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4- Nathan Huppatz - Surviving the E-Commerce Rollercoaster: Tales from the Costume Business

Welcome to "Bad Decisions with Jim Banks."

In this episode, we have a lively discussion with Nathan Huppatz, an experienced professional in the digital marketing and e-commerce space.

Join us as we delve into Nathan's journey, from his early fascination with the Internet in the 90s to his ventures in e-commerce, including creating a successful costume business.

Stay tuned to hear about the challenges and successes, and how the impact of COVID-19 transformed the landscape.

Unfortunately, due to technical issues during the recording, we had to cut the episode short, but we look forward to having Nathan back for a more in-depth conversation in the future.

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New episode released every Wednesday at 2PM GMT where I bring you stories and anecdotes of both bad decisions and success stories from guests who've been there and done that in many of the disciplines that make up digital marketing.

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Timestamp Overview

00:00 - Fascination with the internet from a young age.

05:45 - Started small importing cars, now in startup.

07:14 - Worked with computers, especially with Google search.

11:18 - Learning from ecommerce experience to build software.

15:39 - Harry Potter boosted unexpected Book Week sales.

18:20 - Technical issues led to episode's premature end.