Archive - Cafe Society

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How Soho House rode the rails of new celebrity & status voyeurism all the way to an IPO

Jun 30, 2021

Exclusivity Doesn't Scale & Toxic Communities

Jan 28, 2021

Plus Gucci's New Ad Campaign, Mexico Cartel Coronavirus Aid & Universities & Offices are "Dead"

May 16, 2020

The recent high society cons expose our fake social life and explain why so many people are opting out.

Mar 16

. . . to build a fully participatory social club where you pour your own drinks and can cook in the kitchen.

Nov 1, 2021

NFTs are necessary but not sufficient for community, and the more likely destinies of PFP collections are media companies or fashion brands.

Feb 7

Nostalgia marketing is tied to missing a deeper connection to one’s community that modern city life is lacking.

Sep 4, 2020

We dream of belonging, not owning a low-margin services business, so why are we forced to?

Aug 1

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.

Nov 22, 2021

An Anthropological Look At Community & Society

Jan 25, 2021

A spate of $100k buy-in clubs are all launching. What's the deal?

Sep 19

My case for a bar & restaurant funding platform that combines emotional & monetary incentives

Jun 12, 2021

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