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Episode 55 ·

SNEAKERS, STOCKX, & THE KANYE WEST YEEZY CULTURE TAKEOVER

Nick Kifyak 3:05:18

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Nick Kifyak is a sneaker / streetwear expert, investor, and entrepreneur. He currently owns KIF -– a high-end sneaker / streetwear Ecommerce & Retail Platform. KIF’s flagship 4,000-square-foot store is located right outside of New York City in the Shops at Riverside (***TIMESTAMPS can be found down below in the description as well as in the video comments)

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TIMESTAMPS

5:45 - Limited Releases; How to sell on StockX; The problems with StockX; Amazon delivery speed

25:00 - Revisiting the day Kobe died; Kobe’s shoes on the market today

35:47 - PJ Tucker’s shoe collection; Shoes NBA Players wear in gams; Dwyane Wade’s endorsement deal with Li-Ning in China; The rise of Streetwear

50:41 - Nick’s previous experience working in international ticket distribution for the Olympics; That time the Secret Service lowered Nick’s drone

1:00:46 - How Nick got into sneakers and StockX; Why Nick hated his job out of college; How Nick built the KIF brand online; Nick’s parents’ immigrant background and success and in America

1:22:35 - KITH and streetwear trends; Julian tells a story about the first time he went to the KITH Store in Manhattan (NYC); Nick tells a story about expensive ugly Yeezys that leaves Julian in disbelief

1:39:15 - Nick talks about leaving his job to open KIF’s flagship store after the EComm business took off; Julian recalls his first time coming across Nick’s page online

1:50:25 - What Nick’s clientele is like; What his customers are looking for; his total inventory; the streetwear he sells in KIF’s flagship store (located in The Shops at Riverside - Hackensack, NJ)

2:04:46 - Nike’s Jordans line: how often they come out, the different models, their value, etc.; the bots problem online with sneakers; Nick’s Colin Kaepernick Nike’s; The relationship between scarcity and value

2:21:27 - Why people buy things to impress other people and how that drives value; Spotting Fakes and authenticating sneakers

2:33:39 - The Chinese market for sneakers; Nick talks about the Ichiro Suzuki Jordans; Kanye West and the brilliance of the Yeezy Brand; What makes Kanye a genius

2:55:22 - The future digital metaverse and its incoming collision with shoes; Nick’s issue with Social Media

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Chapters

Chapters.

Timestamps seek the player
  1. 5:45 Limited Releases; How to sell on StockX; The problems with StockX; Amazon delivery speed
  2. 25:00 Revisiting the day Kobe died; Kobe’s shoes on the market today
  3. 35:47 PJ Tucker’s shoe collection; Shoes NBA Players wear in gams; Dwyane Wade’s endorsement deal with Li-Ning in China; The rise of Streetwear
  4. 50:41 Nick’s previous experience working in international ticket distribution for the Olympics; That time the Secret Service lowered Nick’s drone
  5. 1:00:46 How Nick got into sneakers and StockX; Why Nick hated his job out of college; How Nick built the KIF brand online; Nick’s parents’ immigrant background and success and in America
  6. 1:22:35 KITH and streetwear trends; Julian tells a story about the first time he went to the KITH Store in Manhattan (NYC); Nick tells a story about expensive ugly Yeezys that leaves Julian in disbelief
  7. 1:39:15 Nick talks about leaving his job to open KIF’s flagship store after the EComm business took off; Julian recalls his first time coming across Nick’s page online
  8. 1:50:25 What Nick’s clientele is like; What his customers are looking for; his total inventory; the streetwear he sells in KIF’s flagship store (located in The Shops at Riverside - Hackensack, NJ)
  9. 2:04:46 Nike's Jordans line: how often they come out, the different models, their value, etc.; the bots problem online with sneakers; Nick’s Colin Kaepernick Nike’s; The relationship between scarcity and value
  10. 2:21:27 Why people buy things to impress other people and how that drives value; Spotting Fakes and authenticating sneakers
  11. 2:33:39 The Chinese market for sneakers; Nick talks about the Ichiro Suzuki Jordans; Kanye West and the brilliance of the Yeezy Brand; What makes Kanye a genius
  12. 2:55:22 The future digital metaverse and its incoming collision with shoes; Nick’s issue with Social Media
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