Sam Blumenthal

Based on the livestreaming trends in China, here are my predictions for the future:  Prediction 1: 1 to 1 face-off competition is coming,  Prediction 2: The players who own the logistics and fulfilment structures will be the winners for e-commerce livestreaming,  Prediction 3: The popular influencers of Youtube and Instagram will be the big winners... See more

Even a small rise in score, such as an increase from 4.2 to 4.4 stars, often produced a meaningful improvement in sales. Across the 55 categories, the total growth opportunity—the cumulative sales increase that could be attributed to improvements in products’ star ratings—was 37 percent over the span of the growth horizon. This opportunity varied... See more

In December, a fashion startup called Scarce started selling used luxury clothing in the form of mystery boxes, following in the footsteps of a British startup, Heat, which launched with the same concept in late 2019. Both companies claim they have managed to avoid a high return rate — one of the biggest potential pitfalls of a mystery box sales... 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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