Kevin Stecko is the founder and president of 80sTees.com. He's been operating the business since December of 1999.

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May 2024
- May 29, 2024 Pay the Premium Price To Get What You Want When You Want It May 29, 2024
November 2023
- Nov 21, 2023 It's Possible Everyone Else Is Crazy Nov 21, 2023
May 2023
- May 5, 2023 How to Ensure Your Former Employees Hate You May 5, 2023
January 2023
- Jan 15, 2023 The Power To Be Willing To Speak The Truth Jan 15, 2023
November 2022
- Nov 27, 2022 Basketball Shoes Must Change Nov 27, 2022
- Nov 14, 2022 Amazon Prime and Apple Video Strategry Vs Netflix and Disney Plus Nov 14, 2022
- Nov 14, 2022 DTC Winter - First Job is To Survive Nov 14, 2022
September 2022
- Sep 12, 2022 Netflix's Next Moves Sep 12, 2022
July 2022
- Jul 5, 2022 What Does Success Look Like? Jul 5, 2022
May 2022
- May 26, 2022 Standing Up When the Plane Lands May 26, 2022
- May 20, 2022 School, Report Cards, Young "Achievement" and Playing the Long Game May 20, 2022
April 2021
- Apr 12, 2021 A Proposed Alternative to the "Extended Warranty Upsell" Apr 12, 2021
- Apr 12, 2021 How To Build a Better Line Apr 12, 2021
- Apr 2, 2021 Home/Cyber School Is Great For Some Kids Apr 2, 2021
March 2021
- Mar 30, 2021 Lazy Salespeople Mar 30, 2021
- Mar 29, 2021 Cold Outreach to a Small Business Mar 29, 2021
- Mar 20, 2021 My Favorite Google Sheets Feature Mar 20, 2021
- Mar 18, 2021 Capitalism vs Government Mar 18, 2021
- Mar 18, 2021 The Dumb Tax Mar 18, 2021
February 2021
- Feb 24, 2021 Confirmation Bias Feb 24, 2021
- Feb 23, 2021 Don't Enter Small Business Grant Contests Like The One From FedEx Feb 23, 2021
January 2021
- Jan 14, 2021 Parenting Hack - The Digging Spot Jan 14, 2021
December 2020
- Dec 1, 2020 Lessons From Dave Chappelle Dec 1, 2020
November 2020
- Nov 24, 2020 Up to "X%" Off Nov 24, 2020
- Nov 24, 2020 Please Stop Filling Out "Take a Survey, Win a Prize" Nov 24, 2020
- Nov 23, 2020 The "I'm Not on Twitter / Facebook / Instagram" Crowd Nov 23, 2020
- Nov 13, 2020 Repackage Your Hit Products Nov 13, 2020
- Nov 3, 2020 The Influencer Market for Health Products Nov 3, 2020
October 2020
- Oct 28, 2020 The Magic of a Toy Catalog Oct 28, 2020
- Oct 28, 2020 Demand Capture Vs Awareness Creation Oct 28, 2020
- Oct 27, 2020 It's Time for PDF to Die Oct 27, 2020
- Oct 20, 2020 Cyber School is a Mess Oct 20, 2020
- Oct 16, 2020 Intense Competition in Our Niche Oct 16, 2020
- Oct 15, 2020 S'mores Pro Tip Oct 15, 2020
- Oct 9, 2020 Remember Who Pays for Industry Media Oct 9, 2020
- Oct 8, 2020 Don't Forsake Customer Relationships In Exchange for "Easy" Sales Oct 8, 2020
September 2020
- Sep 16, 2020 Pay Your Vendors On Time, Or Early Sep 16, 2020
- Sep 10, 2020 Montages in Movies Are Fantastic to Watch But Non-Athletic Progress Sneaks Up on You Sep 10, 2020
- Sep 1, 2020 What Cobra Kai Being Number 1 on Netflix Teaches Us Sep 1, 2020
August 2020
- Aug 27, 2020 Midlife Crisis - Seems There Are At Least Two Kinds Aug 27, 2020
- Aug 5, 2020 Decent Data Now > Accurate Data Later Aug 5, 2020
- Aug 4, 2020 Tennis: Hitting Winners vs Opponent Errors Aug 4, 2020
July 2020
