Oct 12, 2021Why Facebook won’t change and what you can do about itYet again, the world is shocked. Last week, Frances Haugen revealed, backed by documents, how Facebook’s algorithms are tuned to increase revenue at all costs. This mainly means prioritising more extreme content to more users as they elicit a response from others, which means engagement, which means impressions, which means…Facebook2 min read
Aug 30, 2021The Future of Social: From Content Distribution to ConversationSocial media has become a catch-all term for many different types of platforms. There are the traditional content distribution platforms, like YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, as well as chat apps like WhatsApp and Telegram; there are also conversation apps like Reddit and Multytude. Is it right to call them all…Social Media4 min read
Published in Multytude·Jan 7, 2021Why the social media feed is destructiveIn our previous blog, we set out our vision and north star. For the next several episodes, we’ll take a look into some of the pain points that we’re trying to alleviate in online discussions. The first one we’d like to talk about is the ubiquitous social media feed and…Social Media4 min read
Published in Multytude·Dec 18, 2020We reject ‘us vs them’. It’s time to build something better.The world is polarised. Everything breaks down to ‘us vs them’. In such an environment, we ‘follow’ similar viewpoints, which is psychologically comfortable but creates echo chambers. And to make things worse, social media platforms feed into this narrative; their algorithms strengthening the walls of these echo chambers. So why…Social Media2 min read
Published in Navivest·Nov 12, 20208 Start-Ups the Foodservice Industry Should Team Up WithJust as trends in business are constantly changing, so are successful business models. And since start-ups tend to lead in transforming and adapting their industry, it makes perfect sense to look into the entrepreneurs in each sector to get a read of where the industry might be heading towards. Ultimately…Restaurant8 min read
Published in Navivest·Oct 29, 2020The Battle for the Casual CreatorThere is only one metric that really matters for a UGC platform: the growth of its casual creator base. YouTube, Instagram and others have been proudly leveraging their home-grown top creators in their marketing efforts, but there is really only one metric that matters for the health and sustainability of…Social Media6 min read
Published in Navivest·Oct 29, 2020Who Nailed and Failed Digitalisation in the Food Service Industry?Digital transformation, more than ever, is redefining how business is conducted for the foodservice industry. Businesses that can keep up with shifts in the industry create wonders, while restaurants that fail to embrace the new trends struggle greatly. In our previous blog post about the restaurant industry, we covered the…Restaurant5 min read
Published in The Startup·Jun 22, 2020Your email needs TempoMinimalist, focused email client lets you reclaim time & be productive Imagine calming grey and white tones in full screen. On the left is an email that you received presented visually as if it was written on actual paper. And on the right is an empty compose area waiting for…Productivity5 min read
Published in Navivest·Jun 15, 2020Why a Digital Mindset needs to be centre stage with Distressed Asset Management3 lenses to add to your valuation model for assets with restructure potential Venture capital thrives in overall positive economic conditions, but hedge funds tend to benefit from the exact opposite. The current market downturn represents a big opportunity for distressed asset managers to get their hands on potentially extremely…Hedge Funds5 min read
Published in Navivest·May 27, 2020TikTok could be the competitor to YouTube that Instagram, Facebook and Snap never wereMerge these 3 reasons with the deep pockets at parent company ByteDance, and it’s obvious TikTok is here to stay and play. Let the games begin. 1- Product is well designed for consumption, which acts as a successful funnel for creation 📱 When comparing video platforms, I assess them on two scales: auto vs manual play and mobile vs desktop creation. The auto-play/mobile creation quadrant is…Content Marketing5 min read
