Phase 1 was MySpace. Phase 2 was Facebook. Now we are entering Phase 3, where a sense of authenticity and connection reigns supreme over click-bait, likes, and followers. A set of new Social Apps are… 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
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 dimensions shifted in the pandemic years. The Business Model… 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
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 on-demand delivery is definitely new. What drives people towards Buyer’s Clubs… Read More »Business Model Trends: Buyer’s Club
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 centrally located area of a city. They facilitate timely… 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
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 – has emerged in North America as a… Read More »Business Model Trends: Co-Warehousing
Mid-term housing is the next iteration in the market around rentals. We saw how Airbnb created a new category with short-term rentals last decade, taking on hotels and revolutionizing travel in the process. Now the… Read More »Business Model Trends: Mid-term Rentals