eCommerce & D2C
Interviews and case studies with eCommerce and D2C founders on building online stores, scaling sales, and serving customers directly.
Interviews
AI Support Revolution: Clean-Handoff Strategy for D2C Brands
Learn how Spur uses one-line on-site Live Chat + AI to resolve ~70–75% of D2C support, escalate complex cases, avoid platform friction, and scale profitably with a 7-person team.
Are You Losing 1 in 10 Customers Without Knowing It?
Learn how false declines are silently costing merchants 2–15% of revenue and how Corgi Labs' AI-powered, merchant-tailored fraud models recover lost sales, reduce churn, and boost retention—no extra marketing spend required.
Case Study #7: How Jeremy Toeman Built a Tool That Translates Spoken Words Into Videos
Discover how Jeremy Toeman built Augie — an AI tool that transcribes speech and auto-generates videos. Learn about product pivots, growth, and what's next.
Case Study #30: Inside Albatross's AI Personalization Engine
Discover how Albatross compresses multi-year personalization into a three-week sprint using real-time behavior, messy-data understanding, and built-in A/B testing—plus case-study ROI lifts.
Case Study #2: From 0 to 7 Figures in 5 Months - The Try it on AI Story
Discover how Try it On AI pivoted from virtual clothing try-ons to high-quality AI headshots, achieved 7-figure revenue in 5 months, and grew through viral content, exceptional customer support, and a lean remote team. Learn founders' strategies, challenges, and future vision.
Case Study #1: 3-Person AI Team Turns Memes into $ with Zero Marketing Full Story
How a 3-person remote team built Supermeme.ai in 3 weeks, reached profitability in month 2, and earns 1,500 daily signups with zero marketing. Learn their playbook for product, growth, and lean operations.
Case Study #19: Markaz's $2.4M Bet - Turning Social Media Users into E-commerce Entrepreneurs
Markaz raised $2.4M to remove upfront costs and turn social-media users across Pakistan into e-commerce entrepreneurs—suppliers, logistics and payments handled.
Case Study #16: Qualifying Leads with AI at Lightning Speed: Paul Kleen's Pitchit.ai Raises $2.5M
Learn how Pitchit.ai, founded by Paul Kleen in Austin, uses AI to qualify 130,000+ inbound leads, book meetings, and drive $280M in attributed revenue. Read about their $2.5M seed raise, product pivots from multi‑channel outreach to inbound lead qualification, and plans to add voice AI to boost sales efficiency.
Uber’s Pricing Secrets Now Powering $500K+ Shopify Stores
Promi AI brings Uber's discount & price-sensitivity models to $500K+ Shopify stores—personalized discounts that boost revenue 30–50% and protect margins.
Launch an AI Clone in 10 Min & Drive Up to $1.7K MRR
Learn how Me4U lets creators launch AI clones in 10 minutes to automate empathetic DMs, protect brand control, and add $800–$1,700+ MRR. Includes real case studies and a simple 3-step playbook.