Mastering Fulfillment: How to Launch a Successful e-Commerce Brand with Zach Stuck, Founder of Homestead and Owner of Public - Supply

Supply Chain Therapy

The fear of learning something new.

Launching a successful brand requires more than exceptional marketing or a quality product. In order to be successful, you must excel in all aspects of the business. Our guest Zach started as a marketer without any supply chain experience, but he didn’t let fear hold him back and he dove head first into the world of fulfillment. Today, he is showing how you can too.
In this episode, Zach discusses the stark learning curve founders face when it comes to e-commerce fulfillment, why brands need to understand that they have to pay to play, and how he thinks the future e-commerce space will become even more competitive.

Zach marketer’s perspective is a crucial piece towards growing a successful e-commerce brands.
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Guest Quote

“ If you've got 85, 90% margin on a product, you can go and acquire customers for significantly less. And I think that being able to pay more to play, you're probably gonna win. Whoever can pay more to acquire customers is going to be the winner.” -Zach Stuck

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-Time Stamps

*(0:30) Intro to Zach

*(1:57) All of Zach’s companies

*(3:26) Zach’s entrepreneurial family

*(7:52) Biggest supply chain surprises as a DtC leader

*(11:13) Segment 2: Houston We Have a Problem

*(13:20) Finding a supplier

*(15:50) Advice for launching a DtC brand

*(18:13) Segment 3: Shit Show Stories

*(20:28) Segment 4: Back to the Future

*(22:16) Financing your e-commerce brand

*(27:35) Zach’s e-commerce predictions

*(29:46) Segment 5: Quick Hitters

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Sponsor:

This podcast is powered by the team at Stord. Turn your supply chain into a competitive advantage. Go to Stord.com to learn more.

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Links

• Connect with Zach Stuck on LinkedIn
• Connect with Alex Kent on Linkedin
• Check out the Stord Website
• Check out the Homestead Website