Oro is an open source e-commerce platform co-created by Magento’s co-founder and former CTO.
The company was originally founded by Yoav Kutner, one of the co-creators of Magento and the company appears to be sticking with that playbook from end to end. Yoav is one of the OGs in the eCommerce industry so I wish him all the success in the world.
TechCrunch: Oro, an open source B2B e-commerce platform from Magento’s co-founder, raises $13M
Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.
Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.
Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.
In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.
