About us

Where e-commerce meets artificial intelligence. We bring together developers, CTOs, business owners, and platform specialists who build and scale B2B and D2C commerce — across every platform.
Whether you work with BigCommerce, Shopify, Magento, custom platforms, or you're just figuring out how AI fits into your operations — this is your group.
What we cover:
→ AI agents for e-commerce operations (customer support, procurement, order automation)
→ B2B commerce automation (punchout catalogs, ERP integration, institutional procurement)
→ Platform migrations and modernization (Magento → BigCommerce, Shopify Plus, headless)
→ Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) — making your products visible in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI
→ QuickBooks and ERP integrations for e-commerce
→ Cloud infrastructure for commerce (Azure, AWS, multi-tenant architecture)
→ The business side: pricing, retainers, scaling a commerce practice
Who should join:
• E-commerce developers and engineers (any platform)
• CTOs and technical leaders at commerce companies
• Agency owners and freelancers building for commerce clients
• Business owners running B2B or D2C operations
• Anyone curious about how AI is changing commerce
We meet monthly — virtual first, with occasional in-person events in Atlanta. Each meetup features a live demo, a topic deep-dive, and open Q&A. No slides-only talks. We show real systems, real code, real results.
Formerly the Southeast Magento Group — we've expanded to cover the full commerce + AI landscape. Same community, bigger mission.
Organized by Tareq Mahmud — Fractional CTO at Fowara LLC, Anthropic Claude Partner, and 15+ year e-commerce veteran.
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