214 - What I'm Reading: Week of September 19th.
Credit scores slip, holiday spend deflated, new skincare in UAE & India, Bain’s innovation report, Calm doubling down on sleep, Nanoleaf enters skincare & more.
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CNN: Credit scores drop at fastest pace since the Great Recession…oof. So the spending is there…but the payments…are not.
Women are using ChatGPT slightly more than men [Axios].
Just for fun:
😮 Scandal - cheating in the stone-skipping championship (I never knew this existed).
👀 If you are curious about how private your browser is…check this out.
🇰🇪 I had not really considered an Uber for my Kenyan safari…but apparently it is an option. Although this will increase earnings for drivers, I am sure this will only exacerbate concerns around overcrowding and its impact on wildlife.
AriZona is launching an Egg Cream flavor…this is a very nostalgic flavor for me…but from experience may not be for everyone…more for me 😆.
🏔️ How far are you willing to go to find a date?…The top of the Swiss Alps?…after hearing so many of my friends’ horror stories this sounds like a decent option.
👩🎤 Celebrity Brands:
Elm Biosciences, Martha Stewart’s new skincare venture, has launched with the kind of early capital and big-name backing most indie brands could only dream of. They’ve raised millions more at seed than many skincare founders ever access until they’ve hit 7-figure revenue benchmarks. Backed by top VCs and big agencies, they can launch loud. But deep pockets don’t guarantee staying power. Many smaller founders I speak with are working to raise their first $1M. The playing field isn’t level, and that’s worth remembering when comparing your trajectory to theirs.
🧴 Skin / Personal Care:
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