Chris Meade used Gorgias to generate over $1,000,000 in retail sales, learn how he did, and you can too.

Cael Schwartz is head of product at Birddogs, he stopped by the DTCX studio in NYC to talk about their growth, Shark Tank, and advertising on platforms like Pornhub and Grinder.

Key lessons in this episode.

5:00 The Impact Chubbies had on two ecommerce founders

6:13 Backlash from marketing emails

7:45 Funny stories

11:13 Day in the life of a head of product at an ecommerce company.

14:00 Inventory fuck ups

16:00 Begging suppliers to slow down after Shark Tank

21:00 Ordering 6 months of back inventory by accident

22:00 TV ads and alternative advertising networks including Pornhub and Grinder

28:00 Why Birddogs keeps everything in house

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Chris Meade is the co-founder & CMO of CROSSNET, the world’s first four-way volleyball game. Chris was honored with Forbes 30U30 for the 2021 Sports category. CROSSNET combines elements of the childhood game four square and volleyball in a competitive game to 11, win by 2. CROSSNET is now available at 3000+ retail stores such as Walmart, Target, DICKS, Academy Sports, Sam’s Club and 20+ other retailers.