How significant is the rise of private label and how long will it last? Oh, it’s coming and it’s here to stay.
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In Defense of Private Equity
Twitter and the media have run amok in picking on private equity. Some of it is warranted, but some is based on poor speculation.
Biggest Challenge in Food, Part II: Diverging Brands and Manufacturers
If Brands and manufacturers have different goals, how can we scale natural food production?
Trust in the Age of the Shareholder
Trust between shareholders and other stakeholders has been eroded in today’s world. What is the path forward?
The Exaggerated Decline of American Investment
Elizabeth Warren’s Stop Wall Street Looting Act raises some interesting questions, but perhaps the narrative surrounding the decline of investment by American firms is exaggerated.
Markets are Eating the World
As technology improves, people work increasingly less for “the man” and more for themselves. Likewise, consumers own fewer objects and assets, and rent more.
The Biggest Challenge in Food: Naturally Re-Thinking Manufacturing, Part I
Manufacturing natural food is the greatest challenge facing the food sector today.
Data Vs. Gut
Is data actually better than intuition in terms of predicting success?
What is my business worth?
How do you value your company? This is a non-technical look behind the curtain.
Takeaways from Internet Trends, Part 2
In Part I, I shared the most impactful ideas from the first 150 pages or so of Mary Meeker’s 2019 Internet Trends report. In this article, I’ll talk about a few more from the report’s second half. The theme of this section is the perils and privileges that come from access to the internet.
The Customization of Food
The greatest thing since sliced bread? White bread, wheat bread, paleo bread, ancient grain bread, whole grain certified bread, and of course, gluten-free bread. How does this fragmentation in the food industry change the landscape?
Amazon and the Ecommerce Marketplace
Amazon is dominating in the race to build the best marketplace, and it isn’t even close.
How do you Practice Your Profession?
Outside of “just getting reps” in your profession, how do you know what to practice? How do you know you’re improving?
Takeaways from Internet Trends, Part 1
The most interesting insights from Mary Meeker’s iconic Internet Trends Report.