Art Market Monitor

Global Coverage ~ Unique Analysis

  • AMMpro
  • AMM Fantasy Collecting Game
  • Podcast
  • Contact Us

1st Dibs’s David Rosenblatt Raises His Profile

October 31, 2017 by Marion Maneker

On Recode’s podcast, Kara Swisher interviews David Rosenblatt, CEO of 1st Dibs. The first half of the podcast goes deep into the history of advertising on the internet which might make the eyes of anyone interested in the art market glaze over.

The discussion of 1st Dibs beings at 22:40:

On the new podcast, Rosenblatt [talks] about how his company — which he describes as “eBay meets Sotheby’s” — is competing with the real Sotheby’s and other luxury auction houses.

Although 1stdibs may seem niche to most people, there’s a $300 billion market ready to be disrupted, he said.

“Incumbents who have not taken digital threat or evolution seriously have done so at their own peril,” he said. “So far, we’ve seen that the incumbents in this industry have not reacted differently than in other industries, but we’ll see. That could change.”

“They hire a couple people who worked in internet companies, then they under-invest in that business and hope that somehow a combination of their brand name and their legacy assets with these people are going to produce a company that can compete effectively with native digital companies,” Rosenblatt added.

Meet David Rosenblatt, the e-commerce CEO who’s not afraid of Amazon  (Recode)

More from Art Market Monitor

  • Meiyintang CollectionMeiyintang Collection
  • Brazilian Artists’ New Global Prominence Couldn’t Come at a Better Time for Its Faltering GalleriesBrazilian Artists’ New Global Prominence Couldn’t Come at a Better Time for Its Faltering Galleries
  • Loans to El Paso Museum Not in Guggenheim’s Financial InterestLoans to El Paso Museum Not in Guggenheim’s Financial Interest
  • France Pays Tribute to a Female Old MasterFrance Pays Tribute to a Female Old Master
  • Did Beltracchi Fool the Experts or Did They Just Not Look Closely Enough? Find out Feb. 23rd on 60 MinutesDid Beltracchi Fool the Experts or Did They Just Not Look Closely Enough? Find out Feb. 23rd on 60 Minutes
  • Feigen vs. Sotheby's Over Bonheur PaintingFeigen vs. Sotheby's Over Bonheur Painting

Filed Under: General

About Marion Maneker

LiveArt

Want to get Art Market Monitor‘s posts sent to you in our email? Sign up below by clicking on the Subscribe button.

  • About Us/ Contact
  • Podcast
  • AMMpro
  • Newsletter
  • FAQ

twitterfacebooksoundcloud
Privacy Policy
Terms & Conditions
California Privacy Rights
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
Advertise on Art Market Monitor