Let’s be clear, in today’s era “innovation” means “elegant theft.” Theft of your data, theft of your time, theft of your rights to minimum-wage protection (“Driver Partner“). #nomercynomalice l2inc.com/daily-insights…

VC-backed consumer startups get a lot of the limelight in the business world. So I took a look at a series of acquisitions of big, direct-to-consumer startups like MVMT and Tuft & Needle that said No to investor money. Could theirs be a better blueprint? recode.net/2018/8/29/1777…

With features like Swipe to Purchase, social networks are becoming more than platforms solely for product discovery. bit.ly/2NBUncb #instagram #Swiped #pointofsale #SocialMedia #socialmediamarketing

Blue Apron currently trading at $1.60 a share. Not a typo

Want to know how operating an online store can be as expensive as physical retail? Look at the insane # of returns from Revolve IPO filing. Revolve had $400 million in net sales in 2017 BUT $385 million in RETURNS. And they cover return shipping. (Thx to my friendly tipster)

Within 24hrs: — BuzzFeed, HuffPo announce layoffs — it’s revealed 50% of FB users are possibly fake, a waste of advertising dollars. One of 2 biggest media platforms: a sewer of political bots & cat pics.

#Lyft is a transfer of wealth from drivers (not subject to minimum wage, no benefits) to riders & the negative EBTDA margins doesn't make sense. Even if you up the prices 40-50%, company would be worth $10-15B #LYFTipo Pivot w/ Kara Swisher open.spotify.com/episode/6YJM0x…