Matthew Bertulli is co-founder and CEO of Demac Media and co-founder of Pela Case. He considers himself a student of retail and eCommerce above all else and his companies are where he tests his ideas in an effort to help commerce evolve. He’s helped to build and grow more than 100 eCommerce businesses over the last 10 years that have done billions in online sales in that time.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Matthew’s friends
When business started difficulties overcame:
“My own personal shit, self doubt, fear of failure, I think I still have a pretty high fear of failure, I don’t like it, I’m not someone who believes that you should be failing all the time just so you could learn, so early on I was worried, when I left to start on my own I also was 3 months away from my wedding and my wife and I had just bought a new house, the timing wasn’t great when I look back on it”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t Book by Jim CollinsFavourite Quote:
“The world has never had more information but we’re lacking wisdom”
Recommended Online Resources:
- Shopify – not just an eCommerce software, Shopify is the best eCommerce platform that has everything you need to sell online, on social media, or in person
- Podcasts
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Patience, I meet too many entrepreneurs who are beating themselves up, at 22 years old for not yet building the next face book and it’s sad, it’s just unrealistic, it’s great to dream big but if you want to do this and this is your path and your choice, this shit takes time, and it takes work and that means you’ve got to build and develop patience”…[Listen for More]
More About Matthew Bertulli:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance – that principle is contempt prior to investigation.” Herbert Spencer
Other Quotes From the Chat with Matthew Bertulli:
- “Being an entrepreneur is about stacking up wins, it’s about stacking bricks, it’s not glamorous, it can be a tonne of fun, I recommend it to anybody who has that itch but patience, you’re likely going to live a long time when you’re young so don’t rush”
- “Success sits on a spectrum”
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