I've been really interested in the watching the growth of Alibaba over the years, especially when they tried to enter the US market with Aliexpress. I think that the Xbert's approach of leveraging influencers to vet and verify the pre-launch products makes sense. I'm curious how you Xberts got so many influencers (10k+) on their platform! What was the story …See more
Steven Huang@steven_huang1 · Cofounder at Xberts.com, YC S16
@liveink Thanks for the comment. The magic to get influencers is that we can bring them unique opportunities to try and review the coolest compelling products from the "EASTERN WORLD". They can get the free sample in exchange for their reviews, and their reviews will also help manufacturers make a bigger impact!
Simon Huang@simon_huang · Xberts Founder & YC Alum
@liveink Thanks for the question, Kevin! The way we get started Xberts is building a community of Experts and influencers talking about hardware products first, and it grew pretty fast because in our community we not only talk about products but also get real products shipped to them for reviews every week for free. Sometimes we will set up monthly "Review C…See more
