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Elevator is the home for modern e-commerce. We build brands, back creators, and bring founders together through capital, free education, and community.

Episodes

  1. Sam Posthuma's Guide to Growing a Brand from Zero

    1D AGO

    Sam Posthuma's Guide to Growing a Brand from Zero

    HiStrips launched in summer 2024 with one product and no creator budget. Eighteen months later, their affiliate channel is bigger than paid media. 1,500+ creators. $0 upfront spend. One person whose only job is managing the army. Sam Posthuma breaks down the full system: how they built it, how it feeds the ad account with 100-200 pieces of creative per week, and how it unlocked a partnership with Juan LeBron, the #1 padel player in the world, without a pitch deck or a budget. Get the free playbook for this episode here: https://www.elevatorgoods.com/talks/sam-posthuma In this episode: - How HiStrips recruited 1,500 creators without paying anyone upfront - The three-bucket system: proactive seeding, inbound interest, direct outreach - Why they never script their creators and what happens when you do - How organic UGC becomes paid ad creative and how the weekly feedback loop works - Why their AI creative performed well on every metric and sold nothing - How social proof at scale brought Juan LeBron's team to them Follow Elevator: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elevatorgoods X: https://x.com/elevatorgoods Website: https://www.elevatorgoods.com Follow Monish (Host): Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/[MonishHandle] X: https://x.com/[MonishHandle] Follow Sam Posthuma: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samposthuma/ X: https://x.com/samposthuma Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - What HiStrips is today and where it's going 03:00 - Why creative sits above media buying 05:30 - Keeping creative inside the founding team 08:00 - How the creator army was built from day one 09:40 - The army structure and how it actually runs 13:00 - The three-bucket creator outreach system 17:00 - Why HiStrips never pays creators upfront 21:00 - From organic UGC to paid ad creative 24:00 - The weekly feedback loop between media buying and creative 27:00 - AI UGC: what the data said vs. what the comments showed 30:00 - What the creator army has unlocked beyond paid ads 34:00 - The two moats in e-commerce in 2026 38:00 - Rapid fire #ecommerce #dtc #contentmarketing #creatoreconomy #histrips #brandbuilding

    44 min
  2. Vince Nijhof's $100M+ Ecom Playbook

    MAY 8

    Vince Nijhof's $100M+ Ecom Playbook

    Vince Nijhof co-founded OOAK Brands. In this episode he sits down with Monish at Elevator Talks and breaks down every system behind it. If you sell online - whether you're just starting out or already scaling - this is the most practical conversation on ecom we've ever recorded. Download the free Vince Nijhof operator playbook here: https://links.elevatorgoods.com/episodes/vince-nijhof Connect with Vince: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vincevn/ X: https://x.com/VinceNijhof Monish Sabnani (Host): Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msabnani93/ X: https://x.com/msabnani93 Elevator Talks: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elevatorgoods/ X: https://x.com/elevatorgoods !  Work with the founders of OOAK Brands: https://ooakbrands.com/advisory Subscribe for bi-weekly conversations with operators building real brands. What we cover: 00:02:52 - Intro 00:03:32 - Who is Vince Nijhof and OOAK Brands 00:07:59 - The $20M/month reveal 00:11:01 - How to pick a product 00:14:48 - The 9-figure product filter 00:16:00 - Unit economics and ROAS targets 00:23:45 - Creative strategy and awareness stages 00:28:54 - The 7-pod creative team and leaderboard 00:32:37 - Intent over volume: the one-shot-kill doctrine 00:35:04 - Ad channel breakdown: Meta, Google/YouTube, TikTok 00:37:21 - The Amazon effect: how channels feed each other 00:41:13 - Funnel strategy: pre-landers and listicles 00:47:00 - Upsells and AOV 00:50:36 - Brand building vs performance marketing 00:54:07 - Long-term brand building and R&D 00:55:59 - Cash flow and scaling infrastructure 00:59:07 - Where ecom is heading 01:01:00 - Emotional marketing: angles as emotions 01:04:45 - The AI stack 01:10:57 - Omnichannel strategy 01:17:33 - Building a brand holding: the long-term vision 01:23:49 - The real moat in ecom 01:28:34 - The foundation for scale

