Ep. 90 From Engineering to Ecommerce with Andrew Erickson

How does an engineer become a successful ecommerce entrepreneur, and go on to build and sell multiple Amazon brands? In this episode of The eCom Growth Show, Danan Coleman talks with Andrew Erickson, Founder of InventoryHero.ai, a former engineer, and first-place winner of the 2026 Billion Dollar Seller Summit AI competition. If you are building an Amazon brand, preparing for an eventual exit, or looking for smarter ways to manage inventory with AI, this episode is packed with practical insights. 🔗 CONNECT WITH ANDREW ERICKSON LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-erickson-7982b913/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theandrewerickson/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InventoryHeroAI InventoryHero.ai: https://www.inventoryhero.ai/ Free AI Hackathons: https://inventoryhero.ai/ai-agents ⌛ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Introduction 01:22 – Meet Andrew Erickson: engineer turned entrepreneur 02:20 – Amazon brand exit multiples and the aggregator market 07:42 – How a beer-cap map launched Andrew’s ecommerce career 14:26 – The stockout problem that led Andrew to quit his day job 16:21 – Building resilience as an entrepreneur 18:39 – Financial independence and de-risking after an exit 20:43 – Why AI is transforming ecommerce 22:28 – Practical ways Amazon sellers can use AI today 26:11 – AI for strategic planning, product images, and listing optimization 27:29 – The rise of AI-generated video for ecommerce brands 31:18 – Using AI to build systems, websites, and workflows 34:51 – Inside InventoryHero.ai: forecasting and supply-chain management 37:33 – Managing supplier relationships and inventory across channels 38:19 – What to expect in Andrew’s next episode Stay tuned for more conversations to help you build smarter, more profitable ecommerce brands. #TheeComGrowthShow #AmazonFBA #InventoryManagement **KEEP IN TOUCH: THE ECOM GROWTH SHOW** 🌐 https://ecomgrowth.show 🎧 https://open.spotify.com/show/1RhujTmwvMqIK1eoWGA6vn 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/danancoleman 📸 https://www.instagram.com/ecomgrowthshow 👥 https://www.facebook.com/TheeComGrowthShow 🐦 https://x.com/eComGrowthShow 🎵 https://www.tiktok.com/@ecomgrowthshow **ABOUT DANAN** Danan Coleman is an expert in the Amazon space. He has been actively selling on Amazon since 2010 and working in the SaaS and service network for Amazon sellers since 2018. After helping companies like ManageByStats and Carbon6 scale and sell, he founded eCom Triage to solve the complicated, seemingly impossible problems sellers face like removing negative reviews. He also cofounded Catalog Defender to catch the critical, detrimental changes that hit product detail pages. He also consults for both brands and agencies across the Amazon space. #AmazonFBA #AmazonSellers #Ecommerce #AmazonSeller #FBA #EcommerceTips #AmazonBusiness #OnlineSelling #AmazonReviews