Director of Corporate Strategy, Erik Stuart, on how to work with the world’s biggest marketplace Thousands of companies probably aspire to be bought by eBay or to do a distribution deal with eBay. But how do they get into the door? One way is through Erik Stuart, Director of Corporate Strategy at eBay, whose job it is to meet startups to determine how they fit in the eBay empire. For instance, he initiated and championed eBay's acquisition of Stumbleupon.  In this episode of Lessons learned with Bambi Francisco, Stuart gives some key pieces of advice for companies trying to work together with eBay.1. Pitch your product quickly and precisely. "Be able to tell me pretty quickly and precisely what your product does," Stuart explains that many entrepreneurs he meets with coming outside of Silicon Valley ...   [ Read more ]