nick

Chillin.

[Eugene Khayman @EugeneKhayman]

https://t.co/ssReLLMaa8

[Ivan KeaBabies @ivankeababies]

@amazon, you are down third time this year and we are only 4 months into. Then you charge sellers PPC that customer can’t buy. And then charge long term storage fee because of your mistake. Get your shit together @AmitAgarwal @Sell_on_Amazon @amznsellerhelp @ajassy

[Eugene Khayman @EugeneKhayman]

I polled 100+ founders doing $1M+ a year out of our group of 800.

Amazon’s latest seller changes are not just “annoying.”

They are draining growth capital.

52% said the cash flow hit from Amazon’s ad spend + DD+7 changes will be over $100k.

28% said over $250k.

79% said the recent policy changes impact more than 25% of their free cash.

This means less payroll, less innovation, more stock outs, less PPC, fewer launches, and more pressure.

These are average businesses already making single digit margins paying 70 cents of every dollar to Amazon.

Amazon says it supports small business.

These numbers say otherwise.
@WSJ @business @nytimesbusiness @BusinessInsider @ReutersBiz @CNBC @APBusiness
Please reach out to get the full story.

[Eugene Khayman @EugeneKhayman]

My community has $15b of yearly sales on Amazon with 800+ members.

These are small businesses. They employ real Americans and support local communities.

They do not have large margins to absorb shocks.

Every year Amazon squeezes them more and supports overseas Chinese sellers instead of local American businesses.

Now Amazon is hitting sellers with even more of a squeeze all back to back:

https://t.co/Xc1IeD5QHd has moved many sellers to DD+7
Meaning funds are held until 7 days after delivery, not simply paid out on the old cadence.
https://t.co/YkUKQvr0Uo just added a 3.5% fuel/logistics surcharge on fulfillment fees.
https://t.co/L9WWJUDkr8 top it off now Amazon Ads charges will be pulled directly from disbursements rather than floating on a credit card.

That combination matters.

Amazon already forces sellers into an environment where ads dominate visibility.
So now the same platform that pressures brands to spend more on ads is also tightening payout timing and pulling more cash out before sellers ever see it.

For a very large business, this is just a minor annoyance. But for a small business making payroll just got 50x harder.

Less cash on hand means:
less inventory
more stockouts
more debt
more strain on small teams
and ultimately a worse customer experience

This is not “supporting small business.”
It is starving the brands that create so much of the value customers come to Amazon for.

@WSJ @business @nytimesbusiness @BusinessInsider @ReutersBiz @CNBC @APBusiness

If you’re covering Amazon, local communities hit by a hard economy and large companies trying to squeeze hardworking Americans hit me up.

[nick @nickshum]

@georgesttock 3

[nick @nickshum]

@NahFlo2n Clinic

[Florin @NahFlo2n]

Clawdbot + Kling = an AI “wellness expert” affiliate machine

no real doctors
no certifications
no clinic
no filming days

just viral “health tip” videos running nonstop

look at pages like this

one consistent persona
same office setup
same calm delivery

but every video hits a different hook

“if your legs…”
“this is insulin…”
“don’t ignore this sign…”

and they pull hundreds of thousands to millions of views

here’s how it works:

→ clawdbot creates the expert persona, hooks, and scripts
→ kling generates the talking videos and scenes
→ capcut adds captions, pacing, and retention edits
→ affiliate links sit in bio converting the traffic

each video tests a new angle

same character
different symptom

most brands rely on one product video

this system tests dozens every week

the winners get scaled
the rest get replaced instantly

AI didn’t just make content cheaper

it turned affiliate content into a volume game

rt + comment “clinic” and i’ll send the full workflow
(follow for dm)

[nick @nickshum]

@ShinghiD Couldn’t agree with this more. If you want to be more seller friendly and avoid having them leave in troves to TikTok, this is the first step

[Conan O'Brien @ConanOBrien]

The suspension of @jimmykimmel and the promise to silence other Late Night hosts for criticizing the administration should disturb everyone on the Right, Left, and Center.  It’s wrong and anyone with a conscience knows it’s wrong.

[Fernando Campos @fern_baby_fern]

Our top-selling dietary supplement has been wrongly removed since May 27. Case ID: 17815392601. The label is fully compliant with FDA and Amazon policy. We urgently request escalation to the right team for reinstatement. This is hurting our business @amznsellerhelp @dharmeshmehta

[nick @nickshum]

@drinktru @AmazonHelp @dharmeshmehta This is crazy! 3 months of almost no response is crazy

[Tru @drinktru]

@AmazonHelp Our inventory has been stuck in unfulfillable status since Dec last year. Despite multiple appeals to your Inventory Team, we haven't received a resolution. This delay is impacting our business—can you escalate ASAP? ⚠️ @dharmeshmehta #AmazonSeller #FBA #SellerSupport

[Ivan KeaBabies @ivankeababies]

The craziest real life story you will ever read as an Amazon seller happening to us right now. Amazon Seller Central Hacked and no clear resolution after 7 days! @dharmeshmehta @amznsellerhelp @AmazonHelp
https://t.co/Rkgpd9G3s2

[nick @nickshum]

@amznsellerhelp There aren’t instructions in here regarding how to report sellers who are infringing on federal compliance standards. Can you help with that?

