Sam Blumenthal

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

What is revolutionary about on-demand streaming in general and Netflix in particular is that the service has commoditized time: on Netflix Sunday at 9pm is no different than Tuesday at 11am or Friday at 6pm; there is no prime time. Thus Netflix will release original series all at once, because why not? Best to maximize the number of minutes over... See more

For many industries, the means of production will essentially follow the call-response of  “Engineer X in the Design of Y”.

Depending on the context of the desired objective, there will be a line of best fit that optimally coordinates the two variables and denotes product-market-fit. Solving this function, i.e. being able to determine the optimal

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There’s no true equivalent to Taobao Live in America, and so the U.S. is still playing catch-up.