Interview with Kajabi’s CPO: The secret giant in the passion economy that has bootstrapped to $1B GMV run rate
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Interview with Kajabi’s CPO: The secret giant in the passion economy that has bootstrapped to $1B GMV run rate
You can essentially have a Merch-team as a Service. What has happened with merchandise will happen to all the product classes you can think of: Games, Classes, Cloud-kitchen restaurants, DTC brands, etc. An incredible number of founders are building platforms to empower creators with tools to own the funnel’s commerce. They're not agencies; they’re... See more
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Growth alone isn’t the endgame; scaling to meet customer demand is. Above all, these upstarts prize the human touch – albeit with no physical presence – in every customer interaction and in all aspects of their business.
Randy Komisar • I F**KING LOVE THAT COMPANY: How a New Generation of Brand Builders Is Defining the Post-Amazon World
So which do you value? Getting prizes? Or differentiating yourself and building a legendary business? Differentiated Thinking + Languaging + Direct-To-Creator Business Model x A Growing Library Of Content = $$$$$$ Let’s do some fun Pirate math and play the “which buried treasure is more valuable” game.
Eddie Yoon • Snow Leopard
For them, the opportunity lies in goods that consumers identify with personally and feel passionate about.
Randy Komisar • I F**KING LOVE THAT COMPANY: How a New Generation of Brand Builders Is Defining the Post-Amazon World
Rishi Mandal: “Efficiency, and the discipline to keep our team and footprint small, has allowed us to do something that I think category-creating consumer businesses have to be able to do, which is to be misunderstood for a number of years. When we started Future, we felt that the broader world (consumers, investors, our friends, the press) may not... See more
Lenny Rachitsky • How to win in consumer subscription
The rapid development of platforms and services that empower individuals to build a business around themselves is a major one. Top talent wants more control and ownership over their work, having options to transcend their reputation and financial success from a parent brand.