[nick @nickshum]

There are supplement listings on Amazon that are in clear violation of FDA compliance, creating a bad customer experience and unfair marketplace. What is the best way to report this so that Amazon takes action on these non-compliant listings? @amznsellerhelp @dharmeshmehta

[nick @nickshum]

Disbursements for my seller account have been held for 5 consecutive payouts. No explanation or help from seller support nor update from the payments team. @amznsellerhelp @dharmeshmehta need your assistance please

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

If someone asked me to give investing advice to a 30-year-old today who had just made their first million, I would first point them somewhere else. I’m not a financial advisor and don’t think I’m qualified to give anyone financial advice. The particulars matter too much. But if they insisted, I might say:

(1) If you want to play in early-stage tech investing (or anything high-risk, high-reward), ensure you have a plan for developing an ENORMOUS informational advantage. Aim to develop new skills and relationships through portfolio companies so that you can win over time, even if you “fail” with many bets going to zero. Only bet what you are comfortable losing and what you can recoup in other ways. Though my angel investing snowballed, I began with $10K checks and advising for sweat equity. Think of this as tuition for a real-world MBA. Are you willing to move to the hub of activity to ensure the best possible information and deal flow, as I did when I moved to SF lifetimes ago? Or make commensurate commitments or sacrifices to ensure you are in a position to win? If not, I’d suggest choosing a different game. Other people will take the initiatives that you won’t, and they will beat you. Much of early-stage investing is cooperative, but let’s not kid ourselves, a lot of it is competitive, and not everyone will podium finish.

(2) For the rest—which could be everything—follow Buffett’s advice. Keep it simple.

One cautionary example of doing the opposite: I spotted the COVID curve ball early, and I made a lot of very “sophisticated” (complicated) decisions related to investing, and the associated research, diligence, phone calls, and so on chewed up an unbelievable amount of time and energy. Eighteen to twenty-four months later, I’d done very well but decided to look at how passive S&P 500 returns would’ve added up over the same period, and… they were roughly the same. Of course, you can’t always bank on this outcome, but beware of seeking complexity if you’ve been rewarded for problem-solving throughout your life. Looking back over the last 15+ years, the handful of investment decisions that made all the difference have been simple and were somewhat obvious to me, no major gear-grinding required.

(3) Knowing when to buy isn’t enough. Have policies and rules for when you will sell, or the universe will punish you with very bad and very expensive decisions.

(4) Don’t discount luck, including lucky timing. I started angel investing seriously in 2008 and hit a golden window of converging trends, cheap valuations (by today’s standards), and an uncrowded playing field. The financial crisis had culled the herd of a ton of investors and fair-weather founders. It was a target-rich environment, even for someone with very little to invest. Micro-VCs were just cracking out of their shells, and the big players hadn’t started assailing the seed stage stuff. In retrospect, it was a wildly rare combo of things. I don’t believe I could replicate what I did in 2008–2012 now.

(5) Personally, I’ve largely stepped back from angel investing to double down on writing and the podcast (The Tim Ferriss Show, soon to hit 1B downloads). This comes from a desire for more predictability and less stress. I love the excitement of startups, and I’ve had some lucky wins, but I don’t find it nearly as interesting as developing creative muscles that bring in forecastable revenue year after year. For me, that has compounded more reliably than the all-or-nothing bets. Massive ups and downs in sectors like crypto also take a toll that reduces my creative batteries. In this chapter of my life, I think simplicity is the name of the game (e.g., finding one decision that removes 100 decisions).

(6) Over-optimizing is just as bad, if not worse, than under-optimizing. Past a certain point, buying extra Skittles just doesn’t fucking matter. So, a note to self: stop fiddling around with your goddamn spreadsheets and get more interesting hobbies on the calendar. What hobbies? Exactly.

(7) If we assume the point of investing is ultimately to improve your quality of life and the quality of life of those you most care about, investments that consistently add stress over long periods of time probably don’t make sense. Money is traded for things or experiences that catalyze certain feelings. If your investments are generating the opposite spectrum of feelings, it might be time to reassess.

It’s easy to miss the forest for the trees. Money is a means, not an end.

And in the end, most things matter very, very little. Do what helps you sleep at night and wake up with a low heart rate. To me, those are the hallmarks of a world-class investor who gets the big picture.

https://t.co/CVXVWAKuGM

[Mehran @MehranKamari]

@dharmeshmehta @amznsellerhelp This "health" supplement listing has merged 1000's of reviews from a FRUIT LOOPS cereal product, This is SCARY! How can Amazon customers trust the platform if this is blatantly happening? Please Do something:

https://t.co/yd82KAqgzW

[Fernando Campos @fern_baby_fern]

We've had a hijacker on our supplement listing on Amazon for a week and despite being brand registered, we have to follow the process to receive the product to remove them. We finally received the item and the seller made a fake version of our.... @dharmeshmehta
@amznsellerhelp

[Christopher klein @CKlekn]

Started my @amazon journey as a third party seller bank in 2015. As of 10.14.22 our team of 13 lost their jobs. @amazon sent us an email stating that our account will get shut down in the next 72 hours for a product authenticity.
@amznsellerhelp

@dharmeshmehta