Thought leadership, insights, and deep dive reports from our Marketplaces & Consumer team.
In the age of AI, chat and voice interfaces are touted as the future, but GUIs still hold the edge. Discover why cognitive load matters and how offering clear, visual options enhances user experience. Learn when chat/voice interfaces work and when they fail in consumer tech.
Discover how Opal, the world’s leading focus and screen time app, grew to $10M ARR with a lean team. Founder Kenneth Schlenker shares insights on attention management, product-market fit, and mission-driven growth backed by Speedinvest.
Explore how technology shifts, behavioral changes, and network effects shape investment strategies in marketplaces and consumer startups. Learn how non-obvious opportunities, like AI and social layer products, drive growth and create defensibility for successful companies.