{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Shopify Growth Show","title":"How to Grow & Sell an E-commerce Business. Plus, Spending big $$$ to Buy couch.com with Alex Back (#170)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/445634eb\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2796,"description":"Jim is joined by Alex Back of Couch.com and Apt2b to discuss the strategy and tactics of bootstrapping and growing an E-Com business. Alex covers everything from the importance of buying the right domain to the underrated nature of earnouts.  TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODEWhy couchesHow much is a domain worthBuilding trafficSEO and organic trafficCreating a good partnership dynamicStarting and selling timingGrowth hacksHow to ask for helpResources:Couch.comJim Huffman websiteJim's TwitterGrowthHitThe Growth Marketer's PlaybookAdditional episodes you might enjoy:Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/EnGVMNRPAK0fVYR5TKVtLQJoIALKwkn0-wtzIppxgjk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mYjVj/OGEyY2U1MTRiOTIx/YzRlNzVjNzczMDY2/NjhiNy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}