One interesting change to watch is the expansion of the types of drugs that can be prescribed via a telemedicine-only visit. You can even get controlled substances like opioids via telemedicine now (don’t get any ideas). I wonder if we’ll look back on this and discover we don’t really need face-to-face visits for most prescriptions, or if we’ll... See more
NFTs turn any digital media file (eg essays, songs, art, podcasts, etc.) into an economic asset that can be monetized directly. Instead of being limited to subscriptions or ad revenue, you can monetize each individual essay by minting it as an NFT and selling it to your superfans as a collectible. This enables digital media to be monetized without... See more
Cohort Retention (A-): An interesting characteristic of The Farmer’s Dog is that revenue retention and customer retention are very similar. This is because the frequency of purchase, as well as price of the product, stays the same over time, and retained customers can’t buy more product the longer they use the service, which is the case with some... See more
Thus we are left with an interesting consumer quandry — if companies are taking as long as twelve years to exit but trends have shortened to less than twelve month periods, how can brands be expected to keep up?
Love and hate are birds of a feather. I need you, therefore I hate you. I can never leave you, therefore you are my bunkmate in this prison we freely chose, back when we were younger and even stupider than we are now. No sooner are you saved than you start to resent your savior.