client on how to break bad habits. She discusses the role of awareness, how cues trigger us and how environmental design can help. Gareth then explains the factors that go into deciding whether or not to play a rebuy MTT. He also covers how your strategy should change for rebuy events. Want us to answer your poker question? Tweet it to us: @PokerOnTheMind or @gazelligpoker or @DrTriciaCardnerGet your FREE MTT Tools at: https://www.mttpokerschool.com/Sign up for Dr. Cardner’s FREE online course called: Rev Up Your Poker Success (http://bit.ly/RevPoker) or check out my new premium course Crack the Code: Free Yourself from Procrastination (and sign up for a free trial): http://bit.ly/ProOnlineCourse

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Share on reddit Reddit Share on whatsapp WhatsApp Setting your digital marketing campaigns into one of three main types will help you maintain your sanity and provide clear goal posts for your team. Misunderstood campaign goals can cause a serious headache when the campaign is complete if everyone involved is not on the same page or unclear on the goals. Lead generation is a nurturing and growth process, it does not burn resources. Conversion Campaigns can be very effective when care is taken to understand your true Cost Per Acquisition (CPA). Retention Campaigns can catapult your business into the stratosphere. In today's Marketing Drive we're talking about why I do The Marketing Drive without expectation of reward, defining the type of campaign you are launching before it is launched and ensuring it fits into your revenue allocation and targeting model. In The Marketing Drive Episode 19 we're talking about: Why I do The Marketing Drive (because I ❤️  you, that's why). The importance of content creation without expectation of reward. Lead Acquisition Campaign. Goal: generating the lead to get them into your funnel. Conversion Campaign: converting that lead or inbound customer into a "sold customer" Retention, Rebuy, Reactivation: a.k.a the "Care" campaign. Subscribe to my YouTube channel Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes I'll be covering the latest and greatest marketing, business and start-up tips every day from the road. Agency Life: http://dnedprod.wpengine.com The ups, the downs of agency life. How to build your agency successfully. Marketing Execution: http://honeypotmarketing.com Every day we're launching, reviewing and optimizing marketing campaigns. Marketing and Business: http://marketerknows.com How to survive as an effective marketer without losing your sanity. Marketer Knows is a community for marketers who are in the trenches each and every day.

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(NSFW!!)Your OG Xbox is no longer live.  Rebuy all the old comics your grandma made your DAD throw away.  Boner Fight! Boner is missing?! Sh*t thee Shatner says. Boba is back. “who's looking out for the parents?”.  The New Forum explained in a ‘tough love' kind of way. Worlds biggest Mexican.  Lost! (Shannon tells all!) Heroes! … Continue reading "0092 – Hurry This Sh*t Up, I’ve Got a Baptism I Gotta Go To"

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Show Notes for Episode 2: “Poker and the Written Word” by Tim PetersTim discusses Jesse May's 1998 novel Shut Up and Deal. As Tim explains, May is also known for having been “The Voice of Poker” on the British TV show Late Night Poker (1999-2002). In fact, during the first season of the show May hosted the show as Mickey Dane, the name of the central character in Shut Up and Deal.Along the way, Tim mentions a couple of other poker novels: Rick Bennet's King of a Small World (1995) (which he recommends) & Richard Jessup's The Cincinnati Kid (1963). (I wrote about Jessup's novel early last year.) For those interested in some other poker novels, Tim also provides the following list of titles (no particular recommendations intended, here): Tap City by Ron Abell (1985); Broke: A Poker Novel by Brandon Adams (2008); Lucky at Cards by Lawrence Block (2007); The Rebuy by Burto Deluchi (2007); The Prop by Pete Hautman (2006); Texas Poker Wisdom by Johnny Hughes (2007); Dead Money: A No Limit Poker Mystery by Rudy Stegemoeller (2007); Deadman's Bluff (2006) & Deadman's Poker (2006) by James Swain; The Picasso Flop (2007) by Vince Van Patten & Robert J. Randisi; and The Perfect Play (2005) (called The Big Blind in the U.K.) by Louise Wener.You can read Tim's reviews for CardPlayer along with other writings at his website, “The Literature of Poker.”“Who Played Poker With Pocahontas When John Smith Went Away?” (1919) sung by Fanny Watson(Sam M. Lewis / Joe Young / Fred Ahlert)From the musical Monte Cristo Jr. Here are the lyrics (again, as well as I can make 'em out):Looking through my historyI find a little mysteryAbout a certain dame.How did little PocahontasTake John Smith for all his wampus?There! I know her game!He taught her how to play poker --She sent him home without his dough.But every time that John came backHe found her with a larger stack.Here's what I'd like to know . . . Now, who played poker with Pocahontas when John Smith went away?She always dressed up so pretty.Somebody must have spent the kitty.She wore a bluff just like every Indian that led John astray.Johnny's pipe of peace goes out the day he quit.When he came home he found his piece of pipe was lit.Now, who played poker with Pocahontas when John Smith went away?Now, who played poker with Pocahontas when John Smith went away?She always dressed up so pretty.Somebody must have set the kitty.She wore a bluff just like every Indian that led John astray.He called on her one cold night in an awful storm.She had no coat but still he kept her always warm.Now, who played poker with Pocahontas when John Smith went away?“Tales from the Tables” by Bob Woolley(a.k.a. Rakewell, the Poker Grump)The “Poker Grump” returns with a list of stupid things players say at the tables, in particular focusing on a couple of categories: "Compliments" & "Clichés."You can read more of Bob's tales -- of both the grumpy and non-grumpy varieties -- over at his blog, Poker Grump.“The Killer Cards,” The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe (originally aired January 12, 1951)Starring Sydney Greenstreet (Wolfe) and Gerald Mohr (Archie Goodwin). Also starring Betty Lou Gerson, Jay Novello, Howard McNear, Barney Phillips, and Bill Johnston. Hosted by Don Stanley.Here is the Wikipedia entry on the show (in all of its versions), and here are links to other episodes of The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe (the Greenstreet version).You can leave comments and/or suggestions here on this post, or send them to shamus at hardboiledpoker dot com. Also, you can now subscribe to the show in iTunes! Download.