Jennifer LabitEconomics Archives - Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/category/economics/ Jenn is the Founder & CEO of Cotton Babies, Inc. She created bumGenius, a world-leading brand of cloth diapers. Here, she writes about everything from her experiences in the baby industry to her journey through merging motherhood with full-time corporate leadership. #ceomom Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:43:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/jenn.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-jenn2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Economics Archives - Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/category/economics/ 32 32 198504389 How to Cloth Diaper for (Almost) Free https://jenn.org/2021/02/09/cloth-diaper-for-free/ https://jenn.org/2021/02/09/cloth-diaper-for-free/#respond Wed, 10 Feb 2021 04:00:00 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=3264 Below is a question I received from a person with a business background who attended one of my cloth diapering classes. Dear Jenn, Why do you talk about tshirt diapers during your Cloth Diaper 101 class? You aren’t selling diapers when you teach people how to cloth diaper for free. Sincerely, A Business Person My […]

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]]> Below is a question I received from a person with a business background who attended one of my cloth diapering classes. Dear Jenn, Why do you talk about tshirt diapers during your Cloth Diaper 101 class? You aren’t selling diapers when you teach people how to cloth diaper for free. Sincerely, A Business Person My […]

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]]> https://jenn.org/2021/02/09/cloth-diaper-for-free/feed/ 0 3264 Re-Connecting Broken Communities https://jenn.org/2021/01/23/re-connecting-broken-communities/ https://jenn.org/2021/01/23/re-connecting-broken-communities/#respond Sat, 23 Jan 2021 20:40:18 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=4053 How could new ideas take shape if people had the power to reshape their feeds with community building in mind?

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]]> https://jenn.org/2021/01/23/re-connecting-broken-communities/feed/ 0 4053 The Ease of the Sale https://jenn.org/2020/11/01/the-ease-of-the-sale/ https://jenn.org/2020/11/01/the-ease-of-the-sale/#respond Sun, 01 Nov 2020 20:56:48 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=3556 I am often asked how to measure how platforms are doing with their efforts. As I consider that question, I look at balance sheets first to see how the business is behaving. Are they investing? Are they changing other behaviors? Have they reached a point where they cannot be stopped? How “easy is their sale”?

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]]> I am often asked how to measure how platforms are doing with their efforts. As I consider that question, I look at balance sheets first to see how the business is behaving. Are they investing? Are they changing other behaviors? Have they reached a point where they cannot be stopped? How “easy is their sale”?

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]]> https://jenn.org/2020/11/01/the-ease-of-the-sale/feed/ 0 3556 Platform Strategy for Brands https://jenn.org/2019/12/17/platform-strategy-for-brands/ https://jenn.org/2019/12/17/platform-strategy-for-brands/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2019 22:13:11 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=3898 When people attend classes I’ve taught about strategy or economics, the questions often focus around how brands should approach an innovation and platform strategy. Those questions recently came up again in a different format, so I took notes and decided to start putting some of the most frequently asked questions on my blog.

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]]> When people attend classes I’ve taught about strategy or economics, the questions often focus around how brands should approach an innovation and platform strategy. Those questions recently came up again in a different format, so I took notes and decided to start putting some of the most frequently asked questions on my blog.

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]]> https://jenn.org/2019/12/17/platform-strategy-for-brands/feed/ 0 3898 Why Antitrust Law Matters https://jenn.org/2018/09/24/amazon-antitrust-law-monopoly/ https://jenn.org/2018/09/24/amazon-antitrust-law-monopoly/#respond Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:41:51 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=3449 The removal of psychological constraints and physical constraints for retail and now imminent threats to grocery competitors has fundamentally changed the way business is done. This change has substantively altered economic forces in a way that should cause courts to evaluate and perhaps, once-again, evolve anti-trust law.

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]]> The removal of psychological constraints and physical constraints for retail and now imminent threats to grocery competitors has fundamentally changed the way business is done. This change has substantively altered economic forces in a way that should cause courts to evaluate and perhaps, once-again, evolve anti-trust law.

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]]> https://jenn.org/2018/09/24/amazon-antitrust-law-monopoly/feed/ 0 3449 Experiential Blindness and Social Engagement https://jenn.org/2018/06/24/loneliness-social-engagement/ https://jenn.org/2018/06/24/loneliness-social-engagement/#comments Sun, 24 Jun 2018 22:56:45 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=3402 A few years ago, someone emailed me a question. We had an active project that we were getting ready to release publicly, but it wasn’t ready to be shared that day. I replied to the email. In my response, I told her that we were working on an answer to her question, but that I […]

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]]> A few years ago, someone emailed me a question. We had an active project that we were getting ready to release publicly, but it wasn’t ready to be shared that day. I replied to the email. In my response, I told her that we were working on an answer to her question, but that I […]

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]]> https://jenn.org/2018/06/24/loneliness-social-engagement/feed/ 2 3402 The Power of The Pixel https://jenn.org/2018/03/22/the-power-of-the-pixel/ https://jenn.org/2018/03/22/the-power-of-the-pixel/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2018 07:05:48 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=3278 An article was published on Wired recently about Facebook’s failure to suppress fake news. The epically long, but must-read article is titled “Inside the Two Years that Shook Facebook — And the World”. As I read, in particular, I noted the implications to corporate power, retail economics, and platform marketing in the content… “For the […]

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]]> An article was published on Wired recently about Facebook’s failure to suppress fake news. The epically long, but must-read article is titled “Inside the Two Years that Shook Facebook — And the World”. As I read, in particular, I noted the implications to corporate power, retail economics, and platform marketing in the content… “For the […]

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]]> https://jenn.org/2018/03/22/the-power-of-the-pixel/feed/ 1 3278 Whole Foods Sold Their Recipes & Formulas to Amazon https://jenn.org/2017/06/21/whole-foods-sold-their-secrets-to-amazon/ https://jenn.org/2017/06/21/whole-foods-sold-their-secrets-to-amazon/#comments Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:10:37 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=2736 At some point, in the not too distant future, Amazon wants to ensure that you’re buying everything from either Amazon.com or Amazon stores.  Books.  Music. Diapers. Tech.  Food.  Shampoo.  Organic body care and organic foods. All interestingly now available for purchase at lower prices when you choose their “store brand”. The latter newly so thanks to a […]

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]]> At some point, in the not too distant future, Amazon wants to ensure that you’re buying everything from either Amazon.com or Amazon stores.  Books.  Music. Diapers. Tech.  Food.  Shampoo.  Organic body care and organic foods. All interestingly now available for purchase at lower prices when you choose their “store brand”. The latter newly so thanks to a […]

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]]> https://jenn.org/2017/06/21/whole-foods-sold-their-secrets-to-amazon/feed/ 5 2736 Counterfeit Baby Products At Amazon https://jenn.org/2016/07/21/counterfeit-baby-products-sold-at-amazon/ https://jenn.org/2016/07/21/counterfeit-baby-products-sold-at-amazon/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2016 11:05:33 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=2517 While I know that a lot of you have a love affair going on with Amazon Prime and their seemingly amazing two-day shipping, you should know that you’re not necessarily going to get what you think you’re ordering… and, based on our experience and what I’m reading in the media, even after receiving reports of […]

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]]> While I know that a lot of you have a love affair going on with Amazon Prime and their seemingly amazing two-day shipping, you should know that you’re not necessarily going to get what you think you’re ordering… and, based on our experience and what I’m reading in the media, even after receiving reports of […]

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