Jan 30, 2024
This week on The Synopsis, we talk about a recent memo, "The Future of Ecommerce That Wasn’t: An In-depth Look into What Went Wrong with Wish".
In this conversation we talk about Wish and what lessons we cannot draw from their lack of success. We also talk about our LTV and financial analaysis, as well as what Wish's value prop was compared to other competitors.
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Show Notes
(0:00) Intro
(1:11) Memo background
(4:09) Wish Pitch and Value Prop
(9:12) Putting Business Failure into Proper Context
(16:10) Growth vs Maintenece Marketing
(25:14) LTV Analysis and Buyer Churn
(30:42) What Happened to Wish
(32:26) Main Lessons
(37:36) Conclusion
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Mentioned Links:
Chinese Ecommerce GMV Accounting Piece: https://www.speedwellmemos.com/p/accounting-insights-alibaba-jd-and
Interview with Peter Szulczewski: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1LzKGJ0bNU
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