Jul 5 · 5 min
Tony Stark had Jarvis. Here's how you build your own.
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Happy Sunday!
Everyone's talking about AI agents. Almost nobody's shipped one that actually runs part of their business. This week: my full build. The chief of staff, the cockpit, the team platform, and what each piece actually costs.
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The archive
One tactical read, every Sunday since 2020.
A tactical read every Sunday. No fluff. What's landed in inboxes recently:
Jul 5 · 5 min
Tony Stark had Jarvis. Here's how you build your own.
Chief of staff. Cockpit. Team platform. My full build.
Jun 28 · 5 min
I'm 30. These 30 strategies always win.
After 10 years in DTC, here are the 30 things I'd bet my own money on. Hope is not a strategy. Do less, better. Launch day is irrelevant. Advertising is like flirting. Plus 26 more.
Jun 14 · 5 min
The science of the listicle. ← my favorite
Listicles are the most under-used, over-hated LP format in DTC. Why they convert, when to use them, and the exact structure I've watched drive 3-5x CVR lift over PDPs.
Jun 7 · 5 min
Your website is not a brochure anymore.
Agentic commerce is here, and if your site is still built like a magazine, agents will ignore it and route your customer to a competitor that ships structured data. Here's the fix.
Every Sunday, 8am. Free.
The writer
Hey. I'm Nik.
Every Sunday at 8am I send one tactical breakdown to 100,000 DTC operators. Something I watched work, the math behind it, and what I'd do differently. Five minutes. No fluff.
I've spent the last ten years building growth for brands like Feastables, Parachute, David Protein, Hint, and Liquid IV. First at Sharma Brands, now at Lunar Solar Group. The newsletter is where everything I learn ends up. If it's not tactical, it doesn't make the cut.
If you run a consumer brand, or want to someday, it's for you. See you Sunday.
Nik
CGO, Lunar Solar Group · Founder, Sharma Brands (acquired) · Advisor to 100+ brands · Forbes 30 Under 30
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