“What we’re really teaching people to do—and writing is the mechanism through which we’re doing this —is how to become citizens of the internet” – David Perell
I’m curious to see how we’re going to handle what is usually done by professionals, and more especially haircare. Are people going to cut and dye their hair themselves? And if they develop such skills, will they go back to their usual salons post quarantine? Some at-home hair care brands are actually leveraging this unique opportunity to increase a... See more
Discord’s Jason Citron mentioned that Discord has 19 million (!) active servers. Each is the living, breathing nucleus of a community. Jack Conte of Patreon framed it this way: you may think your interests are niche—maybe only 1 in 1,000 people like the same things as you—but with 4 billion people online, that’s 4 million people who share your inte... See more
There are reasons to like the industry: GLG reported $589m last year, and its cost of revenue line was $155, which mostly consists of the cost of paying experts for those calls, for a gross margin of 74%. As a few people have pointed out, this gives GLG one of the highest take rates of any company, possibly second to Getty Images but possibly, depe... See more