- Jul 30, 2020 Does Uncertainty Stress You Out? Jul 30, 2020
- Jul 9, 2020 Disney and Coronavirus - What I Think They Should Do Jul 9, 2020
- Jul 7, 2020 Willpower Is Hard So I Design My Life Not To Need It Jul 7, 2020
- Jul 1, 2020 What is the Cost of "Winning" Every Transaction? Jul 1, 2020
June 2020
- Jun 1, 2020 Are you a Hustler or Do You Run a Brand? Jun 1, 2020
April 2020
- Apr 30, 2020 Day and Date Movie Releases Apr 30, 2020
- Apr 24, 2020 My Ideas For Healthcare Apr 24, 2020
- Apr 17, 2020 Dirty Legal Trick Big Companies Play Apr 17, 2020
- Apr 14, 2020 Gimmicky Differentiation Strategies Apr 14, 2020
- Apr 10, 2020 A Human Being Department? Apr 10, 2020
- Apr 7, 2020 Education: A Ramble Apr 7, 2020
- Apr 6, 2020 Admitting Mistakes Apr 6, 2020
- Apr 2, 2020 George Lucas's Prequels - Smarter Than I Gave Them Credit For Apr 2, 2020
March 2020
- Mar 31, 2020 Supplement Industry - The Dirty Little Secret Mar 31, 2020
- Mar 10, 2020 The Case For Price Gouging During An Event Like Coronavirus Mar 10, 2020
February 2020
- Feb 24, 2020 Will the Coronavirus Teach Merchants a Valuable Lesson? Feb 24, 2020
January 2020
- Jan 30, 2020 My Contribution Margin Dashboard Jan 30, 2020
- Jan 21, 2020 Charity - The Rich Get Richer Jan 21, 2020
- Jan 21, 2020 Apple Stock Is A Great Long Term Buy - Two Anecdotes Jan 21, 2020
- Jan 20, 2020 The Unemployment Tax Has It All Wrong Jan 20, 2020
- Jan 2, 2020 Tell Your Customers Details When There Is a Problem Jan 2, 2020
- Jan 2, 2020 You Should Go Looking for Problems - And Then Build Systems To Find Them For You Jan 2, 2020
December 2019
- Dec 14, 2019 Margin for Error in Ecommerce Dec 14, 2019
- Dec 6, 2019 If You Think You Hate Your Boss Now... Dec 6, 2019
- Dec 3, 2019 Anecdotes from Black Friday and Cyber Monday Dec 3, 2019
November 2019
- Nov 15, 2019 Hear What the Gurus Have To Say and Then Think For Yourself Nov 15, 2019
- Nov 7, 2019 The Angle Matters Nov 7, 2019
- Nov 4, 2019 Never Assume a No & Question Everything & Don't Be Scared of People Nov 4, 2019
October 2019
- Oct 21, 2019 iPhone's Branding Is Back on Track Oct 21, 2019
- Oct 21, 2019 Ecommerce Store Owners - Get Rid of Your Mediocre Social Media Pages and Links Oct 21, 2019
- Oct 3, 2019 Prediction - Most Trampoline Parks Will Be Extinct in 10 Years Oct 3, 2019
- Oct 2, 2019 The Problems With Breaking Up Facebook and How It Could Work If It Were Done Oct 2, 2019
September 2019
- Sep 23, 2019 Anecdotal Evidence and Vaccines Sep 23, 2019
- Sep 5, 2019 How Successful Was Your Holiday Promotion? Sep 5, 2019
August 2019
- Aug 30, 2019 Money Can't Buy Happiness But If You Are Smart It Can Buy Peace of Mind Aug 30, 2019
- Aug 30, 2019 Some Problems With Crowdfunding Aug 30, 2019
- Aug 23, 2019 The Power of Small Budgets on Facebook Aug 23, 2019
- Aug 23, 2019 I Hate How Subway and Chipotle Run Their Ordering Process Aug 23, 2019
- Aug 8, 2019 If You Can't Beat'em, Play a Different Game Aug 8, 2019
July 2019
- Jul 10, 2019 Family Post: The Stress of Keeping Up with Sports Jul 10, 2019
June 2019
- Jun 14, 2019 Thinkgeek.com is Closing - An Outsider's Post Mortem Jun 14, 2019
May 2019
