Introducing Maria Thomas
UPDATE: In the New Year, Maria will be leaving Etsy, and Rob, Etsy's founder will return as CEO. Read their message to the community here. UPDATE from July, 2008: Maria Thomas is now Etsy's Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Read more about her role and other additions to the Etsy team in this post from July 2008.[The …
Thank You, Etsy Community
In the United States, we are gathering together with family and friends this Thursday to celebrate Thanksgiving, a day of gratitude for all we have. For fellow Etsians outside the U.S., it may be just another day hard at work; nevertheless, it is a good reason to take pause and thank each of you for being our …
Etsy Minneapolis Meet Up: October 15, 2009
UPDATE from Maria and Ian: Hello Minnesota Etsy sellers (and one from Wisconsin!), Thank you so much for your recent warm welcome in Minneapolis. Ian and I enjoyed meeting all of you, and we appreciate that you took the time to join us at Nye's. We're especially grateful to the members of HandmadeMN, a Minnesota …
Talking Shop with Etsy Admin: Chad Dickerson, Sara Hicks, Matt Stinchcomb & Maria Thomas
Hi All, Thanks for listening to this podcast (otherwise known as online audio files) and for participating on Etsy. We asked for your questions in the comments of this post, and below we've embedded audio files with our responses. We are creating a written transcript of the audio files as well. With each …
San Francisco Etsy Meet Up June 9, 2009
REMINDER: We can't wait to see you tomorrow! Please RSVP if you can come. [The following was originally published on May 29, 2009.] Greetings to our Bay Area friends! As we mentioned in our Summer Tour post, a group of Etsy Admins will be meeting up in San Francisco, California on June 9th, 2009. We will be out in San …
“Talking Shop” Series Tries a More Talkative Format
UPDATE: Hi All,We haven’t yet finished the podcast but we wanted to let you know that we are working on it. As it turns out, none of us has a future in radio! I really hope we can post it next week. We’ll let you know when it’s ready. Sincerely,Maria We've closed comments. Thank you for all the questions. I am excited to let …
An Apology from Etsy's CEO, Maria Thomas
Dear Etsy Sellers,This is the kind of note CEOs generally don’t enjoy writing. Because, this is the kind of note that says, “We messed up, and we’re sorry.”Over the weekend, Etsy messed up. We prematurely sent out notices to sellers whose bills we had identified as “overdue.” This overdue notification was a change in …
Talking Shop with Etsy CEO Maria Thomas (2/27/09)
Dear Friends of Etsy, According to the lunar zodiac, the Year of the Ox, 2009, will be a “year of resilience.” Feng Shui experts have expressed sentiments that despite (or perhaps because of) the current economic turbulence the Year of the Ox will bring respite because the ox is patient, persevering and …
Talking Shop with Etsy CEO Maria Thomas
Dear Friends of Etsy,My good friend Patty, a recent mother of twins, describes herself as “addicted to Etsy.” She tells me all the time how she would like to see the buying experience improved on Etsy. Beyond my friend Patty, I frequently engage with Etsy sellers and buyers. Mostly this happens through email …
Etsy in the Press: Fall Fling
The air is crisp, and the stories about Etsy are fluttering about like leaves this fall. With so much bad news about the economy, it's not surprising that people are looking for new ways to do business. That's the premise to this story on CNN.com, and it's also about how the vision of Etsy is coming to fruition. The …
Wow, I'd love to be in the press!
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