{"podcast":{"title":"eCommerce Fastlane: Shopify Growth Strategies—Where AI Efficiency Meets Human Connection","slug":"ecommerce-fastlane-shopify-growth-strategies-where-ai-efficiency-meets-human-connection-743471","podcast_index_feed_id":743471,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/ecommercefastlane","website_url":"https://ecommercefastlane.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_dJWhyoRqZzYf-q341PHxLevzsSa4zzD_SsGFF2h5Eo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iZjE5/MjAzY2E2ZjQ5OTk0/MTc1MTZlYTc3ZDVm/NDlmMy5wbmc.jpg","author":"Steve Hutt","episode_count":485,"summary":"Running a Shopify store? You already know success isn't about finding the right app—it's about knowing which strategies actually work at your specific stage of growth. I'm Steve Hutt, and I've lived every level of the ecommerce journey. From eBay Power Seller shipping products from my garage, to co-founding and scaling VisionPros.com (an optical DTC startup) through to a successful exit, then spending 6+ years as a Shopify Merchant Success Manager helping 100+ brands from startup to enterprise scale, including working with teams at Tentree, Dr. Squatch, Bulletproof Coffee, Salt & Straw Ice Cream, MUD/WTR, Bokksu, and many more. Here's what makes this podcast different: I've been on both sides of the table. 6+ years working inside Shopify gave me access to what's coming before most merchants know it exists. Building, scaling, and successfully exiting my own ecommerce businesses taught me what actually works when your money and reputation are on the line. That combination of insider access plus real operator experience gives you a perspective you won't find anywhere else. Since 2018, eCommerce Fastlane has delivered over 430 episodes and more than 2 million downloads to ambitious Sh…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T20:21:35.337588+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ecommerce-fastlane-shopify-growth-strategies-where-ai-efficiency-meets-human-connection-743471"},"episode":{"title":"Pre-Orders And Back In Stock Alerts: Restocked 500, Emailed 10,000","slug":"pre-orders-and-back-in-stock-alerts-restocked-500-emailed-10-000","published_at":"2026-08-25T22:16:39+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ecommerce-fastlane-shopify-growth-strategies-where-ai-efficiency-meets-human-connection-743471/pre-orders-and-back-in-stock-alerts-restocked-500-emailed-10-000","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ecommerce-fastlane-shopify-growth-strategies-where-ai-efficiency-meets-human-connection-743471","url":"https://ecommercefastlane.com/podcast/episode-483/","audio_url":"https://pdrl.fm/ac1d1e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/media.transistor.fm/67dcd65a/8755ee7f.mp3","summary":"Sold out does not have to mean lost sales. Out-of-stock product pages leak demand every week that Shopify brands could capture with preorders. In this episode, Sandesh Kulai, CEO of STOQ, breaks down: Why batching back in stock alerts to your actual restock quantity beats notifying the entire waitlist When to collect full payment upfront versus a deposit, and what Shopify Payments requires How waitlist and preorder data tells you what to reorder before your next purchase order Whether you're doing $20K months or $2M months, this conversation delivers strategies you can test this week. 📝 Full show notes + resources: https://ecommercefastlane.com/podcast/episode-483/ Connect with us: 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevenhutt/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shutt/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thrivingwithshopify/","meta_description":"Sold out does not have to mean lost sales. Out-of-stock product pages leak demand every week that Shopify brands could capture with preorders. In this epi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2718,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ecommerce-fastlane-shopify-growth-strategies-where-ai-efficiency-meets-human-connection-743471/episodes/pre-orders-and-back-in-stock-alerts-restocked-500-emailed-10-000/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ecommerce-fastlane-shopify-growth-strategies-where-ai-efficiency-meets-human-connection-743471/pre-orders-and-back-in-stock-alerts-restocked-500-emailed-10-000.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}