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“Every time I read a great book I felt I was reading a kind of map, a treasure map, and the treasure I was being directed to was in actual fact myself. But each map was incomplete, and I would only locate the treasure if I read all the books, and so the process of finding my best self was an endless quest. And books themselves seemed to reflect
... See moreBut while socializing or collaborating IRL requires transportation logistics and usually a plan, the new social apps discussed here bring us together instantly, thereby eliminating the need to schedule togetherness ahead of time. Gone too are the geographic limits restraining you to connect only with those within a reasonable commute.
Techcrunch • Clubhouse voice chat leads a wave of spontaneous social apps
Facebook's hands are tied
1—High ARPU coastal users have churned; TikTok is eating their lunch
2—They can't acquire because of antitrust scrutiny
3—They can't build because founders don't want to be there
4—IDFA killed their ability to target ads
5—The metaverse is 10yrs... See more
Nikita Biertwitter.comWhy “The Manifestos”?
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And then there’s Amazon, which already accounted for nearly 40 percent of all US online retail sales — that’s around eight times more than its next competitor, Walmart. Before the pandemic, the US e-commerce industry only represented between 10 percent and 15 percent of overall retail. Now, that percentage seems likely to grow, setting up Amazon to... See more
Jason DelRey • Amazon was already powerful. The coronavirus pandemic cleared the way to dominance.
Quibi has watched and learned from the evolution of Netflix and Amazon. When Netflix started, they licensed the content. When they realized that they were at the mercy of the content owners, they decided to start making original films. Amazon Prime Video followed a very similar path and now is a funder of original content, too. So, original content... See more
Quibi: Here's Why It Could Be A Game Changer - Adventuring
Snapchat: 33% 3-month user retention, 30% 24-month (source, source)
Lenny Rachitsky • What is good retention
The best networks will play an active role in how users make their next big career move through user conferences, branded Slack channels and curated events.
Brianne Kimmel • Not Found
My partner Jana Messerschmidt asked her panel how business models of vertical networks will different from utility networks like Facebook*. The panelists argued that the benefit of a vertical network is greater trust, and that trust creates the possibility of direct monetization. Moving away from ads may also create more aligned business models for... See more