I'm curious to see where everyone is.

Are you using AI for:

• Research?

• Ad creatives?

• Customer support?

• Reporting?

• Internal workflows?

• Something else?

Or are you still figuring out where it fits?

Share your favorite AI workflow or ask a question below.

If you could solve one problem before the end of the year, what would it be?

• Acquiring new customers?

• Increasing AOV?

• Growing LTV?

• Creative performance?

• Forecasting?

• Something else?

Drop it below.

I'll jump into the discussion, and I'm sure other operators here have faced similar challenges too.

I'll start.

This week I'm finishing the next edition of The DTC Insider, recording a new podcast episode, and helping several brands prepare for Q4.

On a more personal note, tomorrow a close friend who lives abroad is coming to stay with us. It'll be great to catch up while our families spend a few days together.

How about you?

Whether you're launching a new product, planning BFCM, improving retention, testing new creatives, or just trying to solve a stubborn growth problem, I'd love to hear what you're focused on.

👇 Share what you're working on this week.

I'm Brian Roisentul, founder of BSR and The DTC Insider (podcast + newsletter).

Over the last few years, I've had the opportunity to work with and interview hundreds of founders, operators, and marketers from some of the fastest-growing e-commerce brands.

This newsletter has become my place to share everything I learn along the way.

The problem is that newsletters are one-way conversations.

This community changes that.

My hope is that it becomes a place where founders, operators, and marketers can exchange ideas, solve problems, and learn from each other, not just from me.

A few ways to get started:

• Introduce yourself in the Introductions channel. Tell us who you are, what you're working on, and what brought you here.

• Ask a question. Whether it's about paid acquisition, retention, AI, or ecommerce strategy, someone here has probably faced it before.

• Join the discussion. Share what's working, what's not, and help other members along the way.

A few community guidelines:

• Be respectful.

• Share generously.

• No self-promotion or spam unless it's genuinely helpful to the discussion.

Thanks for being here.

I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you and building something valuable together.