Archive - Drinking from the Firehose

Firehose #195: 🍲 The kitchen is open. 🍲

Announcing Lightspeed’s Series C investment in All Day Kitchens — the leading distributed platform for restaurant infrastructure.

Oct 4, 2021 •

Alex Taussig, Lightspeed

August 2021

Firehose #194: ⚖️ Operating leverage. ⚖️

Why product and services marketplaces earn profits differently at scale.

Aug 2, 2021 •

Alex Taussig, Lightspeed

June 2021

Calling in sick. Sorry!

I'll be back in a couple weeks.

Jun 21, 2021 •

Alex Taussig, Lightspeed

Firehose #193: 🦸‍♂️ Mega Marketplaces 🦸‍♂️

Why some marketplaces can drive their flywheels faster.

Jun 14, 2021 •

Alex Taussig, Lightspeed

Firehose #192: 🍽 Campo a la mesa. 🍽

Lightspeed invests in Frubana, doubling down on LATAM. Plus: pumping up PTON, anime going mainstream, the NFT bust, and more.

Jun 7, 2021 •

Alex Taussig, Lightspeed

Firehose #191: 😲 $1B+ brands 😲

Are consumer brands getting bigger, faster? If so, why?

Jun 1, 2021 •

Alex Taussig, Lightspeed

May 2021

April 2021

Firehose #188: 🛢 Payment tech is motor oil. 🛢

How payment tech lubricates marketplaces. Plus: Squarespace goes public, the media cycle, Apple's dominance with teens, and more!

Apr 26, 2021 •

Alex Taussig, Lightspeed

Firehose #187: 🌊 A new marketplace wave. 🌊

Wholesale marketplaces are coming. Here are 3 strategies to help them succeed.

Apr 19, 2021 •

Alex Taussig, Lightspeed

March 2021

Firehose #186: 👗 Pop some tags. 👗

Congrats to thredUP, now $TDUP, on its IPO!

Mar 29, 2021 •

Alex Taussig, Lightspeed

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