{"id":8328,"date":"2021-11-04T06:20:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T20:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flippa.com\/blog\/?p=8328"},"modified":"2023-12-20T13:23:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T03:23:28","slug":"thrasio-amazon-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flippa.com\/blog\/thrasio-amazon-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Thrasio Making Waves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">David Shapiro on Making Waves: Growth Through Culture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this segment of Own Your Future, we chat with David Shapiro, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Thrasio.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ever wondered what it\u2019s like to work for Thrasio, the largest acquirer of Amazon businesses, a company that has made over 100 millionaires?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well on this episode of Own Your Future, we find out what makes the culture of the multi-billion dollar company worthwhile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thrasio believes in growing with a strong culture and has developed a unique set of values that resonates with their business. This means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>No egos. No assholes.<\/li><li>\u201cLet go of your Legos\u201d &#8211;&nbsp; scaling a company involves giving away responsibility<\/li><li>Take the blame&nbsp;<\/li><li>Data talks<\/li><li>Don\u2019t be afraid to fail<\/li><li>LOL! &#8211; surround yourself with people you have fun with, you\u2019ll enjoy it and you\u2019ll do better.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Be truthful about your present condition, hire smart people&nbsp;<\/li><li>Don\u2019t shy away from the tough questions&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Ladder to Success<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What does it look like?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/flippa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ladder-1024x586.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flippa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ladder-1024x586.png 1024w, https:\/\/flippa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ladder-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/flippa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ladder-768x440.png 768w, https:\/\/flippa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ladder.png 1314w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to the idea of the Paradox of Happiness, if you focus on things you enjoy, you\u2019re going to wake up one day and realize you\u2019re happy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same thing goes for your business. 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