Manpacks. How can I bootstrap a subscription based ecommerce like manpacks. E-Commerce: How do e-commerce startups like One Kings Lane, Manpacks, and Dollar Shave Club handle the inventory fulfillment side of their business. How to Manage & Market to your Seed Round Inves... - Articles - Quora. Quora is one of those transformative social/knowledge networks that truly connect users in a unique and substantive way. I answered several questions on E-commerce and began developing rich relationships with completely new people based entirely around the questions & conversations that result from an intelligent, driven, and engaged user-base. Over the course of the last 6-months on Quora, I developed an advisory role with one of the most interesting E-Commerce startups that I have seen in years, Manpacks ( - that first and foremost began by answering questions here on Quora.
Manpacks ( is a subscription men’s essentials - you would get a shipment of undershirts, boxers, socks, razors, and shaving cream every 3 months. [Note: I do not have any financial relationship with Manpacks (I like it that way - it keeps the interaction constructive) -- I am simply a guy who knows some stuff that tries to be a resource for a great startup.] 1. Inside Manpacks. I’m a somewhat lousy adult. A fair percentage of my socks have holes in them, and I pretty much always need a few more shirts. I’m just not very focused on my appearance. In the word’s of my best friend, ‘Honey, your just a little bit of a mess.’ She wasn’t too wrong. And there are more people out there who are just like me. We smell good and love high-performance hygiene, but when it comes time to order more undershirts, well, we forget.
Here at TNW we dig the idea of subscribing to physical goods; it’s convenient, generally affordable, and very effective. TNW: Do you see the rising phenomenon of subscription services such as your own as sustainable? KJ: There is still plenty of experimentation to be done around the subscription model, but sustainability relies on a commitment to the customer, not the business model. TNW: How does product diversity impact your margins? TNW: What is a component of your business that you have been surprised with? KJ: Absolutely. Inside Manpacks.