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Mindsets of modern midlife women.

Commissioned by consumer VC firm Listen Ventures, this report focuses on women roughly ages 37 to 62. “The goal of this body of work is to unpack the mindsets that define midlife womanhood in the US in a consumer-obsessed way […]

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A theory of grift.

“Why does the world increasingly seem to be awash in grift? There’s a supply story and a demand story: many of the traits that make people excellent grifters used to have more legitimate applications, but don’t any longer. Meanwhile, there […]

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Rory Sutherland interview.

The author of Alchemy built a career applying the practical outcomes of behavioral economics. “Join Daniel and Rory for a fascinating conversation exploring Rory’s key learnings from a lifetime in marketing, why he co-founded a behavioral science unit at the […]

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Is Dr. Bronner’s the last corporation with a soul?

That’s the title of this GQ post. The author admires the company, as you might imagine. “Emanuel, who possessed no advanced degree but was undeterred in adopting a physician’s title, founded Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps in the late 1940s, in […]

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Celebrity-led brands are the future of consumer products.

“You might dismiss as mere gimmicks products from YouTube stars like MrBeast and Logan Paul—think Feastables snacks and Prime energy drinks, respectively. But billionaire venture capitalist Marc Andreessen leans toward another view: that they represent the future of consumer-product relationships.” ~ learn […]

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Amazon’s lowering fees to compete with Shein.

The author of this post suggests this won’t really solve anything… “Amazon rarely changes referral fees, and reducing the fee by 70% for items in Shein’s key price segment is unquestionably a response to Shein. But even if fees were […]

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Why are sales down?

“Several fashion retailers and e-commerce platforms are playing the blame game when it comes to Temu and Shein.” ~ learn more

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Amazon CEO talks logistics.

“Jassy said 60% of shipments in Amazon’s top 60 metropolitan areas have been same-day or one-day deliveries in the first half of the year. Amazon has found that delivery speed meaningfully changes customers’ conversion rates and the rate at which […]