    1h 53m

  3. APR 6

    Notorious Foodie's 6-Stream Revenue Playbook Behind 20M+ Followers

    ๐Ÿ“˜ Full playbook from this episode (free): https://links.elevatorgoods.com/episodes/notorious-foodie  Every framework Notorious broke down - the 6 revenue streams, the creator-to-brand launch sequence, the content flywheel behind Notorious Cookware. Bookmark it. 20M+ followers. Instead of maxing out brand deals, he built a real business. Monish sits down with Notorious Foodie to break down how. 00:00 Intro 00:47 The anonymous food diary โ€” 5 years, zero monetization 04:38 Steak 101: the TikTok video that hit 10M overnight 10:49 When the first brand deals came in 20:22 One-man-band era: editing, negotiating, pricing on intuition 22:11 The 6 pillars of a creator business 27:28 The delegation mistake every creator makes 32:05 Notorious Cookware: why start with a chopping board 35:42 Designing the chef's knife in Japan 37:36 The affiliate-driven content flywheel 39:07 Why creator product launches flop โ€” and why his didn't 42:03 Zero paid ads, zero CAC 44:52 Short-term drop vs. long-term brand 52:21 The fastest way to kill your creator brand 01:02:44 The face reveal 01:06:44 How creators should actually use AI in 2026 01:18:22 The 6 pillars, recapped ๐Ÿ”— ELEVATOR Website: https://links.elevatorgoods.com/ X: https://x.com/elevatorgoods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elevatorgoods/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/100218103/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0mXtIpIq4driEruAccEqkL ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ GUEST Notorious Foodie: https://www.instagram.com/notorious_foodie/ MODERATOR Monish Sabnani is a Managing Partner at Elevator Goods.  X: https://x.com/msabnani93 LinkedIn:   / monishsabnani   #ElevatorTalks #NotoriousFoodie #CreatorEconomy #dtc

    1h 17m

  4. FEB 28

    Danny Yeung's $0 to $120M ARR Playbook (IM8)

    Danny Yeung turned a dinner with David Beckham into the fastest-growing supplement brand on record. In 12 months. We break down exactly how - the product, the partnerships, the unit economics, and what most DTC brands get completely wrong. โ€” 0:00 Intro 0:03 The David Beckham dinner 3:31 Building the formula 13:53 Month one: $581K 15:46 Why 98% D2C 20:38 Paid ads at scale 25:18 The unit economics 34:54 Operations at hypergrowth 42:13 Running a public company 45:36 Stock drop from $1B to $50M 53:37 Eating problems for breakfast 58:00 The moment that stands out 1:02:13 Advice for founders About Elevator Goods: Elevator Goods is the home for modern DTC. We build brands, back creators, and bring founders together through capital, free education, and community. Learn More: https://links.elevatorgoods.com/ About the Moderator: Monish Sabnani is a Managing Partner at Elevator Goods.  X: https://x.com/msabnani93 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monishsabnani/

    1h 10m

  5. JAN 31

    Roman Khan's Frameworks Behind $200M/Year in E-commerce

    Roman Khan runs $200M+/year in ecommerce across multiple brands. In 2018, he nearly went bankrupt. That moment changed everything. In this conversation, he shares: โ†’ The supplier framework that protects your cash flow โ†’ Why world-class operators run single digit opex โ†’ His hiring philosophy (and why he avoids US talent) โ†’ The micromanagement system he swears by โ†’ How to budget when you can't predict supply chain โ†’ Where he's putting his time and money in 2025 No surface-level advice. We share the frameworks that scale. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:30 Q4 Learnings and What Went Wrong 6:51 Building for Exit vs Quick Cash 11:55 Planning the Next 5 Years 20:03 Origin Story 31:01 From Rocket Internet to Peak 21 38:00 Inventory Management Framework 53:29 Day in the Life at $200M/Year 1:04:17 The Micromanagement System 1:10:04 Why You Should Avoid Hiring in America 1:18:41 Company Culture and Retention 1:26:00 Investment Strategy 1:31:13 Where the Alpha is Going: SEO, Reddit, TikTok 1:35:42 Rapid Fire Questions About Elevator Goods: Elevator Goods is the home for modern DTC. We build brands, back creators, and bring founders together through capital, free education, and community. Learn More: https://elevatorgoods.com/ About the Moderator: Monish Sabnani is a Managing Partner at Elevator Goods.  X: https://x.com/msabnani93 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monishsabnani/

    1h 38m
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