eCommerce & D2C

Interviews and case studies with eCommerce and D2C founders on building online stores, scaling sales, and serving customers directly.

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Interviews

Are You Losing 1 in 10 Customers Without Knowing It?

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.
David Stepania
11 Sep 2025
3 min read
Case Study #7: How Jeremy Toeman Built a Tool That Translates Spoken Words Into Videos

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.
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
12 min read
Case Study #30: Inside Albatross's AI Personalization Engine

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.
David Stepania
20 Feb 2025
3 min read
Case Study #2: From 0 to 7 Figures in 5 Months - The Try it on AI Story

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.
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
14 min read
Case Study #1: 3-Person AI Team Turns Memes into $ with Zero Marketing Full Story

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.
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
6 min read
Case Study #19: Markaz's $2.4M Bet - Turning Social Media Users into E-commerce Entrepreneurs

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.
David Stepania
10 Sep 2024
8 min read
Case Study #16: Qualifying Leads with AI at Lightning Speed: Paul Kleen's Pitchit.ai Raises $2.5M

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.
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
10 min read
Uber’s Pricing Secrets Now Powering $500K+ Shopify Stores

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.
David Stepania
14 Aug 2025
3 min read
Launch an AI Clone in 10 Min & Drive Up to $1.7K MRR

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.
David Stepania
17 Jul 2025
3 min read

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