{"podcast":{"title":"Built Different","slug":"built-different-7728561","podcast_index_feed_id":7728561,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN4100134995","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ea5360fe-02e5-11f1-bd85-ebd52ef144f4/image/8b6fce98272f09d376f88272dc911a9e.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Marcus Chen","episode_count":267,"summary":"Think most business advice is complete garbage? You're probably right. Built Different cuts through the LinkedIn motivational spam to show you what actually works when you're trying to grow a real company. Join Marcus Chen, who burned out so hard running five restaurants that he sold the whole chain and spent two years figuring out where business advice goes wrong. Now he breaks down the unsexy truth about business growth, entrepreneurship, and scaling without venture capital. No feel good fluff, just the strategies that actually move the needle on lead generation and startup survival. Marcus interviews founders who built profitable companies the hard way, plus shares the mistakes that almost killed his own business. You'll get the real story behind successful businesses, not the sanitized version they post on social media. Each episode digs into specific tactics you can actually use, whether you're just starting out or trying to scale past your first few hires. If you're tired of business podcasts that sound like they were written by a marketing team, this one's for you. Follow Built Different now for multiple new episodes daily that'll change how you think about entrepreneurship.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T08:21:51.646659+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/built-different-7728561"},"episode":{"title":"What Shopify's President Learned From $75B in Black Friday Sales","slug":"what-shopify-s-president-learned-from-75b-in-black-friday-sales","published_at":"2026-09-16T09:18:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/built-different-7728561/what-shopify-s-president-learned-from-75b-in-black-friday-sales","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/built-different-7728561","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN4409137415.mp3?updated=1776256192","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN4409137415.mp3?updated=1776256192","summary":"What if the biggest shopping day of the year could teach you how to dominate any business? Marcus Chen sits down with Shopify's President to break down the $75 billion in Black Friday data that most entrepreneurs never get to see. The insights will change how you think about pricing, timing, and customer psychology forever. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • Why 25% discounts crush 50% off deals (the psychology is backwards from what you'd think) • The 1-hour email rule that boosted cart recovery by 45% during peak shopping chaos • Mobile accounts for 55% of sales but nobody talks about why conversion rates tank • Tuesday launch strategy that generated 23% more revenue than Friday-only campaigns 👤 Perfect for: entrepreneurs who want data-driven strategies instead of gut-feeling business advice. 📍 Chapters: [00:00] Marcus Chen reveals the $75B Black Friday secret [02:15] The discount percentage that actually converts best [04:30] Why mobile dominates but fails at checkout [06:45] Cart abandonment emails that print money [08:30] Early bird timing tricks big brands use [10:15] Pricing psychology secrets from Shopify's data These aren't just Black Friday hacks. Every insight applies to your business whether you're selling courses, products, or services. The timing strategies work for any launch. The pricing psychology applies to every offer. The mobile optimization lessons can fix your funnel today. Shopify processes more transactions on Black Friday than most payment companies handle all year. Their President doesn't share this data publicly. This conversation pulls back the curtain on what actually drives purchase decisions when billions are on the line. 🔔 Never miss an episode: Follow Built Different on your podcast app and turn on notifications. New episodes drop daily, your next…","meta_description":"What if the biggest shopping day of the year could teach you how to dominate any business? Marcus Chen sits down with Shopify's President to break down th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1084,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/built-different-7728561/episodes/what-shopify-s-president-learned-from-75b-in-black-friday-sales/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/built-different-7728561/what-shopify-s-president-learned-from-75b-in-black-friday-sales.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}