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Randy Komisar • I F**KING LOVE THAT COMPANY: How a New Generation of Brand Builders Is Defining the Post-Amazon World
Gaby Goldberg • Curators All the Way Down
Across categories, there has been a move toward smaller, more decentralized offerings revolving around personalization and hyper-focused inventory.
Ana Andjelic • The Business of Aspiration: How Social, Cultural, and Environmental Capital Changes Brands
Harnessing resources we already have—physical assets, skills, networks, devices, data, experiences, processes—these organizations grow efficiently, and sometimes exponentially.
Robin Chase • Peers Inc
Maveron • Casper Aside, Consumer Brands are Thriving
Designers become the most important leaders of this new business era (which is why we see people like John Maeda joining firms like Kleiner Perkins, and funds like the Designer Fund emerging with a focus on designer-founded businesses). The success of companies in the Interface Layer will be designer-driven, and the greatest user experience (speed
... See moreScott Belsky • The Interface Layer: Where Design Commoditizes Tech
Bessemer Venture Partners • Roadmap: Enabling entrepreneurship in the creator economy
These companies offer more than a shopping destination. They’ve created, at breathtaking speeds, the kinds of long-lasting customer relationships that define great brands.