The idea behind ‘Digital Assets’ is relatively new and novel. For most of recent history, we think of ‘assets’ and think of real estate, cars, equities, and cash. The Baby Boomers, on the balance, have… Read More »Digital Assets, Wealth & Succession
Make social media more social! Phase 1 was MySpace. Phase 2 was Facebook. Now we are entering Phase 3, where the structure of social media as we know it is set to change. A set… Read More »Business Model Trends – Social Apps 3.0
Everybody wants to be haute couture & sustainable . Both environmentally and financially – at the same time in fashion. This is a challenge. Is vintage á la Nasty Gals Vintage the answer? Time to… Read More »Business Model Trends – Vintage Fashion Resale
Has online dating reached its peak? There are signs that, yes, it has reached its peak and we are en route towards a re-balance back towards the physical space driven by a few creative Dating… Read More »Business Model Trends – Dating Networks
No glitz or glammer, but wholesalers can make money. Food Distribution is a multi-billion dollar ($300B+) market in the U.S. each year. It can be characterized by fragmentation and logistical challenges, which is why certain… Read More »Business Model Trends – Restaurant Wholesaler
Community is the next major Business Model Thrust in the next few years, similar to how social networks were about a decade ago. The difference is that most of the early-stage social networks incentivized industrialized… Read More »Community is the Next Business Model Thrust
A membership is at the heart of a buyer’s club model. On one hand, a Buyer’s Club isn’t necessarily a new thing; on the other hand, Buyer’s Clubs in this ‘new era’ of digitization and… Read More »Business Model Trends: Buyer’s Club
Dark Stores are an on-demand warehouse model for distribution. Dark Stores are warehouses that have become prominent in the era of food delivery and eGrocery as a more efficient type of ‘on-demand warehouse’ in a… Read More »Business Model Trends: Dark Stores
Logistics Hubs are nothing new. Some would argue it is not itself a business model but a distribution model; however, the advent of cowarehousing is showing that even industrial business models can be flipped on… Read More »Business Model Trends: Logistics Hub
Cowarehousing is like coworking for industrial spaces. Due to a boom in eCommerce and shifts in the economy, a new trend in industrial real-estate has emerged. CoWarehousing – ie. like Coworking but for warehouses –… Read More »Business Model Trends: Co-Warehousing