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It's now increasingly possible for founders who are technically capable - and smart enough to realize that experience is a more important differentiator than ever - to pull back some of their tech stack. People are going to continue to move away from Shopify to consider the alternatives - especially as Shopify does away with third-party integrations - or they're going to push Shopify to its limits by focusing on building a custom front-end that better serves their needs. Even though Shopify is technically "built for CRO," it's also a lowest-common denominator scenario, because there's simply no way they can address all the potential use cases in play. Therefore, if a differentiated experience is a premium for your brand, gravitating toward no-code builders and a headless CMS as an alterative as Shopify is a reasonable way to maintain greater control. What are your thoughts about Shopify and its alternatives as no-code improves and technical founders want to take more control back? Tell me about it in the comments below. --- 💎 Hi, I'm Jonathan, the CEO of Boom Labs. 💎 We're an outsourced solution for those sticky Growth Marketing problems that need an experienced resource. 💎 I write about accelerating the growth of your eCommerce business through testing, optimization, and a measured approach to incremental wins. 💎 Follow me for more!

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It's now increasingly possible for founders who are technically capable - and smart enough to realize that experience is a more important differentiator than ever - to pull back some of their tech stack. People are going to continue to move away from Shopify to consider the alternatives - especially as Shopify does away with third-party integrations - or they're going to push Shopify to its limits by focusing on building a custom front-end that better serves their needs. Even though Shopify is technically "built for CRO," it's also a lowest-common denominator scenario, because there's simply no way they can address all the potential use cases in play. Therefore, if a differentiated experience is a premium for your brand, gravitating toward no-code builders and a headless CMS as an alterative as Shopify is a reasonable way to maintain greater control. What are your thoughts about Shopify and its alternatives as no-code improves and technical founders want to take more control back? Tell me about it in the comments below. --- 💎 Hi, I'm Jonathan, the CEO of Boom Labs. 💎 We're an outsourced solution for those sticky Growth Marketing problems that need an experienced resource. 💎 I write about accelerating the growth of your eCommerce business through testing, optimization, and a measured approach to incremental wins. 💎 Follow me for more!

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#Imagine inviting friends over for dinner and giving them a ridged diagram of the allowable conversation paths for the evening – that would be insane! So, why do companies do it to their fans / customers? Today, the ASAPP team released #GenerativeAgent to solve that nonsense! Their team of #AI #Scientists is well known for publishing peer reviewed AI #Research papers like Gold Records, so the below statement doesn't seem hyperbole. "GenerativeAgent isn't just groundbreaking—it's revolutionary, redefining what we thought was possible in what is likely the largest automation opportunity in the world today," said Gustavo Sapoznik, ASAPP's #Founder and #CEO. Thanking Amazon Web Services (AWS), EY, PTP, Infosys, Cisco, Genesys, and Avaya and many of the world's most #iconicbrands for helping to drive the #transformation. I love #investing in #extraordinary #founders!

