Tag: business models
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LVMH and Rihanna are suspending the ready-to wear operations of Fenty, the U.S. pop singer’s brand, less than two years after its debut as the pandemic pummels demand for clothing.… more ›
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In 2019, a source came to us with a digital file containing the precise locations of more than 12 million individual smartphones for several months in 2016 and 2017. The… more ›
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With years of public investment and plenty of penetration for its phone makers, China is well placed to establish a digital currency in Africa. Since the mid 2000s, China has… more ›
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The new model will be a big shift for SoundCloud, which currently utilizes a “pro-rata” model, the same method used by all major streaming services, pooling subscriber revenue and doling… more ›
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Chat is only the latest incarnation of human communication. The problem, now, is that basic communication is too complicated and time consuming. Today, even with fancy smartphones and LTE networks, exchanging… more ›
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Let’s be honest, behind every membership program or subscription newsletter lingers a half-cocked suspicion: Hey, bucko, what gives? Why don’t you get a real job? https://craigmod.com/essays/successful_memberships/ more ›
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A woman we’ll call Fan had heard about the men of Alibaba before she joined its high-profile affiliate about three years ago. Some of them were “greasy,” she said, to… more ›
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Many of us have spent the past nine months lusting for a normal night like that. Many of us have spent the past four years longing for a normal president.… more ›