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Intro to the collector economy
Desirability of something is today decoupled from its price, and its access is decoupled from wealth. Instead, it’s coupled with social capital, environmental creds, cultural savviness, a story, belonging, and its transformative potential to make us better humans.
Ana Andjelic • The Business of Aspiration: How Social, Cultural, and Environmental Capital Changes Brands
Scout is a pre-seed and unannounced startup allowing fans to buy virtual trading cards of their favorite creators. An up-and-coming creator can issue a limited number of trading cards—say 100 cards for $100 each. Fans purchase those cards and unlock new levels of access: a weekly livestream with the creator, exclusive merchandise, backstage passes ... See more
Rex Woodbury • The Business of Fame: 1920-2020
In short, with democratized access, the web became more saturated than ever before, and as consumers, we began to spend more and more time trying to sort through it all. In a state of analysis paralysis, how do we disaggregate signal from noise?
This problem of overabundance is why I wrote my piece last year. As consumption of digital media increas... See more
This problem of overabundance is why I wrote my piece last year. As consumption of digital media increas... See more