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Everyone's Shouting "Use AI!" No One Talks About ROI.
How can eCommerce founders actually use AI to save time, reduce costs, and build leverage—without getting lost in hype or gimmicks? In this episode, I sit down with Kevin Williams, founder of Ascend …
Published on 11 hours ago
Focusing on Employee Happiness Almost Destroyed Taylor Holiday's Business
What happens when your business hits a wall and the people who helped build it are no longer aligned with where it needs to go? In this rerun of a standout episode, I'm joined by Taylor Holiday, CEO …
Published on 1 week ago
Bootstrapping from $5 to $50M in 3 Years
How do three college friends go from a Greek food cart to nearly $50 million in revenue selling hemp-derived THC products—all while being blocked from traditional advertising channels? In this episod…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Predictions for 2026
What will 2026 look like for eCommerce founders, investors, and operators? In this episode, I sit down with Bill D'Alessandro for our annual predictions, breaking down what we believe is coming next …
Published on 3 weeks ago
Reviewing Our 2025 Predictions
How accurate were our eCommerce predictions of 2025 and which ones completely missed the mark? In this episode, I sit down with longtime friend of the show and industry heavyweight Bill D'Alessandro.…
Published on 4 weeks ago
AI Replaces Our Team, Expensive Developer Mistakes & Keeping Hackers Out
What happens when months of experiments, mistakes, and unexpected wins all pile up at once? In this solo episode, I'm sharing an honest behind-the-scenes look at what I've been building, breaking, au…
Published on 1 month ago
The Blessing and Curse of a Hero SKU: Lessons from Building Animalhouse Fitness
What happens when your entire business is built around one hero product—and it suddenly blows up after a surprise shout-out from Joe Rogan? In this episode, Paul Jackson, co-founder of Animalhouse Fi…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Crafting Comp Plans, Building a Network of Manufacturing Partners & Vintage 4x4 Rigs
What does it take to scale a 50-year-old family business built around vintage Ford Broncos? In this episode, I sit down with Walt Wimmer, CEO of TOMS OFFROAD, to talk about transforming a passion pro…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Forgotten Ad Channel Quietly Delivering 4x-10x ROAS
Is Pinterest the most overlooked ad platform in eCommerce right now? In this episode, I sit down with Kate Ahl, founder of SimplePinMedia.com, to talk about how Pinterest is quietly delivering strong…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Stealing eCom Marketing Playbooks for Short-Term Rentals
From real estate tax strategies to custom guest books to leaky ice maker lines, this episode covers it all. Today I'm riding solo to share why—despite all the horror stories—I decided to launch my fi…
Published on 2 months ago