The Stolen Up Studio Model Didn't Work

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We've tried probably over a hundred and twenty different concepts. The nice part is that things that didn't work, we were able to kill really quickly with very low capital exposure. And the other posiv of the model is, when you test that many things, you end up with really strong pattern recognition. So we end becoming experts in particularly direct a consumer, you know, start up....

0:32 Jason speaks on current events and intros Science CEO Mike Jones, how they met after selling their companies to AOL
6:02 What is Science and how has it evolved since being started in 2011? Why did they pivot away from the startup studio model?
12:43 What are the economics of a venture-studio?
15:25 Defining the 3 scenarios of a "lifestyle-business"
18:41 Founders sharpening their skills through hardship, how Mike experienced that at MySpace
25:48 Investing in Dollar Shave Club, insights on what makes a great DTC founder
38:25 Short-term/Mid-term/Long-term impact of COVID
48:37 What is gained and lost in fully-remote work?
57:28 Thoughts on eventually going back to work?