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I've spent the last few months thinking about monetization of B2B marketplaces. Here are a few quick thoughts based on @rigup's trajectory, amongst others 👇

Additionally, I’m sure MasterClass makes it super simple for creators to record and produce their classes. It’s a win for everyone: experts get more reach and a bit of money, customers get advice from the best, and MasterClass earns revenue for making it all come together.

Genopets is pioneering what’s called “move-to-earn” gaming, essentially integrating how active you are in the real world with play-to-earn economics so you can earn crypto in the game. Your activity—captured through a wearable device like a Fitbit or Oura—earns you QI, the in-game currency. You can then use QI to buy food and clothes for your Genop... See more

John Andrew spent months trying to understand how his business model for Wander would fail, not how it would succeed.

If you successfully predict the earnings of a business, there’s a good chance the stock won’t respond in alignment with the news. Making money in the stock market is more complicated than accurately predicting the future.

In general, will Substack replicate the patterns of marginalization found across the media industry, or will it help people locked out of the dominant media sphere to flourish? To a large extent, the answer depends on whether or not Substack’s founders believe they’re in the publishing business. When we spoke, they were adamant that Substack is a p... See more