History
Etsy was founded by the small company iospace. After receiving funding from Union Square Ventures and the founders of both Flickr and del.icio.us the site launched on June 18, 2005. Since then it has grown to 200,000 thousand sellers and one million members. http://www.hoovers.com/company/Etsy_Inc/rhxtjri-1.html On July 29, 2007, the site received its millionth sale.
Quotes
- "We won't ever have power-sellers like they have on eBay, because no one can make 10,000 handmade things."--Chris Maguire, co-founderSan Francisco Chronicle: Etsy lets art sales take wing (May 26, 2008)
Etsy Information
Address
325 Gold Street, 6th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Etsy Co-Founders
Robert Kalin
- Etsy: About Rob
Chris Maguire
- Etsy: About Chris
Haim Schoppik
- Etsy: About Haim
How do I connect PayPal to my Etsy store?(1 Answer)
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This is actually a quite simple process, and yes, it can be done. The first thing you will need to do is go to your Etsy shop homepage ...
Has anyone tried the promotion on Etsy? Do you think it works?(0 Answers)
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No answers yet.
Are there coupons for Etsy?(1 Answer)
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I don't thinkthat Etsy offers site-wide coupons that could be used in any store, so far-- I'm sure it's something that they're considering for ...
References
Fast Facts
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Founders
Robert Kalin, Chris Maguire and Haim Schoppik
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Located
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Launched
June 18, 2005
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Number of employees
30
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Site plans to sell original music, as well as music for samplingSan Francisco Chronicle: Etsy lets art sales take wing (May 26, 2008)
