Hey Reader, You’re reading Behind the Curtain - insights on financial mastery, eCom entrepreneurship & building a rich life from Andrew at eComFuel. Can Owning a Warehouse Slow Growth 90%? Shockingly, yes. This is one of the most surprising trends to come out of this year's report studying 300+ store owners. Warehouse owners averages revenue growth of 4%. Business owners who leased or used a 3PL, growth was 30-35%. A 8-9x gap. And this was even after we controlled for business size. The...
4 months ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader, You’re reading The Long Game - insights on financial mastery, entrepreneurship & building a rich life from Andrew at eComFuel. The Real Habits of 8- and 9-Figure Owners Five years of hosting 60+ 8- and 9-figure eCom owners in private rooms. The biggest thing I've learned: there are no secret tactics. Fresh back from hosting eCom Camp 2026, here's what some of the most successful eCom owners actually do. They are deeply obsessed with their company's details. One $60M founder still...
4 months ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader, You’re reading The Long Game - insights on financial mastery, entrepreneurship & building a rich life from Andrew at eComFuel. After waaaay too much number crunching, chart building and coffee the 2026 eComFuel Trends Report is finally live! This is our sixth annual deep dive, built from 300 store owners who collectively represent $3.5 billion in revenue. The TL;DR findings are below. To go deeper down the rabbit hole, check out the blog summary or the full 60-page PDF report....
5 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, You’re reading The Long Game - insights on financial mastery, entrepreneurship & building a rich life from Andrew at eComFuel. The Sweet Spot for Taking Dividends Extracting capital from a fast growing eCom business is really difficult. But there's a sweet spot where it does make sense. I surveyed 200+ store owners to figure out where. Here's what I found: The magic growth range is 10-20% annual revenue growth. Half of store owners I surveyed growing 10-20% are able to pull money...
6 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, You’re reading The Long Game - insights on financial mastery, entrepreneurship & building a rich life from Andrew at eComFuel. Wisdom from The Best Investor I Know I know a guy who bought Tesla in the early 2010s, close to the IPO. Made a killing. And he'd made a lot of other really savvy bets over the years. So I was excited to have him in the syndicate I was running, investing in small eCom businesses. When it came time for our first deal, I called him up. Good deal. Solid...
7 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, You’re reading The Long Game - insights on financial mastery, entrepreneurship & building a rich life from Andrew at eComFuel. When a Personally Guaranteed Loan Goes Bad One of the most terrifying moments for my friend, Bill D'Alessandro, happened in a deal we did together. He was sitting in his car in a parking lot, hands shaking, staring at a letter. Our main supplier—who provided 80% of our SKUs—was terminating us. Bill was holding a 7-figure personal guarantee on debt for the...
7 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, You’re reading The Long Game - insights on financial mastery, entrepreneurship, eCom & building a rich life from Andrew at eComFuel. Lean Team > Great Marketing A store owner in eComFuel use to have 35 people on payroll. He made some hard calls. Hired a 3PL. Replaced most full-timers with freelancers. Today he has one employee and eight contractors. And his profits have never been higher. His management stress is down 95%. When I researched what actually drives profitability...
7 months ago • 2 min read
Andrew Youderian Issue #1 | March 2025 I'm passionate about helping entrepreneurs master their finances, tame their empire and forge what matters. In this email: Productivity Backyard Office Build Forge What Matters Cultivating Family Friendships Favorite Things What I Can't Stop Drinking My Dream Backyard Office Build BANG! The sound hit like a bulldozer ramming the building. Then another. After a few frozen moments, I realized someone was trying to break down my office door. “HEY! SOMEONE’S...
over 1 year ago • 3 min read