The test of the machine is the satisfaction it gives you. There isn't any other test. If the machine produces tranquility it's right. If it disturbs you it's wrong until either the machine or your mind is changed.
Not only does this trend have implications for founders and investors in the grocery category, but it also affects those in the CPG industry focused on packaged food.
Simply put, we're living in the era of abundance and curation helps combat information overload. In this context, one of my favorite case studies on the importance of curation comes from a nearly 200-year-old publisher with a legacy of breadth and depth, The Economist.
People are bad, always, because they are in difficulty. They slander, gossip, denigrate, and growl because they are not in a good place. Though they may seem strong, though their attacks can place them in an apparently dominant role, their ill intentions are all the proof we require to know as a certainty that they are not well. Contented people ha... See more
One of the biggest mistakes I see founders make is that they hire too quickly. Once their startup raises $1M+, they immediately want to recruit 8-10 people to look "official," when in reality they should be focused on the mechanics of finding product market fit.