A Tour of Etsy, An Online Marketplace For Handmade Goods

by Scott Beale on September 22, 2008 · 3 comments

Etsy

Clock Tower Building

Chad Dickerson & Etsy

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Last week while visiting NYC, I went over to Brooklyn to take a tour of the Etsy offices and Etsy Labs, which are both located in The Clocktower Building. Etsy is an amazing online marketplace for people to buy and sell handmade items. A whole economy has evolved around Etsy, whose vision is to “Buy, Sell, and Live Handmade”.

My wonderful tour guides were Chad Dickerson, who formerly ran Yahoo! Brickhouse and recently moved to NYC to become CTO of Etsy and Bre Pettis who produces video for Etsy and has a TV pilot “History Hacker” that airs on The History Channel this Friday at 8pm and midnight.

While touring Etsy, I shot a few photos, here’s the full gallery.

Oh and if you would like to work a cool place like Etsy, they’re currently hiring.

photos by Scott Beale

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{ 3 comments… read them below or add one }

1 shannon September 22, 2008 at 3:47 pm

woah, that's awesome. Got to love the moose head there.

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2 mygemstonebox September 23, 2008 at 11:45 am

Etsy rocks! Awesome marketplace to be part of.
Diane
http://mygemstonebox.blogspot.com
http://www.unicorngem1994.etsy.com

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3 zhuangzeang October 5, 2008 at 12:49 pm

yes,i come from china,i love Etsy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

welcome to my shop inEtsy

http://www.zhuangzeang.etsy.com

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