The Playbook For Today’s Market Volatility — “Do More With Less”
“The true creator is necessity, who is the mother of our invention.” — Jowett’s 1894 translation of Plato’s Republic1 We are all aware of and impacted by our inflation, supply chain disruptions, political unrest, the war in Ukraine, and the investing...
Default Alive and Free Cash Flow — The Playbook for Today’s Environment
What on earth is The Digital Leader Newsletter doing talking about free cash flow??? It’s a fair question and a topic that just a couple of months ago, I would not have forecasted. The economy has shifted (understatement?), and if my ethos is to “listen to your...
The Amazon Marketplace — The Beginning of the End; Or Just the End of the Beginning?
The Amazon Marketplace business, which we launched in November 2002 with about 35 sellers coinciding with the launch of the Amazon “apparel” tab, currently accounts for ~>55% of all Amazon orders and represents $390B globally in GMV (Gross Merchandise Value — i.e....
