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A vision for building a society that looks beyond money and toward maximizing the values that make life worth living, from the cofounder of Kickstarter.
Yancey Strickler • This Could Be Our Future by Yancey Strickler: 9780525560845 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
The next big thing will start out looking like a toy
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OpenTable, Yelp, Zillow, oDesk, GrubHub, UShip, and Uber are examples of successful online marketplaces. The smartphone has accelerated these opportunities.
Bill Gurley • All Markets Are Not Created Equal: 10 Factors To Consider When Evaluating Digital Marketplaces - Above the Crowd
The next wave of big consumer companies will be community-based products:
- Niche, not everything to everyone
- Unique aesthetic
- Built-in community
- More memorable than big platforms
- Rewarding loyalty
- Unbundling large platforms
- An experience not a transaction
- Fun
In a world with free information, abundant data, and virtually no barriers to entry, companies will succeed by selling purpose, not a product.
Sari Azout • From Product/Market Fit to Language/Market Fit: A New Brand Storytelling Framework
There are also promising cultural and macro shifts supporting a resurgence of entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, and small businesses.