Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos, Interview with Founder of Elliot, HTC's VR Headset, Luxury Car Lairs, Becoming a Polymath, Top DTC Brands in 2020, Rise of Pink Unicorns
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Jason & Scot Show Episode 208 Elliot CEO and Founder, Sergio Villasenor
Jason: [1:06]Sergio we are thrilled to have you and I feel like Scott May of potentially even inadvertently introduced controversy already just in the description and the intro soI do I do want to jump to that but before we do listeners always like to know just a little bit about the background of our guests so could you tell us what led you to your current role as CEO at Elliot.
Sergio: [7:40]Correct yeah if you actually go to shop Latin x.com that’s actually a multi-vendor Elliott storefront so as a user of Elliot,Hugh Scott wanted to create a Marketplace and add bankers and have variable commission rates with split orders and payments you would be able to do that just out of the box.
HTC's Project Proton is a preview of its next-gen VR headsets
HTC's next-gen VR headsets are surprisingly compact, but there are no specs nor date just yet.
While HTC is betting its VR future on the modular Vive Cosmos for now, it's also been working on next-gen lightweight headsets, under the title "Project Proton," that CEO Yves Maitre said will resemble "really, really close to normal glasses."
In a statement sent to Engadget, a company rep said "Project Proton is a prototype of a future XR glasses-style device from HTC Vive that we hope to hear feedback on from the community as we continue to work on the product."
Add this to L.A.’s luxury car lairs; it’s part Pantheon, part Batcave
There are known places like Jay Leno’s sprawling hangars full of audacious sheet metal and Petersen Automotive Museum Vice Chairman Peter Mullin’s space in Oxnard dedicated to his pre-war French car collection (the public can enter by reservation).
With all the A-list automotive celebs Farah interviews for his podcast, housing his recording studio at WCCS will be an extra incentive for car guys to sign up in order to rub elbows with the greats.
Glossier's Founder Has Explained Why The Play Sub-Brand Is Being Put On Pause
One year ago around this exact time, hyped beauty brand Glossier released a teaser of a mysterious new range. Fans went wild, trying to guess what the minimalist skincare company would come up with next.
One year ago around this exact time, hyped beauty brand Glossier released a teaser of a mysterious new range.
As Canadian magazine Flare explains, customers weren't convinced of Glossier Play's originality , likening it to existing products from the likes of Pat McGrath.
Feather Closes $30M Series B Funding | FinSMEs
Feather, a New York, NY – based next-generation furniture rental service, closed a $30M Series B funding. The round was led by Cobalt Capital
Members also have the option to swap or return any item, or choose to put all payments toward purchase and buyout their furniture.
Launched in 2017, Feather currently serves New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Orange County.
Three’s Company: Of Shopify, Amazon, and Etsy
The Janus Rule, the Misjudgment of Solomon, and a critique of Aggregation Theory
In an effort to make sure everyone’s speaking the same language, here’s a great description of Aggregation Theory, which articulates the difference between modern tech businesses and traditional analog ones, from a mashup between Ben’s own Stratechery newsletter and Adventures in Consumer Technology :
Without incorporating dynamism, the Moat Map framework would lead to misdiagnoses like Amazon remaining a proprietary ecommerce play (no Fulfillment or AWS); Netflix procuring only 3rd party content (no Originals studio); Apple foreclosing on its developer ecosystem (no App Store).
For 7 years, I’ve been focused on mastering one field. Now I have a different outlook.
Polymaths have been a part of history for hundreds of years and include people like Aristotle who was known as a philosopher, but researched many fields such as physics, astronomy, geography and geology; Maria Agnesi the first female professor at a university, who was a mathematician, theologian and physicist; as well as Isaac Newton, who wrote more about theology than science.
Why shouldn’t we as humans, take advantage of the ability to do anything that we want in life.” The amount of accessible education and knowledge for people to learn new skills is almost limitless, with thousands of online courses available on MOOC sites like Coursera, Udemy, Udacity and Code Academy.
Top 15 Best Digital Native Luxury DTC Brands in 2020
Discover the 15 best digital native luxury DTC brands. See how these online born luxury brands fast-track their growth and build a cult following.
Digitally native brands are reshaping nearly every sector by leveraging a direct-to-consumer (DTC) model, fostering a direct relationship with consumers from the launch — sometimes even building sizable online followings before going to market.
Boll & Branch is a digitally native, vertically integrated brand (DNVB) that designs, manufactures and sells socially conscious luxury bedding, bath and apparel goods.
The rise of the winged pink unicorn – TechCrunch
Female-founded and female co-founded companies are over-indexing for unicorn status despite a lack of investment dollars.
Lack of access to quality child care disproportionately impacts women, so it shouldn’t be surprising that it took a female led team to capitalize on this opportunity.” Expanding on the concept of founder-market fit, Walk says, “I love to come away thinking, these are the absolute right founders to build this business.” 10
There’s clearly no lack of talent across Africa’s 54 countries, so for the investors, corporate executives, policy makers and established founders that aren’t moved by the moral arguments for gender parity, notice the enormous business opportunity.
What Happens To Your Mail-Order Mattress After You Return It
Earlier this year, I noticed something curious: four Craigslist ads, selling the same brand of mattress, using nearly the same text, at the same location, but i…
That’s driven a massive growth in both direct-to-consumer sales and returns, said Paula Rosenblum, managing partner of Retail Systems Research, a market analysis firm.
It’s not business as usual for retail sales companies to contract out to secondhand dealers or build a charity logistics arm, but avoiding the landfill takes more than just good intentions.