

The COGS Masterclass: The Profit Lever 95% of E-Commerce Founders Completely Ignore
The No-Code Founder Podcast by Leo Sadeq
S1 · E15
Feb 7, 2026
19:35
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Episode Summary:
Your gross margin is probably a lie.
Most D2C founders think their COGS is the number on their manufacturer's invoice. But when you add the real costs, packaging, quality control, shrinkage, damage, spoilage, and warehousing, your true COGS is 25–50% higher than you think.
That means your actual margin is 8–15 po ...
Keywords
AI
AI automations
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revenue growth with AI
D2C brands
eCommerce
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