The sudden outbreak of covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown resulted in the need for an ubiquitous and accessible solution for mental health. Headspace was definitely one of the big winners of the Pandemic.
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Drizly: A refreshing business model in the delivery app landscape
With food delivery becoming a commodity business, Drizly must continue to innovate to defend its direct-to-home alcohol delivery platform model
Rethinking The Grocery Shopping Experience
Grocery stores haven’t changed in decades. A crowd-sourced “GPS” for the store can revitalize the experience.
Shopkick – “fun treasure hunt” creating an engaging digital overlay to the physical world of shopping
Shopkick is an app that offers a fun and easy way to earn rewards for visiting stores and purchasing a variety of products. It is generating enormous amounts of data on shoppers’ habits, including location and time of purchases, that give retailers and brands an opportunity to tailor their marketing efforts and make business decisions.
Beware of Ninja Turtles on 88th & 2nd
Allow anyone to report “sketchy” behavior? What could go wrong?
AMAZON KINDLE IS KING OF NETWORK EFFECTS
Amazon brings together readers, publishers, authors, and advertisers in a platform/environment that creates mutual value for all stakeholders and allows Amazon to capture value for itself.
Yoga Panda – introducing network effects to the yoga industry
Yoga Panda, though a small, Seattle-based start-up, has introduced network effects into the yoga industry.
How Nike swooshed away from its competition
When I was a teenager I would happily showcase Nike, Adidas, or Puma shoes on my feet. All brands looked just as appealing to me. Yes, there were the exceptions and for a couple of season one brand just got […]
Getting your grande latte without the grande lines
Mobile ordering and payment app brews success for Starbucks.
The Waze model – make your users do the work!
Combining a large community of users with a navigation app makes Waze well positioned for the future