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The Blurry Selfie That Led to Our Acquihire
I was talking to Will about events in general in the USA and then Toronto, and he brought up how solid of a person Nicasio is. In the USA eCommerce ecosystem, unfortunately, there is a lot of talking badly about others, so I actually doubled down and kind of grilled him when asking him, “Really?” […]
Cart Basel Joins Ecom North
It is official. Cart Basel has been acquired by Ecom North, and I could not be more thrilled about what this means for our community. Ari and I are incredibly excited to be joining forces with an amazing team that shares our vision for making a real impact on the e-commerce community. This is just […]
How AI Just Demolished the Creative Agency Model
I came across this fascinating insight from David Figeira about how AI is completely reshaping the advertising creative process, and the numbers are staggering. What used to cost clients over $25,000 and require six weeks of back-and-forth with creative agencies can now be produced in minutes. The cost? Cents. The tools driving this shift are […]
Matt Rife’s Two Success Lessons
I ran into Matt Rife this morning. From our brief chat, here are the two takeaways I was reminded of, or “re-learned.” Your Audience The first lesson is that it’s all about your audience. He told me he is so grateful that after the years he spent in the comedic trenches, he is able to […]
Great Days and Big Regrets
Today was a great day. I met up with two great people and felt two big regrets. It was one of those days that reminds you what’s important and where you need to focus your energy. Great People This morning, I finally met the VIP venue owner for Art Basel 2025. After a year of […]
Cannes Lions 2025
Cannes Lions is the advertising industry’s most prestigious festival, bringing together creatives, marketers, and business leaders from around the world for a week of awards, talks, and networking. But Lions is so much more than a world-class networking event for the advertising world, and way more than social media can make it out to be. […]
The Best Event I Ever Attended
Louisa Li and the Shanti House crew just threw one of the best events I’ve attended—out of more than 1,000 events. Sponsors A huge shoutout to the sponsors. Here’s a quick rundown. Thank you to Apollo for seemingly effortlessly interweaving themselves through the event (this is not easy to do). Guest List Rough math says […]
25 to 150: The Cart Basel Story
Two years. One vision. Infinite possibilities. What started as a humble gathering in an unfinished garage has evolved into something extraordinary. This is the story of how a simple idea grew into a movement that’s reshaping the Shopify community in Miami. June 2023 In June of 2023 we host a 25-person Shopify meetup in an […]
Shopify’s Hidden 0.35% Fee Per Order
Do you run or work for a Shopify store? You may want to read the rest of this article because you are probably getting secretly charged 0.35% per order. They do this to generate some tax reports for you that you may or may not use. If that’s fine with you, cool, if not, here’s […]