Sam Blumenthal

Current events and an accelerated consumer shift to ecommerce are fueling Amazon’s growth in a highly competitive market. As consumers turned to online stores (and Amazon in particular) for their everyday essentials during the COVID-19 pandemic, brands and retailers followed with a greater ecommerce presence and competition for shoppers’ dollars.... See more

The average time users spend on Versihop has gone up 50% since the live video update, and the streams are generating a 4x higher conversion than the overall rate. Khan views video as a means of helping shoppers to discover the independent brands the platform specializes in. Verishop does not provide user or sales numbers, but its base is 80% female... See more

That’s 3 classes of mental models for NFTs, which I summarize as follows: 1. Signifier-value mental models 2. Agency-value mental models 3. Right-to-future-rights mental models Or in other words, the right to represent a thing, the right to do things with a thing, and the right to expect certain things in speculative environments. These mental... See more

The company [NTWRK] has also partnered with J Balvin’s creative director (known as Milkman), along with brands such as Vans, Nike, Adidas and Foot Locker, which is also an investor. According to Fitzgibbons, onboarding the right sellers starts a “snowball effect” that prompts other sellers to join.  “The key to live commerce is truly interesting... See more