a16z和Whatnot创始人聊三年级卖Pokemon卡的经历，以及Whatnot现在的成就和直播电商情况，听听很有意思。
a16z与Whatnot创始人Grant LaFontaine对话，回顾其三年级通过卖Pokemon卡片获得的首笔交易；对话中提到Whatnot去年销售额达80亿美元，平台成为类似社交网络的购物场景；同时探讨直播电商在中国的普及程度及在美国的发展现状。
In third grade, Grant LaFontaine sold a Pokemon card online. The buyer mailed a money order; Grant c...
In third grade, Grant LaFontaine sold a Pokemon card online. The buyer mailed a money order; Grant cashed it at the post office and shipped the card. Today he's co-founder and CEO of @Whatnot , where the largest businesses do over $100 million a year at up to 40% margins, and where users spend enough time to put the platform on par with social networks. In this conversation, Grant joins a16z's David George to discuss how that first transaction became a platform that did $8 billion in sales last year, why live commerce is a third of all commerce in China yet still emerging in the US, how Whatnot stays reliable at scale, and more. 00:00 Intro 01:05 The Pokemon card and the money order 06:25 Half a Bitcoin for a domain 09:20 Why not knowing the market was an advantage 11:05 Customers don't care about your market 12:45 Most people don't buy anything 17:15 Why the eBay comparison misses 20:05 95 minutes a day on a shopping app 25:00 Sellers doing $100M with 40% margins 26:35 Fresh fish from the San Diego dock 32:25 Running a police force for two New York Cities 37:00 Why Whatnot won't do AI avatars 40:15 Cars on Whatnot @GrantLaFontaine @DavidGeorge83 Your browser does not support the video tag. 🔗 View on Twitter 💬 3 🔄 1 ❤️ 23 👀 8091 📊 7 ⚡