Why smart entrepreneurs are paying attention to “boring” infrastructure companies

Tommaso Tamburnotti, Easyship, B2B, eCommerce, European Founder, International Founders, Marketplace

Today’s guest is the founder of Easyship, which gives e-commerce sellers the ability to ship worldwide.

His name is Tommaso Tamburnotti and his business is the invisible part that keeps other businesses going. I find that infrastructure companies like Easyship often outlast the businesses that are built on them.

We have to study the companies that are invisible to most people and that’s what today’s interview is about.

Tommaso Tamburnotti

Easyship

Tommaso Tamburnotti is the founder of Easyship, which gives e-commerce sellers the ability to ship worldwide. Use this link to create an Easyship account and receive a $20 shipping credit.

Andrew: Hey, everyone. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses. And I started Mixergy because I find entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship fascinating. As a kid I didn’t read about superheroes, I read about Wayne Huizenga who put Blockbuster video all across the country. It became bigger than the next two or three competitors combined, sold it at the height, and went on to buy the Miami Dolphins, and then went on to do a bunch of other stuff.

And I love entrepreneurship and I’m a little concerned that with today’s guest, you guys are going to be a little bored with the business, not the guest. The guest is fascinating. But I don’t want you to be. Here’s the thing, yeah, let me introduce it. Tommaso, how about that by the way for an introduction? You come here as my guest and the first thing I say to people is, “You might be bored by him.”...

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