by Brian and Robin Joy Olson | Jun 8, 2026 | Seller Snacks
It was December 2025 when I read an article about calculators you can vibe code. I closed the laptop and thought, “That’s it. That’s the one I’ve been waiting seven years for someone to build.” The calculator had already been sketched in my head for years. I’d...
by Brian and Robin Joy Olson | May 28, 2026 | Seller Snacks
A builder asked me this week whether Amazon-Optimized Shipments requires five identical boxes. The answer is more interesting than yes or no, and it shifts how you should think about every shipment you create. Here's the assumption I keep running into: builders read...
by Brian and Robin Joy Olson | May 19, 2026 | Seller Snacks
The chart used to tell a story. Sharp drops meant sales. Count the drops, estimate the velocity, make a decision. Then the story changed. The drops flattened out. And sellers trained to read the old story started seeing dead listings everywhere. This is the third...
by Brian and Robin Joy Olson | Apr 27, 2026 | Seller Snacks
The narrative is everywhere: selling on Amazon is dying. Fewer new seller registrations. Big brands dominating. Chinese manufacturers going direct. Advertising costs eating margins alive. Fee increases outpacing inflation. And the data behind these claims is real....
by Brian and Robin Joy Olson | Apr 21, 2026 | Seller Snacks
We have elevated “data-driven” to religious status in business. It sounds rigorous. Analytical. Smart. The phrase signals that decisions are grounded in facts, not feelings. That we are being objective, not emotional. But there is a problem with data...
