A small-business operator shares first-hand lessons on running AI agents in a real business, covering security hygiene, where agent knowledge should be stored, and defining business metrics before asking agents to calculate them. Each issue mixes a weekly community recap with a concrete 'on the bench' story and specific numbers from the author's own setup.

A working mom in Los Angeles writes candidly about building a small business (Parcel Air travel boxes for kids) while job hunting and tracking her family's finances in public. Readers get personal narrative with concrete numbers, setbacks, and operational details of running an e-commerce side business.

Nikhil Pahwa writes essays on how AI agents, pricing and platform power are changing software and commerce. Issues mix first-hand experience running personal AI agents with analysis of business and legal dynamics, such as Amazon blocking shopping agents.

Short essays on e-commerce practice, covering structured product data for Google, delivery as a brand moment, and the rules around verified reviews. Each piece mixes cited research and regulation with concrete recommendations for online retailers.