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The Truth about eCommerce · The Podcast
Recorded across Berlin, San Francisco, and New York. Behind the scenes of modern commerce: raw insights, true margin economics, D2C scalability, geoblocking rules, and offline-first POS architecture.
Ep. 01 · The Truth about eCommerce: Every Expert is Lying to You
Salvatore Vacante · The Berlin tour genesis and why retail is being misled by agency gurus
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All Series Episodes
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Intro · Podcast Welcome (Original Voice)
Original introductory audio message from founder & CTO Salvatore Vacante.
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Ep. 01 · The Truth about eCommerce: Every Expert is Lying to You
Why selling you a website is cheaper than helping you profit, the myth of easy online millions, and our community values.
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Ep. 02 · The Information Age: Asymmetry and Value Over Price
Knalle Berlin case study, the customer with twenty open tabs, and why pure price matching is immediate suicide for retail.
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Ep. 03 · Build a Context: Content & Trust
Stop cold transactional pitching: create context, genuine technical trust, and brand community.
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Ep. 04 · Expanding in the EU and Beyond
EU anti-discrimination laws, multi-currency handling, and frictionless sales to tourists and international buyers.
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Ep. 05 · Sell Global, Think Local: Post-Travel Reordering
Tackling cultural nuances: turning visiting travelers into lifelong e-commerce buyers for unique local products unavailable in supermarkets back home.
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Ep. 06 · Offline-First Architecture: The Zero-Bars POS
When fiber cuts out on Saturday night or in crowded exhibition halls. Encrypted transactional queues and differential reconciliation.
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Ep. 07 · AI Agents and Model Context Protocol (MCP) in Production
Moving beyond toy chatbots. Connecting LLMs to live operational databases, tariff APIs, and lean token pipelines that protect software margins.
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Ep. 08 · Protecting Software IP: Intangible Assets & M&A Due Diligence
Software valuation on balance sheets and M&A deals: forensic code audits, StackOverflow copy-paste risks, and court expert (CTP) case studies.
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