Sam Pressler

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where I begin is really that the business model of these media platforms is capturing as much of our leisure time as possible. And if the business model is capturing as much of our leisure time as possible, then who or what is competing for that leisure time? It's community groups, it's our neighbors, it's our friends, it's our family.

where I begin is really that the business model of these media platforms is capturing as much of our leisure time as possible. And if the business model is capturing as much of our leisure time as possible, then who or what is competing for that leisure time? It's community groups, it's our neighbors, it's our friends, it's our family.

where I begin is really that the business model of these media platforms is capturing as much of our leisure time as possible. And if the business model is capturing as much of our leisure time as possible, then who or what is competing for that leisure time? It's community groups, it's our neighbors, it's our friends, it's our family.

Yeah, in many ways, what's happening is they're taking this thing that we all innately know how to do as human beings, which is connect and commune. Like they're putting a paywall up in front of it. And then they're selling and repackaging that back to you. There's also an element, which is like the venture capital model in particular, right? So what does that mean?

Yeah, in many ways, what's happening is they're taking this thing that we all innately know how to do as human beings, which is connect and commune. Like they're putting a paywall up in front of it. And then they're selling and repackaging that back to you. There's also an element, which is like the venture capital model in particular, right? So what does that mean?

Yeah, in many ways, what's happening is they're taking this thing that we all innately know how to do as human beings, which is connect and commune. Like they're putting a paywall up in front of it. And then they're selling and repackaging that back to you. There's also an element, which is like the venture capital model in particular, right? So what does that mean?

You have certain growth targets around scale, right? Because the model of a venture capital fund is 10x plus or bust. You make money through either volume or pricing. And so if it's a volume-based perspective, what are you doing? You have to have speed and you have to have efficiency. And so that means rapid customer acquisition. And what do we know about relationships?

You have certain growth targets around scale, right? Because the model of a venture capital fund is 10x plus or bust. You make money through either volume or pricing. And so if it's a volume-based perspective, what are you doing? You have to have speed and you have to have efficiency. And so that means rapid customer acquisition. And what do we know about relationships?

You have certain growth targets around scale, right? Because the model of a venture capital fund is 10x plus or bust. You make money through either volume or pricing. And so if it's a volume-based perspective, what are you doing? You have to have speed and you have to have efficiency. And so that means rapid customer acquisition. And what do we know about relationships?

Relationships move at the speed of trust, right? And that is slow. So there's this fundamental disconnect in the model when you're just talking about the scale piece of it and you're talking about the need for volume. But then there's the pricing piece, right? And this is where peoplehood comes in.

Relationships move at the speed of trust, right? And that is slow. So there's this fundamental disconnect in the model when you're just talking about the scale piece of it and you're talking about the need for volume. But then there's the pricing piece, right? And this is where peoplehood comes in.

Relationships move at the speed of trust, right? And that is slow. So there's this fundamental disconnect in the model when you're just talking about the scale piece of it and you're talking about the need for volume. But then there's the pricing piece, right? And this is where peoplehood comes in.

Yeah. If you want to compete on pricing, well, then you're pushed towards premiumization, right?

Yeah. If you want to compete on pricing, well, then you're pushed towards premiumization, right?

Yeah. If you want to compete on pricing, well, then you're pushed towards premiumization, right?

Yeah. What I call like the privatization of community, we privatize these types of interventions that used to be shared experiences that we all have. And so a lot of this gets really tricky once we enmesh that with the venture capital-based funding model.

Yeah. What I call like the privatization of community, we privatize these types of interventions that used to be shared experiences that we all have. And so a lot of this gets really tricky once we enmesh that with the venture capital-based funding model.