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Building a Billion-Dollar Business on Amazon
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A former Google employee started Anchor, a charger company in China, with the goal of earning good ratings on Amazon, eventually growing Anchor into a billion-dollar brand. While creating a brand beyond Amazon is important, it's still possible to build a successful business on the platform.

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