Free live lesson on AI trend-research automation for ecommerce founders

Automate product trend research before competitors do.

Build an AI-assisted trend-research automation that helps you spot better product opportunities faster and turn one trend idea into repeatable product and content decisions.

Live lessonNo coding requiredTaught by Michael
No paymentReplay plannedMethod-first lesson
Automation-first lessonReal product examplesAmazon-backed researchReusable system

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Build the automation before the next trend goes cold.

This live lesson shows how to turn slow manual research into an AI-assisted system that surfaces stronger product angles faster, so you can move earlier, publish sooner, and sell with more confidence. Join the list and get the session details first.

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The research bottleneck

Slow research makes good product trends less valuable.

Most founders take too long to validate a trend, then settle for weak product picks and late content. In this lesson, we turn one vague keyword into two clear directions, a product shortlist, and one usable dossier before the window gets weaker.

01

Start with one trend keyword

02

Find two live product directions

03

Search Amazon for matching products

04

Shortlist the strongest examples

05

Assemble the research dossier

One trend in. One clear dossier out.

Founder stories

One lesson. Three businesses that could put it to work.

Meet three founders at different stages and see how the same research automation could change the way each one finds, validates, and acts on product opportunities.

Generated portrait of Ava, the content-led seller, a fictional ecommerce founder

Ava, the content-led seller

Runs an online fashion store

“I see trends early. I just move too slowly.”

Founder

I save it, open a bunch of tabs, compare products—and before I finish, someone else has already posted it.

Michael

Then let us stop starting from scratch. Type in the trend and let the workflow bring back the best directions and products.

Trend spotted
Products matched
Roundup ready

Ava posts while the trend is still fresh.

Generated portrait of Daniel, the marketplace founder, a fictional ecommerce founder

Daniel, the marketplace founder

Runs a multi-brand marketplace

“Uploading is easy. Picking the right products is the slow part.”

Founder

There are plenty of products. My team wastes time digging through them, and we still end up guessing.

Michael

Give the system the trend first. It can narrow the list before your team sits down to choose.

Demand signal
Shortlist scored
Catalogue decision

Daniel's team starts with a shortlist, not an empty search box.

Generated portrait of Nicole, the lean ecommerce operator, a fictional ecommerce founder

Nicole, the lean ecommerce operator

Runs an online kids' store

“I do not want AI toys. I want time back every week.”

Founder

Research, captions, images, posting—none of it is hard on its own. Doing all of it every day is exhausting.

Michael

Start with the research. Once that comes out clean, you can use it for the visual, caption, listing, and schedule.

Research dossier
Content inputs
Reusable system

Nicole gets time back now—and a system she can build on.

What you will understand

See what is happening under the hood.

No code required

No coding is required. As we build, Michael will explain the parts in plain English so the technical terms you meet when building with AI stop feeling abstract.

Input

React interface

Takes the trend keyword

Orchestration

Python + Celery

Runs the research job

Retrieval

Browser + Gemini

Finds grounded results

State

Redis

Tracks jobs and results

Output

Research dossier

Feeds the next task

The stack behind the lesson

Real workflow infrastructure—not endorsements
ReactInterface
PythonResearch service
CeleryBackground jobs
RedisJob state
GeminiBrowser intelligence
AmazonProduct evidence
CloudflareProduction runtime

As the workflow runs, Michael will explain loops, conditions, approval gates, structured data, retrieval, guardrails, logs, retries, and debugging in plain English—including how the same patterns appear in React, Node.js, and Python systems.

Leave able to recognize how an AI automation is put together, know what to ask AI to build, and have a better idea where to look when it breaks.

Built from working systems

You will see the actual workflow—not a slide-deck version of it.

This lesson simplifies two real Tohju services into one teachable flow. Michael will open the projects, run the handoff, and show how a loose trend becomes structured product evidence.

Production service
Tohju browser-agent workflowtrend_research → ecommerce_search
Live input

classic jeans

Run research
Direction candidates
01Vintage straight-leg denim
02Dark-wash minimal denim
Amazon result schema
Product nameImagePriceAmazon link
Finished dossier
Direction rationale Shortlisted products Source links Next-use note

Real browser search

The product-search service navigates Amazon and returns product names, images, prices, and links.

Source links retained

The useful evidence stays attached, so you can inspect the result instead of trusting an unsupported AI answer.

Structured dossier

The selected directions and products leave the workflow in a reusable format for the next content task.

Not a mock-up. Not a prompt pasted into a chat window. A working research flow, made understandable.

Where this workflow leads

Trend research is the first loop in an AI go‑to‑market system.

If go-to-market is new to you, it simply means turning a market opportunity into something people discover, understand, and buy. This lesson automates the first important decision: what is worth moving on.

For teams already thinking in GTM systems

Already exploring AI GTM automation? Think of this as the signal-and-evidence layer that can feed positioning, campaign creation, distribution, sales handoffs, and customer feedback.

Learn to automate the research decision first. Then connect it to the rest of your revenue workflow.

This class is for you if

  • You sell products or choose what products to promote.
  • Your research process lives across too many tabs, saved links, and notes.
  • You want a repeatable research workflow before you start creating posts.
  • You are tired of seeing trends early but still being too slow or too unsure to turn them into sales.

A better fit may be

Product-to-Campaign AI Automation

Need a broader campaign workflow after product research is done? The preserved Product-to-Campaign path remains a better fit for channel planning and distribution.

View the other class

Included free

Take the working method with you.

Complete dossier example
High-level workflow code walkthrough
Repeatable trend-to-product research method

Your instructor

Michael

Founder of Tohju

Michael builds AI automation systems across content operations, browser agents, queues, model workflows, and human review. These classes teach the decisions behind those systems—not just the finished output.

Systems used in this lesson

PythonResearch service
CeleryBackground jobs
RedisJob state
CloudflareProduction runtime

Questions

Before you apply.

Do I need to code?

No. The lesson is designed so non-technical attendees can follow the workflow and use the method. The code walkthrough stays high-level.

Will there be a recording?

We plan to make the replay available after the live session. Final replay details will be confirmed with registration.

Can this work outside fashion?

Yes. Fashion is the clearest first example, but the same workflow can apply to beauty, accessories, home goods, and other product categories.

Will we create the social post too?

No. This lesson stops at the dossier. The next step is turning that dossier into the actual product roundup visual and caption.

What do I actually leave with?

You leave with a completed example of the dossier structure, a clearer way to narrow broad trends into usable product directions, and a repeatable method for researching what to feature before weak choices and slow execution cost you the opportunity.

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