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The Rise of Soho House Part I: Highly Public Exclusivity and The New Aristocrats
How Soho House rode the rails of new celebrity & status voyeurism all the way to an IPO
David
Jun 30, 2021
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SoulCycle & Mistaking Exclusivity for Community (Cafe Society Quick Bite #1)
Exclusivity Doesn't Scale & Toxic Communities
David
Jan 28, 2021
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Community Doesn't Scale: Soho House & MiniClubs (Cafe Society #6)
Plus Gucci's New Ad Campaign, Mexico Cartel Coronavirus Aid & Universities & Offices are "Dead"
David
May 16, 2020
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Community Doesn't Scale: Soho House & MiniClubs (Cafe Society #6)
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We Signed A Lease In Tribeca . . .
. . . to build a fully participatory social club where you pour your own drinks and can cook in the kitchen.
David
Nov 1, 2021
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We Signed A Lease In Tribeca . . .
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The Tinder Swindler, Inventing Anna & Status Peacocking
The recent high society cons expose our fake social life and explain why so many people are opting out.
David
Mar 16, 2022
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Bored Ape Yacht Club, Comic Con & Mistaking Identity Expression for Community Formation
NFTs are necessary but not sufficient for community, and the more likely destinies of PFP collections are media companies or fashion brands.
David
Feb 7, 2022
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"We Should TOTALLY Buy A Bar!"
We dream of belonging, not owning a low-margin services business, so why are we forced to?
David
Aug 1, 2022
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"We Should TOTALLY Buy A Bar!"
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Ford Bronco, Blockbuster & Nostalgia Porn For A Simpler World (Cafe Society Dinner Discussion #10)
Nostalgia marketing is tied to missing a deeper connection to one’s community that modern city life is lacking.
David
Sep 4, 2020
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Ford Bronco, Blockbuster & Nostalgia Porn For A Simpler World (Cafe Society Dinner Discussion #10)
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Soho House of Cards (Part II) - Bundling Moments of Highly Public Exclusivity
Annabel's urinals, Winnie The Pooh and I'm-Better-Than-You As A Service -- how Soho House is all the calories and none of the nutrition.
David
Nov 22, 2021
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Casa Cruz, Aman & The Super Premium Club
A spate of $100k buy-in clubs are all launching. What's the deal?
David
Sep 19, 2022
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Welcome to Cafe Society
An Anthropological Look At Community & Society
David
Jan 25, 2021
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Welcome to Cafe Society
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Club Necaxa, NFTs & The Funding of Communal Institutions (Cafe Society Dinner Discussion #16)
My case for a bar & restaurant funding platform that combines emotional & monetary incentives
David
Jun 12, 2021
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Club Necaxa, NFTs & The Funding of Communal Institutions (Cafe Society Dinner Discussion #16)
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