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For brands in a post-Amazon world, the goal isn’t just about rediscovering the quality of a bygone era. It’s about inventing a new product altogether.
Randy Komisar • I F**KING LOVE THAT COMPANY: How a New Generation of Brand Builders Is Defining the Post-Amazon World


The paradigm we casually call business is just one approach to human exchange. It was built in an industrial era, and for it. Its fundamental assumptions—shareholder value creation, mass production, hierarchical management, disposable goods made for consumers—are today less profitable, useful, worthy, and beneficial than ever. Betterness, in contra
... See moreUmair Haque • Betterness: Economics for Humans (Kindle Single)
In today's societies of material abundance, customers are increasingly prioritizing self-improvement and personal expression.
David Mattin • Trend-Driven Innovation


(3) Blockbuster Principle - Michael Simmonds
@itskierandrew originally recommended I read this article and it makes the quality argument better than I could:
Interview with Seth Godin: On Strategy, Stories & How to Hack Back
Matt Kleinzine.kleinkleinklein.com
Jereme Axelrod
@jeremeaxelrod