178 - A popup worth thousands
From Parts Department by Justin Brouillette & Jem Freeman
April 28, 2026 · 53 min · Episode 178
About this episode
Jem and Justin discuss sales challenges, technology tools, and the state of industrial e-commerce.
Jem powers through a sick week and sales slump while Justin accidentally nukes his revenue with a premature sale popup. They swap stories about migrating to Obsidian, testing Parakeet voice dictation, and rant about industrial e-commerce still living in 2005. Also: Allbirds going full GPU, Cursor buyout fears, and why keeping credit cards on scrap paper is a bad idea. Watch on Youtube DISCUSSED: ✍️ Comment or Suggest a Topic UMC shop organization Sick Daddy I killed our sales Buy now, think later Internet debris TypeWhisper free / MacWhisper Obsidian Back to the Cloud 2.0 AllBirds -> AI Cursor to Lack of grip will do that Pumpkin Plan Justin's rant: State of Ecommerce in MFG industry Approved to order 🤦♂️ Prices not public 🤦♂️ Added addresses prior to approval🤦♂️ "wait up to next hour till addresses live" No idea what shipping costs 🤦♂️ I might as well send in a telegram for an order and wait a fortnight for a response --- Profit First Playlist Classic Episodes Playlist --- SUPPORT THE SHOW Become a Patreon - Get the Secret Show Review on Apple Podcast Share with a Friend Discuss on Show Subreddit Show Info Show Website Contact Jem & Justin Instagram | Tiktok |…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jem Freeman, Justin Brouillette
Topics covered
- e-commerce
- sales strategies
- technology tools
- entrepreneurship challenges
- voice dictation
- industrial e-commerce
Keywords
- sales slump
- popup
- Obsidian
- voice dictation
- e-commerce
- Allbirds
- Cursor
- MacWhisper
- TypeWhisper
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Obsidian, Parakeet, Allbirds, Cursor, MacWhisper, TypeWhisper
Places: Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, Portland, Oregon, USA
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