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  • TheAvidPenguin One year ago

    Good interview; especially the inadvertent inuendo at the end. Refreshing to see someone with those values and viewpoint on the way commerce has changed and continues to change.

    • Howard One year ago

      etsy for channukah.

      • Howard One year ago

        It’s like looking at the redheaded ‘doogie hauser”

        • kevin One year ago

          wow, finally an honest answer to “long/short Wallstrip” … not saying he’s right or wrong, but at least he thought about it.

          great interview. and Kalin seems like he’s got a good head on his shoulders, smart guy, and understand his market and his audience very, very well.

          • Johnny B One year ago

            I really thought he was gonna go ’short’ on wallstrip. For that split second, I was really on the edge of my seat.

            • Rob One year ago

              great interview. the boy’s got some refreshing viewpoints and i loved the deep-thoughts pause before giving L her due props.

              • BigDog One year ago

                Damn! I had the same idea, … about a year too late.
                Smart kid. He’ll do well.

                • Howard One year ago

                  lets just call you Gore from now on BigDog

                  • greenskeptic One year ago

                    Doogie Hauser…this guy is Opie. Did he walk out of a Norman Rockwell painting? We will buy from this guy for the holidays, you betcha.

                    Wow, NAFTA as “blood pudding inside a cake” –gotta love the chutzpah. He’s going places.

                    • rob One year ago

                      Well done, Wallstrip. It’s great to hear from someone who wouldn’t long greed for a change.

                      • Andy Swan One year ago

                        Prince Harry runs an online flea market?

                        Love it. Great interview and very good answers.

                        Long L and Long Kalin.

                        • Soren One year ago

                          Thank for this one guys. My wife makes her living via Etsy. Great interview.

                          • jimbo One year ago

                            Prince harry - lmao

                            • Jay Bird One year ago

                              Young Mr. Kalin seemed smitten with Lindsay. Was it just me, or did Lindsay seem a little shy with young Mr. Kalin?

                              • bunsandchouchou One year ago

                                The Bunnies always survive. Comforting if you’re in the rabbit business.

                                • Catie B. One year ago

                                  Great interview! And this guy is smart as a whip. Etsy.com is brilliant and an outstanding place to do all of your holiday shopping!

                                  • maximo zeledon One year ago

                                    Wow! What a wonderful interview…so inspiring. I would love to meet this kid! Wise beyond his years. Great job guys!!

                                    • Jenn One year ago

                                      Yes, it is inspirational to “meet” a young man like Robert Kalin who seems wise beyond his years and Etsy.com IS a terrific site. No, Lindsay didn’t seem shy to me, just respectful of what her guest has accomplished.

                                      • Eddie One year ago

                                        i just listed my bathtub of moonshine. those knitting chicks will love it

                                        • Andy One year ago

                                          My sister makes here living selling art on Etsy. Totally changed her life - Community markets are the wave of the future.

                                          • Vedran Vuk One year ago

                                            Seems like he knows what he’s doing with his business, but I wonder how long he will last with his fallacious view of the business world. His Wal-Mart comments are just horrific. Not only are they wrong but to describe current consumers as people who are complete morons and simply seek the lowest price regardless of consequences to health or quality of product entirely misunderstands consumer behavior. People are always considering price and quality. They are more than happy to pay a little more for something if it’s worth it. Hardly anyone but homo oeconomicus is reaching for the bottom. The job of a good business is to provide the quality consumers what they want at the price that they are willing to pay, not just give them the lowest price as he seems to think. Trust me Wal-Mart could sell worse quality and cheaper if they wanted to. But it just wouldn’t be profitable. And think of this, maybe consumers and markets have decided that they would prefer less quality in exchange for lower prices and have found their own happy medium. People choose what’s right for them and not some objective view of what you should buy or what kind of community you should be in. He says that the prices are too low…..well maybe the quality of many handmade products is too low for many consumers at the prices offered. It’s a miraculous thought

                                            • Jade One year ago

                                              wow, what a wise young man!!

                                              • GoingLikeSixty One year ago

                                                Catching up. This was a refreshing interview. Smart guy! I love shopping at Etsy for women. They always appreciate the hand-crafting and uniqueness.
                                                Nice job.

                                                • Babies Blog 2 months ago

                                                  Great interview. Go Etsy!

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