Summary: <p>Squarespace founder and CEO Anthony Casalena (@acasalena) is my guest in Episode No. 87 of The Big Web Show ("everything web that matters").</p> <p>We discuss the platform's capabilities and the three markets it serves (consumer, designer, developer); the journey from one-person start-up to 120-person company; the launch of Squarespace's new e-commerce platform; how to design a start-up that makes money the day it launches; ways to build community around a non-open-source platform; the effectiveness of good old-fashioned traditional advertising in marketing an internet company like Squarespace; staffing up and laying people off; and much more.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/acasalena" class="link" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/acasalena</a><br> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.squarespace.com" class="link" target="_blank">http://www.squarespace.com</a><br> </li> <li> <a href="http://answers.squarespace.com" class="link" target="_blank">http://answers.squarespace.com</a><br> </li> </ul><p>This episode of The Big Web Show is sponsored by Shutterstock.com. Use offer code “BIGWEBSHOW3” to save 30% off any Shutterstock photo package.</p>
