272 – Rob Keve of Flow – Frictionless Cross-Border Commerce

How startups can make progress in going global... Rob Keve, CEO/Co-Founder of Flow Commerce, Inc. (the world’s most advanced solution for cross-border ecommerce, with a revolutionary platform providing flexibility for merchants to design their own 'custom'​ international solution) joins Nataliya Makulova on location at Remode Conference in Los Angeles. In this episode: Reducing points of friction for international retail such as currency exchanges, duty/tax information local payments, returns, customer service, data considerations etc Jumpstarting an international business from the ground up Danger of saturating domestic market without planning for global expansion Platform to integrate into, for ease getting into 200 countries Being prepared for the global modern citizen The tech in the platform Custom tool for plugging in and playing with own commerce platform Who Flow works with Why taking your retail international is so important, especially converting a large percentage of acquired traffic that is from the countries Pain points that flow addresses, such as customers facing unexpected duties and taxes Creating a positive branded experience Allowing preferred and expected local payment methods Accepting cryptocurrency as payment  method The importance in balancing one's work and personal lives