- May 30, 2019 Intellectual Property and T-Shirts May 30, 2019
- May 29, 2019 What Netflix and Youtube Get Wrong that HBO, Disney+ and Hulu Get Right May 29, 2019
- May 24, 2019 Be Intentional About Your Surface Area May 24, 2019
- May 22, 2019 Loyalty and Discounts May 22, 2019
- May 20, 2019 Benefits of Scaling Down May 20, 2019
December 2018
- Dec 11, 2018 Coupon Sites and Affiliate Programs - And Ebates Dec 11, 2018
- Dec 10, 2018 Google Shopping / Product Listing Ads (PLA) Hint Dec 10, 2018
November 2018
- Nov 12, 2018 Outsource Your Operations As Much As Possible Nov 12, 2018
August 2018
- Aug 4, 2018 Let's Scale This Thing! Aug 4, 2018
July 2018
- Jul 2, 2018 Director of Ecommerce Marketing Job Posts Jul 2, 2018
June 2018
- Jun 20, 2018 A Jurassic Exclusive Jun 20, 2018
- Jun 19, 2018 WTF is Netflix doing? Jun 19, 2018
- Jun 8, 2018 Know When, and How, To Copy Business Ideas Jun 8, 2018
May 2018
- May 31, 2018 How I Launched 80sTees.com with No Funding via Bootstrapping May 31, 2018
- May 25, 2018 Why I Raised Prices May 25, 2018
April 2018
- Apr 5, 2018 Facebook and Cambridge Analytica Apr 5, 2018
March 2018
- Mar 13, 2018 Bed Frames, Headboards, Dresser Drawers and Other Social Constructs Mar 13, 2018
December 2017
- Dec 1, 2017 Shopify and SEO Dec 1, 2017
October 2017
- Oct 25, 2017 FedEx vs UPS Oct 25, 2017
August 2017
- Aug 31, 2017 If you aren't Amazon do you need to be Buzzfeed to survive? Aug 31, 2017
July 2017
- Jul 6, 2017 Go ahead and cut your own damn grass Jul 6, 2017
March 2017
- Mar 7, 2017 Ecommerce is Like Walking on a Treadmill Mar 7, 2017
- Mar 6, 2017 Why Snapchat Won't Displace Facebook Mar 6, 2017
February 2017
- Feb 28, 2017 Any Marketer That Makes Me Dial In To A Conference Call Service Is Doing Something Dumb Feb 28, 2017
- Feb 28, 2017 Characteristics of a Good Employee Feb 28, 2017
- Feb 27, 2017 Another one bites the dust Feb 27, 2017
January 2017
- Jan 30, 2017 The Problem With Selling Motivation Jan 30, 2017
- Jan 30, 2017 Google Thinks About Money Before User Experience and Other Reasons I Won't Buy Their Stock Jan 30, 2017
- Jan 29, 2017 Going to Launch 2 New Sites by 8/30/17 Jan 29, 2017
- Jan 26, 2017 Your Employees Probably Have No Idea What Your Costs Are Jan 26, 2017
- Jan 10, 2017 The VERY STRONG Case For Lower Volume and Higher Prices Jan 10, 2017
November 2016
- Nov 22, 2016 Know Your Competition's Motivation Nov 22, 2016
October 2016
- Oct 31, 2016 Gross Margin Can Be VERY Misleading Oct 31, 2016
- Oct 25, 2016 Focus on Strengths or Weaknesses? Oct 25, 2016
- Oct 10, 2016 Google Works Hard To Sabotage Email As A Marketing Channel Oct 10, 2016
September 2016
- Sep 29, 2016 Is Google The Next Yahoo? Sep 29, 2016
- Sep 20, 2016 Achieving Efficiency By Having Too Few People Sep 20, 2016
- Sep 19, 2016 The Case For Higher Prices Than Your Competitors Sep 19, 2016
- Sep 16, 2016 Internet Marketing ROI is Still Hard to Measure Sep 16, 2016
- Sep 15, 2016 Tips For Managing Company Email When Employees Leave Sep 15, 2016
August 2016
- Aug 31, 2016 Be Happy When Your Vendors Suck, It's An Opportunity Aug 31, 2016
- Aug 31, 2016 Ecommerce Merchandising Models, Animal Sex, and Your Business Aug 31, 2016