Shippo

11 statements across 1 episodes · 4 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Oct 6, 2016 by Laura Behrens-Wu · said 33 times in 3 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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Oct 6, 2016 positive
Disclosure
Shippo processes over 1 million packages per month
“And today we're doing millions of packages a month.”
Laura Behrens-Wu Oct 6, 2016 ▶ 6:04 EP 439: $9m Raised, GoShippo Helps Little Guy Drop Ship 1,000,000+ Packages Per Month Already with CEO Laura Behrens Wu
Oct 6, 2016
Assertion Not checkable as stated
500 Startups rejected Shippo's founders before their pivot to logistics
“We applied with that e-commerce store to 500 startups. We got rejected. We were devastated. Like we didn't know what to do. We thought our dreams were now all like shattered. And then half a year later, we made a successful pivot and joined 500 startups.”
Laura Behrens-Wu Oct 6, 2016 ▶ 21:18 EP 439: $9m Raised, GoShippo Helps Little Guy Drop Ship 1,000,000+ Packages Per Month Already with CEO Laura Behrens Wu
Oct 6, 2016 neutral
Disclosure
Behrens-Wu: Shippo charges a flat five cents per shipping label
“No, it's pay as you go. It's five cents per label and that makes it interesting for like any type of e-commerce store, the really small ones just getting started. To bigger e-commerce stores shipping hundreds of thousands of packages.”
Laura Behrens-Wu Oct 6, 2016 ▶ 7:02 EP 439: $9m Raised, GoShippo Helps Little Guy Drop Ship 1,000,000+ Packages Per Month Already with CEO Laura Behrens Wu
Oct 6, 2016
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Shippo serves over 10,000 shipping customers per month
“We have more than 10,000 customers a month shipping with us.”
Laura Behrens-Wu Oct 6, 2016 ▶ 9:59 EP 439: $9m Raised, GoShippo Helps Little Guy Drop Ship 1,000,000+ Packages Per Month Already with CEO Laura Behrens Wu
Oct 6, 2016 positive
Assertion Supported
Behrens-Wu: Shippo offers discounts up to 60% off retail shipping rates
“So our discounts depending on size and weight and shipping provider go as high as 60% off compared to retail shipping rates.”
Laura Behrens-Wu Oct 6, 2016 ▶ 5:30 EP 439: $9m Raised, GoShippo Helps Little Guy Drop Ship 1,000,000+ Packages Per Month Already with CEO Laura Behrens Wu
Oct 6, 2016 positive
Opinion
E-commerce platforms and marketplaces are Shippo's ideal acquisition fit
“So, I mean, shopping platforms are, e-commerce platforms are a good fit. Marketplaces are a good fit. I love the Shopify team. We work closely together with Shopify. But at this point, we're not really thinking of an exit yet.”
Laura Behrens-Wu Oct 6, 2016 ▶ 17:43 EP 439: $9m Raised, GoShippo Helps Little Guy Drop Ship 1,000,000+ Packages Per Month Already with CEO Laura Behrens Wu
Oct 6, 2016 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Behrens-Wu sold 1 to 3 items weekly before founding Shippo
“So I was selling like one, two, three items a week. It was very small.”
Laura Behrens-Wu Oct 6, 2016 ▶ 3:35 EP 439: $9m Raised, GoShippo Helps Little Guy Drop Ship 1,000,000+ Packages Per Month Already with CEO Laura Behrens Wu
Oct 6, 2016 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Shippo achieved profitability in early 2016
“So we've been able to be profitable since early this year.”
Laura Behrens-Wu Oct 6, 2016 ▶ 12:56 EP 439: $9m Raised, GoShippo Helps Little Guy Drop Ship 1,000,000+ Packages Per Month Already with CEO Laura Behrens Wu
Oct 6, 2016 neutral
Disclosure
Shippo operates with a lean team of 28 people
“Yeah, today we're at 28 people.”
Laura Behrens-Wu Oct 6, 2016 ▶ 12:21 EP 439: $9m Raised, GoShippo Helps Little Guy Drop Ship 1,000,000+ Packages Per Month Already with CEO Laura Behrens Wu
Oct 6, 2016 negative
Disclosure
Shippo will not sell to carriers like UPS or FedEx
“Here, what we're talking about is that we really try to be carrier agnostic. So we don't want to be owned by the UPS or FedEx or USPS. We want to work with all different shipping providers. That's the power of the platform.”
Laura Behrens-Wu Oct 6, 2016 ▶ 17:28 EP 439: $9m Raised, GoShippo Helps Little Guy Drop Ship 1,000,000+ Packages Per Month Already with CEO Laura Behrens Wu
Oct 6, 2016 negative
Opinion
Carriers excel at physical transport but fail as tech companies
“The shipping providers, they're awesome at transporting your items, but they're not tech companies.”
Laura Behrens-Wu Oct 6, 2016 ▶ 9:40 EP 439: $9m Raised, GoShippo Helps Little Guy Drop Ship 1,000,000+ Packages Per Month Already with CEO Laura Behrens Wu
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