This episodes dives into the massive web of the wedding industry with Shan-Lyn Ma, the co-founder and CEO of Zola. Ma talked about why she decided to launch the business after trying to buy a gift for a friend and realizing that wedding registries were still living in the past. Ma spoke about how the company navigated changes in the digital and competitive landscapes over the last decade and how the company powered through the pandemic's impacts on the industry.
(0:00) Introduction
(3:33) Creating a better wedding planning experience
(8:45) Building in the wedding industry
(13:45) Inclusivity in the wedding space
(18:35) Personalizing wedding planning
(23:11) Adapting to the pandemic
(33:08) AI-generated thank you notes
(43:00) What's next
Found posts every Tuesday. Subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts to be alerted when new episodes drop. Check out the other TechCrunch podcast: Equity . Subscribe to Found to hear more stories from founders each
Connect with us:
Matthew Wadiak, Cooks Venture
Toyin Ajayi, Cityblock
Michelle You, Supercritical
Found Live ft Jordan Taylor and Edith Cooper, Medley
Sunil Paul, Spring Free EV
Kentaro Kawamori, Persefoni
Elizabeth Ruzzo, adyn
Julian Green, Headroom
Ariela Safira, Real
Liz Young, Realm
Ashley Sumner, Quilt (re-release)
Alexandra Bonetti, The Talent Hack
Yusuf Sherwani , Quit Genius
Aditi Shekar, Zeta (Re-Release)
Ross Lipson, Dutchie
Carolyn Mooney, Nextmv
Larry Gadea, Envoy
Nabiha Saklayen, Cellino
Megan O'Connor, Nth Cycle
Maria Shriver and Patrick Schwarzenegger, MOSH
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Equity
TechCrunch Industry News
TechCrunch Startup News
Original Content
TechCrunch Daily Crunch