Just like New York City subway in early May was used only by those without any other option, services like a pedicure, a haircut, a fitness class, or clothes fitting delivered in public spaces will be for those without the private alternative.
Third-party platform for 1099s to showcase their work: Resumés and LinkedIn pale in comparison to the understanding Transfix, NomadHealth, and Uber have on their truckers, nurses, and cab drivers, respectively. Faced with stiff competition on the supply side, these platforms have little incentive to help their talent build a CV. These independent,... See more
"A superficial reading of this type of teenager might suggest that they are simply spoiled or overindulged. It is tempting to trivialize the problems of kids who have been the recipients of exhaustive parental intervention and have been liberally handed both material and educational opportunities. Yet the depletion I felt that Friday afternoon came... See more
By identifying and removing hiring friction, harnessing SaaS tools, fostering authentic networks, and training a uniquely skilled workforce, builders of deep job platforms are fundamentally reinventing not just how we hire, but the opportunity available to millions of people in the US and around the world.
Here are my thoughts on the Lululemon acquisition of Mirror. No, it's not about Mirror selling more clothes. It's about Lulu’s core business, physical store retail, being in bad shape and no matter how great the Lulu brand is, there are only so many pants a store can sell. 1/8
Years of executive churn likely contributed to Vine’s failure to make money. For a while, brands were happy to pay Vine stars directly to make ads and share them to their millions of followers. But after Snapchat and Instagram grew into hundreds of millions of daily users, marketers’ interest in Vine dropped significantly.