Oscar Rachmansky, Oscar Soles & Styr - The Biggest Sneaker Company You've Never Heard of
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Time Stamps:
- (1:17) - Introduction to Oscar and how he got into the sneaker resale market
- (3:54) - How the sneaker resale market has evolved over the last few years
- (8:39) - How Oscar Soles' business works - B2B sneaker wholesale
- (11:34) - What is required in order to become a sneaker reseller
- (15:27) - The relationship between sneaker brands and the resale market
- (18:20) - Streetwear as a cautionary tale of hype for sneaker resale
- (20:48) - An outlook on the current state of the sneaker market
- (22:38) - Styr - a new digital trading platform for sneakers
- (27:20) - The role of digital assets and NFTs in the sneaker market
- (31:32) - How sneaker media has changed over the years
- (33:33) - The diversification of interest across different sneaker brands
- (37:34) - The lack of data on the sneaker resale market and how that's changing (with Neustreet as well)
- (39:41) - Closing thoughts from Oscar and where to find Oscar Soles and Styr
Find Oscar, Oscar Soles and Styr:
- On their website = https://www.oscarsoles.com/
- On Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/oscarsoles
- On Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/styrtrade/
Find Neustreet:
- On our website = https://neustreet.com/
- On Twitter = https://twitter.com/realneustreet
- On Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/realneustreet
- On TikTok = https://www.tiktok.com/@neustreet
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