Tool finds deprecated variations before Amazon breaks your listing

Date: August 25th, 2025

Summary: Kevin King discusses Amazon Rufus's evolution from search to agentic commerce, urgent variation theme purge on September 2nd, Pattern's IPO filing, and new AI tools for e-commerce workflows.

Key Points Discussed:

• Amazon Rufus evolution: from basic search to agentic commerce engine
• Urgent: Amazon variation theme purge affecting 65,000+ themes on September 2nd
• Pattern Group files for $400M IPO - from refrigerator magnets to #1 Amazon seller
• OpenAI's GPT-5 prompting guide for better e-commerce AI workflows
• Stack Influence platform for micro-influencer collaborations
• E-commerce sales stats: Q2 2025 hit $304.2B (+5.3% YoY)
• Growth Hacking Live San Diego event - 7 free tickets available

Links Mentioned:

• Growth Hacking Live Event Tickets
• Rufus Agentic Optimization GPT
• Amazon Theme Checker Tool
• BDSN Mystery Link
• Stack Influence Platform
• BDSS 12 Virtual Replays
• Pattern IPO S-1 Document
• GPT-5 Prompting Guide
• GetReviews Platform

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