Relentlessly Curious

#57: Chronicles of the Generative Internet open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

#55: Lessons from Top Consumer Brands open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

#54: Your Next Customer Might Be a Bot (Well, Not on Amazon) substack.com/@stayrelentl...

#50: Revisiting When a Brand Becomes a Verb open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

Your Product is Your Marketing open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

Separating Signal from Noise in the AI World (Part II) open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

Separating Signal from Noise in the AI World (Part I) open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

AI + Acquisitions open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

Are We Ready for Everything to be Automated? open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

Citi's rumored launch of a premium rewards card (Strata Elite) is going to need a massive brand awareness campaign or wildly generous perks. Otherwise, there's little chance they steal share from Amex or Chase in the premium rewards credit card market.

How Far Can Brand Take You? open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

Why AI Companies Are Licensing Publisher Data open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

We’re Getting a New Browser open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

AI + Thinking, Fast and Slow open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

AI will reduce the size of the labor market. New companies brag about revenue-per-employee. Old companies use AI to cut costs. Hiring slows. Efficiency scales. Yes, new roles will emerge — but likely not enough to offset what’s lost.

Hotels Are Brands Too open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

Hot Takes on AI substack.com/@stayrelentl...

You Are What You Buy (Part II) open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

You Are What You Buy (Part I) open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

I'm fascinated by boutique, health-focused markets like Happier Grocery or Pop up Grocer. Buying stuff from there is a great way to signal, "hey i have disposable income"

Why Brands and Consumers Love Erewhon substack.com/@stayrelentl...

AI is Changing Customer Acquisition open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

What parts of life shouldn’t I automate?

Shopping isn’t just commerce. It’s dopamine, agency, and vibes.

Waymo’s about to hit 20M paid autonomous rides in 2025. Wow.

AI + Resistance open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

Running low on bananas. I wonder when all of my devices will detect I’m running low on bananas and automatically reorder before I run out. Like one of those smart fridges with an API call to an AI shopping agent.

AI agents will automate routine shopping (groceries, toiletries, etc.) so we can spend more time on higher consideration purchase. Commerce divides into two main categories: monotonous commerce and discovery commerce

AI + Shopping open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

A few months ago, my LinkedIn DMs were flooded with Temu/Shein Biz Dev people asking for a partnerships with the brands I manage. I wonder what those people are getting up to now...

AI + Consumer Digital Behavior substack.com/@stayrelentl...

Distribution is Key substack.com/@stayrelentl...

Welp, my limit order to sell the rest of my $AAPL stock didn't hit and now they're being threatened with a 25% tariff...

What I Learned from Writing Consistently for 3 Months open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

When AI Buys Your Groceries open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

Brand Heritage Isn't Built Overnight open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

Brands = Stories stayrelentlesslycurious.substack.com/p/ai-brand-p...

AI + Brand - Will AI make the practice of brand building extinct? stayrelentlesslycurious.substack.com/p/ai-brand-p...

AI + Work substack.com/@stayrelentl...

Raise prices, so you don't get hit with an increased tariff? open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

Expanding upon “People are the New Brands” substack.com/@stayrelentl...

For consumer brands, 2020 broke the income statement (weakening demand). But in 2025, the tariff hikes are breaking both the income statement and the cash flow statement (increased cost to land the goods and the likely increase of prices leading to slowing demand).

AI + College open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

How Tariffs will Gut Consumer Brands open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

It’s All About Community open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

The next category-defining CPG brand will innovate on form. Think Graza Olive Oil (squeezable, plastic bottle) or Create (creatine monohydrate gummies)

The Fall of Dropshipping and the Rise of Brand Building open.substack.com/pub/stayrele...

AI + School substack.com/@stayrelentl...

If my phone wasn't so good at listening, would I be annoyed that the ads I'm seeing have nothing to do with me?

You Can’t Escape Advertising substack.com/@stayrelentl...