No chasing, no check ins, just a signed contract on 30th December. When your offer fits the market just right, deals close themselves.

Businesses want AI agents now - but many actually need good old automation. Nailed it.

Goals are for people who care about winning once. Systems are for people who care about winning repeatedly.

I’m advising a $15M luxury brand. They’re looking for a fractional CMO to validate their plan against their revenue goals. Great product, supply chain leverage, capable team but they’ve been distracted by operational complexity/bad ERP. Who do you send in? 👀

One thing that makes founder-led agencies work is that there is no wall to throw your deals over. There are only clients. They're either happy or unhappy or somewhere in between. Engaged and motivated or disinterested. They have a business to run. How you think, behave and

It can feel like you’re working really hard and it’s stressful. There’s forward momentum but there’s also something you’re not quite getting to. It’s usually some bigger issue - a fundamental flaw in what you’re doing or how you’re doing it. No matter how hard you push or tweak

Everybody wants to buy software to fix their ‘problems’ - no one wants to document anything. Seen people try and hire for handling workload that doesn’t exist if you take half as long to understand the process. Default position in companies is misaligned on process.

We’re competing with giants. And Nolo Apps is small. We don’t have much going for us. But we do have speed. I’ve never felt like the world of tech is moving as fast as it is today. It’s not just tech that’s changing, it’s tangibly altering the way we’re working. Each week

Pre-orders are hard. You need: 1. Buffer stock 2. Live shipment data 3. A way to split stock between multiple stores if you have them 4. Live ETAs and automated Klaviyo updates when things change 5. Ability to hold orders before releasing to your 3PL as most can’t handle back

The before photo. The house started life a hotel for railway workers in 1900, was briefly a pub and is now our renovation project. Work started today. Lean to came down easy enough. Family home for at least the next 15 years. Buying ready-made flats or a house isn’t for

If you’re going in you might as well go all the way. Most of my mistakes are because I tried not to own something.

I spent today assessing Beehiv Vs Substack. For some reason US people seem to be into Beehiv, I found the whole experience a bit unpolished and tacky. Substack on flipside feels polished and came together very fast. Frustrating Webflow blog doesn't do this but need a content hub.

🇬🇧 Back on the road this week to see Fulfil partners and merchants in London, UK. Who should I grab coffee with while in town? ☕️ Hosting a dinner for eComm leaders with Oliver Rhodes on Wednesday and have a few spots left - DM me if you’re interested in joining.

It was great having Sean Christman, VP of Ops at Cuts, on the pod to share some gems on navigating supply chain uncertainty & cross-functional collaboration. Catch the full conversation with Oliver Rhodes & Kabir Samtani on the Fulfil YouTube channel: