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Category: Business

What I’d Do Today: Lessons from a Direct Selling Leader Turned Software Maker

AI can not do a lot. Replacing a purpose-built commission engine isn’t one of them. Here’s what vendors aren’t telling you.

What Training at 60 Has Taught Me About Running a Business

Discipline, recovery, and long-term thinking aren’t principles I invented for the gym. They’re how I’ve run every company I’ve been part of.

The Shopify List — Which Direct Selling Companies Are Running on Shopify

The move to Shopify is real and accelerating. Here’s what the data shows and what it means for where the industry is heading.

What Gets Broken When You Move to a New Platform

Platform migrations fail in predictable ways. Most of the damage happens before the project kicks off, not during it.

What I’d Do Today: Lessons from a Direct Selling Leader Turned Software Maker

After spending years building direct selling software, I see things from a different perspective. These are the technology decisions I would make today.

The Original Gig: Why Direct Selling’s Story is More Relevant Than Ever

Direct selling has a good story. But a direct selling story that isn’t told is one that doesn’t exist. It’s time to change that.

Your Homegrown MLM Platform Isn’t an Asset. It’s a Ticking Time Bomb. 

A legacy platform can feel like a good idea, but the risks of unpredictable costs and a lack of scalability can turn into a major liability.

What In-House Commission Builds Get Wrong

Platform migrations fail in predictable ways. Most of the damage happens before the project kicks off, not during it.

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