Six60-backed Sidehustle wants to socialise e-commerce

Six60-backed Sidehustle wants to socialise e-commerce
Sidehustle founder David Gibson keen on new platform for entrepreneurs. (Image: Supplied)
Henry Burrell
Sidehustle is a new app that wants to help gen-Z New Zealanders turn their money-making projects into full-time jobs.Not content with the second-hand marketplaces of Trade Me and Facebook or the promoted targeting of Instagram shopping, Sidehustle wants to be NZ’s “social e-commerce” platform, founder David Gibson said.The iOS and Android app, which is named after the slang for a source of secondary income, combines an Instagram-inspired, picture-first social feed that showcases products for sale, a more Trade Me-esque list of...

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