Etsy was founded in June 2005 by Robert Kalin, Chris Maguire, Haim Schoppik, and Jared Tarbell. The company was launched as a marketplace for handmade items, and it quickly gained popularity among artists and crafters. Etsy began as a small operation, with the four founders working out of a Brooklyn apartment, but it quickly grew ... Read more The post Ecommerce 101: Why and When Etsy Started its Online Marketplace appeared first on Oddball Wealth.