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Looking for work at an org who cares? Bright + Early's partners are hiring! This week’s newsletter edition was a roundup of Bright + Early clients, current and former, who are looking to add to their teams. Whether they’re building deep tech, revolutionizing the internet, leading in the arts or making a true difference for vulnerable people, what they have in common is a commitment to creating human, inclusive places to work. In fact, we'll only work with teams who do. Note: Though they’re all B+E partner organizations, we aren’t part of the hiring teams or process for any of these roles, so be sure to apply directly! Passionate about health and all things remote? Maple (getmaple.ca), a team working on bringing high-quality video medicine to Canadians, is hiring a People and Culture Manager and HR Coordinator, and other roles. Love helping people party plan? The legendary Drake Hotel Properties is looking for an Events Sales Manager, as well as hospitality staff for both its Toronto and Prince Edward County locations. Calling all sales pros! Voiceflow, a scaleup building conversational AI tools, is looking for a Senior Enterprise Account Executive. Passionate about making a difference for folks experiencing homelessness? Blue Door is hiring a Resource Development Manager.  Lillio (formerly HiMama) is hiring a People Operations Associate, Staff Software Engineer, and Customer Support roles, and many other roles. Are you bilingual and wanting to make a difference? Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking is hiring for its hotline response team. Bring your passion for the arts to Luminato Festival Toronto as a Production Coordinator. Want to see more women elected in Canada? Equal Voice is hiring a bilingual Communications Coordinator. Want to build robots? Promise Robotics is hiring Software Engineers in Toronto and a Production Lead for its team in Edmonton. Know a Software Developer that’s passionate about DevOps security? boostsecurity.io is likely the team for them. Reclaim the internet (and work on the future of it) at one of Mozilla's many open positions. Stay gold by joining jewelry disruptor Mejuri They have roles across everything from retail to real estate across North America. Help bring the magic of baseball to more kids by joining the Jays Care Foundation team as a Senior Manager of Major Gifts or a Grants Manager. Join the dream team (get it?) at Endy. They’re looking for a Junior Accountant and a bilingual Customer Success hire. Petition Change.org to be their next hire in UX, Product Management, Engineering, or Marketing. Want to hear about future roles with B+E organizations? Sign up for our newsletter here. It's chock-full of resources on building companies that care, and we're starting up a hiring session in each edition. https://lnkd.in/gjCmit3a

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Enterprise Salespeople - just a friendly push (from someone who isn't impacted by your results but wants you to kick ass) May & June - time to fine-tune  😎 If, on average, you have a 6 + month sales cycle - hopefully you rested up this long weekend.... It's GO time! Any Discovery Calls booked inside what's left of May & the month of June have a shot to close by Calendar Year End. Factor in some down time in July & August & December. This is when you want to: 🚀 review and own the heck out of next steps with ops inside your CRM 🚀work with marketing to provide timely and intelligent collateral for each stage gate of your ops 🚀ensure that decision makers are identified and introduced 🚀hammer away with your sales leader/founder the key accounts and get support 🚀build plans with your champions to get these deals to their natural close 🚀understand how market forces/head winds/corporate budgets etc might create a sense of urgency for prospects Good Luck & Go CRUSH Your Quotas - like only you can!!! AND make sure you have some personal activities for growth inside your daily calendar!!! That part is always non-negotiable!! If I can help - happy too! startupsalesgrowth.ca #sales #saas #saassales #founders #startups #startupsales #proptech #realestate #enterprisesales #ae #bdr #salesteams #salesculture #salesprocess #salescycle #salesstrategies #salestips #quotas #salesquotas #revenue #salesleadership #salespeople #worklifebalance #marketing #salesandmarketing #mentalhealth #salesprospecting #crm #nextsteps #coaching #b2b

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Cool-tech Callout (tm) Wanted to share a bit about Bold Metrics Inc., a company I've been fortunate to advise for the last little while (and which I was lucky to partner with for a few years before that). They're a bada** data science and product team that leverages actual data about you, they don't just ask where else you shop ... Brands love them b/c they drive $$$$$$$ (new sales and retention) - like an average 18% decrease in returns and a 232% increase in conversion. They’ve already partnered with major players like Vuori (my fave), Mizzen Main, and Columbia Sportswear to name a few. #Apparel Tech #AIRevolution They have developed transformative digital twin AI technology that revolutionizes the way we shop for clothes, making it easier and more personalized than ever before. I asked Daina Burnes, ceo of Bold Metrics for an overview and she shared a blurb if anyone interested ... Bold Metrics’ AI body data platform is a digital twin solution that assists apparel shoppers in finding their optimal size and fit, while concurrently aiding retailers and brands in boosting Average Order Value (AOV) and Conversion Rate (CVR), while decreasing returns. From just 4-6 simple shopper inputs, the Bold Metrics generative AI technology accurately determines critical points of measure to create unique digital twins of shoppers with over 50 body data measurements. The technology combines shopper body data with brand-specific garment data, providing tailor-level accurate size recommendations that show how an item will fit across critical points of measure — allowing shoppers to choose their best size based on their personal fit preference #ApparelTech #AIRevolution

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