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Acid League is swinging for the fences
From sauces and dressings to non-alc wine, the craft vinegar startup is trying to take over the grocery store, several aisles at a time.
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A24, the cool film studio, wants to sell you a membership
Highbrow brilliant? Also: Chipotle says it’s ‘finally getting back to pre-pandemic operations’.
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The Scott Sternberg guide to building emotional brands
How to get people to care about what you’re doing, from the founder of Band of Outsiders and Entireworld.
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When good design is how it feels
Tokyo’s Postalco made your favorite notepad. Now it wants to make your favorite shirt.
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It’s time to stop these stupid e-commerce tricks
Growth-hack-y tactics are eating away at your brand. And if you’re playing the long game, that’s a real problem.
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Glossier was building its own social network for years. Great idea or terrible idea?
Companies that sell physical products should think about making digital products. But it’s a different game.
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How to make your brand feel alive when you only have one product
Lessons in world-building from the founders of Vintner’s Daughter and Athletic Greens.
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Netflix and the streaming wars, checkpoint 03
Netflix isn’t just going to run away with it.
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How Food52 became the most interesting acquirer of consumer brands
And: The thinking behind Harry’s first brand acquisition.
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How Kvadrat made fabric cool
Talking textiles with CEO Anders Byriel and designer Erwan Bouroullec.
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Can a ‘save now, buy later’ service possibly work?
Also: What’s up with Peloton?
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The business of Whole30
Melissa Urban is turning her elimination diet into a lifestyle brand with an increasingly complex business, from licensing to CPG.
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What momentum looks like
Also: Chase is buying The Infatuation. And an update on Blue Bottle’s oat-milk-by-default experiment.
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Warby Parker proves that the Warby Parker model works — for Warby Parker
Warby’s pitch to investors today, ahead of its direct listing, is remarkably similar to its pitch from more than a decade ago.
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Hard seltzer, but actually good
White Claw Summer is here again. But these craft startups are worth your attention.
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What will Instacart become?
The online grocery service has a new CEO, with a massive opportunity — and big questions — ahead.
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Great Jones and the shallow allure of the ‘girlboss gotcha’ story
Also: Amex’s new Platinum card and Noma’s new CPG brand.
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Is the future of coffee in your freezer?
Cometeer is a startup that sells meticulously crafted — and surprisingly good — frozen coffee in pods. Will enough people care?
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When Gin Lane became Pattern Brands, things got harder
After launching two brands in two years, Pattern is now focusing on acquisitions.
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How Lovevery became new parents’ go-to subscription box
A business model that makes sense, to entertain and educate kids — and parents.
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