Kazuki
@kazuki
Cofounder of Glasp. I collect ideas and stories worth sharing 📚
San Francisco, CA
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fs.blog/2018/04/first-principles/
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fs.blog/mental-models/
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eriktorenberg.substack.com/p/whoever-generates-the-demand-captures
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medium.com/personal-growth/becoming-who-you-are-why-dont-most-people-reach-their-potential-df0335ac1655
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As an early-stage consumer investor, my #1 question to founders almost always regards defensibility.
Why do people come? Why do people stay? Why do people share? Why do people pay?
What gets users on the platform? Can this be distilled down to a single sentence? Who is your (precise) customer, and what do they want?
In consumer businesses, frequency and time spent are key. What are the features or actions that receive the most user engagement? What are the switching costs? Is there lock-in?
Is there a propensity to share the product or platform via social media or word of mouth? A key concept here is virality, when a product spreads from one user to another through direct customer to customer contact.
How will economics change over time? What drives differentiation — price, service, brand? Is it sustainable and defensible?