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Oliver Rhodes

Oliver Rhodes

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We made a thing and launched it today.

I started this blog in 2022 to help me translate what I observed from my tech consultancy work with Ecommerce brands. Out of my intent to write more and in this format were fully formed concepts like The Dark Stack, which have resonated with people and validated we were onto

Before you hire your next Ecommerce Assistant, ask yourself this.

Are you hiring someone to do a role that could be automated significantly? What would the job role look like if you didn't have to do this admin? Assistant is abused as a Synonym for Administrator. It's unintentional; most Operators default to 'busy mode'

Empower and Enable your Operators

There is a war in Ecommerce technology between Shopify and every other software vendor that wants to be at the heart of your business. Whether you're a small brand that scales on Shopify or a larger retailer that migrates at some point, you start to ask, 'Why

Do we need an ERP? - Every Scaling Brand Ever.

I've seen brands implement an ERP for many reasons. Some are better than others but are no less valid. This is my checklist, and you're looking for multiple factors to justify the commitment. Forward Allocation Multiple inventory locations Inventory Transfers Outgrown your Accounting Platform Legal Entities

A Framework for Freedom

The competition that I spend most of my time guiding, nudging, pushing, and encouraging people to overcome is doing nothing. The bigger a business gets, the harder it gets for founders. They don't have all the information at their fingertips and can't make a gut decision

the war on legacy technology is going on inside your business

email to-doers Vs serious Slack'eds excel addicts Vs G sheeters Salesforce Vs Hubspot Sage Vs Xero the way we've been collaborating has been evolving since we've been working - the sands of time have been shifting at breakneck speed since we started using computers.

41 minutes of detail on how and why Airtable can save you from the Dark Stack

In conversation with James Gurd, host on the Re:platform podcast I share the most detail to date on the work we've been doing at Nolo Apps. Click here to listen on Spotify now. The interview covers: 1. What are the common operational issues ecommerce business face? 2.

How a £20M exit and a failed startup kickstarted our Airtable apps agency for ecommerce

The first software startup I joined Descartes Peoplevox got acquired for £20M. But the second software startup, a Fashion PLM, SupplyCompass, ran out of money. The Miro board I built from my SupplyCompass experience mapped the dark stack end-to-end - this is where we started our journey 1.5 years

How to optimise your buying process to make faster, better decisions

In the video, I discuss the importance of defining a buying process when purchasing technology. Without a clear process, making informed decisions is difficult, and projects may not move forward as planned. I share my tips for creating a solid requirements list, shortlisting vendors, and understanding what you want to

Six software myths dispelled

To sell you software, marketers make up stories and weave into them commonly held myths. stories help us understand complex solutions - but your job is to get to facts and not simply buy into a story that sits most easily with you. These are commonly held myths to watch