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I strongly believe that a new company which builds the technology and a simple API to allow a drop in audio first social network solution will win the day. If you can be the Plaid of audio first social, you’ll kill it. Audio technology is a PITA to build, scale and maintain - for games and apps where that’s not part of the core business — it’s not ... See more

The problem with the astrology market, however, is that its audience may be limited. While today’s group of apps are growing their revenues steadily, their reach is not growing as quickly. In 2019, the top 10 most downloaded astrology apps saw 19 million first-time installs — only up 3% over 2018.

Google goes sideways to up. Facebook sideways to down, as every lie they’ve told is a debt to the truth, and that debt is coming due. Libra is dead, and while they should be the primary platform at the epicenter of a vast state-sponsored virus tracing effort, they are not. It’s no accident the social media firm was excluded from Apple and Alphabet’... See more

A good product is no longer enough to win a consumer's favor. Shoppers want more than just quality, often looking for products and brands that align with their personal values.

The research points to two ways to constrain a marketplace: (1) by geography, and (2) by category. If the offering requires supply and demand to be in the same physical location, the constraint is always geographical (e.g. a limited set of markets). Otherwise, it’s category-based (e.g. handmade goods).