In 2021, Spotify reached out to buy @ConvertKit for hundreds of millions.
I said no.
Instead we came up with an innovative way to get liquidity for our team:
When we build software, it’s an opportunity to make people feel something. It doesn’t need to be anything major. I don’t think we’ll ever compete with desert sunrises. Just that we might make them smile, laugh, see or realize something they didn’t before.
But LooksRare is off to a hot start. The community-owned NFT marketplace quickly surpassed OpenSea’s daily volume within 24 hours of launching, facilitating hundreds of millions of dollars in transaction volume.
First, the toy business operates on an annual cycle. Historically, about 40% of toy sales happen during the holiday season, and about half of those were in the two weeks before Christmas
Credit should be given to Adi Ignatius for HBP’s performance, but of course much is owed to its business model. Like few others, HBR has nailed a “make once, sell infinitely” approach. Case studies and courses are able to command a high price (can you imagine spending $18 for a single NYT article?), require little to no added maintenance, and are o... See more