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1 Kickoff Discussion James Thomson and Joseph Hansen February 8, :00-8:30am #PROSPER16

2 Welcome to Salt Lake City Home of 2002 Winter Olympics Home of major technology companies Who do we welcome today?

3 Why Create PROSPER? Current State / Common Approach Too much avoidable failure among Amazon Sellers Sharing of best practices is currently difficult Speakers pay to speak Most conferences do not invite competitors to debate issues

4 Why Create PROSPER? Current State / Common Approach PROSPER S Approach Too much avoidable failure among Amazon Sellers Sharing of best practices is currently difficult Speakers pay to speak Most conferences do not invite competitors to debate issues Education before solutions Seek differing perspectives Make clear any conflicts of interest Discuss critical topics rarely discussed Get Amazon insiders talking

5 8:00 AM 8:15 AM 8:30 AM 8:45 AM 9:00 AM 9:15 AM 9:30 AM 9:45 AM 10:00 AM 10:15 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 11:00 AM 11:15 AM 11:30 AM PROSPER Show Agenda Monday, February 8 Room 355B/C Room 255A Room 255D Room 355B/C Room 255A Room 255D Kickoff / Industry Overview & Agenda Review How Amazon Sellers Make a Mess Of Their Accounts, Then Clean It Up To Great Success Cash is King / Lending to Online Sellers Diversifying Your Business Beyond Amazon Using Feedback To Build Your Reputation on Amazon Using Product Reviews to Improve Your Best Seller Rank Re-Pricing To Drive Profitable Sales Retail Arbitrage / Inventory Scouting Tax Collection and Remittance Foreign Sourcing panel Tuesday, February 9 Large, Successful Sellers discussion Building A Successful Private Label Business Accounting Best Practices for Amazon Sellers Feedback Repair Measuring Profitability on Amazon 12:45 PM 1:00 PM 1:15 PM 1:30 PM 1:45 PM Panel Discussion on Outsourcing / Virtual Assistance KEYNOTE: The Amazon Way [John Rossman] 2:00 PM 2:15 PM Winning Pricing Strategies For 2:30 PM Private Label Sellers 2:45 PM 3:00 PM 3:15 PM 3:30 PM Inventory / Order Management 3:45 PM Tools 4:00 PM 4:15 PM 4:30 PM 4:45 PM 5:00 PM 5:15 PM 5:30-8:00 PM Seller Performance and Product Quality Taking the Mystery Out of VAT Compliance in Europe Positioning Your Seller Business For Eventual Sale Preparing for International Distribution Reverse Logistics panel Selling 1P vs 3P Building & Optimizing Feeds Amazon Sponsored Products Shipping for Success Inventory Forecasting Amazon Owes You Money! SEO & Social Media as They Relate to Your Amazon Business Networking Event Understanding International Opportunities Beyond Amazon Closing Remarks

6 PROSPER Leadership James Thomson Former head of AmazonServices.com Former FBA account manager, 3P category manager Partner, Buybox Experts Joseph Hansen Founder of 4 successful online businesses, all using Amazon marketplace Partner, Buybox Experts Eytan Wiener COO & co-founder, Quantum Networks top 200 Amazon seller, Inc. 500 company three years in a row Chad Rubin CEO, Crucial Vacuum top 200 Amazon seller CEO, Skubana.com multichannel inventory/ order management company Instructor on building a successful private label business

7 PROSPER Awards Celebrate efficient, profitable businesses on Amazon

8 PROSPER Awards Celebrate efficient, profitable businesses on Amazon PROSPER believes Amazon sellers are better positioned to scale their businesses if they are investing less of their own time on operations, and more on profitable product sourcing Embrace operations supported by solution providers, & process outsourcing These entrepreneurs focus more time working ON their businesses, rather than IN their businesses

9 PROSPER Awards Celebrate efficient, profitable businesses on Amazon PROSPER believes Amazon sellers are better positioned to scale their businesses if they are investing less of their own time on operations, and more on profitable product sourcing Embrace operations supported by solution providers, & process outsourcing These entrepreneurs focus more time working ON their businesses, rather than IN their businesses We received nearly 100 applications from all over the world, and

10 2016 PROSPER Award Winners We congratulate the following TEN companies: Company Amadora Designed Concepts BCT Deals, Inc Cashmart, LLC Dalsam Corporation Keyser Ventures LLC Product Bahn, LLC Show-Me Tools, LLC Slickdeals4u2 LLC STV Motorsports LLC Tjernlund Products Solution Providers and Outsourcing Being Used (Feedbackz.com, Snagshout, and Accounting) (Feedvisor, ShipStation, and Virtual Assistants) (AMZ Tracker, Quickbooks, and Book-keeping) (Feedback Five, Restock Pro, and 3PL) (Teikametrics, UPS, and Accounting) (QuickBooks, SellerCloud, and 3PL) (Appeagle, Quickbooks, and CPA) (Reply Manager, Feedback Genius, & Virtual Assistants) (Stitch Lab, ShipStation, and Book-keeping) (Feedvisor, RestockPro, and TaxJar Sales tax support)

11 Change Is Rampant on Amazon Marketplace Courtesy of

12 (Ladies and) Gentlemen, Start Your Engines 90+ speakers over 2 days, with up to 3 panels at once 30+ exhibitors and sponsors KEYNOTE: John Rossman, co-founder of Amazon Marketplace #PROSPER16 12

13 PROSPER Show Agenda Monday, February 8 Tuesday, February 9 8:00 AM 8:15 AM 8:30 AM 8:45 AM 9:00 AM 9:15 AM 9:30 AM 9:45 AM 10:00 AM 10:15 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 11:00 AM 11:15 AM 11:30 AM Room 355B/C Room 255A Room 255D Room 355B/C Room 255A Room 255D Kickoff / Industry Overview & Agenda Review How Amazon Sellers Make a Mess Of Their Accounts, Then Clean It Up To Great Success Cash is King / Lending to Online Sellers Diversifying Your Business Beyond Amazon Using Feedback To Build Your Reputation on Amazon Using Product Reviews to Improve Your Best Seller Rank Re-Pricing To Drive Profitable Sales Retail Arbitrage / Inventory Scouting Tax Collection and Remittance Foreign Sourcing panel Large, Successful Sellers discussion Building A Successful Private Label Business Accounting Best Practices for Amazon Sellers Feedback Repair Measuring Profitability on Amazon 12:45 PM 1:00 PM 1:15 PM 1:30 PM 1:45 PM 2:00 PM 2:15 PM 2:30 PM 2:45 PM 3:00 PM Winning Pricing Strategies For Private Label Sellers 3:15 PM Inventory / Order Management Panel Discussion on Outsourcing / Virtual Assistance Taking the Mystery Out of VAT Compliance in Europe Positioning Your Seller Business For Eventual Sale Preparing for International Distribution KEYNOTE: The Amazon Way [John Rossman] Reverse Logistics panel 1P vs 3P 3:30 PM 3:45 PM 4:00 PM 4:15 PM 4:30 PM 4:45 PM 5:00 PM 5:15 PM 5:30-8:00 PM Tools Seller Performance and Product Quality Building & Optimizing Feeds - SEO Amazon Sponsored Products Shipping for Success Inventory Forecasting Amazon Owes You Money! SEO & Social Media as They Relate to Your Amazon Business Networking Event Understanding International Opportunities Beyond Amazon Closing Remarks

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