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A Hero's Journey

Navigating Legal Landmines

Breaking the Hedonic Treadmill

Ignorance Plus Desperation

“23 Metrics That Matter”

The Future of eCom is Dead Celebrities

Leveling the Playing Field for U.S. Small Businesses

TikTok Organic Can Lead Product Innovation

How Thingtesting Became Yelp for DTC and CPG Brands

"The Digital Natives are Analog-Curious"

Ideation Platforms Enable Creativity

Healthy Cynicism, Best Practices, and the Everyman

In-store Innovation Helps the Road Runner Sports “Con-SHOE-mer” Go the Distance: LIVE from eTail Palm Springs

These Trends are Trending: Forecasting in the age of the trendscasting industrial complex

The Team of NO!

Disruptors and the Defenders of the Status Quo

2023 is the Year of Good Enough

"Shopify's Bait and Switch"

[STEP BY STEP] What is the Importance of Storytelling?

[STEP BY STEP] What is the Role of Solid Fundamentals in Scaling My Business?

[STEP BY STEP] How Do I Keep My Business Lean?

[STEP BY STEP] How Do I Vet for My Next Owner?

[STEP BY STEP] How Do I Architect my Business for a Dream Exit?

The Human Use of Human Beings

Crossing the Rubicon

2023 Predictions: Looking Back, Looking Forward

The Twelve Days of Future-mas

“If You’re Building for This Moment, You’re Already Late” Feat. Calvin Lammers, Managing Partner at Rare Eye

Our Favorite Product Placements in Film, Feat. Andrea Popova, CEO and Co-Founder of Consumer Packaged Goods Directory

Fingers and Scissors: AI Product Photography Feat. Sofiia Shvets, Founder & CEO of Let’s Enhance io and Claid AI

The Uncanny Ability to Balance Idealism and Enterprise Value, feat. Adii Pienaar, Cogsy

STEP BY STEP: Make B2B Sexy Again, with Bar Geron, Balance

STEP BY STEP: The Consumerization of B2B with Kirsten Green, Forerunner Ventures

STEP BY STEP: B2B Payments: The Final Frontier, with Paul do Forno, Deloitte

FOMO Is Not A Strategy [feat. Dr. Amy Gershkoff Bolles, Global Head of Digital and Emerging Technology Strategy at Levi Strauss and Company]

Deepfake the World

eCommerce is Violence

[STEP BY STEP] Platforms Don't Solve Problems, People do

[STEP BY STEP] Managing Complexity

[STEP BY STEP] The "B-Word"

[Step by Step] It Takes a Community

[Step by Step] The Open Source Business

Dirtbag Mode

The Emotional and Spiritual Burden of Expense Management

The Shift From Growth to Profitability

"A Larger Boat in Choppy Waters" (Pattern Acquires Onsen Towels, with Nick Ling, CEO)

The Quiet Builders

Is Private Equity Sexy Now? feat. Magdalena Kala

Funereal Commerce

[VISIONS] Episode 5: The Role of Commerce in Society

[Step by Step] What Exactly Is the Value in Headless Commerce? (Feat. Tyson Graham, Vue Storefront)

[Step by Step] How Do I Move From a Project Mindset to a Program Mindset? (Feat. Jon Reily, bounteous)

[Step by Step] What Is the Role of Data in Improving eCommerce Experiences? (Feat. Brian Walker, Chief Strategy Officer at Bloomreach)

[Step by Step] How Do I Choose the Right Technology Partners? (Feat. Michael Bernard, VP of Tax Content & Operations and Chief Tax Officer at Vertex)

[Step by Step] How Can I Make the Business Case for My Brand to Invest in Experience? (Feat. Ryan Bartley, Founder & CSO, fabric)

“A Level of Omnichannel That’s Never Talked About” feat. Karin Dillie

Web3 Provides a Mechanism for Loyalty

“The Algorithm Made Him Do It” (Vibes Over Data )

There’s Nothing New Under the Sun: IRL experiences are enabled digitally by web3 (feat. Seyi Taylor)

“Content Isn’t Community” (Feat. Kendall Dickieson)

[VISIONS] Episode 4: Our Sh*itty Robot Future

“The Uncorkening”

"Zuckerberg's Figma Mockups" (PLUS: A Grow NY Recap)

[Visions] Episode 3: Romanticism

[VISIONS] Episode 2: The Discourse

Building a Web3 Company After the NFT Crash (Feat. Brandon Martinez, SNKRHUD)

[Visions] Episode 1: A Prologue

Recapping Shopify Editions (Feat. Gil Greenberg, Checkout Promotions)

Decoded: How to Buy Software Well: The Digital Commerce Software Conundrum

“What Creators Owe To Their Audience” (Feat. Neil Shankar, Content Creator)

Economists Fight Club (The Great Reshuffle)

Decoded: The Vertical Limit: Commodity vs Complexity

“Retail Media is a Direct Channel to the Shopper” (Feat. Kiri Masters, Acadia)

Successful Leadership Requires Passion AND Discipline (feat. Jeremy Cai, Italic)

Decoded - Social Commerce: Authentic Context for a Socially Native Generation

Facing the Counterfactuals (How to Navigate the eCom Downturn)

The Mild Mild West (A Recap of RICE 2022)

“Ecom Now Means Electronic Commodity” (The Homogenization of Experiences)

Decoded - Our New Composable World: Rethinking the Way We Buy and Build Software

DTC Theory and The Innovator's Dilemma (eCom headwinds may disrupt the disruptors)

“An eCommerce Business Requires Two Halves of a Brain” (Feat. Kris Gösser, Shipium)

Decoded: “Developer to Consumer”: Metaverse, Web3 and the New DTC

The Evolution of Retail Trade Shows: RICE 2022 (Alicia Esposito, VP of Content, Retail TouchPoints)

“A Fractionalization of the Consumer Experience” (Feat. Ben Jabbawy, eCommerce Marketing School )

Plurality of Identity (Feat. Bryan Mahoney, Chord)

Policy is Spurring Innovation (Feat. Gaida Zirkelbach, Co-Founder and CEO of SustainaBase)

“Metaverse is Just the Internet Now” (Live from ShopTalk 2022)

[Step by Step] What are the Common Mistakes to Avoid in Cross-Border Commerce? (Feat. Peter van der Westhuizen)

[Step by Step] How Does Cross-Border Commerce Impact Supply Chain? (Feat. John Huelskamp, Flexport)

[Step by Step] What Changes Will My Business Face in Selling Overseas? (Feat. Craig Reed, GM of Crossborder at Avalara)

[Step by Step] How do I Begin Selling Internationally? (Feat. Kent Allen, Co-Founder of GELF)

[Step by Step] How Does Cross-Border eCommerce Work? (Feat Jason Nyhus, SVP of Global Sales at Digital River)

Talking S*** with Tushy (Feat. Miki Agrawal, Founder)

"The X-Factor": Live from eTail West Palm Springs (Feat. Tommy Lamb and Mary Grace Tifft, WITHIN)

Redefining Arbitrage (What if hard work is the real untapped opportunity?)

Announcing: Casting Visions (Looking Beyond Commerce)

Conspicuous Consumption

The Big Show Must Go On (The Top 5 Takeaways from NRF 2022)

Magdalena Kala: "I'm a Consumer Needs and Wants Investor" (From DTC to Web3)

Relationship Commerce (Feat. Eddie Hsieh, Ordergroove and Daniel Kim, Hawaii Volcanic Beverages)