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My 2023 goals.

Rather than track everything this year, I’m focused on speed and consistency and being relentless about going after the one thing I want to accomplish in 2023.

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Looking back on 2022.

Something I’ve been thinking about this year is the tension between wanting to be on one path and the reality of being on another. The hard part I think is when the two paths look quite similar from the outside but in practice are not.

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Gravity Metrics: The DTC metrics that matter.

Gravity metrics are close to the money and illustrate how efficiently and effectively a company operates. They're not vanity metrics meant to make us feel good but distract us from what we really need to be doing. No, these are the DTC metrics that matter.

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Lean eCommerce tech stack.

With so many options, it's easy to get stuck overthinking what the best tools will be for your business. Especially if you don't have experience setting up an eCommerce brand already. So, here’s a simple eCommerce tech stack that will scale with you as your business grows.

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The one reason why my startup could fail.

Want to know the one reason why my startup, Liip, could fail? It’s me. I’m the reason my startup could fail. So instead of ignoring the possibility that happening one day, here’s what I need to do to make sure failure doesn’t become a reality.

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Simple DTC brand launch checklist.

This DTC brand launch checklist is going to help you simplify your launch plan so you can focus on what's important. Because the best thing you can do when launching a brand is to focus on doing only a few things, the things you’re good at, exceptionally well.

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