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ASOM Pod — 82 episodes

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EP81: Goodbye

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EP79: SaaS and agency pricing is broken and no one wants to say it

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EP78: 2026 goals, real numbers, and the lessons 2025 taught us

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EP77: Here’s what we think is happening in 2026 (ecom and business predictions)

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EP76: Shopify struggles, slower sales, big black friday cyber monday ecom lessons

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EP75: Websites are dead, long live AI commerce

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EP74: The best and worst ecommerce niches of 2025

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EP73: From founder to employee - learnings of an exited founder: ft. Kevin of Beachly

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EP72: Meta’s First AI Engineer Talks AI ft. Pujun Bhatnagar

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EP71: Email isn’t dead.. you’re just doing it wrong ft. Rytis Lauris

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EP70: Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2025: Strategy, Growth, and Execution

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EP69: From Monastery Life to The Steve Jobs of Leather: Curtis Matsko of Portland Leather Goods

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EP68: Hot or Not eCom Edition: Live Shopping, Sustainability, Influencers, and More

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EP67: Inside Commerce Roundtable San Diego 2025: A Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Best DTC Event

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EP66: The DTC Playbook to Live Shopping Success on Whatnot

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EP65: How to Avoid the Most Expensive Mistakes First-Time eCommerce Founders Make

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EP64: The Four Pillars of a Successful eCommerce Business: How to Launch, Scale, and Win

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EP63: COGS - The Secret Fuel Behind Explosive DTC Growth

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EP62: ASOM Updates - Behind the Scenes of Business and Life

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EP61: Want Free Traffic? Build an eCommerce Content Strategy That Works Without Ads

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EP60: The Queen of Pet eCommerce: Redefining the Industry Through Innovation

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EP59: What Meta Won’t Tell You - The eCommerce Metrics Founders Should Actually Track

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EP58: The Evolution of a 32-Year American Manufacturer: The Story of TigerTough

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EP57: From Navy Vet to Burned-Out CEO: Scaling from $0 to $50M in 2 Years

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EP56: How to Validate Your eCommerce Product Idea Without Spending a Dime

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EP55 - How to Get Your First 1,000 eCommerce Customers Organically

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EP54: How to Launch a New eCommerce Product in 30 Days on a Budget

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EP53: Generational Shopping Differences in eCommerce: How Gen Z, Millennials & Boomers Shop Online

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EP52: eCom Hot or Not: Retail, Organic Growth, Live Shopping and Profits - Live from SubSummit 2025

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EP51: Inside SubSummit 2025: A Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Biggest Subscription Event

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EP50: eCommerce in Economic Downturn: Strategies for Resilience

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EP49: Content Marketing in eCommerce: Storytelling That Sells

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EP48: Bootstrapping Success - Building a Business Without Fundraising

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EP47: eCommerce Tinder Swipe Right or Left: Social Commerce, Tariffs, Organic Traffic, and AI

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EP46: Building a Community Driven Brand: From Customers to Evangelists

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EP45: The Psychology of Pricing - Value vs Perception in eCommerce

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EP 44: The Future of eCommerce Customer Retention: Beyond Loyalty Programs

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EP 43 : Scale vs Profitability: When Growth Becomes Unsustainable w/ Anthony Coombs

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EP42: Exploring the Future of E-commerce: ShopTalk 2025 Highlights and Recap - EP42

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EP 41: DTC Founders: Visionaries or Operators?

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EP40: Why does the modern ecommerce marketer suck?

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EP39: Is Direct to Consumer Dying? Hard Truths About eCommerce as a Business Model in 2025

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EP38: Lean, Mean Business: The Great Talent Shift

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EP37: The Rise and Fall of Subscription Models in eCommerce

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EP36: The Great Discount Debate of eCommerce: Growth Strategy or Brand Killer?

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EP35: The Creator Economy - Building a Brand With Influencers & Affiliates

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EP34: Live Shopping & Social Commerce: The Next Big eCommerce Revolution?

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EP33: The AI-Driven Future of eCommerce: What to Expect in 2025

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EP32: The Dying Art of Sales in eCommerce, SaaS, and Beyond!

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EP31: Why Do eCommerce Agencies Suck? Lessons Learned and Red Flags to Avoid

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EP30: 2025 Goal Setting: Personal and Professional Perspectives

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EP29: eCommerce SaaS Hot or Not — What’s Thriving and What’s Dying in 2025

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EP28: Hot Takes and Predictions for eCommerce in 2025

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EP27: Why Organic Growth Sucks

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EP26: How Mentors & Community Influence Your Personal Growth and Success

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EP25: How to Leverage Affiliate Marketing and eCommerce

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EP24: The Secret to Successful Founder Marketing: Strategies, Challenges, Success Tips

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EP23: Funding vs. Bootstrapping: An Entrepreneur's Biggest Decision

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EP22: 4 Must-Have eCommerce Marketing Tactics

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EP21: Why Startups Are Failing Faster Than Ever Before

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EP20: Fundraising, Acquisitions, & Market Valuations — What to Know and Critical Mistakes to Avoid

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EP19: The Surprising Truth About Influencer Marketing & Going Viral

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EP 18: Rebranding a Business – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (ft. Jen Gray)

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BONUS: Should We Remove the "e" From eCommerce (Hot or Not Edition) LIVE from Commerce Roundtable

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EP17: Remote vs. Hybrid vs. In-Office — The Great Debate!

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EP16: TikTok Shop, Temu, Shein, Amazon China – Is This REALLY What Consumers Want?

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EP15: Our Most Successful Launches EVER - Winning Strategies Behind High-Impact Product Rollouts

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EP14: Politics & Commerce - How Politics is Changing Online Shopping

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EP13: Mastering Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2024 - Strategies, Tips, and Tactical Insights

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EP12: How to Launch a Product - Real-Life Wins, Failures, and Lessons Learned

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EP11: The Company's Tough Decision to Layoff - Founder lessons in Leadership, Layoffs & Pivots

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EP10: How to Hire The Best Employees - What to look for, what to ask, and how to keep them

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EP09: How to Give Customers an UNFORGETTABLE Customer Experience - Delivering Customer Happiness

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EP08: Building Brand vs Company - The Epic Debates on Building Shareholder Value

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EP07: How Brands are Preparing for the Shorter 2024 Black Friday Cyber Monday Holiday

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BONUS: How Brands Benefit from Attending Events - Advice for Brands, Agency, and SaaS

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EP06: How to Beat the Seasonal Slump - Creative Tips for Business Growth

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EP05: How to Scale Your Business - Real Challenges and Examples on How to Scale Your Brand or Agency

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EP04: How to Harness the Power of Social Media in Business - Practical Strategies for Growth

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EP03: How AI is Changing How Businesses Operate in 2024 and Beyond - Impact on Jobs and Business

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EP02: How Do the Best Brands Create Loyalty Within Their Businesses? What about SaaS? Agency

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EP01: Welcome to the ASOM Pod - What is the Future of eCommerce?