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Today we are talking about bootstrapping your business, something near and dear to both Kelly's and my heart.

We are joined by a fellow bootstrapper, Isaac Bowen, Founder and CEO of Lightward, to discuss his journey building two apps, Locksmith and Mechanic.

One of my favorite resources for ecommerce user experience research is Baymard Institute. A couple of months ago, Baymard Institute released a report on 18 mobile user experience pitfalls on...

Today on commerce tea we are looking towards the future.

The future of commerce. We are joined by Ethan Choi, Partner at Accel. Specializing in growth, today he is joining us to talk about one of his favorite topics: consumer internet companies. What's that? Well...

 The sun is shining and the weather is warming up, so you know what that means... it's time to start planning for Black Friday/Cyber Monday! Yes, I know, it's the beginning of June, but bear with me here.

The sooner you can get started on your BFCM planning, the better off you'll be for the upcoming sales season.

This week we're discussing what you can begin focusing on now in preparation for Black Friday.

We've heard time and time again that social media is an important part of your store's marketing strategy. We're all familiar with buying ads, but what about building an organic following? This week we're joined by Jess Grossman, founder & CEO at In Social. We'll be digging into the importance of building an organic following on social media and how your organic presence plays into the entire customer lifecycle.

Over here at commerce tea, we love folks who are doing things that no one else is. Today we are joined by Jon Shanahan, the CMO of Stryx- a pioneer in the men's cosmetics industry.

We'll be talking about how Stryx chose and developed this market opportunity, how they brought their product to market, and how to leverage social media.

In a past episode we took a shallow dive into tracking your inventory. This week we're joined by Jill Liliedahl from Inventory Planner. We'll be digging into why forecasting is important, how forecasting customer demand works, and some tips and tricks for forecasting as we move into seasonal events for 2021.

Today we're chatting with Harley Finkelstein, entrepreneur, lawyer, and the President of Shopify. We'll be talking about the future of commerce, democratizing entrepreneurship, and career moves.

So you've installed a new theme on your store and you noticed it still doesn't quite have everything you need. That's where Design Packs comes in! This week we're talking to our good friend and Shopify OG Anne Thomas. We'll dig into Design Packs, auditing your store's theme, and maybe ASMR.

Have you ever woken up and said, "I want to think about inventory today!"? No? Yes? It's okay if you don't want to tell us. We're going to talk about inventory anyway. This week on the podcast we're doing a shallow dive into inventory management.

Today we are talking with Kristen LaFrance, host of Shopify's Resilient Retail podcast. Kristen is our resident expert in all things omnichannel, DTC trends, and, of course, retail. Going omnichannel can feel overwhelming, so we're excited to have Kristen on to distill it for us and help you take your business into new channels.

One of the easiest entries into e-commerce is dropshipping. Believe it or not, dropshipping is more than just selling products shipped from other countries - it can be a lucrative part of your business. This week we're discussing everything you need to know about dropshipping - where to source your products, how to promote them, and common pitfalls we see from merchants who are who are dropshipping products.