Sam Blumenthal
@samblumenthal
Sam Blumenthal
The new gaming features are integrated into the experience of browsing. The Treasure Spin appears at the top of a customer’s feed in the Tophatter app, and the skins they win are visible to all of the bidders on a particular product. “If you have time to spare and you’re looking for what to do in that time, we want to be top of mind in terms of a... See more
Michael Waters • Tophatter is bringing gamified commerce to the U.S.
An Analysis of LTV/CAC in Offline Channels
Compounding Thoughts • Measuring What Matters
The backdrop for Tophatter’s new approach is gaming’s overall rise in the U.S., which has pushed retailers and brands to experiment with gaming-adjacent platforms like Twitch. (Twitch has nearly tripled the number of monthly broadcasts it has hosted since 2019, bringing it up to 9.7 million monthly streams today.) In-game transactions, called... See more
Michael Waters • Tophatter is bringing gamified commerce to the U.S.
The “Head of Growth” at this [tipping point] stage is probably someone who is a doer. They should be able to create a detailed plan for how their first 6 months might look like, and the handful of people they might hire. This is someone who knows what they want, which is made easier since the company they’re growing has product/market fit. They are... See more
Andrew Chen • What to look for when you’re hiring a Head of Growth at andrewchen
Inflation, Interest Rates, The War in Ukraine & Commodity Prices, Labor Markets and The Great Repricing
Compounding Thoughts • Making Sense of the Macro
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