Loneliness and isolation were on the rise before the pandemic and now it’s become an epidemic.

Our guest, Julie Schechter, and her co-founder Monika Shah created an easy way to share the love, perfect for any occasion or just because, in the time it takes to brew a cup of coffee.

Their ecommerce platform, Small Packages, is a curated care package company that sends major love in just 5 minutes. It offers pre-curated care packages based on different occasions, from break-ups to new babies. Each box type comes in three different price points, so you can choose one that fits your budget.

A Harvard Law graduate, Julie soon discovered practicing law was not for her, and she pivoted a few years after graduating into entrepreneurship.

00:00 - meet Julie Schechter!
07:05 - why Julie left practicing law
09:00 - what Julie learned from her first business fitBallet
15:20 - the idea that launched Small Packages
24:00 - building an ecommerce site without a background in ecommerce or technology!
25:10 - meet HerDomain: https://www.herdomain.com/
28:00 - how to quickly build ecommerce customer acquisition through crowdfunding
30:20 - customer acquisition and pricing strategy
31:15 - jobs to be done framework - ask customer questions as if you were filming a documentary
32:10 - understand what the job customers are hiring your product to do - Andelicious Moment!
44:50 - everything you want is on the other side of fear - Stitch that on a Pillow!

To learn more about Small Packages and take advantage of the 10% discount using the code ANE, please visit: https://smallpackages.co/

To connect with Julie and Small Packages online:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-schechter/ and https://www.linkedin.com/company/small-packages-co/
IG @smallpackages
Twitter @packages_small

Ready to pitch to investors and want help? Visit Scroobious: http://bit.ly/SLSScroobious

Thank you for carving out time to improve your Founder Game - when you do better, your business will do better - cheers!

Ande ♥

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