Danielle Vermeer
@daniellevermeer
Co-Founder & CEO of Teleport. Writer of Goodwill Hunting, a newsletter hunting the best pre-loved fashion finds, insights, and jobs. 11+ years of buying no new clothes.
Danielle Vermeer
The "nicheification" of culture isn't new Subcultures have always existed, but demand is shifting towards micro-niches & micro-influencers @andjelicaaa breaks down the why into 4 demand models: 1. Bandwagon Model 2. Snob Model 3. Veblen Model 4. Corteiz Model Let's dig in... https://t.co/ZkKZzHG98I
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Humans are finding new ways to express themselves in both the digital and physical realms in order to join wider communities and reject our most physically distanced era. In other words, the rise of community through visual identifiers is a growing phenomenon. Second, these trends allow people to explore their identity through relative... See more
Diem • What do NFTs and "Fetish-Core" have in common?
We’re drawn to the products that signal they’re for people like us, and in turn, will signal our identities.
Farnam Street • Signaling: The Language Peacocks, Gazelles, and Humans All Speak
Web3 is an extension of cryptocurrency, using blockchain in new ways to new ends. A blockchain can store the number of tokens in a wallet, the terms of a self-executing contract, or the code for a decentralized app (dApp). Not all blockchains work the same way, but in general, coins are used as incentives for miners to process transactions.
Harvard Business Review • What Is Web3?
Economics - what is your upside? This is the financial benefit you receive from the company doing well.Control - who decides the future of your company?
Yin Wu • Keeping your slice of the pie - The Startup Founder's Guide to Equity - Part I
Product metrics can be organized into five standard categories: acquisition, activation, engagement, retention, and monetization.
Amplitude • The Amplitude Guide to Product Metrics
The system itself — which, like so many corners of the American labor market, still assumes the support of a partner that does not work full-time outside of the home. If you have that support, you will excel. If you don’t, you either have to make enough money to buy it, or you will (perhaps in slow motion, but inevitably) drown.
Anne Helen Petersen • The Expanding Job
We all tend to oversimplify complex things into two competing ideologies: generalist or specialist, objective or subjective, individual or team. This can be useful, but it can also make us think we should pick a side. It also becomes an issue when we try and solve them—calling these things ‘problems’ implies there is a correct answer somewhere. But... See more