Sam Blumenthal

Since users own their data, they can bring it to any application built on top of Lens Protocol. As the true owners of their content, creators no longer need to worry about losing their content, audience, and livelihood based on the whims of an individual platform's algorithms and policies. Additionally, each application using the Lens Protocol... See more

Beauty has been a significant vertical for Pinterest as it encourages influencer video content. Pinterest currently has 454 million global monthly active users, according to its second-quarter financial report. Of those, 80 million users search for beauty terms each month. The platform has been specifically targeting beauty brands with its new... 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

A New Entertainment Model, The Imagination Economy, Amateurization, and the Four Components of the Metaverse