Published inAlpaca VC·May 11Member-onlyAlpaca VC’s First-Ever Brand Discovery Report: Customer Acquisition and the State of Omni-Channel RetailBy: Aubrie Pagano + Naomi Goez Just when it seemed like it couldn’t get any harder for brands to find and keep customers, the FTC proposed a bill two weeks ago that would potentially prohibit marketers from creating auto opt-in marketing flows on their website. …Retail Technology21 min readRetail Technology21 min read
Published inAlpaca VC·Mar 9Event Recap: 7 Factors Driving Gen Z Brand DiscoveryHow will the consumers of the future discover the brands they love and buy? As a follow up to my recent Forbes article on the matter and Alpaca’s forthcoming Brand Discovery Report due out this month, we kicked off the year with a virtual panel digging into that very question…Gen Z7 min readGen Z7 min read
Published inAlpaca VC·Feb 2Member-onlyField Study: Global Supply Chains — Conclusion (Part 5)Investigating the current and future state of global e-commerce supply chains. This post is part of a five-part Field Study by Alpaca exploring the current state of global e-commerce supply chains and the opportunities we see ahead. …Supply Chain2 min readSupply Chain2 min read
Published inAlpaca VC·Jan 11Member-onlyField Study: Global Supply Chains — Returns (Part 4)Investigating the current and future state of global e-commerce supply chains. This post is part of a five-part Field Study by Alpaca exploring the current state of global e-commerce supply chains and the opportunities we see ahead. …Returns Management8 min readReturns Management8 min read
Published inAlpaca VC·Dec 8, 2022Member-onlyField Study: DAOs and Tools for DAOsAuthors: Aubrie Pagano and Alejandro Safdie Our exploration into decentralized autonomous organizations, on-chain organizations, and the tooling that powers them Web3 has given us a lot to talk about over the past couple of years. One of the hottest topics to occupy media and popular mindshare was Decentralized Autonomous Organizations…Dao18 min readDao18 min read
Published inAlpaca VC·Dec 6, 2022Member-onlyWelcome to the Herd, AmplioDuring the pandemic, we began to see how fragile our global supply chain was. That set us off on a Global Supply Chain deep dive, where we uncovered several key issues surrounding shortages, replenishment, returns, secondary sourcing, transportation in the first and last miles, and cross-border fulfillment. What commonly tied…Supply Chain3 min readSupply Chain3 min read
Published inAlpaca VC·Nov 29, 2022Member-onlyField Study: Sustainable Building Materials 2.0Authors: Aubrie Pagano and Stefano Gabella During the summer of 2022, the severe droughts and heatwaves affecting virtually all corners of the world served as a stark reminder of the effects of climate change. While climate change itself has become a norm of global proportions, here’s what is surprising: With…Sustainability7 min readSustainability7 min read
Published inAlpaca VC·Aug 31, 2022Member-onlyField Study: Global Supply Chains — Part 3Investigating the current state and future of global e-commerce supply chains This post is part of a five-part Field Study by Alpaca exploring the current state of global e-commerce supply chains and the opportunities we see ahead. …Supply Chain9 min readSupply Chain9 min read
Published inAlpaca VC·May 27, 2022Member-onlyField Study: Global Supply Chains — Part 2Investigating the current state and future of global e-commerce supply chains. This post is part of a five-part Field Study by Alpaca exploring the current state of global e-commerce supply chains and the opportunities we see ahead. …Supply Chain8 min readSupply Chain8 min read
Published inAlpaca VC·May 19, 2022Member-onlyField Study: Global Supply Chains — Part 1Investigating the current state and future of global e-commerce supply chains This post is part of a five-part Field Study by Alpaca exploring the current state of global e-commerce supply chains and the opportunities we see ahead. …Supply Chain8 min readSupply Chain8 min read
