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Reach out to deenav@wanelo.com!

The Big Picture

We want Wanelo to become the next way people shop, a social Amazon, if you will. Same as it no longer makes sense that media would talk AT us (one way communication which is representative of old media) and we prefer Facebook and Twitter where we own the content, interact and do whatever we want with it, shopping will stop being one way (stores marketing at you) and will become a truly personal and social experience. Wanelo is to shopping, what Facebook and Twitter are to content.


Philosophically, we are looking to disrupt traditional commerce entirely. Retail is fragmented. There are many inefficiencies with too many middle layers (distributors, retail fronts, etc) and the lack of a direct connection between the designer/vendor/brand and the consumer. Technology should make it fully possible to connect buyers and sellers globally in a meaningful manner, so it’s just a question of who will nail a truly rich and meaningful experience first. We have a good shot at it. The general path is quite clear, and the main challenge is really around executing and building a strong enough team to do so.

Prioritizing.
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Prioritizing.

Turns out we all like food! Who knew…
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Turns out we all like food! Who knew…

We are so excited to welcome Kaan and Atasay to our team! Plus, check out our new amazing tshirts!!!
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We are so excited to welcome Kaan and Atasay to our team! Plus, check out our new amazing tshirts!!!

Visual/UX Designer

First, see what our users say: https://twitter.com/siberianfruit/favorites.

We’ve got addicted users, incredible investors, and are now putting together a “hot team.”

What is a “hot” team, you ask? It’s a team of exuberantly-confident individuals who come together to collaborate on solving an overwhelmingly-challenging task and work together in an environment of excitement, chaos and joy, stretching their limits, exploring, making mistakes and thinking big - all resulting in a peak experience.

 We are looking for visual/UX designers who have a strong aesthetic and an eye for simple, clean design, and who can take a project from start to finish with design tools including the Adobe CS as well as front-end skills (HTML/CSS/JS).

You will have autonomy and freedom. You will be the driver (not the passenger) of your own destiny and your goals for our startup. You will be passionate about what we’re building. You will choose when and how you will get your work done.

We are a people-first company. Rather than starting with specific tasks, we are looking for incredible people first with the goal of giving these people enormous freedom to plug in and create their own path in the company.

Email me at deenav@gmail.com!

On Culture

Culture doesn’t get created on paper. However, it helps to have our target culture defined, so that we can pursue people who are a fit and so that everyone on our team knows what we are after. 

So here’s an early take on the culture we want to see at Wanelo:

EMPOWERMENT

  • Everyone has autonomy and ownership of their work.
  • We agree on common goals, but you are the driver.
  • Everyone has enormous freedom to contribute.
  • Individuals choose where, when and how work gets done, keeping the productivity of the team in mind.

BIG HAIRY AUDACIOUS GOALS (BHAG)

  • We think and do big (i.e. huge and hairy).

FUN

  • We work to create (we don’t sell time for money).
  • We are irreverent; we question and break rules.

LEARNING

  • Brilliant people are always after learning. Learning is a priority in whatever form possible.
  • We pursue internal questions as a team and individually.
  • We pursue conferences, get information with experts, etc.

OPEN COMMUNICATION 

  • We have healthy debates.
  • We prefer direct, open communication.
    The latest tweets from our users! See more here: https://twitter.com/#!/siberianfruit/favorites
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    The latest tweets from our users! See more here: https://twitter.com/#!/siberianfruit/favorites

    Full-Stack Web Engineer

    First, see what our users say: https://twitter.com/siberianfruit/favorites.

    We’ve got addicted users, incredible investors, and are now putting together a “hot team.”

    What is a “hot” team, you ask? It’s a team of exuberantly-confident individuals who come together to collaborate on solving an overwhelmingly-challenging task and work together in an environment of excitement, chaos and joy, stretching their limits, exploring, making mistakes and thinking big - all resulting in a peak experience.

    We are looking for a full-stack Ruby engineer whose goal is to have a huge impact at a promising, ambitious early startup. You will have autonomy and freedom. You will be the driver (not the passenger) of your own destiny and your goals for our startup. You will be passionate about what we’re building. You will choose when and how you will get your work done.We are a Ruby and Java shop.

    We are a people-first company. Rather than starting with specific tasks, we are looking for incredible people first with the goal of giving these people enormous freedom to plug in and create their own path in the company.

    Email me at deenav@gmail.com!

    Why Wanelo?

    Our goals are ambitious: 

    • Build the next generation of shopping.
    • Enable self-expression through greater access to style products that capture and express human creativity from all makers, big and small, all over the world.
    • Empower any maker to find her audience and to sell goods in the most efficient and frictionless manner.

    This is a unique time to join us. We are growing really fast. We are funded by a power-house team of tier-1 investors. With all this in place, we are just putting together the core technical team that will own and define our tech stack and our development process. In other words, we are looking for engineers who are looking to have huge impact at an early startup.

    We are a people-first company. Rather than starting with specific tasks, we are looking for incredible people first with the goal of giving these people enormous freedom to plug in and create their own path in the company.

    Check out our job listings on AngelList:

    Here!