Not all attention and views are created equal. Ryan at Perpetual wrote a newsletter on why Mr. Beast has fewer followers than PewDiePie and yet Pew makes $9M while Mr. Beast makes $100M+ a year. The difference? Attention vs Intention. From Ryan:

Attention is cheap . It’s easy to grab. Even easier to fake.  The impact: revenue doesn’t

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Resale is growing 3X faster than retail fashion.  3X—ThredUP estimates that the global secondhand apparel market will grow 3X faster than the global apparel market.  8X—in North America, it’ll grow to $82 Billion by 2025.

There are 3 key moments that will make or break your user retention rates:• Setup Moment• Aha Moment• Habit Moment

The United Nations Environmental Programme found that not only is the dyeing process for fabrics the second largest source of water pollution, but that the fashion industry alone is producing 20% of the world's wastewater.

These resale sites have low-to-zero marginal costs because they don’t have standard product COGS, physical distribution, and transaction costs. For example, Poshmark enables the connection between millions of sellers and buyers. The seller manages inventory, photography, pricing, marketing, packaging, and fulfillment. By making it easy to sell, Pos... See more

The more desirable future is outlined in Q1, with authenticated items being on sale in curated settings. Here is where Web3 comes in as a value add to physical goods as one of the most reliable authentication mechanisms that also lends scale and durability.

“Nouveau riche” industrialists began to buy their way into high society, and existing aristocratic elites, battling economic upheaval, were unable to guard against this pecuniary emulation. 

It is invariably the case that the company is better served if the Chairman and CEO are different people. The CEO can focus on managing the company and providing information to the Board. The Chairman in his role as mentor and overseer, can advise the CEO on alternative courses of action, question missing data, probe her analysis and decisions, adv... See more

Raeburn, a label based in London that focuses on responsible and innovative design, hosts a variety of workshops where attendees are invited to design and customise their own items, using off-cuts from the atelier.