E1103: Domm Holland on launching Fast, a one-click checkout for the entire Internet

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Show notes:

1:06 Jason intros Domm Holland

3:53 Domm on his experience throughout quarantine

5:33 What is Fast? Who do they charge and how do they make money?

8:21 Why do millennials use debit cards more than their predecessors?

10:04 Klaviyo - Get started with a free trial at https://www.klaviyo.com/twist

11:28 Moving to San Francisco from Australia, e-commerce boom during quarantine, talent pool in the Bay Area

17:09 Working as a third-party, Fast's founding story & Amazon's one-click patent

20:54 LinkedIn Jobs - Get a $50 credit toward your first job post at https://www.linkedin.com/twist

22:42 Fast's partnerships with Big Commerce & other launch partners

24:55 Taking on Apple Pay, how Fast creates a purchasing hub for consumers, relationship with Amazon

32:30 OurCrowd - Sign up for a free account at https://www.ourcrowd.com/twist

34:20 Cultivating Fastronauts, raising money in a competitive space pre-launch, adjacent competitors

38:49 Thoughts on the Apple Card, major retailers financing their own products for consumers, why companies are petrified of Amazon

43:15 Is retail dead?

47:21 Thoughts on Facebook/Instagram Shops & Google Shopping, how e-commerce logistics still isn't solved?

56:49 How lockdowns impacted Fast's hiring strategy, business strategies for year two of the pandemic

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